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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Kyle Larson Could Be A Wildcard On Sunday

Kyle Larson has had some very mixed results on road courses. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver has four wins in the past three seasons. He finished second at the inaugural race in 2021. However, Larson finished 29th last year. The Chevy was fifth after the first stage though. The No. 5 car had the second […]

Noah Gragson Finds Way To Qualify 10th At COTA

Noah Gragson wound up in the final group of qualifying with his Legacy Motor Club car on Saturday. As a result, Gragson will start Sunday in tenth place. His lap in the final round was not good (2.4 seconds behind William Byron). However, Gragson's Chevy was fast in practice. He did seem to lose some […]

Brad Keselowski A Few Seconds Off the COTA Pace

Brad Keselowski will start the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix from the 30th position at COTA on Sunday. The RFK Racing driver ended up more than 2.1 seconds behind William Byron. Keselowski starts aside Kevin Harvick on Sunday. It was kind of par for the course for the Ford car who began 26th and 24th the […]

Ryan Blaney Begins 38th For Sunday's Race At COTA

Ryan Blaney appeared quick at practice on Saturday. Then, it came to qualifying. That was when the Team Penske driver had issues. He immediately flat spotted his tires going into turn 1 on his qualifying lap. As a result, Blaney ended up almost 11 seconds off the pole position time of William Byron. The No. […]

Chase Briscoe Just A Little Off At COTA On Saturday

Chase Briscoe was right around 1.6 seconds off the top qualifying times on Saturday at COTA. The one consistent aspect was that Briscoe kept that deficit from practice to qualifying. As a result, the Stewart-Haas Racing driver will start 19th on Sunday. The No. 14 Ford did not lose a ton of time in one […]

Corey LaJoie May Regress At COTA On Sunday

Corey LaJoie has had his issues at COTA. The Spire Motorsports driver finished 20th in 2021 and then 36th last year. LaJoie was fifth after Stage 2 in the 54-lap 2021 race. However, problems and spinning derailed his afternoon. Last year, a blown engine ended his day quite early. This time, LaJoie qualified 1.996 seconds […]

Conor Daly Begins 35th At COTA On Sunday

Conor Daly finished dead last in practice and improved slightly in qualifying. As a result, the No. 50 Chevy will start 35th for the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix. Daly and TMT Racing will need to make a lot of adjustments before Sunday's race. One of the issues was the middle turns where Daly bled tenths […]

Ty Gibbs Starts A Respectable 17th On Sunday

Ty Gibbs knows driving week-to-week at the top level is tough. Gibbs turned in some pretty quick practice laps. However, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver ended up 1.53 seconds short in qualifying behind William Byron on Saturday. That was good for 17th place. Gibbs has raced on COTA in the Xfinity Series. In the race […]

Joey Logano Has Intriguing Numbers At COTA

Joey Logano finished third in the first edition of the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix. Remember that was the rain shortened 54-lap version. However, one thing is clear, Logano and his Team Penske car love racking up stage points. He had a first in 2021, then a fourth and third last year. Logano begins on Sunday […]

Kevin Harvick Could Not Make Up Time Qualifying Saturday

Kevin Harvick and his Stewart-Haas Racing car looked slow on Saturday. He ended up 2.1 seconds behind William Byron. Qualifying 29th on a road course almost guarantees finishing outside the top ten barring a bunch of unforeseen events. Again, anything can happen. Another concern lies in road course results. Harvick is not near the top […]

Martin Truex Jr. May Have Potential At COTA

Martin Truex Jr. does not qualify well at COTA. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver started 17th last year and 25th this year. He was 1.815 seconds off the qualifying time of William Byron on Saturday. Even his practice times were a hair better. There were some top-ten intervals mixed in. Last year, Truex Jr. wound […]

Alex Bowman Fares Consistently Well At COTA

Alex Bowman drives well on the Texas road course. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver qualified sixth on Saturday just behind teammates Jordan Taylor (4th) and William Byron (1st). Bowman has been pretty consistent at COTA as the No. 24 Chevy finished in the top ten twice. That includes a second last year just behind Ross […]

Christopher Bell Starts Outside Top Ten At COTA

Christopher Bell will have a little work to do at the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix on Sunday. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver begins 14th as he finished 1.352 seconds behind William Byron in qualifying. Bell could not make the final round this time. However, the No. 20 driver seemed to be holding something back in […]

Will Zalatoris Needs Birdies At WGC Match Play

Will Zalatoris drew a pretty fortunate group for the WGC Match Play at Austin. The American golfer is seeded seventh and has Ryan Fox, Harris English, and Andrew Putnam in his foursome. Zalatoris ranks in the top ten when it comes to "Birdies Or Better" on the tour. Match play predicates golfers who can sink […]

Jordan Spieth Can Advance At WGC Match Play

Jordan Spieth comes in with a world ranking of 14th. His seed is 12 for the WGC Match Play at Austin. Spieth is native to Texas (Dallas) but that helps only a little. Overall, the American golfer has three top tens this season which indicates some reasonable form. It is hard to count out Spieth […]

Matt Fitzpatrick May Struggle At WGC Match Play

Matt Fitzpatrick comes in with a nice world ranking of 13th this year. Overall, he is an 11 seed for this year's WGC Match Play at Austin. Most course models have the English golfer well in the red. Some even project him not getting out of the group stage. He ranks 43rd in strokes gained […]

Chris Kirk Draws A Bit Unlucky At WGC Match Play

Chris Kirk comes in as the 25th seed at the WGC Match Play. His group is full of potential traps. The American golfer has Si Woo Kim in his group. Kim loves Pete Dye courses and has won at TPC Sawgrass. Kirk is in his own good form this season, however. He has three top-ten […]

Patrick Cantlay Has Good Chance At WGC Match Play

Patrick Cantlay is seeded fourth for the WGC Match Play in Austin this week. The American golfer has anywhere from +1600 to +1800 odds to win the tournament. Cantlay has a reasonable group to advance. Brian Harman, who ranks third in putting on Bermuda greens could provide a good deal of resistance. Even Nick Taylor […]

Brian Harman Has Putter's Chance To Contend At WGC

Brian Harman did not get out of the group stage last year. Then again, plenty of golfers do not. The one thing Harman has going for him is his ability to putt on Bermuda greens. He ranks third in that category. In terms of par-five scoring, Harman is also in the top 10 there. His […]

Tommy Fleetwood Has Challenge At WGC Match Play

Tommy Fleetwood competes at the WGC Match Play from Austin, Texas, this week. The English golfer has two top-10 results this season and has advanced from the opening group stage once. However, the Bermuda course does not do him many favors from a putting standpoint (56th overall, 0.267 strokes gained). Match play is a different […]

Tyler Reddick Hangs in For Fifth Place At Atlanta

Tyler Reddick was the second Toyota to finish in the top five on Sunday at Atlanta. Now, the 23XI Racing driver Reddick has as many top five finishes as DNF's (two). The No. 45 car edged out Denny Hamlin for that result. The Richard Childress Racing driver could be one to watch over the next […]

Corey LaJoie Uses Course To Advantage On Sunday

Corey LaJoie took advantage of Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday. LaJoie inched his way up the field and was in the right place at the right time. The Spire Motorsports driver finished fourth behind Christopher Bell, Brad Keselowski, and Joey Logano. LaJoie moved up 27 positions on Sunday which was the most out of any […]

Christopher Bell Ends Up With Another Top Five Result

Christopher Bell has been close to winning three times in five races this year. Bell finished third as Brad Keselowski edged him out for second by the length of a credit card. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver finished again as the highest Toyota on Sunday. Now, Bell is one point out of first in the […]

Brad Keselowski Noses Christopher Bell Out For Second

Brad Keselowski has enjoyed a renaissance season after the disaster that was 2022. The RFK Racing driver edged Christopher Bell for second place on Sunday which places Keselowski in the top-five in points. He even led 47 laps in the race. The No. 6 Ford was fast all day after qualifying fourth. Ford cars stayed […]

Joey Logano Goes From Pole To Win Sunday

Joey Logano helped lead the Ford cars on Sunday as Team Penske was in control for large segments of the race. Even when cautions mounted and things got chaotic, the No. 22 Ford kept an even keel. Logano led 140 of the 260 laps on Sunday including the one that mattered. He racked up a […]