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Jimmie Johnson Starts From 17th At Talladega
Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson will fire off from the 17th position in Sunday's YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Johnson is looking for one final triumph in his last full-time Cup season. Johnson has a ton of experience and has raced on many different superspeedway packages. In 37 career Talladega starts, Johnson has a pair […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoBubba Wallace Starts 27th At Talladega
Richard Petty Motorsports driver Bubba Wallace will start from the 27th position in Sunday's YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Wallace, who will be leaving for Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan's new team, in 2021, is looking to finish up his four-year run with RPM on a high note. In five career starts at Talladega, Wallace […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoTy Dillon A Sleeper DFS Pick At Talladega
Germain Racing's Ty Dillon will roll off from the 28th position in Sunday's YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Usually, Ty's older brother, Austin, is the Dillon brother that gets selected for DFS rosters. However, the great equalizer of equipment is Talladega, and Ty Dillon has been a solid driver at the 2.66-mile track. While Dillon […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoRicky Stenhouse Jr. A Viable DFS Play At Talladega
JTG-Daugherty Racing's Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will start from the 26th position in Sunday's YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Stenhouse and the No. 47 team have had a rough month, with only two top-20 finishes in the last six races. Stenhouse circles the calendar when the Cup Series heads to a superspeedway track, as he has […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoWilliam Byron Starts 21st At Talladega
Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron will start from the 21st position in Sunday's YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Byron and the No. 24 team have had a rough go of it since the Cup Series playoffs have begun, and Byron finished 25th, at Las Vegas, last week. In five prior starts at Talladega, Byron doesn't […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoTyler Reddick A Great DFS Selection For Talladega
Richard Childress Racing's Tyler Reddick will start from the 30th position in Sunday's YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Reddick comes into this race after suffering through multiple issues at Las Vegas, finishing in 38th-place. In his only Cup Series start at Talladega, in June, Reddick led 19 laps and wound up finishing 20th after leading […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoRyan Blaney Going For Three-In-A-Row At Talladega
Penske Racing's Ryan Blaney will start from the 14th position in Sunday's YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Blaney was eliminated from the Cup Series playoffs but ran a strong seventh last week at Las Vegas. Blaney heads to Talladega, looking to win his third straight race at the 2.66-mile track. In June, Blaney dominated, leading […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoAric Almirola Looks To Continue Amazing Talladega Streak
Stewart-Haas Racing's Aric Almirola will begin from the 11th position in Sunday's YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Almirola comes into Talladega needing a vintage run, as he currently sits below the cut line in the Cup Series playoffs. Talladega on the schedule gives most drivers nightmares, but Almirola has been one of the most consistent […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoAlex Bowman Starts Fourth At Talladega
Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman will fire off from the fourth position in Sunday's YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Bowman comes into Talladega on a nice little hot streak, ripping off five top-10 finishes in the last six Cup races. In 10 career starts at the 2.66-mile track, Bowman has three top-10 finishes, all coming […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoBrad Keselowski Seeking Sixth Talladega Win
Penske Racing's Brad Keselowski will start from the seventh position in Sunday's YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Since dominating at Richmond, a couple of races ago, Keselowski hasn't had the best of luck, with an early exit at Bristol and a disappointing run at Las Vegas. Keselowski will look to turn his fortunes around on […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoJimmie Johnson Starts 18th At Las Vegas
Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson will start from the 18th position in Sunday night's South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Since a late surge to try to get into the playoffs ended with a crash at Daytona, Johnson has struggled mightily, with no finish better than 17th, in the last three Cup races. […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoAustin Dillon Starts In Seventh At Las Vegas
Richard Childress Racing's Austin Dillon will start from the seventh position in Sunday night's South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Dillon and the No. 3 team were the surprises of the first round of the Cup Series playoffs as Dillon contended for the win in a couple of races and easily advanced into […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoRyan Newman Starts 27th At Las Vegas
Roush-Fenway Racing's Ryan Newman will roll off from the 27th position in Sunday night's South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Newman missed the February race at LVMS as he was still recovering from injuries sustained on the final lap of the Daytona 500. Ironically, that still is Newman's only top-10 finish of the […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoAlex Bowman A Cheap DFS Option For Las Vegas
Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman will begin from the eighth position in Sunday night's South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Bowman and the No. 88 team advanced in Cup Series playoffs with a solid first round, as Bowman scored two top-10 finishes. If not for a late caution, in the February race at […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoErik Jones Has Struggled At Las Vegas
Joe Gibbs Racing's Erik Jones will start from the 13th position in Sunday night's South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Jones is coming off of one of his best runs of the year, as he finished in third at Bristol last week. Jones will now look to put together a few more good […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoRyan Blaney Starts 15th At Las Vegas
Penske Racing's Ryan Blaney will start from the 15th position in Sunday night's South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Last week, Blaney was surprisingly eliminated from the 2020 Cup Series playoffs. It was a swift and disappointing exit for Blaney and the No. 12 team, but Blaney will now head to Las Vegas, […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoDenny Hamlin Has Rough Record At Las Vegas
Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin will start from the 10th position in Sunday night's South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Hamlin and the No. 11 team have six wins on the year, but they struggled in the opening round of the playoffs, failing to score a top-10 finish in all three races. Unfortunately […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoJoey Logano Starts Fifth, Looking To Sweep Las Vegas
Penske Racing's Joey Logano will start from the fifth position in Sunday night's South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Logano comes into the second round of the playoffs looking to repeat his performance from February when he won the Pennzoil 400. Logano led 54 laps in that race and stayed out on the […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoKyle Busch Hoping For Hometown Win At Las Vegas
Joe Gibbs Racing's Kyle Busch will start from the second position in Sunday night's South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Last week, Busch had his best race of the 2020 Cup season, leading 159 laps and finishing second at Bristol. Still looking for his first win of the season, Busch will head to […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoChase Elliott Starting Third At Las Vegas
Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott will fire off from the third position in Sunday night's South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Elliott and the No. 9 team are coming off of a solid seventh-place run, at Bristol, last week, where Elliott was a contender for the win until he got trapped a lap […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoRicky Stenhouse Jr. A Great DFS Play At Las Vegas
JTG-Daugherty Racing's Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will start from the 33rd position in Sunday night's South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Stenhouse is coming off of a rough race in Bristol, where he crashed out early and received his third last-place finish of the season. Back in February, Stenhouse scored a third-place finish at […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoBrad Keselowski Has Incredible Record At Las Vegas
Penske Racing's Brad Keselowski will begin from the 12th position in Sunday night's South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Last week, Keselowski started from the pole and led 82 laps before mechanical troubles dropped him to a 34th-place finish at Bristol. After a rough beginning to his career at Las Vegas, Keselowski has […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoMartin Truex Jr. Looking For Third Las Vegas Win
Joe Gibbs Racing's Martin Truex Jr. will roll off from the 11th position in Sunday night's South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Truex comes into Las Vegas with just one victory in the 2020 Cup season, but he has been super consistent all year. At Las Vegas, Truex has reached victory lane twice […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoWilliam Byron Starts 28th At Las Vegas
Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron will start from the 28th position in Sunday night's South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Byron finished 38th at Bristol after being caught up in an accident, failing to advance in the Cup Series playoffs. In five starts at Las Vegas, Byron only has a single top-10 finish, […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoKevin Harvick Starts On Pole At Las Vegas
Stewart-Haas Racing's Kevin Harvick will start from the pole position for Sunday night's South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Harvick scored his ninth Cup win of the 2020 season, at Bristol last week, and will look to continue his career year. Harvick has enjoyed some success at Las Vegas, scoring two wins and […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoDenny Hamlin Has Trouble, Finishes 21st At Bristol
Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin finished in the 21st position in Saturday night's Bass Pro Shops/NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Hamlin was scheduled to start in seventh, but he and JGR teammates, Kyle Busch and Erik Jones failed pre-race inspection and had to start from the rear. Hamlin would work through the field […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoChase Elliott Finishes Seventh At Bristol
Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott came home in the seventh position in Saturday night's Bass Pro Shops/NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Elliott started a spot better, in sixth, and assumed the lead for the first time on lap 107. Elliott would win the first stage and lead 23 laps, but would never find […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoBrad Keselowski Loses Power Steering, Finishes 34th
Penske Racing's Brad Keselowski finished in the 34th position in Saturday night's Bass Pro Shops/NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Keselowski started from the pole and led 82 of the first 106 laps. Unfortunately for Keselowski, he soon after lost power steering on his No. 2 Ford. Unable to meet the minimum speed, Keselowski […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoKyle Busch Comes Up Just Short At Bristol
Joe Gibbs Racing's Kyle Busch finished in the second position in Saturday night's Bass Pro Shops/NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Now, this looked like the Kyle Busch we know. The defending champion had struggled in 2020, going winless for the longest into the season he ever has in his career, but Busch was […]
John Pitucci 4 years agoKevin Harvick Gets Ninth Win Of The Season At Bristol
Stewart-Haas Racing's Kevin Harvick won Saturday night's Bass Pro Shops/NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway for his ninth victory of the 2020 Cup season. Harvick started from the fourth position and quickly took the lead from pole-sitter, Brad Keselowski. Harvick would have the car to beat the whole night, leading a whopping 226 of […]
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