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Mackenzie Hughes Tries To Pick Up Pieces In Memphis
Mackenzie Hughes was sixth in FedEx Cup points after the Sentry Tournament Of Champions in January. Since then, he fell all the way to 47th. Fortunately, the Canadian golfer made the playoff despite missing the cut ten time since mid-January. That includes withdrawing at the Travelers Championship. Some debated Hughes has played too many tournaments […]
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Brendon Todd Aims To Get More Consistent
Brendon Todd was on the FedEx Cup bubble for awhile. However, the American golfer finished tied for second at the John Deere Classic. Then, last week Todd ended up tied for seventh at the Wyndham Championship. Consistency is not always there for Todd on Sundays. There was that 74 at The Open Championship. Also, his […]
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Jordan Spieth Hard To Completely Count Out This Week
Jordan Spieth has been up and down since May. There have been four tournaments where the American golfer has missed the cut. However, Spieth keeps finishing in the top-30 in major events aside from the US Open. He even has five top-five results since the Valspar Championship in March. For as bad as Spieth can […]
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Adam Schenk Trying To Rebound In Memphis
Adam Schenk posted top-10 finishes at the Rocket Mortgage and John Deere Classics. That vaulted him into the top 25 in the FedEx rankings. It clinched a playoff spot for the American golfer. Now, can Schenk rebound after two lackluster tournaments in a row? He missed the cut at The Open Championships and finished outside […]
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Brian Harman Looks To Build On Major Win
Brian Harman easily won The Open Championship last month and now sets his sights on the FedEx Cup Playoff. The American golfer from Georgia is rested and ready to roll. TPC Southwind in Memphis sets up well for Harman. After all, he finished in the top three last year at the tournament. His numbers are […]
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Xander Schauffele Aiming To Advance In FedEx Cup Playoffs
Xander Schauffele has been close several times to winning this year. He has nine top-10 results overall but zero wins this season. The American golfer finished inside the top 20 in all four majors. Expecting him to contend is one thing, but to win a playoff tournament is another. Can he break through? The numbers […]
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NASCAR PrizePicks Predictions - FireKeepers 400 DFS Prop Picks
August 6th, 2023, on a Sunday afternoon, features the FireKeepers Casino 400 from the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. This is the 23rd 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 props […]
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Josh Berry Subs In For Noah Gragson On Sunday
Josh Berry will get to race in the No. 42 Chevy of the Legacy Motor Club on Sunday afternoon. Berry subs in for Noah Gragson who was suspended for at least one race. Gragson's fate for future races will be determined at a later date. Berry gets another chance to gain some valuable experience on […]
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Ryan Preece Not Expecting A Lot At Michigan
Ryan Preece has not fared well on this type of track. He did have a top ten (seventh) in 2019. However, Preece did not run in this race last year. It is his first event in the Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. The No. 41 driver stands 25th in the points race and is seeing time run […]
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Has Off Saturday In Qualifying
Things did not go well for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in qualifying on Saturday afternoon. He starts the FireKeepers Casino 400 in 27th position (0.5 seconds slower). The JTG Daugherty Racing driver did begin and end 12th in 2021 but got caught in a big collector err accident last year. Stenhouse Jr. has done well this […]
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Erik Jones Has Been Fast On Race Day At Michigan
Erik Jones does not expect to win at Michigan International Speedway. Despite that, Jones did notch an eighth-place result last year and stayed in the top ten throughout the race. He was third after Stage 1 and sixth after Stage 2. Jones and his Legacy Motor Club Chevy looks to have some DFS and place […]
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Austin Cindric Struggling In His Ford Ride
Austin Cindric started fifth last year at Michigan International Speedway. This year, Cindric begins 21st. An accident ended Cindric's afternoon then. That dropped him to 37th. It will be interesting to see how this race is approached. Cindric is 64 points out of a playoff spot but likely needs a win. His last top ten […]
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Alex Bowman Might Have To Win To Get In
Alex Bowman faces a win to get in for a playoff spot at this point. He is not the only Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver in this position. See Chase Elliott as a prime example. Elliott has some closer results in the path of a win, however. Bowman was faster last year on this track. He […]
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Aric Almirola Leads Stewart-Haas In Qualifying
Aric Almirola was not expected to lead the Stewart-Haas Racing team in qualifying and yet that happened. Almirola starts the FireKeepers Casino 400 from the 18th spot on Sunday. He did last year as well but an accident ended his day early as Almirola finished 34th. The Ford driver has never ended up in the […]
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Austin Dillon Needs A Victory At Michigan
Austin Dillon is 29th in the points standings and starts 16th for Sunday's race at Michigan. The Richard Childress Racing driver after his early-season points deduction basically needs a win over the next three races to make the playoff. Anything less will be a miss for the Chevy. Dillon has one top five result all […]
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Tyler Reddick Might Be Looking Ahead To Road Courses
Tyler Reddick may be looking ahead to road courses at Indianapolis and Watkins Glen. The FireKeepers Casino 400 has not been kind at the end for the 23XI Racing driver. Reddick has finished outside the top 20 in his last three appearances. The previous two trips to Michigan saw Reddick near and around the top […]
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Daniel Suarez Running Out Of Time At Michigan
Daniel Suarez is one of those drivers on the outside looking in for the playoffs. The Trackhouse Racing driver is 19th in the points standings and 34 points out of the 16th spot. Suarez only has three races to gain enough points or win once to secure a playoff position. He starts 14th on Sunday […]
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Denny Hamlin Seems To Always Contend At Michigan
Denny Hamlin has not finished worse than sixth in his past five races at the Michigan International Speedway. Hamlin really has almost won several times recently on the two-mile course. The two times he finished second was when the Joe Gibbs Racing driver started 14th and 15th. On Sunday, the No. 11 car begins the […]
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Brad Keselowski On Bubble For Playoffs
Brad Keselowski starts 12th on Sunday for the FireKeepers Casino 400. The RFK Racing Ford stands 14th in the points standings with a 151 point cushion. However, if a few drivers below Keselowski win and that spot is very much in jeopardy. Keselowski tends to run well and into the top ten late in races […]
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Bubba Wallace Barely Misses Top 10 In Qualifying
Bubba Wallace was right with the top cars on Saturday but narrowly missed qualifying in the final group. Still, the 23XI Racing car was 11th fastest and was inside the top ten during the practice session. Wallace showed incredible early and late speed last year as he started on the pole. Then, he led 22 […]
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Ryan Blaney Tries To Win Once More At Michigan
The only driver other than Kevin Harvick to win at Michigan since the pandemic is Ryan Blaney. Blaney and his Team Penske Ford rode to victory lane in 2021 despite only leading eight laps. The No. 12 car began 24th last year but rose to fifth at the end of the race. Blaney never did […]
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Kyle Busch Begins Eighth On Sunday
Kyle Busch did not have a good time at Michigan last year. He started third but got collected in one of the big accidents, became a DVP casualty, and ended up 36th. It broke a string of nine consecutive top-ten finishes. Busch now is a member of Richard Childress Racing. His Chevy was eighth quickest […]
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Joey Logano Begins Sixth At FireKeepers Casino 400
Joey Logano qualified sixth at Kansas earlier in the season and finds himself in the same spot at Michigan on Sunday. Logano and his Team Penske Ford was 0.148 seconds behind Christopher Bell for the top spot on Saturday. Logano has won three times on the two-mile track and the last came in 2019. 2022 […]
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Martin Truex Jr. Has Quite An Afternoon
Martin Truex Jr. qualified fifth at Michigan International Speedway for Sunday's FireKeepers Casino 400. Also, there was the good news of a one-year extension signed by the Joe Gibbs Racing driver. That will put to rest any retirement talk. The No. 19 car has been excellent all season, leads NASCAR in points, and has three […]
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Ross Chastain Shows Up In Michigan For Qualifying
Some had wondered about Ross Chastain. The Trackhouse Racing driver has struggled in recent weeks. Aside from Nashville, Chastain tended to qualify and place outside the top ten. On Saturday, the No. 1 car ended up second behind Christopher Bell. For awhile, it appeared Chastain may get the pole but ended up 0.027 seconds short. […]
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Garrick Higgo Close To The Playoff Line
Garrick Higgo comes in 72nd with FedEx Cup Points. The young South African golfer just has to finish above a few golfers ahead to make the playoff. One of the big keys is his previous four tournaments. Four top-32 results have come his way and that culminated with a tied for 13th at the 3M […]
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Webb Simpson Tries To Turn Back The Clock
Webb Simpson won the Wyndham Championship back in 2011 and has enjoyed several nice runs at Greensboro. The reality is it has been an up-and-down 2023. The American golfer likely will not make the playoffs at 170th in the FedEx Cup points. However, Simpson can make some putts and keep the ball on the course. […]
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Vincent Norrman On Playoff Bubble At Greensboro
Vincent Norman heads to the Wyndham Championship on the proverbial bubble. He is 66th in FedEx Cup points and only the top 70 make it to the playoffs next week. The Barbasol Championship vaulted him into this position. His 50th at the 3M Open dropped him seven spots. The Swedish golfer hits a considerable amount […]
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Adam Hadwin Must Make Some Birdies At Wyndham
Adam Hadwin lost in a playoff earlier in July at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Since then, the Canadian golfer has seen his fortunes reverse. He missed cuts both at the John Deere Classic and 3M Open. Worse, Hadwin could not seem to make putts when it counted. That dropped him from inside the top 20 […]
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Denny McCarthy Hoping For Better Times In Carolina
Denny McCarthy did not have a good time overseas at The Open Championship. The American golfer missed the cut badly after a 76 and 78. McCarthy hopes for better numbers at the Wyndham Championship. After all, he had four straight top-20 results including that playoff loss to Victor Hovland at the Memorial. McCarthy has incredible […]
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