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NASCAR DFS Prop Picks for Federated Auto Parts 400 - PrizePicks
Hello again everyone! We dig into August as the Federated Auto Parts 400 comes to us from Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. This is the 24th 2022 edition of NASCAR DFS on PrizePicks. Our friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great... Read More
Kyle Busch Starts 29th At Richmond Sunday
Kyle Busch has not been having the best season for Joe Gibbs Racing. Starting 29th on Sunday at Richmond is far from optimal. The younger Busch in the No. 18 car ran a long time on the track and even had 20,25, and 30 lap intervals. What that showed was his car did get faster... Read More
Chase Elliott Not Happy In Qualifying On Saturday
Unlike teammate Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott was far from pleased with his qualifying effort at Richmond on Saturday. Elliott and his No. 9 car will begin 23rd on Sunday from Richmond Raceway. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver does have two top-five results in his last six efforts at the short track. Those came in the... Read More
Christopher Bell Starts 21st On Sunday At Richmond
Christopher Bell surprised many for the wrong reasons on Saturday when it came to qualifying at Richmond. Bell has thrived on the short track in his time at the top level. His average finish of 7.0 features three top-ten and two top-five results in just four races. So, when he wound up 21st in qualifying,... Read More
Chris Buescher Long Shot To Finish Top Ten
Chris Buescher begins 18th at Richmond on Sunday for the Federated Auto Parts 400. The RFK Racing driver did not fare as well. Brad Keselowski seemed to have similar speed in practice. Keselowski qualified sixth for what it is worth. The No. 17 Ford did end up in 15th during the Spring race. Add in... Read More
Joey Logano Could Move Up At Richmond
If Joey Logano is going to end some of his struggles, Richmond might just be the track to do it at. The Team Penske driver has four top-five results in his last six races at Richmond Raceway. Logano has even led 6.1% of his laps with an average finish of 6.8. Considering he starts 17th... Read More
Chase Briscoe Begins In Row Eight For Sunday
Chase Briscoe qualified 15th for the Federated Auto Parts 400 on Sunday at Richmond Raceway. Briscoe's Ford was quick in sectors on the 0.75-mile track but lost time in the final turn in qualifying. That seemed to impact his five and ten lap intervals as well. No one was sure what the problem was but... Read More
Ty Gibbs Enjoying Extended Run With 23XI Racing
Ty Gibbs is getting more and more comfortable with the Next-Gen car at the highest level of NASCAR. He starts Richmond in 14th on Sunday and if the Toyotas run well later in the race as expected, that might benefit Gibbs. In his Xfinity days, the driver of the No. 45 car ran well enough... Read More
Kevin Harvick Poised For A Possible Top Ten Result
Kevin Harvick has been very consistent on the Richmond track. Out of his last six appearances, the No. 4 Ford from Stewart-Haas Racing has finished in the top ten five times. His 8.7 average finish includes two top-five outcomes as Harvick has come close to winning this race a few times. That second in the... Read More
Austin Dillon Begins Sunday 12th At Richmond
Austin Dillon is a driver that tends to perform well on shorter tracks such as Richmond. The Richard Childress racer begins Sunday from the 12th position at Richmond. Historically, Dillon and his No. 3 Chevy does have four top-ten results in his last six appearances on the 0.75-mile track. That includes a top-five outcome which... Read More
Bubba Wallace Starts 11th At Richmond Sunday
Bubba Wallace looked pretty good in his 23XI Racing car on Saturday in qualifying and practice. He will start Sunday from the inside of Row 6 for the Federated Auto Parts 400. The No. 23 car has been performing well but more importantly, Wallace just was extended on a multi-year deal. With a string of... Read More
Sahith Theegala Has Some Potential At St. Jude
Sahith Theegala is a young American golfer who sometimes struggles with stringing holes together and putting. However, when he is swinging loose and free, look out! Theegala nearly won the Travelers Championship in June shooting all four rounds at 67 or better. The 24-year-old could excel at TPC Southwind this week at the FedEx St.... Read More
Mito Pereira Trying To Improve This Week
After four straight missed cuts, Mito Pereira is just trying to find his game this week at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Pereira had been missing shots and putts left and right over the previous four tournaments. In the two tournaments overseas, the Chilean golfer blew up in Scotland with an 81 then went +5... Read More
Cameron Davis One To Watch At St. Jude
Cameron Davis has three top-16 results in his last three tournaments and is 4-for-4 if you count the Barracuda Championship (points based). Davis is enjoying a solid season on the PGA Tour and ranks 70th in the FedEx standings. His putting has been much better in the final rounds of the last three tournaments, which... Read More
Si Woo Kim A Bit Of A Question Mark At St. Jude
Si Woo Kim was looking good, even at The Wyndham Championship last week. Then the Korean golfer had to withdraw. Before all that, Kim had back-to-back top-15 results after missing three straight cuts. The up-and-down nature of his game is a concern. Putting may be his biggest concern, considering he loses 0.211 strokes (165th on... Read More
Chez Reavie May Hang Around At St. Jude
Chez Reavie has made it to the weekend in his last two tournaments with results just inside the top 50 (49th and 47th, including ties). The American golfer has been a bit up and down over the previous several months. Despite a win at the Barracuda Championship (points based) and a top-10 showing at The... Read More
Jason Day A Long Shot For FedEx St. Jude Championship
Jason Day comes into the first round of the playoffs this week at TPC Southwind with some definite concerns. For one, the Australian golfer abruptly withdrew after an opening round 67 at the Wyndham last week. Day, for what it is worth, looked good striking the ball and putting. That comes on the heels of... Read More
Patrick Cantlay In Great Place Heading Into St. Jude
Patrick Cantlay is in a great position heading into the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Over his last six tournaments, the American golfer has finished no worse than tied for 14th. That includes a tie for second in his last tournament entered. Cantlay is ranked fourth in the world. He ranks no worse than 50th in... Read More
Brad Keselowski Could Move Up On Sunday
The 2022 season has been a lost one for Brad Keselowski. Keselowski has been behind from the beginning even with the 100 point deduction early on. The RFK Racing driver even starts way back in 33rd for Sunday's race at Michigan. This is a driver who does have three top-tens in his last five races... Read More
Ryan Blaney Can He Win At Michigan Again?
Ryan Blaney won the race last year at Michigan. The Ford driver tested rather well and then proceeded to qualify 24th for Sunday's race even behind Justin Haley. Yes, he was not the only one but it was a surprise. Blaney has not won in 2022 yet and the pressure does seem to be getting... Read More
Ross Chastain In Unfamiliar Position On Sunday
Can Ross Chastain climb from 22nd on Sunday? That is the question. Michigan is different compared to other tracks for the TrackHouse Racing driver. There is quite a bit of unknown but for two previous teams, Chastain has never finished higher than 26th in four appearances. That likely will change on Sunday. How high does... Read More
William Byron Might Thrive At Michigan
William Byron charged up the field last year at Michigan. He started 18th and wound up second when all was said and done. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver even led 18 laps and finished in the top-nine during both stages. His car was fast. This year looks familiar as Byron qualified only in 20th. Byron... Read More
Cole Custer Might Struggle At Michigan
Cole Custer starts 17th on Sunday at Michigan and though he has shown flashes of speed, Custer may struggle again. In three races, the Ford driver has finished no higher than 23rd. To be fair, his qualifying has left a bit to be desired. Even his fourth effort produced another start outside the top-15. He... Read More
Kevin Harvick Should Contend At Michigan
Kevin Harvick and his Stewart-Haas Racing Ford should at least contend at Michigan. Winning is another completely different question as issues have just plagued the No. 4 Ford all season. He is around the top ten in points despite of pit strategy and all sorts of maladies. At Michigan, Harvick has won three of the... Read More
Daniel Suarez Hit Or Miss At Michigan
Daniel Suarez has shown an ability to race well at Michigan International Speedway. He has two top five results mixed in his past five races there. However, those came when Suarez was still racing for Stewart-Haas Racing. How will TrackHouse Racing fare at the 2.0-mile track on Sunday? That is a great question. Consider that... Read More
Can Michael McDowell Do It Again At Michigan?
History says no but Michael McDowell, even with sanctions, still finished in the top ten last week at the Brickyard. That eighth was more surprising than any other result this season. Can he do it one more time at Michigan? McDowell faces an extremely uphill battle to get in the playoffs. He needs a win... Read More
Chase Elliott Possible Contender At Michigan
Other than one DNF, Chase Elliott and his #9 car have finished in the top ten the past four times at Michigan International Speedway. That average finish of 10.6 ranks a respectable seventh among all active drivers. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver has some built in DFS upside since he qualified 13th. With the Next-Gen... Read More
Ty Gibbs Starts Just Outside The Top Ten Sunday
Ty Gibbs was the last Toyota to qualify on Saturday but still placed 11th among all cars and was easily one of the five or six fastest in terms of lap time. Because of NASCAR's qualifying matrix, it is more how one advances in the groups. That being said, Gibbs has some interesting experience driving... Read More
Si Woo Kim Gaining Steam For Wyndham This Week
Among the longer shots going into The Wyndham Championship this week, Si Woo Kim is gaining some notice. This comes off consecutive top-15 finishes where the Korean golfer did not finish as well as he would have liked (73-70). So, the natural order dictates that if Kim cleans up those late mistakes, he could finish... Read More
K.H. Lee May Be One To Watch At Wyndham
Even for DFS purposes, K.H. Lee is an intriguing golfer this week for the Wyndham Championship. When he can put his game together, the Korean golfer can post some great scores. That -26 at the AT&T Byron Nelson was some four-round run and yes, he won that tournament. How much did that final round 73... Read More
