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Kyle Larson Benefits From Appeal For Richmond Race
Metrics and the appeal helped Kyle Larson a good deal for the Richmond race on Sunday. Larson starts ninth in his No. 5 Chevy. He typically loses speed in the August event but last year showed top-five late run speed en route to a top five result. Larson was ninth after Stage 2. That fifth […]
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Denny Hamlin Trying For Spring Magic At Richmond Again
Denny Hamlin and the Joe Gibbs Racing team have enjoyed a lot of success at Richmond. Last year, Hamlin won the April race despite only leading five laps. Leading the one that matters never hurts. The No. 11 driver also finished fourth in the August edition. It is intriguing to note that Hamlin has performed […]
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A.J. Allmendinger Trying To Improve At Richmond
A.J. Allmendinger has not finished inside the Top 20 since 2015 at Richmond. That is a string of eight races. Now, Allmendinger had not raced on the track in 3 1/2 years going into last Spring. The result was almost predictable. The Kaulig Racing driver started 26th and finished 27th. This April, Allmendinger and his […]
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Austin Cindric Keeps Improving At Richmond
Austin Cindric may not be producing the results some expect on short tracks yet, but he keeps improving at Richmond. Cindric and his Team Penske car start sixth on Sunday. Considering, the No. 2 Ford has never started better than 20th, this is an advantageous position for Cindric. Each race has seen some progression on […]
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Ty Dillon Begins Back In 36th At Richmond
Ty Dillon has endured a miserable start to the 2023 season. The Spire Motorsports driver has seen plenty go wrong but he did finish 17th and 22nd at Richmond the past two races. However, other than a 23rd at Atlanta, there has been little to even get hopeful about. Dillon has three DNF's in six […]
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Harrison Burton Begins Richmond From 26th Position
Harrison Burton starts the Toyota Owners 400 from the 26th position on Sunday afternoon. The Wood Brothers Racing driver did finish 18th last Spring in the same car. His No. 21 Ford could gain a few more spots on Sunday which allows for some DFS possibilities. Burton is under a good deal of pressure to […]
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Corey LaJoie Could Slide Back Some Spots Sunday
Corey LaJoie gets some help with the metrics for Sunday starting 16th at Richmond. Consider his average start on the track is 31.4 and that is a nice bump. In five starts, LaJoie has never finished in the top 20 (21st his highest result). The Spire Motorsports driver has had some nice results this season […]
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Ty Gibbs A Slight Question Mark On Sunday
Ty Gibbs benefits from the metrics and will start 14th on Sunday at Richmond. His Xfinity experiences have been better on the short track. His only Cup Series start ended with a 36th-place result. To be fair, his engine blew after beginning 14th. Now, in the Joe Gibbs Racing car, it will be intriguing to […]
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J.J. Yeley Facing A Long Afternoon At Richmond
J.J. Yeley starts the Sunday race at Richmond from the 34th position for the Rick Ware Racing team. The No. 15 Ford does not generate much speed or downforce on the short track. His last five appearances have seen results of 32nd or worse without a single DNF. It simply comes down to starting position […]
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Cody Ware Starts 31st Sunday For Toyota Owners 400
Cody Ware begins Sunday right where his average start is at Richmond. The Rick Ware Racing driver will be inside Row 16 (31st) for the 400 lap race. Ware has an average start of 31.3 and result of 35.3. In three races at Richmond, Ware finished twice and has one DNF. Typically, his Ford has […]
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Todd Gilliland May Not Have Easy Time At Richmond
Todd Gilliland gets a boost on Sunday with the metrics as he starts 13th for the Toyota Owners 400. Now, the bad news is that the Front Row Motorsports driver has never finished better than 25th. His other result on the 0.75-mile track was 27th. Despite an average start of 19.0, Gilliland has lost track […]
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Josh Berry Gets DFS Boost For Sunday At Richmond
Josh Berry and his No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy was also on the wrong side of the metrics Saturday. As a result, Berry begins 30th on Sunday. He has never raced at Richmond on the Cup Series level. However, the Chase Elliott car has three top-five results and an average finish of 8.0 since 2020. […]
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Ryan Preece Looking For Another Top 20 At Richmond
Ryan Preece has a bit of work to do if he wants to finish in the Top 20 on Sunday at Richmond. Thanks to the rainout of Saturday's practice and qualifying, the Stewart-Haas Racing driver will begin 34th. The concern for Preece is track position which usually is a negative for him on the short […]
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Anthony Alfredo Starts 35th On Sunday At Richmond
The rain kept Anthony Alfredo and NASCAR drivers from practicing or qualifying on Saturday morning. By the time the showers stopped, it was deemed metrics would determine race position for Sunday's Toyota Owners 400. Alfredo and his Live Fast Motorsports Chevy begin 35th. It will be interesting to see how many positions Alfredo can gain […]
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NASCAR DFS Prop Picks for Toyota Owners 400 - PrizePicks
We look toward Palm Sunday (April 2nd, 2023) as the Toyota Owners 400 comes to us from Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. This is the seventh 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 […]
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Adam Schenk Wants To Keep Momentum Rolling At Valero
Adam Schenk nearly won the Valspar Championship a couple of weeks ago. He finished second with a solid four round total of 270. Only Taylor Moore who was hot on Sunday was able to finish better (-4 close). The question becomes how can the American golfer follow up that performance. Though Schenk had no top-tens […]
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Ryan Moore Cannot Get Past The Cut Lately
Ryan Moore has been struggling getting past the first two days of a golf tournament lately. The American golfer has missed four straight cuts. Worse, since his top ten at Pebble Beach, Moore has regressed more each event. At Puntacana, he opened with a disastrous 77 and never recovered. Overall, Moore has now missed eight […]
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Stephan Jaeger Could Warm Things Up At Valero
Stephan Jaeger has looked pretty good this year on the PGA Tour. He only has one top ten in Houston, but has only missed one cut. The German golfer has two finishes inside the top 30 recently. The includes the Valspar Championship a couple weeks ago. A few missed putts likely kept him out of […]
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Si Woo Kim A Possible Contender At Valero
Si Woo Kim often comes out of almost nowhere to win tournaments. The South Korean golfer did that at the Sony Open. That came after back-to-back 64's. Again, Kim has been consistent staying in the top-30 or 40 or so. Aside from one missed cut at The Genesis, this has been a solid year for […]
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Taylor Montgomery Attempting To Find Weekend Consistency
One of the things holding back Taylor Montgomery from even more success is his form on the weekends. The American golfer looked solid at Sony and then The American Express. After that, Montgomery has been the victim of some adventurous final rounds. It was that Players Championship 76 which appeared to be the most glaring. […]
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Corey Conners Trying To Recreate A Little Magic
Corey Conners has just one win on the PGA Tour. Yes, it came at the Valero Texas Open. The Canadian golfer won the tournament back in 2019 when he qualified on a Monday. Since then, times have been a bit tougher. He does have six top-25 results this season in ten events. However, Conners has […]
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William Byron Rounds Out Top Five At COTA
William Byron was exasperated by the end of Sunday. It did not start that way on the pole for the Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver. The No. 24 car led 28 laps in all, but never could even win a stage. Alas, Tyler Reddick was a little faster in the race's critical moments and restarts. Byron […]
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Ross Chastain Caught Up To Fourth At COTA On Sunday
Ross Chastain never could get in a position to have a chance at repeating on Sunday in Austin. The TrackHouse Racing driver managed to get into the top five and finished fourth. However, he did not lead a single lap and finished 2.704 seconds behind William Byron. The No. 1 Chevy ran out of time […]
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Alex Bowman Brings Home Third Place Finish At COTA
Alex Bowman was quick most of the weekend and that showed on Sunday. He found himself in position, much like last year. The difference was a slightly calmer third overtime as the Hendrick Motorsports driver could not haul in Kyle Busch for second. Still, the third place result was a huge boost (41 points) pending […]
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Kyle Busch Scrambles Up To Second At Austin
Kyle Busch did wind up second at COTA when the 75 laps were complete. In the end, the Richard Childress Racing driver did not lead a single lap, but gained an important 39 points in the driver's standings. For perspective, Busch finished 1.4 seconds behind Tyler Reddick. On a 3.426-mile course, that's quite a distance […]
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Tyler Reddick Dominates And Wins At COTA
Tyler Reddick and his 23XI Racing car were too dominant for the field at the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon. Despite a triple overtime, it did not matter as Reddick led 41 of 75 total laps. Reddick's No. 45 car gained tenths of a second at will per lap and sometimes sectors. Even […]
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Austin Dillon Starts 28th At COTA For Sunday
Austin Dillon and his Richard Childress Racing car could not keep up in qualifying on Saturday. He ended up 28th almost 1.8 seconds behind William Byron. Dillon had been consistent at the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix with results of tenth and 12th. However, starting this low could make things more challenging. Even last year, the […]
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. In Middle Of Pack For COTA
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. starts the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix 18th on Sunday from Austin, Texas. The JTG Daugherty Racing driver took a few small runs totaling 15 laps on the track. His No. 47 Chevy was 13th among fast laps in practice which was unexpected. Given that Stenhouse Jr. finished 22nd and then 36th last […]
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Denny Hamlin Rough Patch In Qualifying On Saturday
Denny Hamlin finished 1.74 seconds behind William Byron in qualifying on Saturday. That means he will begin the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix from the 21st position. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver did have the eighth quickest time in a five lap average though. Hamlin was leading after Stage 2 last year when the Toyota spun […]
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Kyle Busch Starts Ninth For COTA Race On Sunday
Kyle Busch got into the last round of qualifying and will begin ninth on Sunday for the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix. Busch did have the third fastest five-lap interval in his new Richard Childress Racing car. The No. 8 Chevy figures to be more focused on longer lap interval speed. However, starting closer to the […]
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