Denny Hamlin looked to win three NASCAR Cup Series races in a row for the first time in his career at Pocono Raceway for the Great American Getaway 400 after winning the past two weeks at Nashville and Michigan. Hamlin started the race in first, the pole position, but quickly lost the lead to Kyle […]

23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick finished second in the Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway. Reddick started the race from 16th and became a factor for the race win later on in the event. In the first stage, Reddick quietly ran around the top 15 and approached the top 10, but he went to pit […]

In the Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway, William Byron was one of the better performers as he finished in third. Byron started the race from ninth and consistently ran inside the top 10 through most of the first stage. He would eventually end the stage in seventh and score four stage points. The […]

John Hunter Nemechek had his best performance yet of the 2026 Cup Series season at the Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway. Nemechek began the race from the eighth position and ran around the top 10 through most of the first stage. Just before the stage ended, Nemechek made his first pit stop of […]

Christopher Bell finished in the 26th position for Sunday's Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway. Bell sustained a fractured wrist after a crash in last week's race at Michigan and was riding with a cast in this week's race at Pocono. The No. 20 Toyota driver started the race from 22nd, but did not […]

Chase Elliott of Hendrick Motorsports scored a starting position of 23rd after qualifying for this week's Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway. This is Elliott's first start at Pocono outside of the top 20 since 2023. In 16 Cup starts at Pocono, Elliott has one win, 11 top-10 finishes, and an average finish of […]

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Ty Gibbs is starting in the fourth position for the Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway. This is the second time in his Cup career that Gibbs will start inside the top five in a Pocono race. In four prior races at the site, Gibbs has one top-5 finish, but […]

Chris Buescher of RFK Racing is starting sixth for the Great American Getaway at Pocono Raceway. After starting second in last year's Pocono Cup race, this marks the second time in Buescher's career that he has had back-to-back top-10 starts at the site since 2021 and 2022. In 16 Cup starts, Buescher has one win […]

Trackhouse Racing's Ross Chastain will start in the 24th position for this week's race at Pocono Raceway, the Great American Getaway 400. This is the lowest starting position for Chastain in his Cup career at Pocono since joining Trackhouse back in 2022. In 10 Cup starts at Pocono, Chastain's best finish is 13th, which he […]

Daniel Suarez will start in the third position for the Great American Getaway 400, taking place at Pocono Raceway this week. This is the best starting position that Suarez has earned for a Cup race at Pocono in his career since earning the pole in July 2018. In 14 Cup starts at Pocono, Suarez has […]

Similar to the week before at Nashville, Denny Hamlin went to the back and then spent the whole race making it back to the front to win during last week's Cup Series race at Michigan. Now the question is, can Hamlin make it three victories in a row at Pocono Raceway, the site of this […]

For the second week in a row, Denny Hamlin went to the back and spent the whole race recovering to the front for a victory in the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Hamlin was originally set to start first after scoring the pole in qualifying, but had to make unapproved adjustments to his […]

Legacy Motor Club's Erik Jones finished in second in the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Jones was initially set to start 10th, but his team made unapproved adjustments before the race, and per NASCAR rules, he had to start at the rear at the green flag. Jones spent the entire first stage making […]

Bubba Wallace of 23XI Racing finished in the third position for this year's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday. Wallace began the race from the 13th position, but took advantage of a fast car and great pit stops in the first stage to move up to fifth by the end of the […]

Chase Elliott was one of the top performers through the first half of the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway, but ultimately could not maintain a top finish by the end of Sunday's race. Elliott began the race from sixth and quietly ran inside the top 10 throughout the entire first stage. The No. […]

Tyler Reddick's performance in the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway had promise, but ultimately was a disappointment. Reddick began the race from third but quickly made his way to the lead after passing Carson Hocevar partway through the first stage. The No. 45 Toyota driver went on to dominate the rest of the […]

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Chase Briscoe obtained a qualifying position of fifth for this week's Cup race at Michigan International Speedway, the FireKeepers Casino 400. It will be the second Michigan race in a row where Briscoe will start inside the top five in the Cup Series. In five Cup starts at Michigan, Briscoe's best […]

Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing will start in fourth after qualifying for this week's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. This will mark the second time that Gibbs will start in the top five at the site. In four prior races at Michigan, Gibbs has four finishes of 11th or better, including two […]

William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports obtained a starting position of ninth for the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. However, he will be starting from the rear of the field due to unapproved adjustments after addressing a mechanical issue with the charging system. In 11 Cup starts at Michigan, Byron has three top-10 finishes […]

Bubba Wallace of 23XI Racing is starting in 13th after qualifying for the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Wallace last qualified outside of the top 10 at Michigan in 2023, when he started in 11th. In 12 Cup starts at the site, Wallace has three top-10 finishes, including two inside the top five […]

Team Penske's Joey Logano will start in the 18th position for this week's race at Michigan International Speedway, the FireKeepers Casino 400. The last time that Logano started in this position for a Michigan Cup race was in 2021, when he started in 19th. In 29 Cup races at the site, Logano has three wins, […]

Daniel Suarez will start 11th after qualifying for the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. This is the highest starting position for Suarez at the site in a Cup race since 2019. In 13 Cup races in his career at Michigan, Suarez has four top-10 finishes and an average finish of 18.2. Through the […]

From Music City all the way to the Irish Hills! NASCAR moves on from Nashville after Denny Hamlin claimed his second win of the 2026 season to Michigan International Speedway for this week's FireKeepers Casino 400. Below are my NASCAR DFS lineup picks for the FireKeepers Casino 400 on DraftKings and FanDuel this week. This […]

Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing won for the first time at Nashville Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series on Sunday Night in the Cracker Barrel 400. It did not come easily, however, as Hamlin jumped the initial restart and had to do a pit road pass-through penalty, sending him to the back of the […]

Joe Gibbs Racing's Christopher Bell had the fastest car of the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway, but could not translate the speed into a victory on Sunday night. Bell started the race from fourth and ran inside the top five through most of the first stage. The No. 20 Toyota driver fought with Tyler […]

Chase Briscoe of Joe Gibbs Racing was one of the main contenders for the win in the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday night. Briscoe started the race from 31st position after qualifying was canceled on Saturday and spent the first stage trying to move up through the pack. Thanks to the top-notch […]

Team Penske's Ryan Blaney ended with a solid finish of eighth at the end of the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. Blaney started seventh in the race and quietly ran inside the top 10 through the entire first stage. On lap 72, the No. 12 Ford driver made a call to get two tires […]

Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports had a disappointing finish of 23rd in the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday night despite running well for most of the event. Larson began the race from the fifth position and had one of the fastest cars in the field in the first stage, as he went […]

Tyler Reddick of 23XI Racing is starting outside of the front row in second for the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway after qualifying was canceled due to rain. In five previous starts at Nashville, Reddick has two top-10 finishes and an average finish of 15.6. With 13 races completed so far in the Cup […]

Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports will start in fifth for the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. Larson is starting in that position after qualifying for the race was rained out on Saturday, while starting positions were awarded based on the NASCAR rulebook's metric. In five Cup starts at Nashville, Larson has one win, a […]