Austin Dillon Gains His Best Finish Of The Year At Texas

Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Dillon captured a finish of eighth at Texas during the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400. Starting from the 15th position, Dillon did not have one of the fastest cars from the jump and fell behind in the first stage. The driver of the No. 3 Chevrolet would fall further behind during […]

Christopher Bell Is A Great Tournament Option At Texas

For Sunday's Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, Christopher Bell will start third. This will be Bell's best starting position in his Cup career to a race at Texas and of 2024 so far. Bell has three top-5 finishes in five previous Texas races, including last Fall's race at the site, where he […]

Kyle Busch Starts From the Rear After Texas Practice Crash

Kyle Busch will start the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway from the 35th position this week. Busch was credited with this deep starting position toward the rear after crashing during practice and not running a lap in qualifying. In 33 starts at Texas, Busch has four wins, 27 top-20 finishes, and 1,069 […]

Should Chase Elliott Be Rostered In DFS For Texas?

In qualifying for the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, Chase Elliott gained a starting position of 24th. This is Elliott's second time this season that he will start worse than 11th and his second consecutive time at Texas that he will start outside of the Top 20. In 13 Texas starts, Elliott […]

Can Ty Gibbs Score His First Win At Texas?

Ty Gibbs will start second in this week's Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. This will be the highest starting position of his Cup career yet at Texas and is the third time this season that the driver of the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota will start on the front row. In […]

Todd Gilliland Is A Quality Value Play For Texas

Front Row Motorsports driver Todd Gilliland nabbed a starting position of 28th for this week's Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Gilliland matches the best starting position of his career at Texas and will start 24th or worse for the sixth time this year. In two previous Texas starts, Gilliland's best finish is […]

Denny Hamlin Will Start 11th At Texas On Sunday

During qualifying for the ninth race of the season, the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, Denny Hamlin qualified 11th. This marks Hamlin's fourth race this season where he will start outside of the Top 10 and his first starting position outside of the Top 10 at Texas since 2017. In 33 starts […]

Ryan Preece Brings Continued Upside To Texas

Stewart-Haas Racing driver Ryan Preece will start 26th in this week's Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. This is the fifth time Preece will start below 25th at Texas, and the third time this season, he will start outside the Top 25. Through seven previous races at TMS, Preece's best finish is 18th, […]

Tyler Reddick Quietly Obtains Seventh At Martinsville

Tyler Reddick, in the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway, placed seventh on Sunday. Reddick started this week's race from the 19th position, leading to a busy day at a track that historically is not great for the driver of the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota. The No. 45 team, however, worked on adjusting the […]

William Byron Scores His Second Martinsville Win

In Sunday's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville, William Byron ended the race as the winner and part of a 1-2-3 finish for Hendrick Motorsports. Byron did not get the victory without progressively working his way to the front throughout the entire race as he first started 18th. Due to having a fast car, Byron would […]

Is Martin Truex Jr. One Of The Top Favorites At Martinsville?

The current Cup Series points leader, Martin Truex Jr., will start this week's Cook Out 400 from the fourth position. This is his highest start position of the season yet for Truex at one of his most successful tracks in Cup history. In 36 starts at Martinsville, Truex has three wins and 16 top-10 finishes, […]

Should Daniel Suarez Be Rostered For Martinsville?

In qualifying for this week's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway, Daniel Suarez nabbed a starting position of 21st. This will mark Suarez's fourth start of the year of 20th or worse in 2024. In 14 races at Martinsville, Suarez has six top-20 finishes, including two of the last three Cup events at the Virginia […]

Kyle Larson Wins The Pole For Martinsville

Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson won the pole for this week's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. This is the second consecutive pole of the year as well as the fourth of his career at Martinsville. In 18 races at Martinsville, Larson has one win, six top-10 finishes, and is the defending winner of this […]

Corey LaJoie Is A Likable DFS Value Play For Martinsville

Corey LaJoie will start 32nd in this week's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. This is LaJoie's worst start of the season since Phoenix where he started 35th. In 12 races at Martinsville, LaJoie has two top-20 finishes, which he last scored in 2020. The driver of the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet has eight […]

Denny Hamlin Is One of The Top Favorites To Win At Martinsville

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin qualified eighth for this week's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. After the October 2023 Martinsville event, this will be Hamlin's second consecutive top-10 start at the site. The driver of the No. 11 is one of the best in the field at Martinsville with five wins, 25 top-10 […]

Chase Elliott Will Start Third at Martinsville

Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott will start third after qualifying for the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville. This marks Elliott's first top-3 start at Martinsville since 2022 and his second week in a row starting in that range this year. Elliott is one of the more consistent drivers in the field at Martinsville with one […]

Roster Ross Chastain With Caution At Martinsville

Ross Chastain captured a starting position of 12th for this week's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. 12th is Chastain's second-highest Martinsville starting position in his Cup career and will mark the fourth time this season that he will start from the Top 15. In 10 Martinsville Cup races, Chastain has four top-15 finishes, all […]

Chase Briscoe Must Not Be Underestimated At Martinsville

Stewart-Haas Racing driver Chase Briscoe qualified fifth for this week's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. This marks his fourth consecutive top-5 starting position at Martinsville and his highest overall for 2024 so far. Martinsville is one of Briscoe's best tracks statistically, as he has four top-10 finishes in six Cup starts at the site, […]

Christopher Bell Is A Top-10 Recommendation For Martinsville

During qualifying for this week's Cook Out 500 at Martinsville Speedway, Christopher Bell scored a starting position of 20th. The Cook Out 500 will be the third race of the 2024 season in which Bell will start 20th or worse. This should not be a problem for Bell to overcome, as in eight starts at […]

Kyle Larson Survives For Podium Finish at Richmond

Kyle Larson survived the late race carnage and finished third in this week's Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway. In the early portion of the race, Larson was the dominant driver, as he would go on to win the first stage. Larson would continue to remain one of the best cars of the day, finishing […]

Brad Keselowski Continues Early 2024 Momentum At Richmond

RFK Racing driver Brad Keselowski ended Sunday's Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway by placing eighth. With Richmond being one of his best tracks, a strong run was anticipated from Keselowski, but at first, it did not seem that way through the first stage. During the beginning of the race, when rain tires were being […]

Chris Buescher Scores Solid Ninth-Place Finish At Richmond

In Sunday's Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway, Chris Buescher captured a finish of ninth. At one of his best tracks in recent years, Buescher was expected to run well while competing for a top finish, and he followed through on another solid run. After starting 14th, Buescher would methodically make his way through the […]

Bubba Wallace Is Not Recommended For DFS At Richmond

For this week's Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway, Bubba Wallace qualified fifth. Wallace is the highest-starting Toyota driver this week and matched his personal-highest starting position at Richmond and for the year. In 11 starts at the Virginia track, Wallace has three top-15 finishes but also never placed in the Top 10. Through six […]

Zane Smith Will Start 28th In The Toyota Owners 400

Zane Smith will make his Richmond Raceway Cup debut from the 28th position in this week's Toyota Owners 400. This will be Smith's fourth race where he will start 25th or worse in his rookie season so far. In four starts at Richmond in the Truck Series, Smith has two top-10 finishes, with a best […]

Consider Alternatives To Tyler Reddick At Richmond This Week

23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick will start this week's Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway from the 19th position after qualifying. Reddick's starting position in Sunday's race is tied for the second-worst of the year and his third-worst qualifying position in his Cup career at Richmond. In seven starts at RR, Reddick never scored a […]

Kyle Larson Scores The Pole For Richmond

In Toyota Owners 400 qualifying at Richmond Raceway, Kyle Larson captured the pole position with the fastest time in the second round. Larson's pole will be the fourth time that he will start at the front at Richmond, as well as his first pole of the year. In 18 starts at RR, Larson has two […]

Should DFS Players Roster Erik Jones At Richmond?

Erik Jones will start Sunday's Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway from the 27th position. This will be Jones' fourth start at Richmond worse than 25th and his third-worst starting position of the year. In 13 races at Richmond in his Cup career, Jones has five top-20 finishes and five finishes with positive place differential. […]

Ty Gibbs Will Start Eighth At The Toyota Owners 400

Sophomore Cup driver Ty Gibbs will start the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond from the eighth position. This starting position is the second time Gibbs will start from the Top 10 at Richmond and will be the fourth time this season Gibbs will start from the Top 10. In three Richmond starts, the driver of […]

Roster Chase Elliott With Caution At Richmond

In qualifying, Chase Elliott racked up a starting position of second for this week's Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway. This is Elliott's first front-row start of the year and just the second of his Cup career at Richmond. In 15 starts at the Virginia track, Elliott has six top-10 finishes, including three top-5 finishes […]

Ross Chastain Is A Contrarian DFS Option For Richmond

Ross Chastain will start third in this week's race at Richmond Raceway. Sunday's race will be the third time Chastain will start from the Top 5, and is his highest starting position of the season so far. Richmond is a track where Chastain has struggled to score a top finish through most of his career, […]