Chase Elliott Takes Advantage of Pit Strategies for Second Career Martinsville Win

Chase Elliott obtained his first victory of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season in the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday. Elliott began the race from 10th, but struggled to maintain his place inside the top 10 throughout the first stage. He eventually finished the stage in 12th and failed to earn stage […]

Denny Hamlin Dominates but Finishes Second at Martinsville

Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing was the dominant driver in Sunday's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. The No. 11 Toyota driver went on to lead 292 of 400 total laps in the race while winning the first two stages, but fell short of victory to Chase Elliott. Through the first two stages, Hamlin […]

Joey Logano Bounces Back with Third-Place Finish at Martinsville

Joey Logano, the No. 22 Ford driver for Team Penske, bounced back from a horrible 33rd-place run at Darlington to finish third in the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. Logano began the race from the ninth position and, in the first stage, showcased a car that was fast on longer green flag runs. The […]

Ty Gibbs Gains his Fourth Top-Five Finish of the Season at Martinsville

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Ty Gibbs placed fourth in the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. Gibbs began the race from the same position and had one of the fastest cars in the field. In the first stage, Gibbs maintained his starting position throughout the stage and finished it with seven stage points. In the […]

William Byron Scores Another Top-Five Finish at Martinsville

William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports finished in fifth place during Sunday's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. The No. 24 Chevrolet driver ran a mostly consistent race from start to finish after beginning the race from second. In the first stage, Byron ran second for almost the entire stage, passing Denny Hamlin for the lead […]

Kyle Larson Is Likely to Pay Off for DFS at Martinsville

Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports will start in the 13th position for Sunday's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. This will be the first time that Larson qualified outside of the top 10 in a Martinsville race since April 2023. In 22 Cup races at the site, Larson has one win and 10 top-10 finishes […]

Christopher Bell Could Have Another Top-10 Performance At Martinsville

Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing will start in the 11th position for this week's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. This marks the first time since the beginning of the year that Bell will start outside of the top 10 in back-to-back races this season. In 12 Cup starts at Martinsville, Bell has one […]

William Byron Is A Threat to Win Again at Martinsville

Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron will start on the front row in second after qualifying for the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. This will be the first time in Byron's Cup career that he will have back-to-back starts on the front row of two Martinsville races, as he earned the pole and started first […]

Chase Elliott is A Solid DFS Option for Martinsville Lineups

Chase Elliott of Hendrick Motorsports qualified in the 10th position for this week's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. The No. 9 Chevrolet driver qualified in his lowest starting position at the site since October 2023. In 21 starts at Martinsville, Elliott has one win, 14 top-10 finishes, and an average finish of 11.3. Through […]

Chase Briscoe has Plenty of Upside for DFS Lineups at Martinsville

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Chase Briscoe will start in the 27th position for this week's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. This is the lowest starting position of Briscoe's Cup career at Martinsville. In 10 previous races at the site, Briscoe has seven top-15 finishes, including this event one year ago where he finished ninth. […]

Should Fantasy Managers Roster Ty Gibbs at Martinsville?

Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing will start in the fourth position for Sunday's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. This will be the fourth time in his Cup career that Gibbs will start a Martinsville race in the top five, but the first time he will do so in a Spring race at the […]

Ryan Preece Is A Solid DFS Option for Martinsville Lineups

RFK Racing's Ryan Preece will start 17th for this week's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. Preece last qualified this well in the Cup Series in the November 2024 race at Martinsville. In 13 Cup races at the Virginia short track, Preece has nine top-20 finishes with three inside the top 10. All three of […]

Could Josh Berry Pay Off for Tournament DFS Lineups At Martinsville?

Josh Berry of Wood Brothers Racing is starting in the third position for this week's race at Martinsville Speedway, the Cook Out 400. This marks a new career-best starting position for Berry at Martinsville in the Cup Series. In four previous starts at the site in the Cup Series, Berry's best finish is 10th, which […]

Carson Hocevar May be Too Inconsistent to Start in Martinsville DFS Lineups

Carson Hocevar will start Sunday's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway from the seventh position after qualifying. Hocevar has never previously qualified inside the top 10 for a Cup race at Martinsville. In five prior starts at the site in the Cup Series, Hocevar has two top-20 finishes and gained positive Place Differential four times. […]

Is Austin Cindric Worth Rostering for DFS At Martinsville?

Team Penske's Austin Cindric will start sixth after qualifying for the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. This is a new career-best starting position for the No. 2 Ford driver at Martinsville and has qualified inside the top 10 for the second time in his Cup career at the site. In eight Cup starts at […]

NASCAR DFS Picks: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Lineups for the Cook Out 400 (2026)

The NASCAR Cup Series has completed six races in the 2026 season after last week's race at Darlington Raceway, where Tyler Reddick got his fourth win of the year. Reddick became only the third driver in NASCAR history to win four of the first six races of the year and the first to do so […]

Tyler Reddick Overcomes Adversity for Fourth Victory of the Season At Darlington

23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick had an eventful race at Darlington Raceway in this year's Goodyear 400, but he ultimately prevailed with victory. Reddick started from the pole position in first and led all laps until his first green flag pit stop, where his pit crew had a slow stop after trouble with tightening his […]

Brad Keselowski Falls Short of Darlington Victory Despite Domination

Brad Keselowski was the dominant driver in this week's Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway, but fell short of victory. Keselowski started the race from fifth and quickly displayed plenty of speed. The No. 6 Ford driver made it up to third before the first round of green-flag pit stops, but came away with the lead […]

Ryan Blaney Recovers From Pit-Road Struggles to Score Career-Best Darlington Finish

Team Penske's Ryan Blaney finished third in the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway. Blaney began the race from the seventh position, but showed he had a fast car suitable for longer green flag runs. As the first stage progressed, Blaney went from seventh to third at the end of the first stage, earning eight stage […]

Carson Hocevar Rallies to Finish Fourth at Darlington

Carson Hocevar placed fourth in Sunday's Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway after a hard-fought race where he started from the rear of the field. Hocevar was originally slated to start 16th, but his team made unapproved adjustments before the race that forced him to start last per the NASCAR rulebook. The No. 77 Chevrolet driver […]

Kyle Larson's Decent Performance Ends with Technical Issues At Darlington

Kyle Larson ended Sunday's Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway with a disappointing result of 32nd. The No. 5 Chevrolet driver began the race from the fourth position and displayed solid speed throughout the entire race. In the first stage, Larson ran inside the top 10 for most of the stage, but did not have the […]

Denny Hamlin Qualifies Ninth for this Week's Cup Race at Darlington

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin will start in ninth place for this week's Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway after qualifying. Hamlin is the only driver from JGR to qualify inside the top 10 this week. In 27 races at Darlington, Hamlin has five wins (most of active drivers), 20 top-10 finishes (most of active […]

Chase Briscoe Is One of the Top DFS Options of the Week for Darlington

Chase Briscoe of Joe Gibbs Racing will start in the 23rd position for this week's Darlington Raceway Cup event, the Goodyear 400. Briscoe has not qualified this far back in the field in a Darlington Cup event since May 2023 and marks his first start at the site outside of the top 20 since joining […]

Is William Byron A Playable DFS Option for Darlington Lineups?

Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron will start in the 13th position for this week's Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway. It will be Byron's lowest starting position at the site in the Cup Series since September 2023. In 15 Cup starts at Darlington, Byron has one win, seven top-10 finishes, and an average finish of 15.4. […]

Could Christopher Bell be Considered A Decent DFS Option for Darlington?

Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing will start in the 22nd position for this week's Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway. This is the lowest starting position for Bell in the Cup Series at Darlington since joining JGR in 2021. In 13 Cup races at the South Carolina track, the No. 20 Toyota driver has nine […]

Is Chase Elliott Worth Rostering At Darlington This Week For DFS?

Chase Elliott of Hendrick Motorsports will start in the third position for Darlington Raceway's Goodyear 400 after qualifying. This will be Elliott's first top-5 starting position in a Darlington Cup race since 2021. In 18 Cup races at the site, Elliott has eight top-10 finishes with an average finish of 15.9. He also scored Positive […]

Joey Logano May Not Have the Speed to Warrant A Darlington DFS Lineup Spot

Joey Logano of Team Penske will start 29th in the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway after setting a slower lap during qualifying. This is the lowest starting position for Logano in a Cup race at Darlington since his first race at the site with Penske in 2013. In 24 races at Darlington in his Cup […]

Should DFS Players Trust Ross Chastain at Darlington?

Trackhouse Racing's Ross Chastain will start 25th after qualifying for the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway. This will be the fourth time that Chastain will start outside of the top 20 at the site since 2023. In 13 cup starts at Darlington, Chastain has seven finishes, including each of the last five, inside the top […]

Could Kyle Busch Be A Worthy DFS Option for Darlington?

Kyle Busch of Richard Childress Racing is starting this Sunday's race at Darlington Raceway, the Goodyear 400, from the eighth position. This matches his starting position from this race one year ago, which was his best since joining RCR in 2023. In 28 races at Darlington, Busch has one win, 17 top-10 finishes, and an […]

Brad Keselowski May be A Contriarian DFS Tournament Option At Darlington

Brad Keselowski of RFK Racing will start in fifth position for Sunday's Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway. It will be the first time since Atlanta in February that Keselowski will start inside the top 10 this season. In 24 starts at Darlington, the No. 6 Ford driver has two wins, 12 top-10 finishes, and an […]