Fresh off of his runner-up finish at Talladega, Chris Buescher will be looking to continue the strong runs at his home race track of Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. The No. 17 Ford has been stout at the intermediate race tracks this season, as this team has top-10 finishes at Kansas, Darlington, and Las Vegas, […]

Austin Dillon only made it a couple of laps in practice at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend before he realized something didn't seem right with his race car. On lap three, he figured it out: the engine was blowing up. Because of the failure, Dillon wasn't able to post a lap in qualifying for the […]

Talladega Superspeedway ended with a first-time winner last week in the NASCAR Cup Series as Carson Hocevar pulled away from the field to win the race on the final lap. Now the Cup Series travels to the Lone Star State for Texas Motor Speedway, as over a quarter of the 2026 season is now completed. […]

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Be sure to join the NASCAR Discord Chat Rooms to join in on the fun and discussion. Now that crazy Talladega is out of the way, we get back to a "normal" race this weekend with the Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway... […]

After the unpredictability of Talladega last weekend, we are now on to Texas Motor Speedway as the NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Lone Star State for the Würth 400 on Sunday afternoon. Texas is a 1.5-mile, low-wear, intermediate oval that actually has some unpredictability as well (although not as much as Talladega). We've come... […]

After another profitable race at Talladega last Sunday, we continue on with the Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. Our two biggest betting days of the season (so far) have came at 1.5-mile tracks (Las Vegas and Kansas), so let's see if we can continue that trend at Texas on Sunday (another 1.5-mile... […]

On Saturday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for this weekend's race at Texas Motor Speedway, the Würth 400. Spire Motorsports had a great session, sweeping the front row with Carson Hocevar taking the pole position and Daniel Suarez ending up second-fastest. Chris Buescher was third-quickest before the pair of Toyota teammates, […]

The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the upcoming Würth 400 on Sunday afternoon. The 38-car field was split into two groups for practice. Below you will find the two groups, key notes from the practice session, as well as the practice speeds […]

Lead RotoBaller NASCAR analyst Jordan McAbee is joined by co-host Nick Giffen in an all-new episode of Stacking Dennys - one of the top podcasts in the NASCAR betting and DFS industry. Jordan and Nick discuss their DFS strategy and betting picks on the board for the upcoming Würth 400 Texas Motor Speedway. Be sure […]

Lead RotoBaller F1 Fantasy analyst Euan Leith previews the Miami Grand Prix in an all-new episode of F1 Fantasy Pole Position - a three-time FSWA-nominated show. Euan discusses who to buy and sell in F1 Fantasy, along with a track preview for the Miami Grand Prix at the Miami International Autodrome. Be sure to subscribe […]

Carson Hocevar of Spire Motorsports finished in first and got the victory in the Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Hocevar began the race from the 12th position. Through the first stage, Hocevar kept his car damage-free, but was one of several drivers who took two stops under the green flag and ran outside of […]

Chris Buescher was one of the top contenders to compete for the win in the Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Buescher began the race from 10th after qualifying was canceled due to weather, and starting positions were set by the NASCAR rulebook. Outside of his one green flag pit stop, Buescher ran inside the […]

Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman placed third at the end of the Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. The driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet started the race from 20th, and although he did not experience any issues with his car, he did take two green-flag pit stops to get through the first stage. As […]

Chase Elliott of Hendrick Motorsports ended the Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway in the fourth position. Elliott began the race from eighth and ran all over the field towards both the front and the back. He was one of the drivers who took two green flag pit stops in the first stage, which made […]

Zane Smith of Front Row Motorsports finished in the fifth position during the Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Smith began the race from 30th after qualifying for the race was rained out, and starting positions were set by the NASCAR rulebook. The No. 38 Ford driver lay back through most of the stage in […]

Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin will start the Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway from the third position. The last time Hanlin started inside the top five at the Alabama track was in the October 2022 race. In 40 races at Talladega, Hamlin has two wins and 17 top-10 finishes. After nine races so far […]

Bubba Wallace of 23XI Racing will start fourth in this week's Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway after qualifying was canceled due to rain. This will mark the first time that Wallace will start inside the top five in a Cup race at Talladega. In 16 Cup races at the site, Wallace has one win […]

Tyler Reddick ended up in victory lane yet again last weekend, grabbing his fifth victory of the 2026 season at Kansas Speedway. Now, the NASCAR Cup Series heads to Talladega Superspeedway, and all eyes will once again be on Reddick, as he looks to get yet another victory early on this season. And honestly, it […]

Ryan Blaney is a more than capable driver at Talladega Superspeedway. He's a three-time winner at this race track and also has a couple of runner-up finishes to his credit. Lately, though, it's been a rough go of things for the Team Penske driver, as Blaney hasn't finished better than 20th in the last four […]

Don't be surprised if Austin Cindric contends for another Talladega win on Sunday. Cindric is the defending spring race winner at Talladega Superspeedway and had led laps in each of the last five races at the track. Additionally, the Team Penske driver has the fifth-best average driver rating (84.8) over the last four Talladega races, […]

Kyle Busch will start from 34th place when Sunday's Jack Link's 500 goes green at Talladega Superspeedway, and that means he's going to be one of the highest-rostered drivers in DraftKings contests because of his sky-high place-differential potential. Additionally, superspeedways are really the only track types where Busch has been competitive over the last couple […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is the definition of high risk, high reward. Over 25 career starts at Talladega Superspeedway, Stenhouse has posted two wins, eight top-five finishes, and 11 total top-10 results. He has also ended up outside of the top 20 entirely in nine of those 25 races. Lately, though, Stenhouse has been good. He […]

Races at Talladega Superspeedway are a great equalizer. They give almost every driver in the field a chance to win, as the draft gives teams a "right place, right time" opportunity on race day. So when it comes to DFS, we get to look at deep sleepers when the Cup Series visits Talladega. Enter Todd […]

Last week at Kansas, the Algorithm nailed Denny Hamlin and Tyler Reddick as two of the main contenders in the race, and that's exactly how it played out, with Reddick ending up in victory lane. Now the Cup Series heads to Talladega Superspeedway for the Jack Link's 500, one of the more unpredictable races of... […]

RFK Racing's Brad Keselowski will start the Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway from the sixth position after qualifying was canceled due to weather. The No. 6 Ford driver last started inside the top 10 in the October 2023 race at Talladega. In 34 starts at the Alabama track, Keselowski has six wins (most of […]

Chase Briscoe, driver of the No. 19 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, will start fifth in this week's Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Briscoe was awarded the top-5 starting position after qualifying was canceled earlier in the week, and the starting lineup was set by the NASCAR rulebook. In 10 prior Talladega races in […]

Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing will start the Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway from the 14th position after qualifying was canceled due to rain. The No. 20 Toyota driver last started lower than 14th in October 2024 at Talladega. In 12 Cup races at the site, Bell has four top-10 finishes, including two […]

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Ty Gibbs will start ninth for this week's Jack Link's 500, taking place at Talladega Superspeedway, after qualifying was canceled due to weather. This will be the fourth time in Gibbs' Cup career that he will start a Talladega race inside the top 10. In seven previous races at the site, […]

Continuing with his strong start, Tyler Reddick won last week's race at Kansas Speedway for his fifth win of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season. The 23XI Racing driver continues to lead the standings at the Cup Series now visits one of its most unpredictable and biggest oval tracks at Talladega Superspeedway. Below are my […]

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Be sure to join the NASCAR Discord Chat Rooms to join in on the fun and discussion. It's time to get back into the Place Differential mindset, because the Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway is this weekend! Talladega is superspeedway racetrack, and... […]