Chase Briscoe is A DFS Risk Despite Strong Phoenix History

Stewart-Haas Racing driver Chase Briscoe will start this week's Cup race at Phoenix Raceway from the eighth position. With his starting position this week, Briscoe continues his streak of top-10 starts, with his third in a row this year going into the fourth race of the year. Historically, Phoenix is one of Briscoe's best tracks. […]

Christopher Bell Will Compete as A Top Favorite at Phoenix

In this week's qualifying session for Phoenix, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell scored a starting position of 13th. This will be Bell's second consecutive race at Phoenix, starting from the 13th position after he failed to finish due to an incident last November. In eight starts at PR, the driver of the No. 20 […]

Martin Truex Jr. Collects His Seventh Consecutive Las Vegas Top 10 Finish

Martin Truex Jr. ends Las Vegas with another solid top-10 finish. After starting seventh, Truex remained in the Top 10 most of the day and finished in the Top 5 at the end of the first two stages. Truex would lead four laps, have a day with no mistakes on pit road, and steadily run […]

Tyler Reddick Falls Short Of Vegas Victory Despite Great Run

During Sunday's race at Las Vegas, Tyler Reddick arguably had the fastest car in the field but fell just short of victory. Despite starting 18th, Reddick would make his way through the field methodically multiple times in the race towards the front but failed to pass Kyle Larson several times for the lead and, eventually, […]

Roster Chase Briscoe With Caution At Las Vegas On Sunday

During qualifying for Las Vegas, Chase Briscoe scored a starting position of sixth for Sunday's race. Briscoe has one top-10 finish and gained positive place differential three times in six Cup starts at Las Vegas. After finishing 10th in the Daytona 500 and wrecking last week at Atlanta, Briscoe is showing solid speed through pre-race […]

Daniel Hemric Is A Favorable Driver To Round Out Las Vegas Lineups

Kaulig Racing driver Daniel Hemric will start this week's Pennzoil 400 from the 34th starting position. In three Cup Series starts at Las Vegas, Hemric has three top-25 finishes, with his best finish being 17th in September 2019. In practice, Hemric's single-lap time ranked 20th of all drivers, while his overall lap average ranked 18th. […]

Ryan Preece Will Race Las Vegas In A Backup Car

Ryan Preece spun and crashed during practice three laps into his first run. As a result, Preece will start 36th, his lowest starting position of the year so far, with a backup car. In eight Las Vegas starts in the Cup Series, Preece placed in the Top 20 twice, gaining positive place differential four times. […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Is A Risk Best-Suited For DFS Tournament Lineups

In this week's Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will start from the 13th position. In 17 previous LVMS races, Stenhouse has six top-20 finishes, with his last one being scored in 2021. Despite recording a single-lap time in practice that ranked 16th of all drivers, Stenhouse did display top-10 speeds […]

Can Daniel Suarez Score Another Strong Finish at Las Vegas?

Last week's Atlanta winner, Daniel Suarez, captured a 16th starting position during Las Vegas qualifying for Sunday's race. In 13 Vegas starts, Suarez collected four top-15 finishes, including both 2023 races at the site. In practice, Suarez recorded a single-lap time that ranked 23rd of all drivers, while his 10-consecutive lap average ranked 13th, showcasing […]

Kaz Grala Will Make His First Las Vegas Start In A Cup Car

Rick Ware Racing driver Kaz Grala will make his first Las Vegas start in a Cup car this week from the 32nd position. In four Xfinity Series starts at Vegas, Grala's best finish was 16th in March 2018, while he has one top-5 finish at the site in three Truck Series races. During last week's […]

J.J. Yeley Is Not Worth Starting As the Slowest Driver At Las Vegas

J.J. Yeley, who is driving for NY Racing, did not set a lap in qualifying and will start 37th on Sunday. In 15 Cup Series starts at Las Vegas, Yeley has three top-20 finishes, with his last one being scored in September 2018 driving for BK Racing. In practice, Yeley set the slowest single-lap time […]

Michael McDowell Finishes Eighth After Strong Atlanta Performance

Front Row Motorsports driver Michael McDowell put together one of his strongest Atlanta performances ever on Sunday. After starting from the pole position, McDowell won the second stage, led the fifth-most of all drivers (27), and placed in the Top 10. Although McDowell spun and fell off the lead lap in the middle of the […]

Ty Gibbs Quietly Recovers From Crash For An Atlanta Top 10 Finish

In the Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Ty Gibbs quietly scored his first top-10 finish of 2024 by placing 10th. Despite being involved in an early wreck on lap 2, Gibbs slowly rallied back at the end and avoided receiving further damage from several crashes. This finish is Gibbs' second top-10 finish in […]

Ryan Preece Is A Difficult DFS Recommendation For Atlanta

Stewart-Haas Racing driver Ryan Preece will officially start this week's Cup race at Atlanta from the 20th position. Since the 2022 reconfiguration of AMS, Preece made two starts at the site with his best finish being 24th, which he scored in his last appearance there. Preece placed 23rd in last week's Daytona 500, finishing one […]

Brad Keselowski Is A DFS Favorite To Recommend At Atlanta

Brad Keselowski will start the Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway from the 24th position. Since joining RFK Racing in 2022, Keselowski has four top-20 finishes at Atlanta, including second and sixth in both 2023 Cup events. During the Daytona 500 last week, Keselowski held a strong run where he led three laps and […]

Kaz Grala Makes His Atlanta Cup Series Debut This Week

During Atlanta qualifying, Kaz Grala scored a starting position of 33rd. This race marks Grala's first Cup Series start at Atlanta as well as his first official Cup start with Rick Ware Racing driving the No. 15 Ford. During the Daytona 500 last week driving for Front Row Motorsports, Grala crashed early on lap 5 […]

Austin Cindric Is A Tournament Play With Some Risk At Atlanta

Austin Cindric will start eighth at Atlanta looking to rebound after a promising Daytona 500 run where he led 13 laps but placed 22nd after a spin. In four Atlanta starts since 2022, Cindric has three finishes of 12th or better while leading in the last three Cup events. Cindric is known for his proficiency […]

Should DFS Players Worry About Starting Chris Buescher At Atlanta?

RFK Racing driver Chris Buescher will start this week's Cup race at Atlanta from the seventh position. In four races at Atlanta since the track's reconfiguration in 2022, Buescher has one top-10 finish. The driver of the No. 17 Ford also led multiple laps in the last two Atlanta Cup events including the second-most laps […]

John Hunter Nemechek Scores Career-Best Daytona Finish To Start 2024

John Hunter Nemechek had a great start in his debut season for Legacy Motor Club by finishing seventh in the Daytona 500. Nemechek went through adversity to score the top-10 finish as he received small damage from an early crash on Lap 5. From there, Nemechek remained on the lead lap and avoided all further […]

Brad Keselowski's Promising Daytona Run Ruined By Lap 191 Wreck

During this year's Daytona 500, Brad Keselowski held a respectable run where he led three laps and ran in the top five before being involved in a massive 23-car wreck that ended his day on Lap 191. As a result, Keselowski was credited with a 33rd-place finish, his second finish of 30th or worse at […]

Erik Jones Works Best As a Contrarian Play Despite Strong Daytona Duel Performance

Legacy Motor Club driver Erik Jones will start 11th at Daytona after a great Bluegreen Vacation duel (first race) performance where he finished 5th and led five laps. In 14 starts at Daytona, Jones has one win and seven top-20 finishes including each of the last three August Daytona races. Last season, Jones also had […]

Is Daniel Hemric Worth Rostering Despite Starting 37th at Daytona?

Daniel Hemric failed to generate a strong performance in the Bluegreen Vacations Duel by placing 21st after running mostly outside of the Top 10 and crashing. As a result, Hemric will be starting 37th at Daytona to mark his first full-time Cup start since 2019. In four starts at Daytona, Hemric has two top-20 finishes […]

History Points To Austin Dillon Being A Favorable DFS Option?

2018 Daytona 500 champion Austin Dillon will start 33rd in this year's Daytona 500. The driver of the No. 3 Chevrolet is looking to rebound at one of his better tracks after one of his worst statistical seasons of his career. In 21 Cup starts at Daytona, Dillon has two wins and an Average Finish […]

Harrison Burton Is A Dangerous DFS Risk At Daytona?

Third-year driver Harrison Burton held his own in the Bluegreen Vacations duel (second race), led one lap, and finished fifth. This finish will have Burton start the Daytona 500 from the 12th position, marking his second Daytona 500 start outside of the Top 10. Burton's start position however makes him a huge DFS risk when […]

Josh Berry Is An Intriguing DFS Play Worth Consideration

Stewart-Haas Racing driver Josh Berry could not finish his Bluegreen Vacations duel (second race) because of Fuel Pump damage. Due to scoring 17th after the Duel, Berry will start his first Daytona 500 race from 30th. Berry will have a busy race trying to work through the field on Sunday but could pay off as […]

NASCAR DFS Tiered Rankings: Season Finale 500 (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to RotoBaller's Tiered Rankings for the 36th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, the Season Finale 500 at Martinsville Speedway. For those that are viewing these rankings for the first time, here is how the sheet works. There are two […]

NASCAR DFS Tiered Rankings: Xfinity 500 (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to RotoBaller's Tiered Rankings for the 35th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville  Speedway. For those that are viewing these rankings for the first time, here is how the sheet works. There are two sets […]

Dixie Vodka 400: NASCAR DFS Value Picks (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. With three races left overall for the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, the Round of Eight continues at Homestead-Miami Speedway for the Dixie Vodka 400. Homestead will be the last race at a 1.5-Mile Intermediate oval track this season and also marks one […]

NASCAR DFS Tiered Rankings: Dixie Vodka 400 (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to RotoBaller's Tiered Rankings for the 34th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, the Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. For those that are viewing these rankings for the first time, here is how the sheet works. There are two […]

South Point 400: NASCAR DFS Value Picks (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Las Vegas Motor Speedway is the site of this week's South Point 400, the opening race of the Round of Eight in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. Las Vegas is a 1.5-Mile Intermediate track known for its progressive banking within its corners. […]