AJ Allmendinger Will Start From Rear at Richmond

AJ Allmendinger made some headlines earlier this week when he announced that he would be focusing on the Xfinity race at Road America on Saturday and skipping out on practice and qualifying at Richmond for the Cup Series race. This was noteworthy because Allmendinger is in the thick of the hunt to make the Playoffs […]

Underdog Todd Gilliland Aiming For Top-10 Finish At Richmond

Todd Gilliland and his No. 38 crew have high hopes for this weekend's Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway. Earlier this weekend, Gilliland's crew chief, Ryan Bergenty, stated, "We're going back to Richmond to get a top-10 or better. We are just really confident going back there after having a lot of speed in April. […]

Chase Briscoe Should Be Much Better Than Normal This Weekend

Chase Briscoe's struggles haven't gone unnoticed this year. This is the third full-time season for Briscoe in the NASCAR Cup Series and he's currently averaging a career-worst 20.4 finish over the first 21 races. It has been very clear that this No. 14 team is struggling to find speed in the intermediate package this season. […]

Erik Jones Hopeful To Continue Hot Streak and ‘Put It All Together’ at Richmond

Erik Jones is currently on quite a hot streak in NASCAR Cup Series action. In addition to his 9th-place finish at Pocono last weekend, Jones currently has finished inside the top-11 in four of the last five races and hasn't had a result worse than 16th-place over that span. Will he be able to continue […]

Temper Your Expectations For Ryan Newman At Richmond

Ryan Newman is a previous winner at Richmond Raceway, but don't expect him to compete for the win this weekend in Sunday's Cook Out 400. "The Rocketman" is making his third start of the season on Sunday in the No. 51 Ford for Rick Ware Racing. Newman's previous two starts have ended in finishes of […]

J.J. Yeley Hoping To Avoid Hamlin’s Bumper At Richmond This Time

The NASCAR Cup Series is at Richmond Raceway this weekend for the Cook Out 400. This is the second race at Richmond this year, with Kyle Larson going to victory lane here back in April. Also in that race, there was some drama, as J.J. Yeley went spinning off of the bumper of Denny Hamlin. […]

Avoid B.J. McLeod in DFS at Richmond

Outside of superspeedway races, B.J. McLeod typically doesn't get much ownership share on DFS slates. This weekend, though, some fantasy players may look at McLeod's 21st-place qualifying effort and think about taking a chance on him. Don't fall for the trap. Track conditions varied wildly for the two groups during qualifying on Saturday, and McLeod […]

Richmond-2 NASCAR Practice Speeds, Notes, and Lap Averages

The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Richmond Raceway on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the Cook Out 400 race on Sunday afternoon. The field was split into two groups for this practice session. The first group was significantly faster than the second group due to track conditions. Below you'll find the […]

Richmond-2 NASCAR Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup

On Saturday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for Sunday's Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway. 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 […]

A.J. Allmendinger To Miss Practice And Qualifying At Richmond

A.J. Allmendinger will be absent from practice and qualifying at Richmond Raceway this weekend. Derek Kraus will be filling in behind the wheel of the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet for those two sessions. Instead getting prepared for Sunday's Cup race at Richmond, Allmendinger will instead be focusing on and racing in the Xfinity Series […]

Pocono NASCAR Green Flag Speed Rankings (Post-Race Analysis)

The NASCAR Cup Series ran the HighPoint.com 400 at Pocono Raceway on Sunday afternoon, and it was Denny Hamlin who got his seventh career win at the track after some late-race controversy. When it came to Green Flag Speed, though, Hamlin wasn't the fastest. That honor went to William Byron, who led a race-high 60 […]

Pocono NASCAR Average Running Position Rankings (Post-Race Analysis)

The HighPoint.com 400 was run at Pocono Raceway this past Sunday, and it was Denny Hamlin who ended up in victory lane at the end of the day despite a controversial finish. Hamlin had the 3rd- best Average Running Position during the race (8.34). Drivers that had Average Running Positions better than Hamlin were William […]

Denny Hamlin Wins Again At Pocono Amid Controversial Finish

Denny Hamlin entered Sunday's HighPoint.com 400 at Pocono Raceway as the favorite to win the race, and that's exactly what happened. For the second year in a row, Hamlin crossed the finish line first at "The Tricky Triangle," although this year he wasn't disqualified and was allowed to keep the win. Still, controversy surrounded Hamlin's […]

Kevin Harvick Earns Another Top-Five Finish At Pocono

Heading into Sunday's HighPoint.com 400 at Pocono Raceway, Kevin Harvick had posted a top-10 finish in 11 of the last 13 races at this track. He now has 12 finishes inside that mark over the last 14 Pocono races after posting a 4th-place finish on Sunday. That is Harvick's sixth top-5 finish and ninth top-10 […]

Christopher Bell Rebounds For Sixth-Place Finish At Pocono

It was an eventful day for Christopher Bell at Pocono Raceway during Sunday's HighPoint.com 400. With just four laps to go in Stage Two, Bell's No. 20 Toyota went spinning on the exit of turn one, a problem spot for many drivers throughout the weekend. Thankfully, there was enough time for Bell and his team […]

William Byron Leads Most Laps At Pocono But Finishes 14th

William Byron entered the HighPoint.com 400 at Pocono on Sunday as one of the favorites to win the race but he disappointed many bettors and fantasy owners with a 14th-place finish when it was all said and done. With that being said, Byron was one of the strongest cars in the race. He ranked best […]

Ty Gibbs Posts Career-Best Finish At Pocono

Last year at Pocono Raceway, Ty Gibbs subbed in for an injured Kurt Busch in the No. 45 Toyota for 23XI Racing and made his first-ever Cup Series start. He walked away with an impressive 16th-place finish in that race. Fast-forward to this season and Ty Gibbs walked away with his first-ever top-5 finish in […]

Erik Jones Earns Career-High Eighth Top-10 Finish At Pocono

Pocono Raceway continues to be a great track for Erik Jones. Although he ranked just 20th-fastest in Green Flag Speed and 15th-best in Average Running Position during this weekend's HighPoint.com 400, he was able to walk away with a 9th-place finish when it was all said and done. This is the fourth top-10 finish of […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Continues Career Season, Adds Top-10 Finish At Pocono

It has been a great 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and his No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing team. In addition to winning the season-opening Daytona 500, Stenhouse has since put together plenty of impressive runs, including a seventh-place finish this weekend at Pocono. It was Stenhouse's seventh top-10 finish of the […]

Kyle Larson "Used Up" And Misses Out On First Pocono Win

On Sunday at Pocono, Kyle Larson was in position to possibly get his first ever Cup Series win at the track. However, Larson is still winless at "The Tricky Triangle" today. During a late restart, Denny Hamlin and Larson started side-by-side at the front of the field, and by the time the two got through […]

William Byron Has Major Advantages For Strong Run At Pocono

Qualifying at Pocono Raceway was held on Saturday afternoon, and it was William Byron who earned his fourth pole of the season (and his second ever at Pocono). Starting up front is always an advantage in NASCAR, as is having the very first pit stall at Pocono--to the tune of about 0.4 seconds per stop. […]

Denny Hamlin The Favorite To Win At Pocono

Heading into the weekend, most sportsbooks had Denny Hamlin pegged as the favorite to win Sunday's HighPoint.com 400, and after practice and qualifying on Saturday, they haven't changed their minds. Hamlin is the consensus favorite to win this weekend's race and get his seventh career Pocono win. Technically, he won last year's Cup Series race […]

Bubba Wallace Hits Wall In Qualifying, Says Car Is 'Fine'

It looked like Bubba Wallace might be able to challenge for the pole during qualifying at Pocono Raceway on Saturday afternoon, but that didn't last long. Although Bubba advanced to the second round of qualifying, he never completed his second lap after hitting the wall pretty hard coming out of turn one. The broadcast crew […]

Kevin Harvick Has Been A Top-10 Machine At Pocono

There are some race tracks that drivers have figured out, and that seems to be the case with Kevin Harvick and Pocono Raceway. Since joining Stewart-Haas Racing back in 2014, Harvick has made 17 total starts at "The Tricky Triangle." Of those 17 starts, he has finished inside the top-10 in 13 of them. This […]

Erik Jones Hopes To Continue Good Runs This Weekend At Pocono

Erik Jones has been a pleasant surprise over the last month of NASCAR Cup Series racing. Over the last four races on the schedule, Jones has finished in 16th-place or better in all of the races, and 11th-place or better in three of the four--including an 8th-place result at Nashville a month ago. This weekend, […]

Pocono DraftKings NASCAR Lineup Picks & Projections (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Race #21 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season is this weekend, as the HighPoint.com 400 is set to take place at Pocono Raceway on Sunday afternoon. This will be the first and only race at Pocono this season, and although it's common […]

Chase Elliott An Elite DFS Play For Pocono

Chase Elliott spun during his qualifying lap at Pocono Raceway on Saturday afternoon, and because of that, he will start Sunday's HighPoint.com 400 from the 35th position. This is music to the ears of DFS players everywhere, as the place differential scoring potential for Elliott this weekend is massive. As far as speed goes, the […]

Corey Lajoie Hopeful For Best Pocono Finish After Strong Qualifying Effort

One driver who showed surprising speed during practice and qualifying at Pocono Raceway on Saturday afternoon was Corey Lajoie. In practice, Lajoie's No. 7 Chevrolet was 15th-fastest on the speed chart, and then in qualifying, he narrowly missed advancing to the final round. Lajoie will start from 12th-place in Sunday's HighPoint.com 400, his best-ever qualifying […]

Ryan Preece A Great DFS Play After Qualifying 34th At Pocono

Ryan Preece was the slowest qualifier at Pocono Raceway on Saturday afternoon, posting a lap of 54.586 seconds--nearly two full seconds slower than the pole time set. And while this effort has to be discouraging for Preece and his Stewart-Haas Racing team, daily fantasy players should definitely look into picking Preece on Sunday in the […]

Cole Custer Starts 31st At Pocono In Final Start Of 2023

Cole Custer is once again in the No. 51 Ford for Rick Ware Racing this weekend, making his third and final planned start of the season with this team. Custer has finished in 32nd-place at Atlanta and, most recently, in 35th-place at New Hampshire last weekend while driving for Rick Ware Racing this year. On […]