Todd Gilliland Could Surprise at Chicago Street Course

Keep an eye on Todd Gilliland in this weekend's Grant Park 165. The Front Row Motorsports driver walked away with a seventh-place finish in this race last season and has been consistently above-average at this track type since the start of 2024. During that time frame, Gilliland has posted three top-10 finishes and an average finish […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr Seeking Another Top 10 at Chicago Street Course

Last year at the Chicago Street Course, Ricky Stenhouse Jr walked away with a sixth-place finish--marking his second-ever top-10 result in (then) 40 career attempts on road course tracks. This finish was likely due to good strategy and rain becoming a factor, but the result still counts. In this year's Grant Park 165, he'll be […]

Josh Berry Is Awful At Road Courses

There are some race tracks where Josh Berry can be considered a legitimate sleeper. Road course tracks are not one of those, though. Berry has struggled mightily in the Cup Series at the left-and-right-turn race tracks, and doesn't look to be showing any improvement this weekend at the Chicago Street Course. After posting the 38th-fastest […]

Josh Bilicki Shows Unexpected Speed at Chicago Street Course

The No. 66 Ford for Garage 66 has been one of the slowest cars on every track this season, but that hasn't been the case at the Chicago Street Course this weekend. Josh Bilicki is behind the wheel of this race car for Sunday's Grant Park 165 and he showed some unexpected speed during practice […]

Katherine Legge Qualifies for Chicago Street Course on Speed

Katherine Legge will be racing in this weekend's Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course, as the British 44-year-old put down a lap of 92.368 seconds in qualifying on Saturday afternoon. That was faster than several notable drivers, including Erik Jones, Cody Ware, Ty Dillon, and Bubba Wallace. That lap was also faster than […]

Chicago Street Course DraftKings NASCAR Lineup Picks and Projections (Premium Content)

Road course race number three of the 2025 Cup Series season is this weekend as NASCAR takes on the streets of Chicago with the Grant Park 165. The Chicago Street Course is a temporary 2.14-mile track with 12 turns. This is the third year that the Cup Series has ran here, and once again it […]

Chicago Street Course NASCAR Algorithm-Predicted Finishing Order (Premium Content)

The NASCAR Cup Series hits the streets of Chicago this weekend, as the Grant Park 165 is set to take place on Sunday afternoon. This will be the 19th race of the season and the third road course race of the year. This course is a 2.41 mile track in the middle of the Chicago […]

Jordan McAbee's NASCAR Betting Picks: Chicago Street Course - Grant Park 165 (Premium Content)

The NASCAR Cup Series is back on the streets of Chicago, as the Grant Park 165 is set to take place on Sunday afternoon. This will be just the third time that NASCAR has raced on the Chicago Street Course. Shane van Gisbergen won the inaugural event and then Alex Bowman went to victory lane […]

Chicago Street Course NASCAR Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup

On Saturday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for this weekend's Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course. The qualifying session consisted of just one round but the groups were split into two sessions. There were 41 cars on the entry list this week, which means one did not qualify. That […]

Corey Heim Does Not Qualify for Cup Race at Chicago Street Course

Corey Heim's birthday didn't go as planned. The Toyota Racing driver was poised to make his third Cup Series start of the season this weekend at the Chicago Street Course, but after the No. 67 Toyota made contact with the wall early in the session, Heim was the slowest driver to make a lap in […]

Chicago Street Course NASCAR Practice Speeds, Lap Averages, and Notes

The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at the Chicago Street Course on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the upcoming Grant Park 165 on Sunday afternoon. The 41-car field was split in to two groups for practice, with each group getting 25 minutes on track. Cup will practice in two groups 25 minutes […]

Stacking Dennys NASCAR Podcast - 2025 Chicago Street Course - Grant Park 165 DFS, Betting Picks

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 Grant Park 165 at Chicago Street Course. […]

Daniel Suarez and Trackhouse Racing Parting Ways After 2025 Season

Another domino in this year's NASCAR "Silly Season" has fallen. It was announced on Tuesday that Trackhouse Racing and Daniel Suarez will part ways at the conclusion of the 2025 season in a mutually agreed-upon situation. A few weeks ago in Mexico City, Suarez noted, "There [are] a lot of things in Trackhouse that are […]

Chase Elliott Ends Winless Skid With Atlanta Victory

Chase Elliott is back in NASCAR Cup Series victory lane, as the Hendrick Motorsports driver showed impressive drafting and passing skills to take the win in Saturday night's Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway. The victory snaps a 44-race winless streak for the 2020 Cup Series Champion and vaults Chase into second-place in the points […]

Brad Keselowski Falls Short of Atlanta Victory

Brad Keselowski has had a very rough 2025 season, but there was a glimmer of hope near the end of Saturday night's race at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta), as the No. 6 Ford was in firm control of the race lead for most of the final stage. However, when the checkered flag flew, Keselowski was just […]

Ryan Blaney Is Always Strong at Atlanta

Look for Ryan Blaney to be a contender in Saturday night's Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta). The Team Penske driver has the best average finish at this track in the Next Gen era and has wound up ninth or better in each oft he last six races here. Over the last three at […]

Joey Logano Wins Pole, Looking for Third Atlanta Win

Joey Logano will lead the field to the green for Saturday night's Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta), as the No. 22 Ford put down a lap of 30.979 seconds (178.960 mph) during qualifying on Friday. This is Logano's second pole at this track in the Next Gen era, as he won the race […]

Denny Hamlin Has Huge Place-Differential Upside But Shaky Atlanta Record

Denny Hamlin is sure to be one of the most popular DFS picks for Saturday night's Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta), as the Joe Gibbs Racing driver qualified in 33rd place for this weekend's race. That means that Hamlin has massive place-differential upside in a race where those fantasy points should reign supreme […]

Kyle Busch Has Been Elite at Atlanta Lately

Although he has yet to make it into victory lane since the repave and reconfiguration of Atlanta Motor Speedway (now known as EchoPark Speedway), Kyle Busch has been one of the best on the new surface. Over the last five races at this track, Busch has the second-best average finish (6.4), the fifth-best driver rating […]

Ross Chastain a Prime DFS Target at Atlanta

Ross Chastain will roll off the starting grid from 34th place when the Quaker State 400 goes green on Saturday night, making him one of the top DFS targets on the slate in a race where place differential is king. And even though Chastain wasn't able to find a ton of speed in qualifying, he […]

Daniel Suarez Hopes to Rekindle Atlanta Flame as Contract Concerns Loom

Daniel Suarez hasn't won in over 50 races, since he took the three-wide victory in dramatic fashion at Atlanta back in February 2024. And with contract concerns looming--Suarez is in the final year of his contract at Trackhouse Racing--nothing would help move negotiations along like another win at the 1.54-mile track. Since Atlanta was repaved […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. an Easy DFS Pick at Atlanta

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. qualified 37th for Saturday night's Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta), making him one of the most obvious DFS picks on this weekend's slate. Constructing a solid DraftKings lineup at Atlanta is all about focusing on place differential, and Stenhouse's upside in that category is sky-high for this race. Additionally, Atlanta […]

Todd Gilliland Has Shown Upside at Atlanta

Keep an eye on Todd Gilliland this weekend in the Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta). The Front Row Motorsports driver has shown upside at this track in the Next Gen era, and has posted four finishes between 15th and 17th in the last six races here. Additionally, Gilliland has had a driver rating […]

Atlanta-2 DraftKings NASCAR Lineup Picks and Projections (Premium Content)

We get to open up the flood gates of DFS lineup possibilities this weekend as the Quaker State 400 is set to take place at EchoPark Speedway (formerly known as Atlanta) on Saturday night. This track is a 1.5-mile venue but races like a superspeedway, so we're going to be focusing on Place Differential the […]

AJ Allmendinger Has Been Strong at Atlanta in the Next Gen Car

AJ Allmendinger has only made three starts on the "new" Atlanta race track, but he's made the most of them. In addition to his third-place finish here back in the summer 2023 race, Dinger has also posted results of 14th and 16th in his two other starts at this track. Additionally, he's been able to […]

Justin Haley is a Sneaky Pick at Atlanta

If you're looking for a low-tier fantasy pick to roll the dice with in this weekend's Quaker State 400, consider Justin Haley. The Spire Motorsports driver has an average finish of 14.9 over the seven Next Gen races at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta), and over the last three summer races he has walked away with finishes […]

Corey Lajoie Could Surprise at Atlanta

The NASCAR Cup Series is at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta) this weekend, and that means it wouldn't be too crazy to see some of the underdog drivers perform well in the race. One of those is Corey Lajoie, who has a pretty good history at this race track. In addition to his fourth-place finish here back […]

Atlanta-2 NASCAR Algorithm-Predicted Finishing Order (Premium Content)

We're officially at the halfway point of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, as the 18th race of the season is this weekend at EchoPark Speedway (formerly known as Atlanta). Atlanta was repaved and reconfigured prior to the 2022 season and it is now what we refer to as a "pseudospeedway" on Stacking Dennys, which […]

Jordan McAbee's NASCAR Betting Picks: Atlanta-2 - Quaker State 400 (Premium Content)

The last time the NASCAR Cup Series raced at Atlanta, we hit a massive 25/1 live bet on Christopher Bell. Let's see if we can do it again this week, as the Quaker State 400 is on Saturday night at the newly renamed EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta). BELL 25/1 🚀✅ Posted live in the @RotoBaller discord […]

Atlanta-2 NASCAR Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup

On Friday afternoon/evening, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for this weekend's Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway (formerly known as Atlanta). The qualifying session consisted of just one round after being delayed by 30 minutes due to lightning earlier in the day. With the previous lightning hold, Cup qualifying will start at […]