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Bubba Wallace Searching For Result At Bristol
Bubba Wallace had high hopes for 23XI Racing in 2023. So far, the results have been lacking for the No. 23 driver. It has been his teammate, Tyler Reddick, who has stolen the show. Wallace has a fourth at Vegas and three DNF's in seven races. For Bristol, he starts 11th. The last two attempts […]
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William Byron Rounds Out Top Ten For Bristol
It has been an eventful week for William Byron. Byron and his team were docked 60 points for a "greenhouse violation". That illegal modification to the center section of the car did not result in any loss of playoff points, however. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver has been fast all season, won twice, and might […]
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Ryan Blaney Tries For Win At Bristol
Ryan Blaney still has not won a race since 2021. The Team Penske Ford has come close a few times including a fifth and eighth at the Food City Dirt Race. Blaney performed well in his heat but was in the slowest qualifying heat. It will be intriguing to see how his No. 12 Ford […]
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Ryan Preece Liked The Setup For Bristol On Saturday
Ryan Preece thrived with the setup on his Stewart-Haas Ford. Preece qualified eighth while finishing near the lead in his heat on Saturday evening. Though he did not lead a single lap of the 15, the No. 41 car showed some solid laps times in the 19.6 and 19.7 second range. With the dirt race […]
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Austin Cindric Trying To Improve From Bristol Last Year
Austin Cindric finished 16th at Bristol last year and aims to improve from last year's result. The Team Penske driver begins seventh on Sunday for the Food City Dirt Race. He did get into the top 15 a few times last year before sliding back during the final laps. His pass differential as a rookie […]
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Tyler Reddick Wants To Finish Off Bristol
Tyler Reddick starts Sunday's Food City Dirt Race from the sixth position. That is fine for Reddick, who was in line to win last year's edition when disaster struck. Chase Briscoe dive bombed on his low side spinning him just enough. The result was the loss of a sure win. Reddick settled for second after […]
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Kyle Busch Tries To Repeat Bristol Result Sunday
Kyle Busch won the race last year in a Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. Now, Busch has moved over to Chevy. He is in the No. 8 that was occupied by Tyler Reddick. Reddick was fast and primed to win. Can Busch and Richard Childress Racing replicate that late speed? The answer is unknown based […]
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Christopher Bell Enjoys Good Result Qualifying Saturday
Christopher Bell likes the dirt and short-track racing in general. Bell and his Joe Gibbs Racing car qualified fourth for the Food City Dirt Race. On the Bristol track, the No. 20 car looked quite at ease. He finished seventh last year. After slipping back in the final stage (third and second in the first […]
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Austin Dillon Starts Sunday In Second For Bristol
Austin Dillon surprised more than a few people on Saturday by qualifying second for the Food City Dirt Race. With only the heats to serve as practice and qualifying in one, Dillon and his Richard Childress Racing car thrived. Thankfully, the rain held off as the lap times came down under 20 seconds. Dillon has […]
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Kyle Larson Snags Pole For Bristol Dirt
Kyle Larson was the quickest of the quick on Saturday night getting around 15 laps at Bristol in five minutes and 14 seconds. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver may not like the dirt on this track, but he was quite fast. The No. 5 car starts well early, but the question may be that 100 […]
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Harrison Crowe Heads To Masters As Amateur Makes Waves
Harrison Crowe is arguably more well known as a golfer who hit an illegal trick shot at St. Andrews. However, the Australian amateur golfer has more talent than most acknowledge. Crowe has won five times as an amateur including at the Asia-Pacific last year. He has a couple top-tens and comes off a respectable 29th […]
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Bernard Langer Takes Senior Winning To The Masters
Bernard Langer had an amazing PGA career but his Senior Tour career has been even better. His 45 wins and 40 runner-ups are an incredible accomplishment. The German golfer is tied with Hale Irwin's record in the 50+ tour. Langer has had five top-20 results in his six appearances on the Champions Tour in 2023. […]
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Adrian Meronk Makes History At The Masters
Adrian Meronk made history at Augusta this week by becoming the first Polish golfer to play at The Masters. Meronk has two wins in his career (last year in Australia) and a T4 just last week at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship. Aside from a third-round 75 there, Meronk looked to be in good form, […]
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Billy Horschel Sputtering As The Masters Looms
Billy Horschel nearly got into the elite eight at the WGC Match Play, but that has been his only quality result in 2023. The American golfer has been decent at times, but mostly it has been missed shots, a wonky driver, and some mediocre putting. Horschel has missed three cuts and is one of the […]
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Alex Noren May Struggle At Augusta This Week
Alex Noren has endured a rough 2023. The Swedish veteran golfer has missed a few cuts (three in his last six tournaments). Even at The Valero, Noren finished tied for 15th but never could make enough birdies to truly contend. This year has featured a lot of inaccuracy off the tee. Driving accuracy ranks 146th […]
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Seamus Power A Bit Cold Heading To The Masters
Seamus Power was thriving early in the season with a win at the Butterfield in Bermuda. The Irish golfer strung along seven straight top-25 results then March happened. It seems the Arnold Palmer Championship wreaked some havoc with his golf game. Power never shot under par in any of the four rounds and went 76-78 […]
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Keegan Bradley Returns To The Masters This Week
Keegan Bradley returns to play at The Masters for the first time since 2019 this week. That week saw him finish just outside the top 40 (tied for 43rd). His other appearance a few years before saw the American stumble over the weekend. In 2019, he opened with a 76. It will be intriguing to […]
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Tom Kim Trying To Find American Express Form This Week
Tom Kim's last quality tournament was in January at The American Express. The South Korean golfer finished sixth and shot all four rounds in the 60's. In his next five tournaments, Kim has not made enough birdies or shots. Even at the WGC Match Play, Kim could not get going and did not even advance […]
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Can Max Homa Figure Out The Masters?
Max Homa looked like he had things under control at The Masters through 36 holes last year. Then, the weekend happened. The American golfer fell apart with rounds of 77 and 78. Several missed putts each day cost him a likely top 20 result. Three of the four majors were unkind to Homa. His only […]
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Cameron Smith Opens His PGA Season At The Masters
Cameron Smith starts his 2023 season at The Masters. The last time he played on this side of the hemisphere was last August at The Tour Championship. Smith finished 20th as the Australian could not make enough birdies when the conditions were better. That may be a problem this week at Augusta. Can Smith start […]
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Scottie Scheffler Has Tools To Repeat At The Masters
Scottie Scheffler knows The Masters and Augusta well. He understands the pressure placed on the number one golfer in the world. Scheffler has been one of the best golfers in the last calendar year, if not the best. This season, he has two wins and seven top tens already. The golfer did hold off Rory […]
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Kevin Harvick Winds Up Fifth At Richmond On Sunday
Kevin Harvick and a top-10 finish at Richmond is not a surprise. He ended up fifth and led a small Ford contingent of three cars in the top seven (Michael McDowell in sixth and Joey Logano in seventh). In the early portion of the race, it was the Stewart-Haas car that held the fort for […]
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Christopher Bell Bumps His Way To Fourth-Place Finish
Christopher Bell and his Joe Gibbs Racing car were quick all day. The No. 20 car added 12 stage points and nearly edged out Denny Hamlin for the Stage 2 win. However, it is what happened late which frustrated Bell. He dive bombed trying to get better position and took out William Byron. It knocked […]
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Ross Chastain Adds Another Top-Five Result On Sunday
Ross Chastain never could quite get close enough to Kyle Larson at the end on Sunday. However, the Trackhouse Racing driver managed to wind up third behind Josh Berry and Larson. Chastain racked up his third top-five result of the season and inched up to four points of the top spot in the point standings […]
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Josh Berry Shows Resolve On Way To Second-Place Finish
Josh Berry began from the 30th position for Sunday's Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway. Berry ended the race with a smile on his face knowing he did everything he could. The Hendrick Motorsports substitute driver took the No. 9 Chevy up to second place by race's end. Berry was 18th after Stage 2 and […]
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Kyle Larson Rides Late Surge To Victory At Richmond
Kyle Larson knew he had a good car but the late surge that propelled him to victory on Sunday was pretty special. The Hendrick Motorsports driver stayed clear of the chaos and pulled away to an easy 1.535 second win over Josh Berry on Sunday. It was Larson's 20th career win and first of the […]
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Erik Jones Hoping Not To Go Backwards At Richmond
Erik Jones has not enjoyed the last few Spring races at Richmond. Last year showed some promise when he started fifth. However, several issues plagued his afternoon as he slid outside the top 20 into 23rd. The two races before (2019 and 2021), Jones did rise up the standings but began 30th and 35th. The […]
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Begins Eighth At Richmond
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has had quite the interesting 2023 season. The JTG Daugherty Racing driver won the Daytona 500 breaking his long race drought. On Sunday, he begins eighth at Richmond. The last time Stenhouse Jr. began in the top ten during a Spring race at Richmond was in 2016. In Spring races, the No. […]
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Tyler Reddick Tries To Keep Rolling At Richmond
Tyler Reddick won at COTA last week with one very dominant performance. He was the fastest car on the course no question. Reddick and his 23XI racing car face a different challenge on Sunday. When driving for Richard Childress Racing, Reddick finished 12th last year and flirted with the top ten often. The good news […]
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Joey Logano Starts Back In 18th At Richmond
The numbers were not too kind this time around for Joey Logano. Logano and his Team Penske car start 18th on Sunday from Richmond. Traditionally, the No. 22 Ford enjoyed a good deal of success on the 0.75-mile track. Logano had five straight top-five results in the Spring including a 2017 win. Last year, his […]
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