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Chris Buescher Hot Heading Into The Playoffs
Did Chris Buescher peak too soon? It will be asked often. The answer is no, of course. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver won three of his last five races to vault up to fourth in the playoff standings. Now, what can he do at Darlington? Buescher qualified well and will begin eighth on Sunday evening. The... Read More
William Byron A Mixed Bag At Darlington
William Byron can be great or average at Darlington. He starts 23rd for the Cook Out Southern 500 on Sunday evening. Byron's laps were not overly bad, but made a few technical mistakes causing him to be 0.391 seconds off Christopher Bell's pole-setting time on Saturday. Byron only led seven laps in May but won... Read More
Denny Hamlin Starts Second At Darlington On Sunday
Denny Hamlin felt a little heat yesterday for winning the Xfinity race. However, the heat he generated in qualifying for Darlington on Sunday was just as noticeable. The Joe Gibbs Racing car set the second quickest lap just behind Christopher Bell. Hamlin has two wins on the track "too tough to tame" since 2020. He... Read More
Kyle Busch Wants To Start Chase Off Right
Kyle Busch took it to the limit then exceeded it. The Richard Childress Racing driver looked primed for a top spot in qualifying. However, he smacked the wall pretty hard on Saturday afternoon. Changing a toe link prior to qualifying may be something to monitor. Usually, that results in starting from the rear. No matter... Read More
Martin Truex Jr. Starts From Near Back On Sunday
Martin Truex Jr. qualified 31st for Sunday's Cook Out Southern 500. It is not exactly the ideal way to start the playoff chase. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver will have his work cut out for him. Toyota cars were fast in qualifying going first, second, and third. Maybe Truex Jr. was too fast as he... Read More
Chase Elliott Settles For Owners Playoff Chase Instead
Chase Elliott needed to win at Daytona to get into the playoffs. He missed it by that much and settled for fourth. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver could not get by the RFK Racing drivers. He did get close a few times but Chris Buescher shut the door during lap 162. Elliott did manage to... Read More
Aric Almirola Comes Up Short In Playoff Bid
Aric Almirola tried a little of everything to steal a win on Saturday night from Daytona International Speedway. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver ended up third ahead of teammate Kevin Harvick. He led three laps but never could get the momentum to pass Buescher or Brad Keselowski over the final lap and a half. The No.... Read More
Brad Keselowski Helps Teammate Over Himself On Saturday
Brad Keselowski could have ended his winless streak but instead gave a helping hand to Chris Buescher. Saturday night at Daytona was far more interesting than usual. Keselowski still finished second in his best performance of the season. The RFK Racing driver led six laps after starting in 12th (ironically right behind Buescher). Keselowski will... Read More
Chris Buescher Rides A Good Pusher To Victory
Chris Buescher capped off a great run on Saturday night by winning the Coke Zero Sugar 400 in overtime. He only led two laps but those were the two that mattered. Behind a great push by teammate Brad Keselowski, the RFK Racing driver held off Aric Almirola and Chase Elliott. It was Buescher's third win... Read More
NASCAR PrizePicks Predictions - Coke Zero Sugar 400 DFS Prop Picks
August 26th, 2023, on a Saturday night, features the Coke Zero Sugar 400 from the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida. This is the 26th 2023 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 DFS... Read More
Kyle Busch Getting Ready For The Playoffs
Kyle Busch probably wants to forget his first Daytona with Richard Childress Racing. The Duels ended poorly with an accident and so did the race (ended 19th after leading six laps). Now, Busch is locked into a playoff position. He qualified 18th on Friday afternoon and has experience running well during the August races on... Read More
Chase Elliott Might Have To Eye The Other Chase
Chase Elliott is facing the growing reality that the chase for the Owners Standings may be his reality for 2023. However, the Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver has a chance at Daytona. Elliott and his No. 9 car have never won on the 2.5-mile track yet they have finished second and eighth in two of the... Read More
Austin Cindric Does Run Well At Daytona
Austin Cindric has had a trying sophomore season in NASCAR. If one guy might find a way to sneak into the playoffs, it might be the Team Penske Ford. Cindric did win the Daytona 500 last year and even has run well in August (led 13 laps, finished third last year). Cindric and his No.... Read More
Ross Chastain Limping Into The Playoffs
Ross Chastain still did not have the speed some were expecting on Friday in qualifying. The Trackhouse Racing driver will start the Coke Zero Sugar 400 from the 25th spot on Saturday night. Chastain has that one win in Nashville but only three top-10 results since Kansas. It has not been only one thing for... Read More
William Byron Trying To Just Get Past Daytona
William Byron did not have the speed in his Hendrick Motorsports Chevy in qualifying on Friday and he knew it. Byron qualified 27th and seemed content to put a safer car out there. The No. 24 car won the 160-lap race in 2020 but has seen an accident end his day twice since. Furthermore, the... Read More
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Begins Near The Back At Daytona
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. starts the Coke Zero Sugar 400 from the 32nd position on Saturday night. He did start the Daytona 500 from 31st and held off Joey Logano for the win. However, this is August and he has locked up a spot in the playoffs. The past three summer races have been interesting, as... Read More
Joey Logano Could Be In Position At Daytona
Joey Logano has endured some pretty bad luck the past three summers at Daytona International Speedway. Add in the fact that the Team Penske car nearly won the Daytona 500 in February and that adds extra salt into the wound. However, the one consistent is the No. 22 Ford has been quick during the stages.... Read More
Alex Bowman Swinging On The Gallows Pole
Alex Bowman comes into Daytona like Chase Elliott. Both Hendrick Motorsports Racing drivers need a win. While Elliott has an out of sorts in the owners standings, Bowman and his No. 48 car have work to do there too. Also, considerable help would be needed. He did place fifth at the Daytona 500 in February... Read More
Chris Buescher Raring To Go For Daytona
Chris Buescher does have a playoff spot locked up in his RFK Racing Ford. Buescher finished 11th in qualifying right next to his teammate, Brad Keselowski (12th). The No. 17 Ford has developed into quite the driver this year. Besides winning two races, Buescher has as many points as Ross Chastain and only two fewer... Read More
Ryan Blaney Hard To Count Out At Daytona
Ryan Blaney starts eighth for Saturday night's race from Daytona. The Team Penske car was fairly quick during qualifying and got into the final round. He lost a little speed in the turns and was 0.21 seconds behind pole-sitter Chase Briscoe. Funny enough, overall times were almost similar to February at Daytona. Back then, Alex... Read More
Aric Almirola Begins Second At Daytona Saturday
Aric Almirola narrowly missed out on the pole position for Saturday's Coke Zero Sugar 400. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver settled for a spot outside of Row 1 from his teammate Chase Briscoe. Almirola has not had the best of seasons in his No. 10 Ford. He does not have a single top five result. Despite... Read More
Taylor Moore's Implosion Is Worrisome For Atlanta
Some believe Taylor Moore will shake off what happened at the BMW Championship last week. The American golfer shot an 80 on Saturday en route to a disastrous event. It was not the +18 that was troubling, it was the body language. Moore looked defeated and gassed. He has played 22 tournaments in 2023 alone... Read More
Tommy Fleetwood Has A Chance At The Tour Championship
Tommy Fleetwood has managed eight top-10 results this 2022-23 season. The English golfer has done everything but win. He has come close on several occasions to notching that first career win. Fleetwood likes tournaments of the highest caliber. He has finished four times in the top 10 over the past eight majors. Fleetwood even managed... Read More
Rickie Fowler Sliding Back In Form At Wrong Time
Rickie Fowler is not playing poorly by any means. However, the American golfer does not have quite the same flair as he did even at The Open Championship in July. Fowler did finish with a solid 69 on Sunday at the BMW Championship. That propelled him into the top 25 at least. Now, can Fowler... Read More
Corey Conners Could Be A Factor In Atlanta
Corey Conners has enjoyed another solid run in terms of results. The Canadian golfer followed up a sixth-place result with a tenth at the BMW Championship last week. Conners did not crack on either Sunday posting respectable numbers (65 and 69). He ranks 15th and 16th in terms of getting off the tee and approaching... Read More
Nick Taylor Could Struggle Again In Atlanta
Nick Taylor had a rough week but was comfortably in the top-15 in FedEx Cup points. Therefore, the Canadian golfer advanced to Atlanta with ease. Shooting all four rounds over par at the BMW Championship was a concern. Taylor's metrics were all in the red. He starts with one stroke under par for this week... Read More
Scottie Scheffler Can Win In Atlanta
Scottie Scheffler did everything right but shoot a 61 on Sunday at the BMW Championship. He finished in a tie for second behind Viktor Hovland. East Lake Golf Club is again the venue for this year's season ending tournament. The American golfer from New Jersey ended up tied for second in last year's event behind... Read More
NASCAR PrizePicks Predictions - Go Bowling at The Glen DFS Prop Picks
August 20th, 2023, on a Sunday afternoon, features the Go Bowling at The Glen from the Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. This is the 25th 2023 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... Read More
Cole Custer Likely To Lag Behind At Watkins Glen
Cole Custer struggled in the Xfinity race on Saturday afternoon. That was compounded by his 34th place qualifying. Some experts point out to his +18 place differential from last year. However, that was in the Ford car with Stewart-Haas. The Rick Ware version is not close in terms of speed. The No. 51 car finished... Read More
Austin Dillon Starts 16th At Watkins Glen
Austin Dillon did not turn in the best of laps but it was not the worst either. The Richard Childress Racing driver ended up outside of the top ten in qualifying. However, 16th is not as bad as it could have been. Dillon dropped several tenths of a second in the turns, especially the S... Read More