Ryan Preece A Sleeper Option This Weekend At Talladega

Ryan Preece has struggled (to say the least) in his return season to the NASCAR Cup Series. Through the first nine races of the year, Preece has yet to crack the top 10 finishing positions in any event, and his average result has been 24.6. He currently sits 27th in the points standings heading into... Read More

Chase Briscoe Will Start Career-Best 4th At Talladega

Track position doesn't guarantee success at Talladega Superspeedway, but it doesn't hurt your chances either. During qualifying on Saturday, Chase Briscoe posted a time of 53.085 seconds, which was good enough for the 4th-fastest time in the session. He will now start from 4th for Sunday's GEICO 500 NASCAR race. Briscoe has made four Cup... Read More

Denny Hamlin Knows What He Needs To Do To Win From Pole At Talladega

Denny Hamlin is no stranger to being on the pole at Talladega Superspeedway. On Saturday, he earned his fourth pole of his career at this race track, all of which have occurred during the last three seasons. This is Hamlin's first pole win of the 2023 season, and now he has his sights focused on... Read More

Ricky Stenhouse Jr Will Have To Adapt To New Pit Crew, Starts 33rd at Talladega

This year's Daytona 500 champion, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., hasn't had a great start to his GEICO 500 Talladega weekend. First, it was announced that Stenhouse would be losing his normal pit crew, as Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing--who provides the pit crews for JTG Daugherty Racing, whom Stenhouse races for--decided to swap the pit crews that... Read More

Talladega DraftKings NASCAR Lineup Picks & Projections (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Race #10 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season is this weekend, as the GEICO 500 is set to take place at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday. This will be the third superspeedway/drafting race of the season, as we have had the Daytona 500... Read More

Talladega NASCAR Algorithm-Predicted Finishing Order (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We're on to race number ten of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, as the GEICO 500 is set to take place at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday afternoon. Talladega is a massive 2.66-mile drafting racetrack, which means the randomness of this race is... Read More

Austin Hill Pulling Double Duty At Talladega This Weekend

Austin Hill will be pulling double duty at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend, as he will be racing in the Ag-Pro 300 Xfinity Series race on Saturday as well as the GEICO 500 Cup Series race on Sunday. Hill will be driving the #62 Chevrolet for Beard Motorsports in Sunday's Cup Series event. This will be... Read More

Zane Smith Has Team’s Momentum On His Side At Talladega

Lately, we've seen some very strong finishes out of Todd Gilliland and the #38 Front Row Motorsports Ford team, but this weekend they will have a different driver behind the wheel during the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, as Zane Smith will be driving this car for the second time in 2023. He previously finished... Read More

Riley Herbst Making Second Career Cup Series Start At Talladega This Weekend

NASCAR Xfinity Series veteran Riley Herbst will be making his second-ever Cup Series start this weekend in the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday. He will also be pulling double duty this weekend, as Herbst will be racing in the Ag-Pro 300 Xfinity Series race on Saturday before the main Cup Series race on... Read More

Expect a Similar Result From Todd Gilliland At Talladega Despite Being In A Different Car

After a promising rookie campaign last season, Todd Gilliland got the unfortunate news at the start of 2023 that he wouldn't be racing full-time in his #38 Ford for Front Row Motorsports because Zane Smith would be in that car for 6 of the 36 races this year. It was then announced that Gilliland would... Read More

Ty Dillon Still Seeking First Top 20, Could Happen At Talladega This Weekend

Ty Dillon and the #77 Spire Motorsports team continue to struggle week in and week out this year. Thus far through the first nine races of the 2023 season, Dillon has yet to crack the top 20 in any single race and has a best result of 21st. His average finish this year is 31.3,... Read More

Martinsville DraftKings NASCAR Lineup Picks & Projections (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Race #9 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season is this weekend, as the NOCO 400 is set to take place at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday. After the Bristol Dirt Race last weekend was about as wild (and stupid) as many of us... Read More

Martinsville NASCAR Best Bets and Algorithm-Predicted Finishing Order (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We're on to race number nine of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, as the NOCO 400 is set to take place at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday afternoon. Martinsville is the shortest track on the NASCAR schedule, coming in at a 0.526 miles... Read More

It’s Not Surprising That William Byron Is Really Fast At Martinsville Again

William Byron is no stranger to being fast at Martinsville Speedway. In last year's spring race at this track, Byron led 212 of the 403 laps en route to victory and then followed that up with a 7th-place run in the fall Playoff race. Currently, Byron is on a four-race streak of top 7 finishes... Read More

Points Leader Christopher Bell Likely To Stay Up Top At Martinsville

The start of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season has been a great one for Christopher Bell. Through the first eight races of the year, Bell is leading the points standings (by 13 over Ross Chastain) and has a series-leading five top 5s and six top 10s. Bell's only blunders this year have been at... Read More

Joey Logano Seeking 8th Straight Top 10 Finish At Martinsville On Sunday

Short, flat tracks are where Joey Logano and Penske Racing tend to exceed, and if you have to no further than their track record here at Martinsville Speedway to see that. Despite only having one victory at "The Paperclip" in his 28 career starts, Joey Logano is a constant contender at this race track, and... Read More

Chase Elliott’s Injury May Change His Strategy At Martinsville

NASCAR's most popular driver, Chase Elliott, will be making his long-awaited return to the race track this weekend at Martinsville Speedway after missing six straight races due to a broken leg earlier this year. Now Chase has to put that recently repaired leg to the test at one of the toughest tracks and situations on... Read More

Ryan Blaney Has Worst Qualifying Effort Ever, Will Start 31st At Martinsville

Martinsville Speedway is typically a track that Ryan Blaney and the #12 Penske team has circled on their calendar, but they have quite an uphill battle this weekend with the NOCO 400. In 14 career starts at this track, Blaney has never started worse than 17th, but on Sunday, he will start the race from... Read More

Bubba Wallace Qualifies Career-Best 9th At Martinsville

Bubba Wallace looked fast at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, posting the 13th-fastest lap in practice along with the 8th-best ten-lap average. In qualifying, Bubba went out and made the final round before ultimately ending up 9th with a time of 20.167 seconds, his best-ever starting spot in the Cup Series at this race track. Wallace... Read More

Daniel Suarez Optimistic At Martinsville Despite Poor Track Record

Martinsville Speedway hasn't been one of Daniel Suarez's favorite tracks during his NASCAR Cup Series career. Over 12 total starts at this track, Suarez owns a disappointing average finish of 22.5, making it one of his worst tracks on the schedule when it comes to that statistic. Additionally, over the last seven races here, Suarez... Read More

Todd Gilliland Qualifies 13th At Martinsville, Looking To Keep Top 15 Streak Alive

One of the more pleasant surprises lately when it comes to "underdogs" in NASCAR has been Todd Gilliland, who got his second top 10 of the season (and fourth straight top 15) in the Bristol Dirt Race last weekend. Gilliland drives a partial schedule for the #38 Front Row Motorsports Ford, a team that is... Read More

Anthony Alfredo Back In Cup Car This Weekend At Martinsville For Live Fast Motorsports

Anthony Alfredo will be back in a NASCAR Cup Series car this weekend at Martinsville Speedway, as he will drive the #78 Chevrolet for Live Fast Motorsports that is typically piloted by BJ McLeod. Alfredo also ran this car in the Richmond race earlier this month, finishing 33rd after starting 35th. You can expect a... Read More

Zane Smith Shows Surprising Speed In Rick Ware Racing Car At Martinsville

Zane Smith is racing the #51 Ford for Rick Ware Racing at Martinsville Speedway this weekend after it was announced that Cody Ware, who typically drives the #51, is indefinitely suspended by NASCAR after being arrested on separate counts of felony assault less than a week ago. Ware has an average finish of 27.7 in... Read More

Chase Elliott Medically Cleared To Return At Martinsville

NASCAR's most popular driver will be back in action at Martinsville Speedway this weekend, as Chase Elliott (leg) announced Wednesday that he has been medically cleared to return to racing. Elliott broke his leg in a snowboarding accident back in March before the third race of the season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He has... Read More

Bristol Dirt DraftKings NASCAR Lineup Picks & Projections (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Race #8 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season is this weekend, as the Food City Dirt Race is set to take place at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday. Yes, this is an actual points-paying, legitimate NASCAR Cup Series event. Bristol Motor Speedway... Read More

Bristol Dirt NASCAR Best Bets and Algorithm-Predicted Finishing Order (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We're on to race number eight of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, as the Food City Dirt Race is set to take place at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday night. Yes, you read that right. For those that are new to NASCAR,... Read More

Michael McDowell Looking To Keep Momentum Going At Bristol Dirt

Coming off of his first top 10 finish of the season at Richmond last weekend, Michael McDowell and his #34 Front Row Motorsports team will be looking to continue the momentum at Bristol Dirt this weekend, a track where they have found success at before. In last year's race at this track, McDowell started 17th... Read More

Daniel Suarez Must Overcome Poor Starting Spot At Bristol Dirt

Daniel Suarez has been strong at the Bristol Dirt race in the past, but he has a long way to go if he wants a good finish this weekend. Thanks to Suarez's effort in his Heat Race on Saturday--he started 3rd and finished 9th--Daniel will have to come through the field in Sunday's main event,... Read More

Ross Chastain Just Wants To Finish Race At Bristol Dirt

Ross Chastain will start from 16th in Sunday evening's Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, but he will likely struggle when it comes to the racing itself. In his two Cup Series starts here at Bristol Dirt, Chastain has posted finishes of 33rd and 35th, giving him the worst average finish (34.0) among... Read More

Jonathan Davenport Will Start 21st in Cup Series Debut at Bristol Dirt

Jonathan Davenport is one of the best there is when it comes to racing on dirt, and this weekend, Kaulig Racing has decided to give him a chance to run a NASCAR Cup Series race at the Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. He will be driving the #13 Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet.... Read More