Austin Dillon Begins 18th At Martinsville On Sunday

Austin Dillon and the Richard Childress Racing Chevy begin in 18th on Sunday, right next to teammate Kyle Busch. Dillon thrived last year during the late run at Martinsville en route to a third-place effort. The No. 3 car was sixth after Stage 2 and stayed near the front the rest of the way. However, […]

A.J. Allmendinger May Slide Back At Martinsville

While A.J. Allmendinger qualified 14th at Martinsville for Sunday, it is the later speed in races which has been lacking. Short tracks have not been kind to the Kaulig Racing driver and his Chevy. He finished 25th in total speed at Phoenix then 27th at Richmond. Worse, his two recent appearances at Martinsville produced results […]

Chris Buescher In Good Position At Martinsville

Chris Buescher wound up in the final group of qualifying on Saturday and starts tenth for Sunday's race at Martinsville. Early on, the RFK Racing Ford driver has shown more of his Spring form as his total speed has been good (13th at Phoenix and 12th in Richmond). Last year, that netted Buescher a 15th […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. May Fade At Martinsville

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has had a very nice 2023. He won the Daytona 500 and has three top ten results in eight races. The JTG Daugherty Racing driver begins Sunday from the 16th position at Martinsville. Now, the worry comes later in the race. Stenhouse Jr. and his No. 47 Chevy had issues at Richmond […]

Harrison Burton Remains On Hot Seat At Martinsville

Harrison Burton flirted with the top ten last Fall at Martinsville before ending up 11th. However, coming into the race on Sunday, things have gone from bad to worse for the Wood Brothers Racing driver. Burton and his No. 21 Ford qualified in 31st on Saturday. The car and driver have not been in sync […]

Austin Cindric A Bit Slow Qualifying At Martinsville

Austin Cindric qualified 13th as a rookie last year at Martinsville but maybe the last two efforts are more indicative of performance. There was a 30th in the Fall and then 25th for Sunday. Cindric and his Team Penske Ford just seemed slow and slower in the turns. It was like his brake zone was […]

Erik Jones Having Issues At Martinsville Again

Erik Jones has not had the most pleasant 2023 season so far. Jones and his Legacy Motor Club Chevy did not qualify well. He starts the NOCO 400 from the 28th position on Sunday. Jones does finish better later in races, however. He showed positive place differential in the last three appearances (five of previous […]

Ty Gibbs Starts 12th At Martinsville On Sunday

Ty Gibbs looked a little more comfortable in qualifying on Saturday. He will start Martinsville 12th on Sunday. Gibbs stepped in last year and finished 19th on the short track after beginning 26th. Now in the Joe Gibbs Racing car, the Toyota could be of even greater benefit. At Richmond, Gibbs rode the low downforce […]

Tyler Reddick Bit Of A Question Mark At Martinsville

Tyler Reddick does not typically excel on short tracks but does being in the 23XI Racing Toyota make a difference on Sunday? So far, the answer on the oval tracks has been kind of a mixed bag. He was fast in Phoenix but only 21st in total speed at Richmond. Over the past three years, […]

Brad Keselowski Could Get Going Late At Martinsville

Brad Keselowski did not qualify well at Martinsville at all on Saturday. The 21st had to feel like a disappointment for the RFK Racing driver. However, the No. 6 Ford has been good in the low downforce package this season. He scored an eighth in total speed at Phoenix and ninth in Richmond. There were […]

Denny Hamlin Could Be Factor At Martinsville

Denny Hamlin starts 11th on Sunday in the No. 11 car for Joe Gibbs Racing. The driver has had his unlucky breaks here on the short track but has led 21.5% of the laps in the last six races. Martinsville has been an adventure but Hamlin does have two top-five results. He has good speed […]

Kevin Harvick Turns In Top Seven Qualifying Time Saturday

Kevin Harvick brought up the rear from Stewart-Haas Racing on Saturday in qualifying. Normally, that is bad but his lap still qualified him seventh for the NOCO 400 on Sunday afternoon. Harvick and his teammates seemed to slowly cruise around the 0.526-mile track until qualifying. The strange part is Martinsville is one of those tracks […]

Martin Truex Jr. Still Trying To Find Victory Lane

Martin Truex Jr. and his Joe Gibbs Racing car were incredible in Los Angeles. Since then, it has been a bit of a mixed bag. However, this low downforce packages suits Truex Jr. and his No. 19 Toyota well. When it comes to overall total speed, Truex Jr. came in around the top five from […]

J.J. Spaun May Struggle At RBC Heritage

J.J. Spaun has his moments, but too many times the American golfer cannot get out of his own way. Spaun has missed four cuts and has not had a top-10 finish in stroke play since Hawaii in January. He won the Valero Open and followed it up with a tie for 22nd at the same […]

Adam Hadwin A Bit Up And Down As RBC Heritage Looms

Adam Hadwin has one win on the PGA Tour and only has one top-10 result in 2023 itself. That came at the WM Phoenix Open. The Canadian golfer has missed two cuts in his previous four tournaments too. Also, he has not played since the WGC Match Play a few weeks ago. Maybe the rest […]

Tyrrell Hatton Trying To Get Back To March Form

Tyrrell Hatton looked poised to be a factor at The Masters on Sunday. However, a 76 dropped him just outside the top-30. The English golfer looked great in March with a top-five at the Arnold Palmer then a solo second at The Players one week later. Hatton's key has to be his balance. His strokes […]

Sam Burns Has Some Success At Harbour Town

Sam Burns won the WGC-Dell Match Play a few weeks ago. Only a badly timed third round 78 kept the American golfer from truly contending at The Masters. Still, Burns finished tied for 29th. He ranks ninth in strokes gained from putting at 0.719. His only weakness is approach to the green but that was […]

Sungjae Im Could Be In Contention Again

Sungjae Im had that one stumble in Round 2 of The Masters. The South Korean golfer rebounded with a 67 in Round 3. He kept it even on Sunday to preserve a top-20 result. It may not have been what Im wanted, but that consistency serves him well. Oddly enough, Im has not had a […]

Scottie Scheffler Makes First Appearance At RBC Heritage

Scottie Scheffler is in his fourth year on the PGA Tour but is making his first appearance at the RBC Heritage. The New Jersey native settled for a top-10 result at The Masters last week. Scheffler never truly was in contention, but he weathered the ups and downs. His ability to create shots could serve […]

NASCAR DFS Prop Picks for Food City Dirt Race - PrizePicks

We look to this Easter Sunday night (April 9th, 2023) as the Food City Dirt Race comes to us from Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. This is the eighth 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. […]

Josh Berry Gets Welcomed To Bristol Dirt On Sunday

Josh Berry continues his interim run in the Chase Elliott No. 9 car for Hendrick Motorsports Racing. Berry has warmed to the task with two top-ten finishes in his last three races. Last week, Berry ended up second behind Kyle Larson at Richmond. This week, the Chevy starts from the 33rd position. With so many […]

Brad Keselowski Sat Back By Design For Sunday Perhaps

Brad Keselowski has been consistent at Bristol when all was said and done. He finished 11th last year and 11th in 2021. The RFK Racing driver finished ninth err last in his qualifying heat. As a result, Keselowski starts 33rd for Sunday's Food City Dirt Race. The No. 6 Ford had place differentials of +7 […]

Denny Hamlin Laid Back To Help At Bristol Sunday

Denny Hamlin seemed to have a plan to lay back in the field during his qualifying heat on Saturday. Will that help for Sunday at the Food City Dirt Race? The Bristol track is unforgiving enough. At least conditions will be dry. Last year, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver lost his engine early but the […]

Martin Truex Jr. In Trouble For Bristol Sunday

Martin Truex Jr. and his Joe Gibbs Racing car has not fared well since that win in Los Angeles. Arguably, that has been his only highlight of 2023. His results have not been overtly bad. However, the 19th last week at Richmond only exacerbated his frustrations after leading 56 laps. The No. 19 Toyota never […]

Aric Almirola Could Struggle Again At Bristol

Aric Almirola has not adapted well to Bristol in the two incarnations of the dirt race. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver has finished 23rd and 36th respectively. Almirola starts Sunday from the 19th spot in his No. 10 Ford. He never seems to get into much clean air and his car does not have the downforce […]

Erik Jones Tries To Find Groove At Bristol

Erik Jones has not enjoyed the 2023 season for Legacy Motor Club. Jones and his Chevy begin Bristol from the 18th position on Sunday. Jones had several issues which dropped him to 24th last year after a ninth in 2021. He was faster in his heat on Saturday but still finished fourth. Lap times started […]

Alex Bowman Hoping For Solid Showing At Bristol

After losing 60 points for a violation in his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports car, Alex Bowman starts 17th for the race on Sunday at Bristol. At last year's Food City Dirt Race, Bowman got up to sixth at the end after dropping in the middle portion of the race. Something happened in Stage 2, adjustments […]

Todd Gilliland Not In Bad Position For Bristol

Todd Gilliland starts the Food City Dirt Race from the 15th position on Sunday night. Place differential is tough to gauge on dirt tracks and a short track like Bristol. However, last year Gilliland moved up six spots from 23rd to 17th. He did seem to lay back in his Front Row Motorsports Ford during […]

Chase Briscoe A Real Wildcard At Bristol

Chase Briscoe came so close to winning the Food City Dirt Race last year. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver tried to pass Tyler Reddick on the final lap and did not have enough forward speed. The result was Briscoe spinning in tandem with Reddick. Despite leading 59 laps, that dropped the Ford driver all the way […]

Joey Logano Unofficial Favorite For Bristol

Joey Logano and Bristol seem to go well together. The Team Penske driver won the Food City Dirt Race two years ago and wound up third last year. He was not happy in 2022 as Logano did not lead a single lap. Though the No. 22 Ford carried top-five late speed, he simply ran out […]