Brad Keselowski, Fastest in Practice, Hopes Speed Translates To Race Success At Dover

Brad Keselowski was the fastest in practice during Saturday morning's session at Dover Motor Speedway, and it really wasn't even close. The #6 Ford ran a time of 22.690 seconds (158.660 mph), which was over a full tenth faster than 2nd-fastest Kyle Larson (22.809 seconds at 157.832 mph). Keselowski wasn't able to showcase that speed […]

Noah Gragson Slowest In Practice, Struggles Likely To Continue At Dover

Noah Gragson's first full-time season in the Cup Series hasn't been kind to him. Through the first ten races of the year, Gragson has most points than just one driver (Ty Dillon) of those who have competed in all ten races, and has been out-earned by Chase Elliott in points despite Elliott only starting four […]

Corey Lajoie With Surprising Practice Speed At Dover

The NASCAR Cup Series practice session was short and sweet and plagued with a few wrecks on Saturday morning, but that didn't stop Corey Lajoie from showing some surprising speed during it. In addition to posting the 13th-fastest single lap of the session at 22.958 seconds (156.808 mph), Lajoie also had the best 5-lap average […]

Points Leader Christopher Bell To Start 2nd At Dover

Weather is an issue at Dover Motor Speedway this weekend, as it has been (and is expected to continue to be) wet. NASCAR was forced to cancel Cup Series qualifying because of the rain, and that means the starting lineup is set by the qualifying metric that the series uses. That will put points leader […]

Qualifying Rained Out At Dover; Kyle Busch Awarded Pole Position

Rain at Dover Motor Speedway forced NASCAR to cancel Saturday's scheduled qualifying session. This will give the pole position for this weekend's Wurth 400 to last week's winner, Kyle Busch, who got his second victory of the season at Talladega last weekend. Track position is important at any race track with this NextGen car, but […]

Kevin Harvick Confident At Dover, Seeking 9th Straight Top 10

Back in March of this year, we saw Kevin Harvick earn his 20th straight top 10 finish at Phoenix Raceway by nearly winning the race there before ultimately finishing 5th, and now he's back at it again at Dover Motor Speedway this weekend. Although his streak isn't as impressive here, Harvick currently has eight straight […]

Ryan Blaney’s Winless Streak Not Likely To End At Dover This Weekend

It has now been 56 races since Ryan Blaney has visited victory lane in a NASCAR Cup Series car, as the Penske Racing driver hasn't won since August 2021 at Daytona International Speedway. This weekend Blaney will be looking to end that 56-race winless streak at Dover Motor Speedway, but it will be quite surprising […]

Austin Dillon Wrecks During Practice At Dover, Will Start Last In Race

Despite the poor weather forecast, NASCAR Cup Series teams got on track Saturday for their scheduled practice session, and it didn't take long for a few of the cars to find trouble on the track. The first one was Austin Dillon, who backed his #3 Chevrolet into the outside wall, damaging the back end and […]

Todd Gilliland Looking To Keep Career-Best Season Going At Dover

With his 10th-place finish at Talladega last weekend, Todd Gilliland notched his third top 10 finish of the young 2023 Cup Series season (and fifth top 15), already giving him a career-high in those statistical categories even with 26 races still remaining. It's safe to say the year is off to a good start for […]

Brennan Poole Returning To Cup Series For First Time Since 2020

It has been several years since NASCAR fans have seen the name Brennan Poole on the entry list, but that changes this weekend at Dover Motor Speedway, as Poole will be filling in for Rick Ware Racing in their #15 Ford for the Wurth 400. Poole actually raced here at Dover in this #15 car […]

Alex Bowman To Miss 3-4 Weeks With Injury

Alex Bowman is expected to miss the next three to four weeks due to an injury sustained in a crash during a recent sprint-car race. Josh Berry has been named as the replacement driver for this weekend's Wurth 400 at Dover. Berry recently ran five Cup Series races in the #9 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports […]

Ryan Preece A Sleeper Option This Weekend At Talladega

Ryan Preece has struggled (to say the least) in his return season to the NASCAR Cup Series. Through the first nine races of the year, Preece has yet to crack the top 10 finishing positions in any event, and his average result has been 24.6. He currently sits 27th in the points standings heading into […]

Chase Briscoe Will Start Career-Best 4th At Talladega

Track position doesn't guarantee success at Talladega Superspeedway, but it doesn't hurt your chances either. During qualifying on Saturday, Chase Briscoe posted a time of 53.085 seconds, which was good enough for the 4th-fastest time in the session. He will now start from 4th for Sunday's GEICO 500 NASCAR race. Briscoe has made four Cup […]

Denny Hamlin Knows What He Needs To Do To Win From Pole At Talladega

Denny Hamlin is no stranger to being on the pole at Talladega Superspeedway. On Saturday, he earned his fourth pole of his career at this race track, all of which have occurred during the last three seasons. This is Hamlin's first pole win of the 2023 season, and now he has his sights focused on […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr Will Have To Adapt To New Pit Crew, Starts 33rd at Talladega

This year's Daytona 500 champion, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., hasn't had a great start to his GEICO 500 Talladega weekend. First, it was announced that Stenhouse would be losing his normal pit crew, as Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing--who provides the pit crews for JTG Daugherty Racing, whom Stenhouse races for--decided to swap the pit crews that […]

Talladega DraftKings NASCAR Lineup Picks & Projections (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Race #10 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season is this weekend, as the GEICO 500 is set to take place at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday. This will be the third superspeedway/drafting race of the season, as we have had the Daytona 500 […]

Talladega NASCAR Algorithm-Predicted Finishing Order (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We're on to race number ten of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, as the GEICO 500 is set to take place at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday afternoon. Talladega is a massive 2.66-mile drafting racetrack, which means the randomness of this race is […]

Austin Hill Pulling Double Duty At Talladega This Weekend

Austin Hill will be pulling double duty at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend, as he will be racing in the Ag-Pro 300 Xfinity Series race on Saturday as well as the GEICO 500 Cup Series race on Sunday. Hill will be driving the #62 Chevrolet for Beard Motorsports in Sunday's Cup Series event. This will be […]

Zane Smith Has Team’s Momentum On His Side At Talladega

Lately, we've seen some very strong finishes out of Todd Gilliland and the #38 Front Row Motorsports Ford team, but this weekend they will have a different driver behind the wheel during the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, as Zane Smith will be driving this car for the second time in 2023. He previously finished […]

Riley Herbst Making Second Career Cup Series Start At Talladega This Weekend

NASCAR Xfinity Series veteran Riley Herbst will be making his second-ever Cup Series start this weekend in the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday. He will also be pulling double duty this weekend, as Herbst will be racing in the Ag-Pro 300 Xfinity Series race on Saturday before the main Cup Series race on […]

Expect a Similar Result From Todd Gilliland At Talladega Despite Being In A Different Car

After a promising rookie campaign last season, Todd Gilliland got the unfortunate news at the start of 2023 that he wouldn't be racing full-time in his #38 Ford for Front Row Motorsports because Zane Smith would be in that car for 6 of the 36 races this year. It was then announced that Gilliland would […]

Ty Dillon Still Seeking First Top 20, Could Happen At Talladega This Weekend

Ty Dillon and the #77 Spire Motorsports team continue to struggle week in and week out this year. Thus far through the first nine races of the 2023 season, Dillon has yet to crack the top 20 in any single race and has a best result of 21st. His average finish this year is 31.3, […]

Martinsville DraftKings NASCAR Lineup Picks & Projections (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Race #9 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season is this weekend, as the NOCO 400 is set to take place at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday. After the Bristol Dirt Race last weekend was about as wild (and stupid) as many of us […]

Martinsville NASCAR Best Bets and Algorithm-Predicted Finishing Order (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We're on to race number nine of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, as the NOCO 400 is set to take place at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday afternoon. Martinsville is the shortest track on the NASCAR schedule, coming in at a 0.526 miles […]

It’s Not Surprising That William Byron Is Really Fast At Martinsville Again

William Byron is no stranger to being fast at Martinsville Speedway. In last year's spring race at this track, Byron led 212 of the 403 laps en route to victory and then followed that up with a 7th-place run in the fall Playoff race. Currently, Byron is on a four-race streak of top 7 finishes […]

Points Leader Christopher Bell Likely To Stay Up Top At Martinsville

The start of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season has been a great one for Christopher Bell. Through the first eight races of the year, Bell is leading the points standings (by 13 over Ross Chastain) and has a series-leading five top 5s and six top 10s. Bell's only blunders this year have been at […]

Joey Logano Seeking 8th Straight Top 10 Finish At Martinsville On Sunday

Short, flat tracks are where Joey Logano and Penske Racing tend to exceed, and if you have to no further than their track record here at Martinsville Speedway to see that. Despite only having one victory at "The Paperclip" in his 28 career starts, Joey Logano is a constant contender at this race track, and […]

Chase Elliott’s Injury May Change His Strategy At Martinsville

NASCAR's most popular driver, Chase Elliott, will be making his long-awaited return to the race track this weekend at Martinsville Speedway after missing six straight races due to a broken leg earlier this year. Now Chase has to put that recently repaired leg to the test at one of the toughest tracks and situations on […]

Ryan Blaney Has Worst Qualifying Effort Ever, Will Start 31st At Martinsville

Martinsville Speedway is typically a track that Ryan Blaney and the #12 Penske team has circled on their calendar, but they have quite an uphill battle this weekend with the NOCO 400. In 14 career starts at this track, Blaney has never started worse than 17th, but on Sunday, he will start the race from […]

Bubba Wallace Qualifies Career-Best 9th At Martinsville

Bubba Wallace looked fast at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, posting the 13th-fastest lap in practice along with the 8th-best ten-lap average. In qualifying, Bubba went out and made the final round before ultimately ending up 9th with a time of 20.167 seconds, his best-ever starting spot in the Cup Series at this race track. Wallace […]