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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]