Kurt Busch May Slide Back Some at Richmond

Kurt Busch once had some very good runs on this track but has not in some time. He has finished 11th or worse in his last six races on the short Richmond course. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver may even lead a few laps but this may be one of those races where the long-run […]

Martin Truex Jr. Slight Favorite at Richmond

Martin Truex Jr. comes in a slight +550 favorite for the night race at Richmond on Saturday. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has led the most laps on the 3/4 mile track the last three years (32.5% of the laps overall). Few drivers do this well with the short-track package like Truex Jr. He enjoys […]

Kyle Larson Starts from Pole at Richmond

Kyle Larson nearly pulled off one of the craziest moves of the year last week at Darlington. He narrowly missed out on a win by less than a 1/4 of a second. This week, he gets the pole at Richmond. The Hendricks Motorsports Racing driver has won here before in 2017. He has finished 1st, […]

Denny Hamlin in Driver's Seat for Richmond

Denny Hamlin saved his best for first as the playoffs got started last week at Darlington. Hamlin held off Kyle Larson in one of the more memorable final laps in some time. The bottom line was the Joe Gibbs Racing driver got that first win. This ensured him of advancing to the round of 12. […]

Kevin Harvick Surprises and Slips Into Fifth at Darlington

Kevin Harvick suddenly found himself in the top five on Sunday night and yet handled it well. The resulting fifth-place finish was solid for the Stewart-Haas Racing driver. Despite all the fluctuations, the No. 4 car was fifth after the first stage, second stage, and at the checkered flag. Unlike Martin Truex Jr., Harvick managed […]

Martin Truex Jr Wild Night Yields Fourth at Darlington

Martin Truex Jr. and the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing car had a bit of a crazy night at Darlington. This time, he could dominate like the Spring race where he led all but 45 laps. Truex Jr. had a pit violation and a few car issues. Despite all that, Truex Jr charged up and […]

Ross Chastain Finishes Third at Darlington on Sunday

Ross Chastain had a front-row seat for what was going on between Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin. However, the Chevy had his own problems trying to hold off a hard-charging Martin Truex Jr. Chastain managed to edge Truex Jr. out and achieved a third-place result that was unexpected. The No. 42 car was fast all […]

Kyle Larson Tries Bold Move, Comes Up Short at Darlington

Kyle Larson tried everything during the final two restarts at Darlington. In the end, he may have had the fastest car on the track. However, he could not get around the No. 11 of Denny Hamlin on Sunday night. The result was a second-place finish just 0.212 seconds behind. He did win a stage and […]

Denny Hamlin Wins at Darlington for First 2021 Victory

Denny Hamlin knew what was coming and that was the No. 5 car of Kyle Larson. Hamlin had at least a four-car length lead. He played the line conservative and held off Larson by a margin of 0.212 seconds. That was enough to take home the Cook Out Southern 500 on Sunday night. With that, […]

NASCAR DFS Prop Picks for 9/5 - PrizePicks

Hello once again everyone!  We hit the Cook Out Southern 500 from Darlington Motor Speedway this week and another edition of NASCAR DFS on PrizePicks. Now, that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where […]

NASCAR DFS Prop Picks: Cook Out Southern 500 - Monkey Knife Fight

Sunday night features the Cook Out Southern 500 at the Darlington Motor Speedway from Darlington, South Carolina. Monkey Knife Fight has an extremely easy fantasy point system: 0.1 points for each lap led and then a set amount of points for their position (20 for 1st place, 19 for 2nd place, 18 for 3rd, and […]

Chris Buescher Another DFS Good Look at Darlington

Chris Buescher begins Sunday at Darlington all the way down in 34th position. That is partly because of last week's manifold disqualification. The sad part for the Roush Fenwick Racing driver was Daytona represented his best drive of the season. He almost edged out Ryan Blaney for the win. Buescher ran well in the Spring […]

Matt DiBenedetto Worth Place Differential Flier At Darlington

Matt DiBenedetto was one of the better drivers over the last month or so once his crew chief was changed. The Wood Brothers Racing driver begins Sunday all the way down at 30th. DiBenedetto has three top-15 finishes at Darlington over his previous five appearances. Now, leading a lap has a zero chance of happening […]

Austin Dillon Looks to What's Next at Darlington

Austin Dillon ended up 17th in the regular-season standings and just missed out on the playoffs. Not winning a race, in the end, was his undoing there. On the bright side, Dillon should hopefully finish at Darlington. He has crashed out of his last three races but has been running at the end of every […]

Bubba Wallace Carrying Momentum Into Darlington

Bubba Wallace is riding high after a second-place result at Daytona last weekend. Okay, really it was third due to the Chris Buescher disqualification. On the other hand, that does not diminish the fact that Wallace is gaining a better handling of his Team 23XI Racing car. He has finished on the lead lap in […]

Kevin Harvick with Little to Lose at Darlington

Kevin Harvick held on to the final spot for the NASCAR playoffs. He has just two playoff points going into "The Chase". For perspective, Kyle Larson has 52. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver does have quite a track record at Darlington. In his previous six races, Harvick has finished in the top ten six times. Also, […]

Tyler Reddick a Question Mark at Cook Out Southern 500

Tyler Reddick held off Austin Dillon by being more patient last week at Daytona. His fifth-place finish sealed a playoff spot and his first one at that. Darlington has been a bit of a mixed bag for Reddick. In four races there, he has finished on the lead lap twice. The Spring race saw him […]

Aric Almirola's Recent Consistency May Work at Darlington

Aric Almirola won at New Hampshire then followed that up with four straight finishes of 19th place or better. That was enough to help the driver make "The Chase" for the first time. The young Stewart-Haas Racing driver will now see the intensity of the final ten races firsthand. He crashed out in the opening […]

Michael McDowell May Struggle at Darlington

Michael McDowell qualified for the playoffs behind the season-opening win at Daytona. What is crazier is that McDowell has not led ten or more laps once in 2021. Also, he never factored into the spring race at Darlington dropping from 13th to 27th (finished five laps down). McDowell has also never finished in the top-15 […]

Christopher Bell New to the Playoffs as Darlington Beckons

This is Christopher Bell's second full season and first in the NASCAR Playoff. He starts 13th at Darlington on Sunday evening. He only has one summer race at the top level to go off of and he finished 34th after beginning 21st. Bell had issues throughout and never factored into the race. All four of […]

Kurt Busch Finds Ways to Stay Near Front at Darlington

The summer Darlington race has been a success for Kurt Busch of late. He has several top-ten finishes (four of the last six races on the track overall). His average finish of 12.33 the past three years is in the top ten among active drivers. The No. 1 car does start third on Sunday which […]

Brad Keselowski Risky at Best at Darlington

Brad Keselowski could not keep it together at Darlington in the Spring. He tried a crazy pit strategy gamble that backfired. He fell quickly back from the pole position and wound up 24th. Last summer's build seemed to cause Keselowski issues as well. The Team Penske driver fell out of the top ten quickly but […]

Joey Logano Has Knack for Contending at "Chase" Events

Joey Logano comes into the NASCAR playoff starting in ninth. He begins Sunday 11th at Darlington. He does have four top-five results in the last six summer races. The No. 22 tends to stay out of trouble on the track but often does not lead laps. The last time he led more than ten laps […]

William Byron Could Run Fast at Darlington

William Byron tends to run well at Darlington. In his previous two races, he finished in the top five despite not leading a single lap. This Sunday, he starts 14th which could offer the potential for a positive place differential. Again, the Hendricks Motorsports Racing driver likely will have to claw a bit for track […]

Denny Hamlin Intriguing Possibility at Darlington

Throw out all the chaos Denny Hamlin has off the track for a second. Hamlin has enjoyed quite a bit of success at Darlington including a couple of wins in the past five seasons (a summer 2017 win as well). The last two summer races have seen the No. 11 have some car trouble along […]

Alex Bowman Could Be Under the Radar at Darlington

Alex Bowman tends to be a risky proposition and this week is no exception. He starts the chase in sixth place because of his three wins. He did not have much result-wise early in his career on this track. However, 2020 was different for the No. 48 car. The Hendricks Motorsports Racing driver finished second […]

Chase Elliott Might Rack Up Some Laps Led at Darlington

Chase Elliott may not necessarily win on Sunday at Darlington but he has a decent chance of leading a good number of laps. That may mean winning a stage or two. Hey, every point counts. The Hendricks Motorsports Racing driver led 114 laps last summer and nine more the summer before. It is last year's […]

Kyle Busch Expected to Challenge at Darlington

Kyle Busch is among many candidates who thrive at Darlington. Again, it all comes down to staying on the track. Last week, he crashed with less than ten laps to go at Daytona thwarting what would have been a solid finish. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver wound up third during the Spring Race. What surprised […]

Martin Truex Jr. Bounce Back Candidate at Darlington

Martin Truex Jr. has been the dominant driver with the best car the last two times at Darlington. He led 248 laps of the 293 in the Spring race en route to one of the most impressive wins of the season. Last summer, he led 196 laps before fate dealt him a cruel hand (finished […]

Ryan Blaney May Contend at Darlington

Ryan Blaney has not enjoyed the success some other drivers have at Darlington. Some argue it takes time to get used to the 25 (turns 1 and 2) and 23-degree banking (turns 3 and 4). Maybe that is true because Blaney did seem to get it right at the last race on the track. He […]