Ryan Preece Excited for Watkins Glen Despite Being Slow

The Stewart-Haas Racing organization has struggled to find speed all weekend long at Watkins Glen, and that includes Ryan Preece, driver of the No. 41 Ford. In practice on Saturday, Preece was just 30th-fastest (out of 36 drivers) and then he went out and qualified in 30th-place for Sunday's Go Bowling at The Glen. At […]

Mike Rockenfeller Could Get Career-Best Finish at Watkins Glen

Keep an eye on Mike Rockenfeller in the No. 42 Chevrolet for Legacy Motor Club this weekend at Watkins Glen. For the second week in a row, "Rocky" will be racing this car, and he came home with a 24th-place finish at Indy Road Course last weekend despite starting back in 37th-place. And while that […]

Road Course Struggles Likely to Continue for Aric Almirola This Weekend

The road course tracks have been a struggle for Aric Almirola and the No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing team this season and it doesn't look like that's going to change this weekend at Watkins Glen. Thus far in 2023, Almirola has posted finishes of 30th-, 28th-, 18th-, and 39th-place on this track type, with those results […]

Todd Gilliland Confident He Can Be Fast at Watkins Glen Again

Last year at Watkins Glen, Todd Gilliland had a very strong race car. He led five laps in that race and finished in 4th-place at the end of Stage 1, but mechanical issues ended the No. 38 team's day early and Gilliland wound up finishing in 38th-place. This time around, Gilliland is confident that they […]

Kevin Harvick Not Confident and Very Slow at Watkins Glen

Last week at the Indy Road Course, it was a bit surprising to see Kevin Harvick's No. 4 Ford be so slow. He qualified in 38th-place for that race and was just 27th-fastest in Green Flag Speed. He wound up crossing the finish line in 23rd-place when it was all said and done. Flash forward […]

Corey Lajoie Can’t Be Trusted in DFS Despite Strong Speed at Watkins Glen

Road course race tracks are nowhere near Corey Lajoie's strong suit. He has never posted a top-10 finish at this track type in 22 career attempts, and his average finish is 26.0. With that being said, with this NextGen car, Lajoie has gotten better than he was. He finished in 12th-place at the Charlotte Roval […]

Watkins Glen NASCAR Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup

On Saturday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for Sunday's Go Bowling at The Glen race. This qualifying session consisted of two rounds and the drivers were split into two groups. The top five fastest drivers from each group advanced to the second round. The five fastest drivers that advanced out of […]

Watkins Glen NASCAR Practice Speeds, Notes, and Lap Averages

The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Watkins Glen on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the Go Bowling at The Glen race on Sunday afternoon. The field was split into two groups for this practice session. Below you'll find the two practice groups, key notes from the practice session and the practice […]

Alex Bowman Finally Gets A Top-10 Finish At Indy Road Course

It had been a while since we've seen Alex Bowman's name inside the top 10 list of finishers in a NASCAR Cup Series race--over four months to be exact. Coming into the Indy Road Course race weekend, Bowman's last top-10 finish was at Richmond back on April 2, which was before his accident that caused […]

Kevin Harvick Has Been Racing With Broken Ribs

During the Verizon 200 at The Brickyard race weekend, Kevin Harvick disclosed that he had been racing with broken ribs recently. "I fell down a flight of steps in Italy," said Harvick, whose son Keelan is racing karts in Europe. "I had a stack of busted ribs." It didn't seem to affect him too much, […]

Chase Elliott Narrowly Misses Win At Indy Road Course

Chase Elliott came away with a second-place finish in the Verizon 200 at The Brickyard on Sunday afternoon, and while that is tied for the best finish that the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion has posted this year, it was a bit disappointing. That is because Elliott needs to secure a victory in order to […]

Bubba Wallace Not As Comfortable In Points Standings

Heading into the Verizon 200 at The Brickyard race weekend, Bubba Wallace had a comfortable 58-point advantage in the Playoffs standings cutline with three races remaining. However, after an 18th-place finish at the Indy Road Course, Bubba's cushion is now just 28 points over Daniel Suarez. A big part of this is because Suarez finished […]

Kyle Larson Thinks Joe Gibbs Racing Is The Best Right Now

At the start of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, Hendrick Motorsports had a significant speed advantage over the rest of the organizations in the garage, winning four of the first nine races. However, as we typically see during a NASCAR season, other teams have seemed to catch up. Now it appears that Joe Gibbs […]

Indy Road Course NASCAR Average Running Position Rankings (Post-Race Analysis)

The Verizon 200 at The Brickyard was run at Indianapolis Road Course this past Sunday with Michael McDowell finally getting a road course win after having so many strong runs on this track type in the NextGen car. McDowell had the best Average Running Position during the race (2.90) with 3rd-place finisher, Daniel Suarez, behind […]

Indy Road Course NASCAR Green Flag Speed Rankings (Post-Race Analysis)

The NASCAR Cup Series ran the Verizon 200 at The Brickyard (Indianapolis Road Course) on Sunday afternoon, and it was Michael McDowell who dominated the event and locked himself into the Playoffs field. When it came to Green Flag Speed, Daniel Suarez topped the speed chart, but a very slow pit stop by his crew […]

Chris Buescher's Top-10 Streak Ends At Indy Road Course

Coming into Sunday's Verizon 200 at The Brickyard, Chris Buescher had a streak of eight straight top-10 finishes at road courses. That came to an end on Sunday, though, as Buescher's No. 17 Ford crossed the finish line in 11th-place. While it was still a strong run for this team, Buescher admitted it wasn't quite […]

Austin Dillon Wants To Surprise People At Indy Road Course

Heading into the final three races of the regular season, Austin Dillon is in 29th place in the points standings and needs a win if he wants to make the playoffs. There is no chance that he's going to point his way into the postseason, and the driver of the No. 3 Chevrolet knows that. […]

Indy Road Course DraftKings NASCAR Lineup Picks & Projections (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Race #24 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season is this weekend, as the Verizon 200 at The Brickyard is set to take place at the Indianapolis Road Course on Sunday afternoon. This will be just the third-ever Cup Series race at this […]

Indianapolis Road Course 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 24 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, as the Verizon 200 at The Brickyard is set to take place at the Indianapolis Road Course on Sunday afternoon. The Indy Road Course has seen some chaotic races over […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. a Great DFS Play at Indy Road Course

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. used to have a reputation for being an awful road course driver, but the JTG Daugherty Racing driver has really turned things around recently. Over the last seven races on this track type, this year's Daytona 500 winner has finished between 7th- and 19th-place in six of those events. This weekend for […]

Todd Gilliland Shows Good Speed in Practice at Indy Road Course

Todd Gilliland is excited for Sunday's Verizon 200 at The Brickyard. This is the site of his career-best finish in the NASCAR Cup Series (a 4th-place result in last year's event) and he showed great speed during Saturday's practice session. Gilliland posted the 3rd-fastest lap during practice on Saturday, only slower than Michael McDowell, who […]

Can Harrison Burton Find Magical Top 10 At Indy Road Course Again?

Harrison Burton is by no means a road course ace but he does have one good finish to his record on this track type: a 3rd-place finish here at the Indy Road Course last season. This happened due to a mix of attrition and a bit of luck, but nonetheless is still noteworthy. Now the […]

AJ Allmendinger ‘Close To Where He Needs To Be’ for Indy Road Course

AJ Allmendinger, the inaugural winner of the Cup Series race at the Indy Road Course two years ago, is looking for his third straight top-10 finish at the track this weekend. He followed up his win in 2021 with a 7th-place finish in last year's race. This time around, Allmendinger will have some work to […]

Indy Road Course NASCAR Practice Speeds, Notes, and Lap Averages

The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at the Indianapolis Road Course on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the Verizon 200 at The Brickyard race on Sunday afternoon. The field was split into two groups for this practice session. The second group had the faster lap times, as more rubber was laid down […]

Indy Road Course NASCAR Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup

On Saturday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for Sunday's Verizon 200 at The Brickyard (Indianapolis Road Course). This qualifying session consisted of two rounds and the drivers were split into two groups. The top five fastest drivers from each group advanced to the second round. The five fastest drivers that advanced […]

Chris Buescher Has Been Top-10 Lock at Road Courses

Since the NextGen car debuted at the start of the 2022 season, Chris Buescher has been one of the best at road courses. In the nine races ran on this track type over that span, Buescher has finished inside the top-10 in eight of them, with top-five finishes at both Sonoma races over the two […]

William Byron in Big Hole at Indy Road Course Due to Penalty

When the No. 24 Chevrolet went through pre-race inspection at the Indy Road Course, NASCAR didn't like what it saw the first time through. Or the second time. Or the third time. Byron's car finally passed inspection on the fourth time, but he will now have to deal with the consequences. The biggest penalties for […]

Kamui Kobayashi Concerned About Lack of Track Time Before First Start

Kamui Kobayashi will be making his first-ever NASCAR Cup Series start this weekend in the Verizon 200 at The Brickyard. He will be driving the No. 67 Toyota for 23XI Racing, which should be capable of creating plenty of speed if the driver can get there. In practice on Saturday, Kobayashi was 31st-fastest, and then […]

Brodie Kostecki Will Forfeit 11th-Place Starting Spot at Indy Road Course

Brodie Kostecki is making his NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend at the Indianapolis Road Course, driving the No. 33 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing. During practice, Kostecki struggled to find speed, but he found it in qualifying, posting the 11th-fastest lap. However, at the end of the session, the No. 33 Chevrolet wrecked and […]

Shane van Gisbergen Qualifies 8th Despite Potential Engine Issue

Shane van Gisbergen took the NASCAR world by storm earlier this season by getting the win at the Chicago Street Course in his first-ever Cup Series start. Now he's back and trying to do it again at the Indianapolis Road Course in the Verizon 200 at The Brickyard on Sunday. SVG was 12th-fastest during the […]