Ross Chastain Falls Back In Overtime, Still Finishes Third

Ross Chastain led the most laps out of any driver on Sunday at Vegas. Chastain led 83 laps in all. Also, the Trackhouse Racing driver won Stage 2 convincingly. He started 18th on Sunday afternoon but wow was he downright fast at times. It seemed that Chastain had the car with his No. 1 Chevy. […]

Kyle Larson Finishes Second On Sunday In Vegas

Kyle Larson tried to play possum late in the race on Sunday and then strike. That strategy got thrown out the window when he was assessed a speeding penalty during his next-to-last pit stop. The No. 5 car rallied hard, but it was too late. He came up just short this time around -- a […]

Alex Bowman Wins At Vegas

Alex Bowman had one fast race car, especially early on. He easily won Stage 1 and then kind of just vanished for a good bit. The No. 48 car managed to lurk and lurk, and lurk. He struck at the right time as the Hendricks Motorsports Racing Driver led 16 laps in all on Sunday. […]

NASCAR DFS Prop Picks for 3/6 - PrizePicks

Hello once again everyone!  We head to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the Pennzoil 400 this week and the third 2022 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 DFS props site where you […]

Aric Almirola Might Have Tougher Time At Vegas Sunday

Aric Almirola is in his last season of full-time racing. One would never know it after fifth and sixth place results. Even Fontana was a bit lucky and so was Daytona. Almirola and the Stewart-Haas Ford were in position to possibly win but just could not get there. This week is a bit different. Almirola […]

Kevin Harvick's Past Success Could Help Him At Vegas

Kevin Harvick starts all the way down in 25th on Sunday. That is not necessarily a bad thing for the No. 4 Ford. Losing his crew chief might be less than optimal, though. Harvick has led 14.2% of the laps in the previous six races on the Vegas track. Furthermore, that has resulted in five […]

Kyle Busch Starts From Rear For Sunday Race

Kyle Busch knew it was not good on Turn 3 Saturday. It was too late to save the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing car. Busch slammed into the wall after his left-rear tire gave way. As a result, the backup car was brought out. With that, it was too the rear he goes. The younger […]

Bubba Wallace Could Struggle At Vegas

Bubba Wallace and the 23XI Racing car struggled at Vegas last year. Other than the 2020 early race where he finished sixth, the No. 23 car has been outside the top-15 every other time. That is not a good sign heading into Sunday's race with the Next-Gen cars. While Wallace has shown improvement over last […]

Daniel Hemric Gains Intrigue For Pennzoil 400

Daniel Hemric showed a little something last week with his ninth-place result at Fontana. He was able to keep his wits about him and stay in the top 10 during the most crucial part of the race. The younger NASCAR drivers are making their presence felt. Hemric last raced at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in […]

Brad Keselowski Starts 15th On Sunday From Vegas

Brad Keselowski arguably ended a couple more drivers' races last week. Keselowski races aggressively and that will not change. He has a peculiar consistency on the 1.5-mile Vegas track. His average finish is an active best at 5.67. Despite that, he leads just 3.1% of the laps and has not won in his previous six […]

William Byron Could Carry Speed At Vegas Sunday

William Byron was turning in some fast laps during the Saturday practice session. That being said, the Hendricks car will start outside of Row 7 from Las Vegas. Byron was one of six cars that turned in a sub-30 second qualifying lap. Now, how does this work when it comes into longer runs? The Next-Gen […]

Alex Bowman A Bit Of A Mystery At Pennzoil 400

Alex Bowman and the Hendricks Motorsports Racing team looked great in the first practice session on Saturday but qualifying was not quite so kind. As a result, he begins 13th on Sunday from Las Vegas. Bowman was mired in car issues last year and finished two laps down (27th) both times. The idea is does […]

Martin Truex Jr.'s Consistency On Display At Vegas

Martin Truex Jr. and the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing car have enjoyed some solid numbers at the speedway. This week, he begins 12th on the 1.5-mile tri-oval. It does not seem like he is the fastest during these longer final stages but he is fast enough. The 107 laps this week will be a […]

Ryan Blaney Another Penske Driver To Watch At Vegas

Ryan Blaney has shown some solid consistency at Las Vegas. In his past six races, he has four top-ten results and an average finish of 9.17. He has had a few issues which has kept him from finishing even better. Blaney and the Team Penske Ford had consecutive fifth-place results in 2021. While he only […]

Austin Dillon Shows More Potential At Vegas

Austin Dillon nearly rewarded those who rostered him with a win last week at Fontana. He finished second just a hair behind Kyle Larson. Dillon was around a quarter of a second back when all was said and done. His car was several mph faster in certain sectors. The No. 3 Chevy can be a […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Begins Ninth On Sunday From Vegas

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and JTG Daugherty Racing have a nice opportunity on Sunday. They begin the Vegas race from the ninth position. Stenhouse Jr. was in it to win it late at Daytona. He then netted a top-ten at Fontana against plenty of odds. Stenhouse Jr. does have a couple of top-ten finishes in the […]

Denny Hamlin Looking To Bounce Back At Vegas

Denny Hamlin and his Joe Gibbs Racing car struggled last week with that pesky engine issue. Don't use screens, period. Hamlin begins the Vegas race eighth on Sunday. The No. 11 has led the most laps on the 1.5-mile track at a rate of 19.2%. Hamlin has four top-tens and a win since 2019. It […]

Tyler Reddick A Popular Choice To Contend At Las Vegas

The one thing Tyler Reddick has shown this season is his ability to not race with any fear. Reddick being able to side draft cars several times last week was an indication of that. He starts the Pennzoil 400 from the seventh spot. Reddick led seven laps in the first Vegas race last year before […]

Joey Logano The Dangerous Penske Driver At Las Vegas

Joey Logano and the Team Penske car are inevitably just very good at Las Vegas. Logano won the race in back to back years and leads all drivers in driver rating since 2019 (109.2). That includes leading more than 15% of the laps and four top ten results. Logano begins from the sixth position on […]

Chase Elliott Begins Fifth At Vegas

Chase Elliott and Hendrick Motorsports like to live dangerously. This time, it was costly. Though Elliott will start fifth on Sunday at Las Vegas, two failed inspections will mean his crew chief and pit selection preference are gone. That may not seemingly mean too much, but then again it might. The No. 9 car has […]

Chase Briscoe Nabs Spot Outside Row 2 For Las Vegas

Chase Briscoe will begin the Pennzoil 400 from the fourth spot on Sunday. Briscoe could be a bit of a question mark. He did seem to improve a bit in the second race at Vegas during the playoffs last season. Briscoe got into the top ten at points before dropping to 14th overall. That was […]

Austin Cindric Starts Third At Las Vegas On Sunday

Austin Cindric is in a good position going into the Pennzoil 400 on Sunday. This is more than just starting third. Cindric drives for Team Penske. Team Penske has won a few of these races lately on the low to medium-wear track. The tri-oval can be a bit testy but it seems the three Ford […]

Kyle Larson Starts Outside Row 1 For Pennzoil 400

Kyle Larson nearly pulled off the double on Sunday. He was the fastest in practice and nearly won the qualifying on Saturday. In the end, the No. 5 car was second behind Christopher Bell. The result is that Larson will begin Sunday outside Row 1. After winning last week's race, Larson will attempt to make […]

Christopher Bell Wins Pole At Vegas

Christopher Bell put the problems of the first two weeks behind him and won the pole for the Pennzoil 400 on Sunday. His 182.673 mph lap bested Kyle Larson's effort by 0.289 seconds. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver is the second driver this year to win their first career pole. The other was Austin Cindric […]

Greyson Sigg Has Some Questions After Honda Classic

Greyson Sigg created more questions than answers after missing the cut last week at The Honda Classic. He could not recover from an opening-round 75 (plus-five). Add in the two rounds over 72, and Sigg just did not come close to seeing the weekend last week. Sigg could easily bounce back, but a lot of […]

Aaron Wise Has Lower Potential At Arnold Palmer

Aaron Wise has missed the cut in three of his last four tournaments. The one, he made, was The Genesis Invitational. Wise barely made the cut on his way to finishing tied for 67th. The American shot 70 or worse in every one of those rounds. That makes nine straight rounds now. Wise is 90th […]

Chris Kirk Carrying Momentum Into This Week

Even with a bit of a drop-off over the weekend last week at The Honda Classic, Chris Kirk did finish tied for seventh. Kirk was right near the top early into the third round. That is when the Georgian's game went south a bit. Kirk's triple bogey on 15 on Sunday just killed any hope […]

Branden Grace Trying To Find His Game At Arnold Palmer

Branden Grace is just not striking the golf ball well or doing much of anything well lately. He could not make anywhere near enough birdies at the season opener. He could not make the cut at the Sony Open. Furthermore, Grace could not get going at all at the Genesis. It was bad. This was […]

Keegan Bradley May Struggle At Arnold Palmer

Keegan Bradley needs to string four rounds together this week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. The growing sense is that Bradley may just not be capable of that right now. The last time he did so was the Sony Open, where he finished T12. Since then, it has been a bit of a roller coaster […]

Charles Howell III Looking For Solace At Arnold Palmer

Charles Howell III has probably had two of the worst weeks he could ever ask for from a golf perspective. It is not just that he missed the cut, it is how. Howell III had an awful round that sealed his fate where he could not make putts. Then, erratic stroke play created even more […]