Chase Elliott Could Be The Weak Link At Las Vegas

Chase Elliott has not fared too well at Las Vegas. That includes a couple of crashes and several car and driver errors the past few seasons. There is one interesting quirk though. Elliott does have the speed and particularly earlier in these races. He has led 20 or more laps during this span. The No. […]

Kyle Busch Positioned For Some Success At Las Vegas

Though Kyle Busch has had somewhat mixed results at Las Vegas, his car is in a position for improvement this time around. His car has been better with sixth and third-place results in the last two appearances from the tri-oval. The 1.5-mile track shows an overall Busch consistency with a 7.66 average finish. That comes […]

Joey Logano Is Risky Heading To Las Vegas

Joey Logano has had a rough 2021 on most intermediate tracks. Both of his wins at Las Vegas happened during the early-season race. The summer/fall version has been less kind to Logano and Team Penske. The No. 22 car finished 14th in 2020. Also, even earlier this year, a ninth-place result had some scratching their […]

Brad Keselowski Knows Urgency Is High In Las Vegas

Brad Keselowski settled for second place earlier in 2021 in Las Vegas. He started from the tenth position, led 27 laps, and narrowly missed out on the victory. The Team Penske driver likes intermediate tracks a lot. He has had five wins on intermediate courses since 2018 and has the best average finish in that […]

Alex Bowman Part Of Possible Hendrick Vegas Resurgence

Alex Bowman begins Sunday's race from Las Vegas from the seventh position. During the Spring race, the No. 48 driver had several issues which resulted in him finishing two laps down. Sure, there is a reason this might happen again. However, Bowman was one of the fastest cars last week during the final stages at […]

Denny Hamlin A Bit Risky For Las Vegas Race

Denny Hamlin has been a factor in all three races so far during the playoff chase. That included a win at Darlington, a near-win at Richmond, and a top ten at Bristol. Each race had one common theme for the Joe Gibbs Racing driver. He led a significant chunk of laps. Overall, the No. 11 […]

Kevin Harvick Finding Speed In Time For Las Vegas

Kevin Harvick came into the chase under fire. He still is but for different reasons. Harvick had a run-in with Chase Elliott at Bristol but he led 71 laps. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver wound up second at the end of the race. Consider his Las Vegas track record and maybe the issues of the first […]

Martin Truex Jr. Figures To Be In The Mix At Las Vegas

Martin Truex Jr. was one of the more consistent drivers during the first three races of the chase. He finished fourth at Darlington, seventh at Bristol while winning at Richmond. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has six top-ten results in his previous seven races at Las Vegas. Furthermore, that includes a win and an average […]

William Byron Finding His Form Bodes Well For Vegas

William Byron saved his playoffs with a top-five finish at Bristol. Arguably, the next three races lend themselves to better results ahead. This starts with Las Vegas where Byron ended up eighth earlier in the year. He led 25 laps in that race as well. While winning is not likely, Byron just needs that consistent […]

Ryan Blaney Should Contend At Las Vegas

Ryan Blaney starts from the second position this Sunday night for the South Point 400 from Las Vegas. Some may forget that Blaney finished in the top-five during the first race earlier this season. Will Blaney win? That does seem unlikely. Will he contend? That is more likely for the Team Penske driver. Blaney got […]

Kyle Larson A Favorite Once More At Las Vegas

Kyle Larson is the best driver from a wins and laps led standpoint this year. The Hendricks Motorsports Racing team has been dominant, but especially Larson. The No. 5 car has been incredible with a 5.83 average finish and five top-10s in his last six races at Las Vegas. Larson is also starting from the […]

Brandin Cooks Exceeds 100 Yards For Second Time This Season

Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks caught nine passes for 112 yards in Thursday's loss to the Panthers. Even with a quarterback change, Cooks again operated as the team's top pass-catcher, accounting for an astonishing 112 of Davis Mills' 168 passing yards. The speedy receiver has now accumulated 23 catches for 322 yards and a […]

Tommy Tremble Scores First Career Touchdown

Carolina Panthers tight end Tommy Tremble caught his lone target for 30 yards and ran in a seven-yard touchdown in Thursday's 24-9 victory over Houston. Tremble wasn't heavily involved in the game plan, but he left his mark on the contest, taking a handoff after going n motion to score a rushing touchdown in the […]

Dan Arnold Sees Four Targets

Carolina Panthers tight end Dan Arnold caught two of four targets for 23 yards in a Week 3 win over the Texans. Arnold again operated as a solid, intermediate target for Sam Darnold, who looked his way four times for the second consecutive week. The big tight end has yet to capitalize on the chemistry […]

Terrace Marshall Jr. Tallies Career-Highs In Receptions, Yards

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Terrace Marshall Jr. hauled in a career-high four receptions for 48 yards in Thursday's win over the Texans. Marshall didn't set the box score on fire but saw an increase in playing time, as he was on the field for just three fewer snaps than Robby Anderson, who had significantly outpaced […]

Robby Anderson Disappears In Win Over Texans

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Robby Anderson hauled in just one pass in Thursday's 24-9 win over Houston. Anderson dropped a pass in the second quarter, then wasn't targeted again until the fourth quarter. The speedy receiver not only worked behind fellow wideout Terrace Marshall Jr., but he also saw fewer targets than tight end Dan […]

Austin Riley Homers In Third Straight Game

Atlanta Braves outfielder Austin Riley has been on quite a hot streak lately. On Thursday, he went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in what ended up being a 6-4 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Riley finished that four game series going 7-for-17 with three doubles, three homers and eight RBI. He now has 32 […]

D.J. Moore Paces Team In Receiving In Week 3 Victory

Carolina Panthers wide receiver D.J. Moore caught 8 of 12 targets for 126 receiving yards in Thursday's victory over the Texans. Moore was the apple of quarterback Sam Darnold's eye all night, as the 12 targets were more than double what any other Carolina pass-catcher saw. The 24-year-old wideout connected with Darnold for chunk play […]

Charlie Morton Strikes Out Eight In Loss

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Charlie Morton has unfortunately not received much run support whenever he is on the mound. He's gotten a no-decision or a loss in nine of his 18 quality starts. On Thursday, Morton went six innings, five hits allowed, three earned runs, two walks, and eight strikeouts in the 6-4 loss to […]

Glenn Otto Bounces Back Versus Orioles

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Glenn Otto bounced back nicely on Thursday after giving up seven runs during his previous start. This time around, Otto went five innings, five hits allowed, two earned runs, one walk, and seven strikeouts in the 3-0 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. The 25-year-old has an ugly 8.02 ERA through five […]

Adam Wainwright Struggles On Thursday

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright had a rare bad start in Thursday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cardinals eventually ended up winning their 12th game in a row, but Wainwright lasted just four innings, allowing five runs on four hits and two walks. He only struck out one and allowed two home […]

Chuba Hubbard Totals 79 Scrimmage Yards In Relief

Carolina Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard carried the ball 11 times for 52 rushing yards while hauling in three of five targets for 27 receiving yards in a Week 3 win over Houston. Hubbard had taken a backseat to Christian McCaffrey (hamstring) the past two weeks but was thrust into the lead-back role when the […]

Paul Goldschmidt Hits Two Home Runs On Thursday

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt had an excellent day at the plate in Thursday's win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Leading the Cardinals to their 12th win in a row, "Goldy" went 3-for-5 with two home runs and a single. He scored twice and drove in three runs. Goldschmidt is batting .291 with an […]

Christian McCaffrey Has Strained Hamstring

Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey (hamstring) is dealing with a strained hamstring. Head coach Matt Rhule said that he doesn't know the severity of the injury yet, but that McCaffrey will get an MRI. The star halfback looked poised for a big game, totaling seven carries for 31 rushing yards and two receptions for […]

Sam Darnold Throws For 304 Yards, Scores Two Touchdowns

Carolina Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold completed 23 of 34 passes for 304 yards with two rushing touchdowns in Thursday's win over the Texans. Darnold failed to throw a touchdown pass for the first time this season but exceeded the 300-yard passing mark for the second consecutive contest- which ties his career-high for a season- averaging […]

Teoscar Hernandez Joins 30-Home Run Club

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernandez slugged his 30th home run of the season on Thursday as his club fell to the Twins 7-2. He took Michael Pineda deep to left field on the first pitch of the fourth inning for a solo shot as he also doubled and scored another run, finishing the day […]

Trevor Story Reaches Twice, Scores A Run

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story went 1-for-4 with a single, a walk, and a run scored in a 7-5 loss to the Dodgers on Thursday. Story was able to reach twice in the back-and-forth contest with a single and a walk. He didn't provide any extra-base hits, however, and only scored one run. It's been […]

Raimel Tapia Swats A Homer In Thursday's Loss

Colorado Rockies outfielder Raimel Tapia went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in a 7-5 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday. Tapia's only hit was an impressive one as he turned on a Max Scherzer offering with Kyle Freeland aboard in the fifth inning. The result was a two-run homer to right field that […]

Kyle Freeland Logs A Quality Start On Thursday

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Freeland took a no-decision on Thursday when he allowed three runs on eight hits with five strikeouts and one walk over six innings in a 7-5 loss to the Dodgers. Freeland did a solid job limiting the Dodgers on Thursday. He scattered eight hits and three runs over his six […]