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A passionate New York Giants and Yankees fan, John has become just as enamored when it comes to Fantasy Sports. His love of sports and the management aspect was what drew him in...and he's never looked back.
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Jimmie Johnson Finishes Fifth In Final Start At Phoenix
Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson scored a fifth-place finish in his final start in the No. 48 in Sunday's Season Finale 500 at Phoenix Raceway. The seven-time champion started way back in 26th and methodically moved through the field. Johnson even led a few laps during a green-flag pit cycle and was sixth at the... Read More
Brad Keselowski Scores Second-Place Finish At Phoenix
Penske Racing's Brad Keselowski piloted his No. 2 Ford to a runner-up finish in Sunday's Season Finale 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Keselowski started from the third position but struggled to find speed in the early stages, running behind his championship competitors. After some adjustments, Keselowski came to life, and he overtook Chase Elliott for the... Read More
Denny Hamlin Finishes A Distant Fourth At Phoenix
Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin was never a factor and finished in the fourth position in Sunday's Season Finale 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Hamlin won this event in 2019 when it was the penultimate race of the season, but the No. 11 team could never make any gains on his competition, and Hamlin failed to... Read More
Joey Logano Finishes Third At Phoenix
Penske Racing's Joey Logano crossed the finish line in the third position in Sunday's Season Finale 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Logano started from second but assumed the lead early as title competitor, Chase Elliott, had to start from the rear. Logano would go on to lead a ton of early laps and win the first... Read More
Chase Elliott Wins The 2020 Cup Series Championship
Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott captured his first career Cup Series championship by winning Sunday's Season Finale 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Elliott's day got off to an inauspicious start, as the No. 9 car failed pre-race inspection twice, forcing him to start at the rear of the field. Once the green flag dropped, that didn't... Read More
William Byron Has Upside At Phoenix
Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron will start from the 25th position in Sunday's Season Finale 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Byron is wrapping up a pretty successful season, as he won his first Cup race and made the playoffs for the second straight year. In five career starts at Phoenix, Byron has a couple of top-10... Read More
Kyle Busch A Great Pick For Phoenix
Joe Gibbs Racing's Kyle Busch will start from the eighth position in Sunday's Season Finale 500 at Phoenix Raceway. The defending Cup Series champion suffered through a down season but got a win a couple of races back at Texas. Busch heads into the final race, looking to build momentum for a bounceback in 2021.... Read More
Tyler Reddick Is A Nice Sleeper Pick For DFS At Phoenix
Richard Childress Racing's Tyler Reddick will begin from the 21st position in Sunday's Season Finale 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Reddick comes into the final race looking to cap off a very impressive rookie season, where he has scored three top-fives and nine top-10 finishes. Phoenix was the site of one of Reddick's more impressive runs,... Read More
Jimmie Johnson Starts 26th At Phoenix
Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson will start 26th in Sunday's Season Finale 500 at Phoenix Raceway. This will be the seven-time champion's final start as a full-time driver in the Cup Series. In 34 career starts at the one-mile track, Johnson has scored four wins, 15 top-fives, and 21 top-10 finishes. However, Johnson's last win... Read More
Martin Truex Jr. Starts 13th At Phoenix
Joe Gibbs Racing's Martin Truex Jr. will start from the 13th position in Sunday's Season Finale 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Truex had issues at Martinsville last week and was not able to make the championship cut for the first time since 2016. In 29 career starts at Phoenix, Truex has never won and has only... Read More
Kevin Harvick Has An Amazing Record At Phoenix
Stewart-Haas Racing's Kevin Harvick will fire off from the 11th position in Sunday's Season Finale 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Despite his amazing 2020 season, scoring nine wins, Harvick dramatically and shockingly missed the cut to race for a championship. The season will be looked at as a missed opportunity, as Harvick is a master at... Read More
Brad Keselowski Starts Third In Title Race At Phoenix
Penske Racing's Brad Keselowski will start from the third position in Sunday's Season Finale 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Keselowski scored a fourth-place finish at Martinsville to point into the championship race, his second appearance as a final four driver. While Keselowski has never won in his 22 career starts at Phoenix, he comes into the... Read More
Joey Logano Looks To Sweep At Phoenix
Penske Racing's Joey Logano will start from the second position in Sunday's Season Finale 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Logano was the first driver to clinch a spot in the championship race and will look to repeat his success from earlier this year when he won at Phoenix. Logano led 60 laps in that victory and... Read More
Denny Hamlin Tries To Capture First Championship At Phoenix
Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin will roll off from the fourth position in Sunday's Season Finale 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Hamlin hung on at Martinsville last week to be one of the final four drivers for the title race. In 30 starts at the one-mile track, Hamlin has two wins, 13 top-fives, and 17 top-10... Read More
Chase Elliott Starts From The Pole At Phoenix
Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott will start from the pole position in Sunday's Season Finale 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Elliott won at Martinsville last week to punch his ticket to the championship race, where he will have his first opportunity to capture a Cup Series title. In nine previous starts at Phoenix, Elliott has two... Read More
Martin Truex Jr. Has Loose Wheel, Finishes 22nd At Martinsville
Joe Gibbs Racing's Martin Truex Jr. finished in the 22nd position in Sunday's Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Coming into Sunday's race, Truex's only chance to qualify for the championship race was to win. Truex won the June race at the half-mile track and led 129 laps in this event. On a restart with just... Read More
Ryan Blaney Scores Second-Place Finish At Martinsville
Penske Racing's Ryan Blaney started from the 10th position and finished second in Sunday's Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Blaney was running well at the start but was caught speeding just before the end of the first stage. Blaney would slowly make his way through the field, finishing fourth in the second stage and then... Read More
Denny Hamlin Hangs On For 11th At Martinsville
Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin started from fourth and finished in the 11th position in Sunday's Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Hamlin would lead 42 total laps in the event and win the first stage, which would prove to be significant in the end. Halfway through the race, Hamlin's pit crew had a rough pit... Read More
Kevin Harvick Fails To Make Championship Race
In one of the biggest shocks in recent history, Stewart-Haas Racing's Kevin Harvick finished 17th and failed to make it to the championship race at Phoenix. Harvick started from the sixth position, but things went south right from the drop of the green flag. Harvick struggled with the handling of his car and failed to... Read More
Chase Elliott Wins At Martinsville
Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott started from the eighth position and won Sunday's Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Elliott would not be denied on this day, leading 236 of 500 laps, and clinching a spot in the championship race, next week at Phoenix. Elliott's day was not without some adversity as his No. 9 pit... Read More
Kyle Busch Starts Ninth At Martinsville
Joe Gibbs Racing's Kyle Busch will fire off from the ninth position in Sunday's Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Busch finally got off the schneid and collected his first Cup victory of the 2020 season, winning at Texas. Busch has had some success at Martinsville, scoring two wins and 16 top-five finishes in 30 starts.... Read More
Bubba Wallace A Nice Sleeper Pick For Martinsville
Richard Petty Motorsports driver Bubba Wallace will roll off from the 32nd position in Sunday's Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Wallace comes into Martinsville after a rough 38th-place finish at Texas, where he was caught up in an accident just laps into the restart after the three-day rain delay. In five Cup starts at Martinsville,... Read More
Brad Keselowski Starts On Pole At Martinsville
Penske Racing's Brad Keselowski will start from the pole position in Sunday's Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Keselowski comes to the half-mile track in Virginia, looking to solidify his spot in the championship race. Keselowski has a decent points cushion but will need to run well in case a driver currently below the cutline wins... Read More
Jimmie Johnson Looks To Win Final Race At Martinsville
Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson will start from the 27th position in Sunday's Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Johnson comes into Martinsville after some rough luck at Texas, where he blew an engine while having a solid top-10 run. The final season for the seven-time Cup champion has been filled with misfortune, but if there... Read More
Denny Hamlin Goes For Sixth Win At Martinsville
Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin will start from the fourth position in Sunday's Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Hamlin comes into Martinsville needing a solid run despite his amazing 2020 season, as a win from someone currently in the bottom half of the playoff grid race can put Hamlin in a tight spot. Fortunately, Hamlin... Read More
Chris Buescher A Sleeper DFS Pick For Martinsville
Roush-Fenway Racing's Chris Buescher will start from the 28th position in Sunday's Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Buescher comes into Martinsville after a tough Texas race, where he was the cause of the first caution and finished 34th. Despite never scoring a top-10 finish at Martinsville, Buescher has enjoyed some very good runs at the... Read More
Chase Elliott Seeking First Martinsville Win
Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott will begin from the eighth position in Sunday's Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway. After a vibration forced him to make an extra stop, late in the race, Elliott finished 20th at Texas and will just about be in a win-or-go-home situation at Martinsville. Luckily for Elliott, he has run very... Read More
Ryan Blaney Has Great Record At Martinsville
Penske Racing's Ryan Blaney will fire off from the 10th position in Sunday's Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Blaney comes into Martinsville on a solid mini-streak of three straight top-10 finishes. In nine starts at the half-mile track, Blaney has four top-five finishes, which have all come driving in the Penske No. 12. In June,... Read More
Kevin Harvick Starts Sixth At Martinsville
Stewart-Haas Racing's Kevin Harvick will roll off from the sixth position in Sunday's Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Harvick comes into Martinsville just needing to avoid a catastrophe to advance to his fifth straight championship race appearance. In 38 career starts at the half-mile track, Harvick has one win, five top-fives, and 19 top-10 finishes.... Read More
Martin Truex Jr. Looking To Sweep Martinsville
Joe Gibbs Racing's Martin Truex Jr. will start from the second position in Sunday's Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway. After receiving a 20-point pre-race penalty and finishing second to JGR teammate, Kyle Busch, at Texas, Truex is in a must-win situation to advance to the championship race at Phoenix. There was a time where Truex... Read More
