Sonoma NASCAR Algorithm-Predicted Finishing Order (Premium Content)

We're on to the 20th race of the NASCAR Cup Series season, as the teams are in Sonoma, California for the annual Toyota/Save Mart 350 this weekend. Sonoma is one of the "OG" road courses, back when there were just two on the schedule. Now we're up to six and could be adding more. Shane […]

Jordan McAbee's NASCAR Betting Picks: Sonoma - Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Premium Content)

The NASCAR Cup Series is back on the streets of Chicago, as the Grant Park 165 is set to take place on Sunday afternoon. This will be just the third time that NASCAR has raced on the Chicago Street Course. Shane van Gisbergen won the inaugural event and then Alex Bowman went to victory lane […]

NASCAR Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup for Sonoma - Toyota/Save Mart 350 (2025)

On Saturday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for this weekend's Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. The qualifying session consisted of just one round but the groups were split into two sessions. Sonoma ET Sat 1:35-TruTV-Cup p&q 4-CW-Prerace 4:50-CW-Xfin green 20-25-34, 4 sets, fuel 43-47 Sun 3-TNT/TruTV/MAX-Prerace 3:50-TNT/TruTV/Max-Cup green 25-30-55, 6 […]

NASCAR Practice Speeds, Lap Averages, and Notes for Sonoma - Toyota/Save Mart 350 (2025)

The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Sonoma Raceway on Saturday morning/afternoon in preparation for the upcoming Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Sunday afternoon. The 37-car field was split in to two groups for practice, with each group getting 25 minutes on track. Cup practice and qualifying at 1:35p ET on TruTV. Practice […]

Sonoma NASCAR Fantasy & Betting Preview – Toyota / Save Mart 350

For the second race weekend in a row, the NASCAR Cup Series cars will be making left and right turns, as the series returns to California and Sonoma Raceway for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Sunday afternoon. This will be the 20th race of the season and the fourth road course event of the year. […]

NASCAR Xfinity Series Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 DFS: DraftKings Lineup Picks for Sonoma (7/12/25)

The NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Sonoma on Saturday for the second road course race in a row. It's setting up to be another showdown between Shane Van Gisbergen and Connor Zilisch, just like last weekend in Chicago. That race saw Van Gisbergen make his first Xfinity Series start of the season, earning the victory […]

Stacking Dennys NASCAR Podcast - 2025 Sonoma - Toyota/Save Mart 350 DFS, Betting Picks

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 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. Be […]

Sepp Straka Not Likely to Find Momentum at Scottish Open

After a missed cut at the U.S. Open and a poor T45 finish at The Travelers, Sepp Straka is an easier name to forget about, even though he's a top 10 player in the world. A short stint of hot putting has withered to a point that he's averaged -1.47 strokes gained putting over those […]

Ty Gibbs Finishes Second at Chicago and Advances in In-Season Challenge

Ty Gibbs had one of his better races of his career at the Chicago Street Course yesterday. After starting ninth, he remained in the top ten for the entire race with the exception of his pit stops late in Stage 1 and Stage 2 to flip both of those stages. He caught a significant break […]

Alex Bowman Defeats Bubba Wallace in In-Season Challenge, but Not Without Controversy

Alex Bowman started 11th and finished 8th at Chicago yesterday, but his race was no mere Sunday drive as his feud with Bubba Wallace dating back to the 2019 Charlotte roval. As Bowman was driving up through the field on fresher tires, he attempted to follow Wallace's teammate Tyler Reddick around Wallace but the pair […]

Bubba Wallace Wrecked by Alex Bowman Again, Putting Playoffs in Doubt

Bubba Wallace's summer of futility continues with another crash in a race where he was fast. Despite being relegated to a 37th-place starting position after a botched qualifying lap, he had driven up to 16th when he was spun by Kyle Larson at the start of Stage 2. However, good strategy and a decision not […]

Throttle Failure Ends Michael McDowell's Chances to Win at Chicago

After qualifying second at Chicago, Michael McDowell unexpectedly took the lead from eventually Shane van Gisbergen on the opening lap and led the entire first stage. He declined to pit during the first stage break in an attempt to make the race distance on only one pit stop. However, he was forced to go behind […]

Austin Hill Earns First NASCAR Cup Series Top Ten at Chicago

Austin Hill earned his first top ten in the NASCAR Cup Series in yesterday's race at the Chicago Street Course. Although Richard Childress Racing has lacked speed most of this season, they have been very fast on road or street courses as Kyle Busch has earned both of his top fives this season on that […]

Tyler Reddick Scores a Strong Third-Place Run at Chicago

23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick was one of the most consistent drivers of the Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course in terms of running close to the front in Sunday's race. Starting from the fourth position, Reddick kept his car clean and quickly ascended to the third position after Carson Hocevar crashed and caused […]

Kyle Busch Matches his Best Career Finish At Chicago on Sunday

Richard Childress Racing driver Kyle Busch acquired a finish of fifth during the Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course on Sunday. Busch started the race from the sixth position but quickly moved closer to the front as he avoided a large multi-car accident on lap 4. As a result, Busch ended up finishing […]

Denny Hamlin Fights his Way to a Top-5 Finish at Chicago

Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin obtained a hard-fought top-5 finish in Sunday's Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course. Hamlin began the race from the 40th position due to having an engine problem during practice, which left him unable to set a lap for qualifying. The No. 11 Toyota driver spent the first stage […]

William Byron has his Worst Weekend of the Season at Chicago

William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports had a messy weekend that he wanted to forget from this week's Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course. Before the race even began, Byron hit the wall during practice and sustained enough damage that his team decided to skip qualifying and repair the car. As a result, Byron […]

Should DFS Players Consider Carson Hocevar for Chicago Lineups?

Spire Motorsports driver Carson Hocevar will start third after qualifying for Sunday's Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course. This is Hocevar's first time starting inside the top five at Chicago in his Cup career. In his only prior Cup start at the site, Hocevar has a finish of 24th and lost place differential. […]

Ross Chastain May be A Decent DFS Option for Chicago Lineups

Trackhouse Racing's Ross Chastain will start 22nd for the Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course after qualifying. The No. 1 Chevrolet driver will start inside the top 25 for the second time in his Cup career at the site. In two previous starts at Chicago, Chastain placed 22nd twice and collected positive place […]

Should DFS Players Roster Ryan Preece at Chicago?

RFK Racing's Ryan Preece obtained a starting position of seventh after qualifying for Sunday's Grant Park 165. It is the best starting position of Preece's Cup career at Chicago, and he is also the top Ford driver in qualifying this week. In two previous races at the street course, Preece has one top-15 finish, which […]

Austin Dillon Is Too Great of A Risk to Add to Chicago Lineups

Richard Childress Racing's Austin Dillon will start 10th for Sunday's Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course. This is Dillon's best starting position of his Cup career at the site. In two previous races at Chicago, Dillon has one top-20 finish and one DNF due to a crash. With 17 races completed this season, […]

Zane Smith Is A Value Play Worth Rostering At Chicago

Zane Smith of Front Row Motorsports will start 26th after qualifying for the Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course. Smith ended up being the slowest qualifier of the three Front Row entries in this week's race and the only one to start outside of the top 25. In Smith's only previous Cup start […]

Austin Hill is A Favorable Value Option for Chicago DFS Lineups

Xfinity Series regular Austin Hill qualified for the Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course and will start 30th in a third Richard Childress Racing entry. This will be Hill's second Cup start at the street course in his career and his second start of the 2025 season after Darlington, where he placed 31st. […]

Is Ty Dillon A Decent Driver to Add For NASCAR DFS At Chicago?

Ty Dillon of Kaulig Racing qualified 36th for this week's Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course. This will be a new career-worst starting position for Dillon in his Cup career at Chicago. In his only previous race on the street course back in 2023, Dillon ended up finishing 35th after exiting the race […]

Qualifying Crash Makes William Byron a Likely DFS Must-Have

Despite his 38th-place starting position and stout $10,000 salary (the fourth-highest in the field), William Byron seems like one of the best options for DFS play at the Chicago Street Course. It's rare for any NASCAR Cup Series points leader to crash out of any qualifying session, which virtually guarantees a large number of Place […]

Alex Bowman Should Finish Well, but Probably Costs Too Much for Serious DFS Consideration

In an otherwise mediocre 2024, Alex Bowman's one real bright spot came when he won last year's Chicago Street Course race to lock himself into the playoffs. The win was more the result of a brilliant strategy call by Bowman's crew chief Blake Harris than his own doing, as Bowman was running 9th late in […]

Joey Logano Has Been Relatively Mediocre on Road Courses Lately

Joey Logano is one of the hardest drivers to predict in the NASCAR Cup Series since it's hard to really get a sense of when he will run well or when he won't, and even harder to determine which of his good races will lead to a good finishing result since he blows potentially strong […]

Ryan Blaney Doesn't Really Fit Neatly into Optimal DFS Lineups

Ryan Blaney curiously qualified 17th for the third consecutive year at the Chicago Street Course. Blaney is not particularly noted as a road racer, but he finished 10th in last year's race here, matching his best road course finish since Sonoma last year. Because Blaney is not one of the best road racers, he is […]

Austin Cindric Remains an Overrated Road Racer

Despite Austin Cindric's traditional reputation as a road racer, he's really become more of a specialist on drafting tracks and intermediates lately. Cindric qualified 27th for today's race at the Chicago Street Course, worse than both his teammates Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano. Although he did finish 6th in the inaugural Chicago race in 2023 […]