Shane van Gisbergen the Heavy Favorite at Watkins Glen

To the surprise of likely nobody, Shane van Gisbergen is the favorite to win this weekend's Go Bowling at The Glen. The Trackhouse Racing driver put down a monster lap in qualifying on Saturday, beating second-fastest, Michael McDowell, but over two tenths of a second. Additionally, van Gisbergen looked incredibly stout in practice, ranking best […]

Is Chase Elliott a No-Brainer DFS Pick at Watkins Glen?

Chase Elliott qualified back in 27th place for this weekend's Go Bowling at The Glen, which should make him an obvious DFS play for this weekend's race. Elliott is one of the best road course racers in the series, and even on an off-day at this track type, the No. 9 team is usually able […]

Chris Buescher Qualifies 14th at Watkins Glen

Chris Buescher is one of the best racers at Watkins Glen, but qualifying hasn't been his specialty. It wasn't this weekend, either. The No. 17 Ford ended up 14th-fastest during the session on Saturday, and now Buescher will start from row seven when the Go Bowling at The Glen goes green on Sunday. Fans shouldn't […]

Ryan Blaney Has Upside at Watkins Glen After Signing Contract Extension

After signing a contract extension with Team Penske, it's time to keep an eye on Ryan Blaney this weekend. The Team Penske driver is one of the best at long-run speed and managing his tires, and with the falloff expected by Goodyear for this weekend's race, that could play right into Blaney's hands. Additionally, the […]

Michael McDowell Still Searching for First Top-Five Finish at Watkins Glen

Michael McDowell is a very established road course racer. He has a dominating win at the Indy Road Course to his credit, and over the last 11 races on this track type, McDowell has walked away with a top-five finish in six of them. He has yet to do that at Watkins Glen, though. Over […]

Is Carson Hocevar Too Aggressive for Road-Course Racing?

Carson Hocevar has been on quite a hot streak in Cup Series action as of late, getting a win at Talladega a couple of weeks ago while also posting four top-10 finishes over the last six races overall. This weekend will be good test for the No. 77 team and their momentum, though, as the […]

Joey Logano Needs a Good Run at Watkins Glen

With 11 races complete in the 2026 season, Joey Logano is now on the outside looking in on the Chase, as he sits 17th in the points standings as the midway point of the regular season looms. Logano sports an average finish of 21.0 this season and is currently on a three-race streak of finishes […]

Watkins Glen (2026) NASCAR DraftKings Lineup Picks and Projections (Premium Content)

The NASCAR Cup Series is heading road course racing this weekend for the second time this year with the Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International. At the first road course race of 2026 (at COTA), we saw Tyler Reddick in victory lane after outdueling Shane van Gisbergen, who is the defending winner […]

Watkins Glen (2026) NASCAR Algorithm-Predicted Finishing Order (Premium Content)

This weekend, we're going road course racing for the season time this season, as the NASCAR Cup Series heads to Watkins Glen International for the annual Go Bowling at The Glen. NASCAR runs the "short course" at Watkins Glen, which equates to 2.45 miles in length. This has been one of the original road course […]

Jordan McAbee's NASCAR Betting Picks: Go Bowling at The Glen (Premium Content)

BANG!!! We nailed Chase Elliott at 16-to-1 odds at Texas last weekend for yet another huge week (and our best so far) on the betting card, and now we head to Watkins Glen for the second road course race of the season. +4.55 units on the betting card today +10.67 units on the season 🤑 […]

NASCAR Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup for Watkins Glen (2026)

On Saturday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for this weekend's race at Watkins Glen International, the Go Bowling at The Glen. Trackhouse Racing has struggled for most of the season, but they flexed their muscles at Watkins Glen this weekend. Not only did Shane van Gisbergen win the pole, but Ross […]

NASCAR Practice Speeds, Lap Averages, and Notes for Watkins Glen (2026)

The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Watkins Glen International on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the upcoming Go Bowling at The Glen race on Sunday afternoon. The 38-car field was supposed to be split into two groups for practice, but due to weather and in the favor of fairness, NASCAR allowed […]

Stacking Dennys NASCAR Podcast - Watkins Glen - Go Bowling at The Glen (2026)

Lead RotoBaller NASCAR analyst Jordan McAbee is joined by co-host Nick Giffen in an all-new episode of Stacking Dennys - one of the top podcasts in the NASCAR betting and DFS industry. Jordan and Nick discuss their DFS strategy and betting picks on the board for the upcoming Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins […]

Tyler Reddick One of the Favorites to Win at Texas

It should come as no surprise to anyone, but Tyler Reddick is one of the favorites to win this weekend's Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Reddick already has five wins this season, including victories at both Kansas and Darlington, other intermediate race tracks. At Texas, Reddick has been one of the best in the […]

Chase Elliott Could Contend for Another Win at Texas

Keep an eye on Chase Elliott in this weekend's Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. The Hendrick Motorsports driver is a recent winner here (in 2024) and looked stout in practice this weekend, ranked fastest in 25-lap average during the session. Chase was reportedly very happy with his car, and the speed backed that up. […]

Carson Hocevar on Pole at Texas

After grabbing his first-ever Cup Series win at Talladega Superspeedway last weekend, Carson Hocever continued the good vibes this Saturday, ending up fastest in qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway--just like he did last season. Hocevar will now lead the field to the green flag for Sunday afternoon's Würth 400. Last year, Hocevar led 22 laps […]

Bubba Wallace Wrecks in Practice at Texas

Bubba Wallace had an eventful Saturday afternoon at Texas Motor Speedway, as the 23XI Racing driver showed good speed (he was fifth-fastest in practice), but mid-way through the session he ended up spinning out and hitting the wall, destroying his race car in the process. The No. 23 team pulled out the backup car and […]

Chris Buescher Looking to Continue Strong Run at Texas

Fresh off of his runner-up finish at Talladega, Chris Buescher will be looking to continue the strong runs at his home race track of Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. The No. 17 Ford has been stout at the intermediate race tracks this season, as this team has top-10 finishes at Kansas, Darlington, and Las Vegas, […]

Austin Dillon Blows Engine in Practice at Texas

Austin Dillon only made it a couple of laps in practice at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend before he realized something didn't seem right with his race car. On lap three, he figured it out: the engine was blowing up. Because of the failure, Dillon wasn't able to post a lap in qualifying for the […]

Texas (2026) NASCAR DraftKings Lineup Picks and Projections (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Be sure to join the NASCAR Discord Chat Rooms to join in on the fun and discussion. Now that crazy Talladega is out of the way, we get back to a "normal" race this weekend with the Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway […]

Texas (2026) NASCAR Algorithm-Predicted Finishing Order (Premium Content)

After the unpredictability of Talladega last weekend, we are now on to Texas Motor Speedway as the NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Lone Star State for the Würth 400 on Sunday afternoon. Texas is a 1.5-mile, low-wear, intermediate oval that actually has some unpredictability as well (although not as much as Talladega). We've come […]

Jordan McAbee's NASCAR Betting Picks: Würth 400 at Texas (Premium Content)

After another profitable race at Talladega last Sunday, we continue on with the Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. Our two biggest betting days of the season (so far) have came at 1.5-mile tracks (Las Vegas and Kansas), so let's see if we can continue that trend at Texas on Sunday (another 1.5-mile […]

NASCAR Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup for Texas - Würth 400 (2026)

On Saturday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for this weekend's race at Texas Motor Speedway, the Würth 400. Spire Motorsports had a great session, sweeping the front row with Carson Hocevar taking the pole position and Daniel Suarez ending up second-fastest. Chris Buescher was third-quickest before the pair of Toyota teammates, […]

NASCAR Practice Speeds, Lap Averages, and Notes for Texas (2026)

The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the upcoming Würth 400 on Sunday afternoon. The 38-car field was split into two groups for practice. Below you will find the two groups, key notes from the practice session, as well as the practice speeds […]

Stacking Dennys NASCAR Podcast - Würth 400 at Texas (2026)

Lead RotoBaller NASCAR analyst Jordan McAbee is joined by co-host Nick Giffen in an all-new episode of Stacking Dennys - one of the top podcasts in the NASCAR betting and DFS industry. Jordan and Nick discuss their DFS strategy and betting picks on the board for the upcoming Würth 400 Texas Motor Speedway. Be sure […]

Stay Away From Tyler Reddick at Talladega

Tyler Reddick ended up in victory lane yet again last weekend, grabbing his fifth victory of the 2026 season at Kansas Speedway. Now, the NASCAR Cup Series heads to Talladega Superspeedway, and all eyes will once again be on Reddick, as he looks to get yet another victory early on this season. And honestly, it […]

Can Ryan Blaney Shake Off The Bad Luck at Talladega?

Ryan Blaney is a more than capable driver at Talladega Superspeedway. He's a three-time winner at this race track and also has a couple of runner-up finishes to his credit. Lately, though, it's been a rough go of things for the Team Penske driver, as Blaney hasn't finished better than 20th in the last four […]

Austin Cindric Could Contend For Another Talladega Win

Don't be surprised if Austin Cindric contends for another Talladega win on Sunday. Cindric is the defending spring race winner at Talladega Superspeedway and had led laps in each of the last five races at the track. Additionally, the Team Penske driver has the fifth-best average driver rating (84.8) over the last four Talladega races, […]

Kyle Busch an Easy DFS Pick at Talladega

Kyle Busch will start from 34th place when Sunday's Jack Link's 500 goes green at Talladega Superspeedway, and that means he's going to be one of the highest-rostered drivers in DraftKings contests because of his sky-high place-differential potential. Additionally, superspeedways are really the only track types where Busch has been competitive over the last couple […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. a High-Risk, High-Reward Pick at Talladega

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is the definition of high risk, high reward. Over 25 career starts at Talladega Superspeedway, Stenhouse has posted two wins, eight top-five finishes, and 11 total top-10 results. He has also ended up outside of the top 20 entirely in nine of those 25 races. Lately, though, Stenhouse has been good. He […]