Josh Berry Might Have Tough Time At Road Course

Josh Berry had his first qualifying drive in the Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. It did not go well. Berry wound up 31st more than 1.3 seconds off of the time set by William Byron. The No. 4 Ford has struggled out of the gate with zero Top 10 results and an average finish of 22.4. Worse, […]

Matt NeSmith Might See Better Times Ahead

Matt NeSmith missed consecutive cuts but bounced back last week at The Players Championship. The American golfer endured a rough final round 72 but that was good enough for a Top 30. result. NeSmith had not been inside the Top 50 all season and had missed three cuts in the previous four events. Again, there […]

Erik Barnes Making Cuts And Gaining Confidence

Erik Barnes has only played 22 events on the PGA Tour. The American golfer even lost in a playoff at the Puerto Rico Open. Barnes lost to Brice Garnett in a playoff. It was one of those weeks where Barnes gained strokes in almost every major metric. That includes putting. His confidence is growing. His […]

Ben Silverman Trying To Rebound After Rough Week

Ben Silverman had been on a decent run of good golf before The Players Championship. The Canadian golfer fell a little flat after missing the cut. The second round 74 was marred by missed shots and putts. Silverman may struggle again this week as his driving distance (286.5 a drive) could be problematic. He is […]

K.H. Lee Up And Down Heading Into Valspar

K.H. Lee has had three results in the top 30 but four missed cuts. The South Korean golfer has had an eventful 2024 so far. He finished tied for fourth at the Cognizant Classic. Unfortunately, he followed that up with a 75-76 at The Players Championship and missed the cut. Lee drives the ball well […]

Matt Kuchar Just Trying To Make The Cut

Matt Kuchar has missed the cut in six of his first seven events in 2024. The American golfer has nine career wins but has shown none of that form lately. Actually his last PGA tour came more than five years ago at the Sony Open. The 45-year old is in the red in most major […]

John Hunter Nemechek Found Speed At Bristol

John Hunter Nemechek drove all the way up to sixth from 25th on Sunday at the Food City 500. Toyota was absurdly fast and the Legacy Motor Club driver racked up 13 stage points as he flirted around the Top 5 all afternoon. It was unfortunate that he could not stay on the lead lap. […]

Chris Buescher Secures Top 10 At Bristol

Chris Buescher did not have the best of races starting 34th. However, the RFK Racing driver ended up seventh at the end of 500 laps in Bristol. Buescher led 17 laps but fell back even behind teammate Brad Keselowski. Keselowski finished third while Buescher ended up a lap down. With only five cars on the […]

Daniel Suarez Shaky In Qualifying On Saturday

Daniel Suarez had a solid practice on Saturday for Trackhouse Racing. However, something was not right on the qualifying. From a practice standpoint, the No. 99 car was 11th fastest. After qualifying, Suarez ended up 28th. He was 0.4 seconds off the pace. The concern is Suarez did not really test his car much more […]

Zane Smith In Middle Of The Pack At Bristol

Zane Smith will start 16th on Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway for the Food City 500. The Spire Motorsports Racing driver will begin the race two spots better than teammate Corey LaJoie for this week's race. That surprised some on Saturday evening. Anyway, Smith and the Spire cars were fast in practice (8th for LaJoie […]

Daniel Hemric Looking For Solid Result On Sunday

Daniel Hemric was not expecting much in qualifying on Saturday. He will start 20th on Sunday at Bristol. Hemric and the Kaulig Racing Chevy were pretty fast at times. Unfortunately, he was 24th in practice and his lap averages did not fall off till the 15-lap interval. The problem seemed to be as the laps […]

Austin Cindric Begins Sunday 21st At Bristol

Austin Cindric got one good lap in but a lot of his practice laps were slow. The Team Penske driver was 0.599 seconds off in practice. He could not qualify into the final group on Saturday and ended up 21st. With laps ticking off around 15-16 seconds, this race will go by pretty quick. Bristol […]

Alex Bowman Starts Way Back In 29th For Bristol

Alex Bowman did not have the qualifying run expected of him. The Hendrick Motorsports car looked slow throughout practice and then worse during qualifying. Well, Bowman was 28th in practice a full 0.6 seconds off the lead time. He wound up 29th in qualifying. Bristol can be a place to gain positions but also lose […]

Luke List Could Struggle At The Players Championship

Luke List started off well at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. An early 69 put him position for better things. Instead, the American golfer turned in a 78. After a 72 on Saturday, List bottomed out with a 79. That dropped him to 56th on the event. After missing the cut the week before, things have […]

Matthieu Pavon Trending In Wrong Direction

While California proved to the liking of Matthieu Pavon, Florida has not treated the French golfer so well. Pavon won at The Farmers Insurance Open then came close at Pebble Beach (Tied-3rd). Since then, Pavon has been a little errant with shots and his putter. Back-to-back 70's kept him out of contention at the Cognizant […]

Doug Ghim Rolling Into The Players Championship

Doug Ghim started off 2024 slowly after missing the cut in his first two tournaments. Since then, the American has finished no worse than 16th. Also, Ghim has fired a 68 or better in the final round of each tournament. That included a 66 to get inside the Top 20 at the Cognizant Championship. Ghim […]

Beau Hossler Can Capitalize Off Late Momentum Last Week

Beau Hossler probably remembers last week more for the missed opportunities in Rounds 2 and 3. However, the American golfer fired off a 65 on Sunday to get himself back inside the Top 30. Putting even three rounds together of quality has been tough for Hossler in 2024. The year is young but even at […]

Alex Noren Comes In Hot For The Players Championship

Alex Noren showed something last week at the Cognizant Classic. It was more than the tied for ninth as the Swedish golfer seemed to get better as the weekend rolled along. His 67 on Sunday showed that there was a little more left. He will need to be accurate this week as the 7,189 yard […]

Daniel Suarez Tries To Keep The Momentum Going

Daniel Suarez has enjoyed a memorable start to the 2024 season. After the crash at Daytona, he won at Las Vegas by 0.003 seconds. After that, the Trackhouse Racing driver flirted with the Top 10 early and often at Las Vegas. He ended up 11th after starting 16th. The Phoenix short track sees the No. […]

Ryan Preece Starts 27th At Phoenix On Sunday

Ryan Preece has been starting more towards the back often in 2024. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver begins the race in Phoenix 27th on Sunday. With qualifying efforts of 25th, 20th, and 36th, Preece has had to play catchup often. The No. 41 Ford must do that again on the 1-mile short track. While few expect […]

John Hunter Nemechek Driving Well In 2024

John Hunter Nemechek has not qualified the greatest but keeps improving as races wind down. Nemechek has one Top 10 result already in 2024 for Legacy Motor Club. He will have a bit of work to do this week after qualifying 19th for Sunday's race at Phoenix Raceway. It will be intriguing to see if […]

Erik Jones Might Rekindle Good Times At Phoenix

While Erik Jones has a slim chance of winning on Sunday at Phoenix, the Legacy Motor Club driver did have four Top 10 results in six races right before the pandemic. That was back when Jones drove the Toyota on the Joe Gibbs Racing team. Now, this may not be the exact same setup but […]

Harrison Burton Outside Top 20 At Phoenix

Harrison Burton begins outside the Top 20 for the second consecutive time this season at Phoenix Raceway. The Wood Brothers Racing driver begins 21st on Sunday afternoon. Burton has one Top 20 finish in four appearances on the 1-mile track. Worse, his average finish of 27.3 comes too close to his 26.7 average finish in […]

Emiliano Grillo Goes For Eight Weekends In A Row

Naturally, Emiliano Grillo wants to win at Bay Hill. The golfer from Argentina has had some mixed results at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He was in the Top 10 three years ago during the final round. However, a 74 derailed those chances as Grillo settled for a tie for 21st. Last year, he again ended […]

Justin Rose Needs His Putter At Bay Hill

Justin Rose will need several facets of his golf game to work very well this week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. For one, the English golfer cannot get into trouble like he did at the Cognizant Classic. Rose never got going last week and inched his way to a -1 through 72 holes. Putting has […]

Adam Hadwin Tries To Stay Hot In Florida

The last two rounds for Adam Hadwin were excellent at The Genesis Invitational. The Canadian golfer shot 67-65 to sneak into a tie for fourth place. Hadwin skipped the Cognizant Classic to get a week off. It will be a challenge for Hadwin as in 2023, the golfer shot +5 through nine holes at Bay […]

Luke List Attempts To Rebound At Arnold Palmer

Luke List has endured a couple of rough weeks recently. The American golfer has now missed the cut in two of his last three tournaments entered (Cognizant Classic and the WM Phoenix Open). With breezy, warm conditions expected at Bay Hill, that could play havoc with List's game. Again, Bay Hill is nearly 7,500 yards […]

Ty Gibbs Circles Back For Fifth In Vegas

Ty Gibbs endured an odd sort of race but wound up fifth at Vegas on Sunday. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver had a bad pit stop on Lap 158, blew a tire, but was able to cycle up the field. However, by the time he got into the top five, it was too late. Gibbs […]

Ryan Blaney Settles For Third In Las Vegas

Ryan Blaney and his Team Penske car never quite could get into the lead on Sunday. However, he managed to finish third after 267 laps in Las Vegas. The No. 12 Ford could not maintain speed and seemed to get slower during the final laps. Once Blaney got up to fourth after Stage 2, he […]

Erik Jones Starts 22nd From Vegas On Sunday

Erik Jones has had a bit of an adjustment with his Toyota car for Legacy Motor Club. Starting off 37th at Atlanta probably was not ideal but he did improve 12 positions. It may be a little harder doing that at Las Vegas on Sunday beginning 22nd. Jones' best result was an eighth in the […]