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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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. […]

Kevin Harvick Doesn’t Think Dirt Racers Have Huge Advantage At Bristol Dirt

This weekend's race at Bristol Motor Speedway is a bit different than normal, as the NASCAR Cup Series will be racing on dirt for the third time ever. Prior to the 2021 season, NASCAR decided to turn Bristol Motor Speedway into a dirt track, which has made many people within the industry believe that drivers […]

J.J. Yeley Has Opportunity For Strong Run At Bristol Dirt

It has been ten years since J.J. Yeley has posted a top 10 finish in the NASCAR Cup Series, but he may have a chance to break that streak this weekend in the Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. On Saturday, Yeley started 9th and finished 3rd in his Heat Race, and because […]

Ty Dillon Very Confident Heading Into Bristol Dirt Race

It has been a rough start to the season for Ty Dillon in his first year with Spire Motorsports. Through the first seven races of the year, the #77 team has six finishes of 30th or worse with a best result of 23rd in the Atlanta race back in March. Despite that, though, there is […]

Matt Crafton Replacing Cody Ware in Cup Race at Bristol Dirt

Matt Crafton, a 3-time NASCAR Truck Series Champion and 15-time Truck race winner, has been tapped to race in this weekend's Food City Dirt Race at Bristol for Rick Ware Racing. He will be in the #51 Ford, usually driven by Cody Ware, who is stepping back this weekend due to a personal matter. This […]

Richmond 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 seven of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, as the Toyota Owners 400 is set to take place at Richmond Raceway on Sunday afternoon. Richmond is a short, flat track that is D-shaped and 0.75 miles in length. […]

Richmond DraftKings NASCAR Lineup Picks & Projections (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Race #7 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season is this weekend, as the Toyota Owners 400 is set to take place at Richmond Raceway on Sunday. Richmond is a D-shaped, 0.75-mile flat track that is abrasive. That means tire wear is going […]

Kevin Harvick Should Contend For Win At Richmond

Kevin Harvick hasn't been able to put a victory up in 2023 yet, but that could very well change this weekend. Harvick is a four-time winner at Richmond Raceway, including going to victory lane the last time the NASCAR Cup Series raced here (last August). In the first Richmond race last season, Harvick finished 2nd. […]

Christopher Bell Looking To Continue “Young Gun” Winning Ways

We've definitely seen a younger wave of NASCAR drivers making an impact on the Cup Series over the last few years, but it's been even more apparent over the last nine months. Since July of 2022, there have been 25 points-paying Cup Series races ran, and the "young guns" of Christopher Bell and Tyler Reddick […]

Can Ryan Blaney Get His First Ever Top 5 Finish At Richmond, His Worst Track?

Richmond Raceway hasn't been a track of strength for Ryan Blaney in his Cup Series career. Over 13 total starts at this race track, Blaney has an average finish of 20.1 and just three results inside the top 10. He has also never finished better than 7th here. It's no surprise, then, that Richmond ranks […]

Points Leader Alex Bowman Will Start From 1st At Richmond on Sunday

Rain washed out the scheduled practice and qualifying sessions for the NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond Raceway on Saturday, so the starting lineup for Sunday's Toyota Owners 400 was set by NASCAR's qualifying metric. Alex Bowman will be on the pole for this weekend's race. Bowman is a previous winner at Richmond Raceway (back in […]

Chase Briscoe A Strong Sleeper Option At Richmond

One driver that will likely fly under the radar at Richmond Raceway this weekend is Chase Briscoe. In four career starts at this track, Briscoe has yet to finish better than 11th, but he's been fast on this track type, so his time is likely coming. On the shorter, flat tracks during the 2022 season, […]

Austin Dillon Needs A Strong Run At Richmond This Weekend

It's been a weak start to the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season for Austin Dillon, who posted a career-high 11 top 10 finishes last season. Thus far through six races this year, Dillon has just one top 10 result (a 9th-place finish at Auto Club) along with four finishes of 20th or worse. There's reason […]

Michael McDowell Could Surprise At Richmond Despite Poor Track Record

When you look at Michael McDowell's track record at Richmond Raceway, "abysmal" probably isn't even an accurate enough term to describe it. Over 23 career Cup Series starts at this track, McDowell has an average finish of 31.5 along with 10 DNFs (Did Not Finish). With that being said, there could be some optimism for […]