Harold Varner III A Question Mark Heading To Phoenix

Harold Varner III had an adventure and a half at the American Express. His final round 74 clouded what was otherwise a brilliant week for the golfer. After not playing for two months, Varner III had quite a nice showing, made some putts, and showed an ability to string birdies together (5.16 a round -- […]

Sam Burns Looking To Bounce Back At Phoenix Open

It is safe to say that things did not go well at the Farmers as Sam Burns missed the cut. After a middling finish (19th) at the Tournament Of Champions, the American golfer has some question marks heading into this week. Burns has missed the cut two of the past three times at Phoenix but […]

Lucas Glover May Struggle At Waste Management

Lucas Glover started to play better by the third round at Pebble Beach. However, the damage had been done. After starting off at a 75-76, a 68 was just a little too late to get Glover into the final round. Glover started off inauspiciously as the Tournament Of Champions finishing 35th. The question is can […]

Aaron Wise May Not Have Much Potential This Week

Aaron Wise had a nice run to head into 2022. He had five finishes in a row that were 26th or better. That included two top-ten results. After a couple of months off, Wise returned for the Farmers Insurance Open but missed the cut after a second-round 75. Now, at the Waste Management Open, Wise […]

Russell Henley's Consistency An Issue At Waste Management

Russell Henley bounced back at the American Express with a top-15 finish despite a collapse at the Sony Open the week before. The American golfer had an extra week off before this week's tournament in Phoenix. His ability tee-to-green in 2022 is other-worldly. He is fourth from tee-to-green with 1.637 strokes gained. It comes down […]

Si Woo Kim Could Have Upside At Waste Management

Si Woo Kim comes into the Waste Management Open on a nice modest streak. He has finished tied for 11th in two straight tournaments. His 70-71 last week in the Farmers was a bit of a downer but Kim kept fighting. That resolve kept him in contention and could do somewhat the same this week. […]

Kurt Busch Struggles Saturday Night At Coliseum

Kurt Busch and his car just did not have it on Saturday night. He qualified 32nd out of 36 cars. The new No. 45 car for 23XI Racing just did not seem to have the same speed it did during the day. Something was off as Busch lost speed in each sector during his 14.437 […]

Kevin Harvick Drops To 23rd During Qualifying

Kevin Harvick looked great during practice and had the second fastest lap among all drivers. He was two thousandths of a second behind Chase Elliott. Some of his runs rivaled Elliott even. Then, the qualifying run happened and the speed was not there for the No. 4 car. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver almost had to […]

Denny Hamlin Has Slower Than Expected Qualifying Run

Denny Hamlin has had an interesting week in Los Angeles. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has kissed a wall or two and only qualified 17th on Saturday. He did look better in practice runs where he raced 102 laps in all. His best lap there was good enough for tenth spot. The faster conditions earlier […]

Christopher Bell OK In Qualifying On Saturday At Coliseum

Christopher Bell did not have the best or worst of runs on Saturday night as he qualified 15th for Joe Gibbs Racing. Again, he was a couple of mph's faster in practice topping out just over 66 mph. Bell seems to have the car to make a run during the main event but it is […]

Bubba Wallace Has Somewhat Troubling Run At Coliseum

Bubba Wallace had a better qualifying session on Saturday night and wound up 18th. However, the 23Xi Racing team is not having the best start to the season in Los Angeles. Kurt Busch was 32nd fastest on Saturday night and both cars looked slow in the qualifying session. Wallace's car may be more concerning because […]

Martin Truex Jr. Continues Troubling Week At Coliseum

Martin Truex Jr. has not had the best of weeks in Los Angeles. The Coliseum track just does not seem to suit him well. Given his history on short tracks, one would think the No. 19 car would be much closer to the top. That has not been the case. He qualified a mere 30th […]

Alex Bowman Starts Fourth In Heat 2 On Sunday At Coliseum

Alex Bowman qualified 14th on Saturday night and will be in the fourth position when Heat 2 gets underway Sunday afternoon. The No. 48 car had some nice moments in practice too but was a hair off from the top cars during that faster session. His runs were not quite as good as the top […]

Ryan Blaney Hangs Around 14 Seconds On Saturday

It did not seem that Ryan Blaney overdid it on Saturday in qualifying. He qualified 13th with a time of 14.002 seconds but looked like there was a bit more speed in the Team Penske Ford. The No, 12 car easily ran in the top-ten during practice and appeared to be one of the fastest […]

Michael McDowell Manages Nice Effort To Qualify 12th Saturday

Michael McDowell put himself in a decent position on Sunday with a 12th-place qualifying result on Saturday. He will be the third car coming out for Heat 4. That will give him the luxury of seeing others on the track and how they handle the 25-lap run. McDowell can be a bit of a risk […]

William Byron Starts In Heat 3 On Sunday At Coliseum

William Byron qualified 11th on Saturday night with a time of 13.973 seconds. He was one of only 12 cars to post a sub-14 second lap in the evening session. The No. 24 Chevy was in the middle of the pack during practice so maybe Byron is figuring out the track a bit better. Again, […]

Harrison Burton Not Far Off From Practice Run At Coliseum

One of the few drivers that was about as fast in qualifying as in practice was Harrison Burton. Burton qualified tenth for the heat races on Sunday with an average speed of 64.447 mph. His practice best was 65.114 mph. Again, there were a few minor bobbles in turns 2 and 4 for Burton. With […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Stays Upright During Nice Run Saturday

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. seemed quite fast in practice leading up to Saturday night's qualifying run. That panned out as Stenhouse Jr was ninth with a speed of 64.461 mph. If not for a late bobble, he may have qualified in the top-five. It is tough to pick these things out in a 14-second lap (give […]

Kyle Larson Tuning Up For Event At Coliseum On Sunday

Kyle Larson automatically qualified for the main event on Sunday in Los Angeles. This is because he won the title last season (most points). However, his No. 5 car looked pretty quick and he finished eighth in qualifying Saturday night. The Team Hendrick Motorsports car was seventh fastest in practice just 0.058 seconds off from […]

Chase Elliott Looks Strong In Advance of Sunday's Race

Chase Elliott qualified in seventh on Saturday night, just a few mph's slower than his practice session. That practice saw the No. 9 car at the top of the field. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver has little to worry about in qualifying for the 23-driver main event. Elliott's runs in his 103 laps of practice […]

Cole Custer Finishes Well With Nice Qualifying Lap Saturday

Cole Custer will start from the second position in Heat 2 on Sunday afternoon from the Coliseum. Custer and his No. 41 Ford nearly edged out Daniel Suarez for 5th by the length of a credit card. Custer qualified sixth overall with an average lap speed of 64.502 mph. A strange quirk is that Suarez […]

Daniel Suarez Turns In Very Good Qualifying Lap Saturday

Daniel Suarez and Trackhouse Racing looked quite good on Saturday evening. Suarez qualified fifth just thousandths of a second behind Joey Logano for a top heat spot. The No. 99 car went around the track at a best speed of 64.507 mph. Suarez did run a lot of practice laps (106 in all). It seemed […]

Joey Logano Nabs Final Top Heat Spot At Coliseum

Joey Logano found himself again a couple of tenths of a second off the lead in the qualifying session on Saturday night. The difference this time translated to a fourth-place result for the No. 22 car. The Team Penske driver will lead Heat 4 on Sunday afternoon. In practice, Logano was just 26th with his […]

Justin Haley Surprises With Third-Place Qualifying Lap

Justin Haley had a fast car in practice on some of the runs, but as darkness fell on the Coliseum, he delivered a fast lap. How fast? Haley qualified third with a time of 13.891 seconds. That means he will be on the pole for Heat 3 on Sunday afternoon. For those wondering, Haley was […]

Tyler Reddick Edged By Kyle Busch For Fastest Time

Tyler Reddick got around the quarter-mile Coliseum track in 13.761 seconds on Saturday. That was second-fastest in qualifying and earned Reddick a top spot in Heat 2. Being near the front based on testing looks to be more optimal. The chances that Reddick will make the 23-driver field are very high. The No. 8 Chevy […]

Kyle Busch Sets Best Time In Qualifying Saturday

Kyle Busch held off Tyler Reddick by a little less than two-thousandths of a second to qualify in the top spot for Sunday's first heat race. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver still has to finish well enough to make the 23-driver field for the main event. Being in front is good with the short 25-lap […]

Christian Bezuidenhout Likely To See Weekend At Pebble Beach

Christian Bezuidenhout has played some nice golf the first two rounds in tournaments this year for the most part. Five of his six rounds in this scenario have been in the 60s. Last week at the Farmer's Insurance Open, Bezuidenhout had issues finishing, and his 72-73 knocked him out of contention again. That was much […]

Aaron Rai Has Upside Heading To Pebble Beach

Aaron Rai has looked excellent in the past two tournaments he has entered on the first two days. All four of those rounds have been in the 60's which placed him into contention. Last week at the Farmer's, Rai was about to top the leaderboard when he hit a wall. The English golfer bogeyed holes […]

Mackenzie Hughes Trying To Rebound At Pebble Beach

Mackenzie Hughes just could not find the putter to his liking last week at the Farmer's Insurance Open. Then, by the time he did, it was too late to make the cut. He started off the second round with back to back bogeys. After coming back a bit, he then made a mess out of […]

Cameron Tringale One To Watch At Pebble Beach

There is a considerable amount of talk that Cameron Tringale could be one to watch at Pebble Beach. After a tied for third at the Farmers Insurance Open, the American expects to be a good pick in most circles to potentially win this week. Tringale did rank seventh in the FedEx Cup standings and has […]