Ty Gibbs Holds off the Field for His First Cup Series Victory at Bristol

Ty Gibbs won the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway after holding off the field at the end of the race. Gibbs started the race from fifth place after a strong qualifying run, but lost positions early on after being moved up the track by other drivers. The No. 54 Toyota driver struggled to […]

Ryan Blaney Earns His First Runner-Up Finish at Bristol

Team Penske's Ryan Blaney placed second in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway and was one of the top contenders for the entire race. Blaney began the race from the pole position and led the opening 43 laps before Kyle Larson passed him for the lead. The No. 12 Ford driver had the […]

Kyle Larson's Dominant Performance At Bristol Falls Short of Victory

Kyle Larson finished third in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway after a dominant performance fell short of winning. The No. 5 Chevrolet driver started the race from eighth, but quickly made it up to the lead after 43 laps, taking it from Ryan Blaney. Larson ended up being untouchable and dominant through […]

Tyler Reddick Matches his Career-Best Finish at Bristol

Tyler Reddick of 23XI Racing finished in fourth on Sunday in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Reddick began the race from second after a strong run in qualifying. In the first stage, Reddick ran inside the top 10 for most of the stage, but was impacted by a pit road speeding penalty […]

Alex Bowman Crashes Early at Bristol in Return From Injury

Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman returned for his first race back in the No. 48 Chevrolet, the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, after missing four races due to vertigo symptoms. Bowman struggled in qualifying and, as a result, started the race in 27th place. Throughout the race, Bowman had a poorly-handling race car, […]

Is Carson Hocevar A Worthy DFS Option for Bristol Lineups?

Spire Motorsports driver Carson Hocevar qualified 10th for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. It will be the third time in his Cup Series career that Hocevar will start at race at Bristol from the top 10. In five prior starts at Bristol, Hocevar has three finishes of 11th or better, with a […]

Could Bubba Wallace Be A Solid DFS Option for Bristol Lineups?

Bubba Wallace of 23XI Racing will start this week's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway from the 12th position. This will be the fourth consecutive race this year where Wallace will start inside the top 15. In 13 previous races at Bristol, Wallace has eight top-20 finishes with two inside the top 10. Through […]

NASCAR DFS Picks: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Lineups for the Food City 500 (2026)

After taking off for the first of two weekends off for the 2026 season, the NASCAR Cup Series returns to the Last Great Coliseum. It's Bristol Motor Speedway, baby! Below are my NASCAR DFS lineup picks for the Food City 500 on DraftKings and FanDuel this week. This slate locks on 4/12/2026 at 3:00 p.m. […]

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 […]