Ryan Preece Not On Fire But Improving For Charlotte
Ryan Preece has not had the greatest 2024 season. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver does have a career best average finish of 20.5. Also, he did have a +9 place differential at Darlington a couple weeks ago. When his car is not on fire (see Dover), the No. 41 Ford has shown some promise. Preece has... Read More
Todd Gilliland Has DFS Place Differential Upside at Charlotte
Todd Gilliland qualified way back in 35th-place for this weekend's Coca-Cola 600, which should scream one thing into the minds of DFS players: Place Differential potential. Gilliland hasn't been amazing on the intermediate tracks this season, but he hasn't been awful either, posting results of 24th at Las Vegas, 31st at Texas, and 14th (most... Read More
Erik Jones Still Mending From Injuries
Erik Jones is still fully recovering from that crash at Talladega. The Legacy Motor Club Toyota driver starts the Coca-Cola 600 from the 34th position. Jones qualified 0.94 seconds off from the pole. The No. 43 car bled tenths of seconds off the turns and in practice was even more off. Jones has one Top... Read More
Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Fantasy Baseball SP Pickups and Starts - Week 10 (2024)
Welcome RotoBallers to our Two-Start Pitcher Streamers article - Waiver Wire Streamers and Starts for Week 10, from May 27 to June 2. With multiple teams having six or seven games on their schedule, we're looking at a nice variety of two-start pitchers. Each week of this fantasy baseball season, this fantasy baseball waiver wire... Read More
Daniel Hemric Trying To Right Things At Charlotte
Daniel Hemric has kept the Kaulig Racing car on the track the past two races. However, the No. 31 Chevy finished 30th or worse at Darlington and Kansas. Did a week off from the points grind help? Hemric starts 24th on Sunday at Charlotte. It does seem that the Kaulig car gets caught in traffic... Read More
Five Fantasy Football Risers on New Teams in 2024
With free agency and the draft now complete and OTAs heating up, NFL roster outlooks are looking a lot more clear than they were at the end of the 2023 season. Some players who switched teams will see a boost to their fantasy football value, while others will take on lesser roles in their new... Read More
Michael McDowell Could Surprise With Another Top 10 at Charlotte
With track position being so important with this Next Gen car, qualifying has become even more important in the NASCAR Cup Series. The good thing for Michael McDowell is that he is having a career year when it comes to qualifying, as his average starting position this season is 13.1--significantly better than his career average... Read More
Austin Dillon Looks To Charlotte For Good Results
Austin Dillon is hoping for good fortune on Sunday at the Coca-Cola 600. Charlotte is a track where the Richard Childress Racing driver has done well. The No. 3 Chevy has seen two Top 10 results in the past three races at Charlotte. That includes a sixth in 2021 and a ninth in 2023 after... Read More
Austin Cindric Not Consistent In Good Way At Charlotte
Austin Cindric has had two appearances at Charlotte in the past three seasons. The Team Penske driver has two DNF's and an average finish of 32.5. Cindric's average start in those races was 13.5 and he qualified 17th for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600. The No. 2 Ford was right behind teammate Ryan Blaney during qualifying (16th)... Read More
Michael Kopech - Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 10)
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 35% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The hard-throwing Michael Kopech has enjoyed success this season as a reliever, after struggling through control issues and home run troubles for much of the 2023 season as a starter for the Chicago White Sox. He has just five saves on the year,... Read More
Harrison Burton Needs To Survive To Thrive
Harrison Burton has had a season to forget for Wood Brothers Racing. That continued over the weekend as Burton's No. 21 Ford qualified 32nd on Sunday. However, the Coca-Cola 600 has been a bit kind to the driver. His average start at Charlotte was 15th however in his two NASCAR Cup appearances. This does add... Read More
Ricky Tiedemann - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 10)
BALLER MOVE: Stash in Deeper Leagues CALL-UP ETA: July ANALYSIS: The Blue Jays' top pitching prospect Ricky Tiedemann is getting closer to returning to game action in the minors. Last week he began throwing bullpen sessions after being on the shelf since April with nerve inflammation in his elbow. The 21-year-old left-handed flamethrower has made only... Read More
Shane van Gisbergen Making Non-Drafting Oval Debut at Charlotte
Shane van Gisbergen is making his first NASCAR Cup Series start on a non-drafting oval in this weekend's Coca-Cola 600, so it's difficult to predict his performance. His only previous race at Charlotte came in yesterday's BetMGM 300 Xfinity Series race, where he drove from 29th to 15th, but both of his teammates, A.J. Allmendinger... Read More
Daniel Suarez May Benefit From Trackhouse's Intermediate Speed, but Don't Count On It
On paper, Daniel Suárez seems like one of the best longshot candidates in this weekend's Coca-Cola 600. Both his win at Atlanta and his only other top-five this season (at Texas) came on high-banked intermediates just like Charlotte. Suárez qualified 14th for tonight's event, giving him his best starting position on a non-drafting track this... Read More
Charlotte Might be Zane Smith's Best Shot for a Solid Run
Zane Smith's rookie season has admittedly been very rocky, as he has no top-10s, no laps led, and the worst speed percentile amongst full-timers at 21.96, not to mention that his teammates, Corey LaJoie and fellow rookie Carson Hocevar, outrun him nearly every race weekend. However, Charlotte might be one of Smith's best opportunities to... Read More