Race #2 of the second round of the Monster Energy Cup Series Playoffs takes us to Talladega Superspeedway for the 1000Bulbs.com 500. While we always think of any plate track race as the great equalizer bringing the smaller teams in the mix, it just hasn't happened here at Talladega as Team Penske teammates Brad Keselowski and Joey... Read More

The first elimination race of the Playoffs has arrived and it is a full blow wild card as the drivers and teams will visit the brand new Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. It is a 2.28-mile hybrid that is part road course and part old oval. It is unlike anything we have seen in the... Read More

Welcome back race fans. The playoffs are here after a long 26-race regular season and now the top 16 in the standings will battle to take home the hardware at Homestead, Miami in November. The playoffs start with a trip back to Las Vegas  Motor Speedway for the South Point 400 this Sunday afternoon. The... Read More

Welcome back race fans. With the Playoffs just a couple weeks away, the intensity is ramping up and for those on the outside looking in it will be tough to make up ground as the Monster Energy Cup Series head to one of the toughest tracks on the circuit. They call it the track "Too Tough... Read More

Welcome back race fans. We are now three races away from the Playoffs and with the way the points have separated at the bubble, it appears those on the outside looking in will need a win to advance into the postseason which will only increase the pressure and intensity down the stretch. This week the... Read More

Welcome back race fans. With just four races remaining in the regular season, the Monster Energy Cup Series heads back to Michigan for the Consumers Energy 400 this Sunday. Clint Bowyer won the rain-shortened race here earlier in the season which ended the three-race winning streak that Kyle Larson had going at the track. For fantasy,... Read More

Welcome back race fans. This week the Monster Energy Cup Series heads to Watkins Glen International for the second of three road course races of the season. All three tracks fall under the same "road course" umbrella but are very different from each other. We don't know much at this point about the Charlotte course as... Read More

Welcome back race fans. This week the Monster Energy Cup Series heads to New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 on Sunday afternoon. For the first time since way back in 1996, New Hampshire will host just one race during the season as the second race has been moved to Las Vegas... Read More

Welcome back race fans. This week the Monster Energy Cup Series heads to Kentucky Speedway for the Quaker State 400 under the lights on Saturday night. It will be just the eighth race held here in the Cup Series but there have already been big changes. Back in 2016 the track was repaved and turns one... Read More

Welcome back race fans. This week the Monster Energy Cup Series heads back to Daytona International Speedway for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 on Saturday under the lights. It is the third restrictor plate race and the halfway point of the season. Coming into this week Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick are leading the way... Read More

Welcome back race fans. This week the Monster Energy Cup Series heads to Chicagoland Speedway for the Overton's 400 on Sunday afternoon. After seven straight years as the first race of the playoffs, the Chicago race weekend returns to a July date as NASCAR shifted the schedule this season. The combination of hot temperatures in the... Read More

Welcome back race fans. This week the Monster Energy Cup Series travels to Michigan International Speedway for the FireKeepers Casino 400 this Sunday. The track is a two-mile oval intermediate track that produces some of the top speeds of any track in NASCAR as drivers reach top speeds over 200 mph. Kyle Larson is not only... Read More

This week the Monster Energy Cup Series travels to the Pocono Raceway for the first of two races at the Tricky Triangle. It is one of the most unique tracks in NASCAR with three unique turns modeled after other tracks. Turn one is banked at 14 degrees and was meant to resemble now retired Trenton... Read More

The All-Star race and experimental rules package is now behind us and the Monster Energy Cup Series moves on to one of the biggest races of the season, the Coca-Cola 600. If not the biggest, it is for sure the longest race of the season at 600 miles that will be split into four separate stages... Read More

Welcome back race fans. This week the Monster Energy Cup Series heads to Kansas Speedway for the KC Masterpiece 400 and second night race of the season. It is also the fourth mile and a half track on the schedule and like Las Vegas and Texas, the second race at the track will be a part... Read More

Welcome back race fans. Kyle Busch wasn't able to extend his win streak last week at Talladega as it was the Ford camp who dominated the race as they made up six of the seven finishing positions including the winner, Joey Logano. It was a long time coming as Logano has been one of the... Read More

We are now nine races into the 2018 season and we have already seen two drivers win three straight races. Coming from the 32nd starting position last weekend at Richmond, Kyle Busch picked up the win and extended his lead in the points standings to 56 points over Joey Logano. This week Monster Energy Cup... Read More

Welcome back race fans. This week the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to Richmond Raceway for the first night race of the season, the Toyota Owners 400. It is also the second straight and third short track race of the season but take the results from Bristol and Martinsville with a grain of salt... Read More

After four straight finishes of second or third, Kyle Busch finally broke through last week with his first win of the season in Texas. In doing so, he also increased his lead in the overall points standings and locked himself into the playoffs and on top of that he also took over the lead when... Read More

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series returns following the Easter break and heads to Texas Motor Speedway for the O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 on Sunday afternoon. While Texas is considered another "cookie cutter" mile and a half intermediate track, they not only repaved before last year's Spring race but also went ahead and performed some re-configurations.... Read More

Welcome back races fans. This week the Monster Energy Cup Series travels to Martinsville Speedway for the STP 500 and the first short track race of the year. Martinsville is a .526 mile track and is unique when comparing to other short tracks as it is shaped like a paperclip with little to no banking(12... Read More

It was another big week for Kevin Harvick in Phoenix as he picked up his third straight win joining some elite company as just the 15th driver to do so in NASCAR history. Kyle Busch finished runner-up for the second straight week and he also led the way when looking at fantasy points as he... Read More

Welcome back to another week of daily fantasy NASCAR. This week the Monster Energy Cup Series travels to Avondale, Arizona and ISM Raceway for the TicketGuardian 500 this Sunday. The track is a one-mile short track that is very flat with 10° to 11° of banking in turns one and two and 8° to 9°... Read More

There was a bit of a delay to start the race in Atlanta last weekend but they got the entire race in and finally, Kevin Harvick's dominance led to a trip a to Victory Lane. He ended up with 132.3 DraftKings points, 57.5 more than Martin Truex Jr. who finished fifth in the race but... Read More

The 60th running of the Daytona 500 is in the books after Austin Dillon picked up the win in the iconic #3 car on the 20-year Anniversary of the Dale Earnhardt winning the Great American Race. Now the Monster Energy Cup Series head to Atlanta Motor Speedway which is the third-oldest surface in the series.... Read More

Welcome back to another season of daily fantasy NASCAR with Rotoballer. As always, we get started with the biggest race of the season the Daytona 500 from Daytona International Speedway. To kick off this season, I am writing this article while sitting in the infield at Daytona and have spent the entire week in the... Read More

Welcome back race fans. It's been nine months and 35 races since the season-opening Daytona 500 but we have finally made it to Homestead-Miami Speedway where one driver will be crowned Monster Energy Cup Series Champion. The four drivers who will battle for that distinction are Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr, Brad Keselowski, and Kevin Harvick.... Read More

Welcome back race fans. Things are heating up as the Monster Energy Cup Series Playoffs have reached the final elimination race before the Championship finale at Homestead. With his win last week, Kevin Harvick joined Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. as the first three drivers to punch their tickets to Homestead. That now leaves five drivers who... Read More

Welcome back NASCAR fans. The Monster Energy Cup Series Playoffs roll on to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend for the second race of the round of eight. With his win last weekend at Martinsville, Kyle Busch is the first driver to punch his ticket to the Championship race at Homestead, Miami and that leaves seven... Read More