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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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Austin Dillon Tests Positive For COVID-19, Out For Daytona
Richard Childress Racing's Austin Dillon has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Sunday's Go Bowling 235 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. Dillon was scheduled to start the race from the 10th position, but self-reported a positive test to the team on Saturday. Dillon is currently self-quarantining, and his family, including his newborn... Read More
Denny Hamlin Starts Second At The Daytona Road Course
Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin will start from the second position in Sunday's Go Bowling 235 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. Hamlin and the No. 11 team had a strong weekend at Michigan, but ultimately just fell short of reaching victory lane. While Hamlin only has one career road course win, and a... Read More
Jimmie Johnson Starts 11th At The Daytona Road Course
Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson will start from the 11th position in Sunday's Go Bowling 235 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. Last week, at Michigan, Johnson finished just outside of the top-10 in both races, extending his streak to 10 starts since he has finished in the top-10. 2020 has not been kind... Read More
Matt DiBenedetto A Sleeper Pick For The Daytona Road Course
Wood Brothers Racing's Matt DiBenedetto will start from the ninth position in Sunday's Go Bowling 235 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. DiBenedetto has been strong in recent weeks, solidifying a safe position in the playoff standings. DiBenedetto's rise through the ranks has been well-documented, and last year highlighted his true talent, especially on... Read More
Kyle Busch A Favorite For The Daytona Road Course
Joe Gibbs Racing's Kyle Busch will fire off from the fourth position in Sunday's Go Bowling 235 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. Busch comes into Daytona off of a pair of strong top-five finishes at Michigan. The defending Cup Series champion is still winless in 2020, but it appears that the No. 18... Read More
Kevin Harvick Starts From The Pole At The Daytona Road Course
Stewart-Haas Racing's Kevin Harvick will start from the pole position in Sunday's Go Bowling 235 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. Harvick and the No. 4 team have been ridiculously good in 2020, and Harvick is a week removed from sweeping the Michigan doubleheader. Harvick also comes into Daytona on a streak of nine-straight... Read More
Martin Truex Jr. Starts Third At The Daytona Road Course
Joe Gibbs Racing's Martin Truex Jr. will start from the third position in Sunday's Go Bowling 235 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. Truex Jr. comes into Daytona on a hot streak after the No. 19 has finished in third, in four straight races. Truex has also been a force to reckon with when... Read More
Alex Bowman Under-Priced In DFS For The Daytona Road Course
Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman will start from the 27th position in Sunday's Go Bowling 235 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. Bowman and the No. 88 team have fallen off the map, after starting strong in 2020, scoring only three top-10 finishes in the last 10 races. Bowman has also only led 18... Read More
Chase Elliott A Sure Bet For The Daytona Road Course
Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott will start from the seventh position in Sunday's Go Bowling 235 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. Elliott and the No. 9 team have not truly contended for a victory in almost two months, but this Sunday's race provides Elliott with a great opportunity to return to prominence. In... Read More
Kurt Busch A Sneaky DFS Play At The Daytona Road Course
Chip Ganassi Racing's Kurt Busch will roll off from the eighth starting position in Sunday's Go Bowling 235 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. While Busch has not had race-winning speed in 2020, he has been ultra-consistent all year, with 14 top-10 finishes in 22 starts. Busch is coming off of a pair of... Read More
Ryan Blaney Starts 24th At The Daytona Road Course
Penske Racing's Ryan Blaney will start from the 24th position in Sunday's Go Bowling 235 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. Blaney is looking to rebound after tangling with his teammate, Brad Keselowski, and wrecking out of the second race of the Michigan doubleheader. Blaney has not found victory lane since winning at Talladega,... Read More
Ryan Blaney Wrecked Out By Teammate, Finishes 38th
Penske Racing's Ryan Blaney finished in the 38th position in Sunday's Consumers Energy 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Blaney was leading on lap 96 when Penske teammate, Brad Keselowski, got loose under Blaney in the middle of turn one. Keselowski's No. 2 hit Blaney in is his left-rear, sending both drivers into the wall and... Read More
Erik Jones Fades Late, Finishes 27th At Michigan
Joe Gibbs Racing's Erik Jones crossed the line in a disappointing 27th-place in Sunday's Consumers Energy 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Jones started 10th and looked to be as strong as he was in Saturday's race. Jones scored some much-needed stage points in both stages but dropped hard in the final stint of the race.... Read More
Denny Hamlin Comes Up Just Short In Race Two At Michigan
Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin finished second in Sunday's Consumers Energy 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Hamlin started in the 15th position and slowly inched his way to the front. Hamlin would lead six laps, at the beginning of the final stage, but then lost the lead on the ensuing restart to Kevin Harvick. After... Read More
Kevin Harvick Sweeps Michigan
Stewart-Haas Racing's Kevin Harvick picked up his series-leading sixth win of the season by sweeping the doubleheader at Michigan International Speedway. Just like Saturday's race, Harvick had the car to beat and fended off all challengers to win the Consumers Energy 400. Harvick started from 20th-place but quickly moved through the field. Harvick once again... Read More
Austin Dillon Crashes Late, Finishes 31st In Race One At Michigan
Richard Childress Racing's Austin Dillon finished in the 31st position after a late wreck in Saturday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Dillon was turned by the No. 95 of Christopher Bell after a late restart. Dillon was then struck by a couple of other cars and limped home to the finish. Dillon had... Read More
Aric Almirola Struggles In Race One At Michigan
Stewart-Haas Racing's Aric Almirola came to the finish line in the 16th position in Saturday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Almirola started fourth and looked like he would be a contender, quickly moving up to third on the initial start. Unfortunately, that was short-lived, and Almirola dropped like a rock through the field.... Read More
Bubba Wallace Nabs Top-10 Finish At Michigan
Richard Petty Motorsports driver Bubba Wallace finished in the ninth position in Saturday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. For most of the day, Wallace was mired back around 20th but came to life during the last stage. In a series of late-race restarts, Wallace made daring moves to jump up in the field... Read More
Brad Keselowski Runner-Up Again At Michigan
Penske Racing's Brad Keselowski finished second in Saturday's FireKeepers Casino 400, the first of two races at Michigan International Speedway. The runner-up finish was Keselowski's third at his home track. Keselowski didn't lead any laps but was inside of the top-five all day. Keselowski recently signed an extension with Penske and has quietly been super... Read More
Erik Jones Ends Up In 11th At Michigan
Joe Gibbs Racing's Erik Jones finished in 11th-place in Saturday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. The Byron, Michigan native showed some fight by quickly advancing through the field after starting 23rd. Jones drove like a fire was lit under him after getting the news that he would not return to the No. 20... Read More
Chase Elliott Scores A Solid Seventh-Place Finish At Michigan
Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott crossed the finish line in seventh-place in Saturday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Elliott started in eighth and stayed around the top-10 all day. Elliott never had race-winning speed, but some strategy during the last stage got the No. 9 out in front. Elliott used the new "choose-cone"... Read More
Kyle Busch Scores A Top-Five Finish At Michigan
Joe Gibbs Racing's Kyle Busch finished fifth in Saturday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Busch started from seventh and stayed inside the top-10 all day. Busch still hasn't found the speed he enjoyed while racking up 27 wins in the Cup Series, from 2014-2019, but Saturday's race was a good sign that Busch... Read More
Ryan Blaney Finishes Fourth In Race One At Michigan
Penske Racing's Ryan Blaney started 11th and finished fourth in Saturday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Blaney also led the field for 27 laps in the middle portion of the race. Blaney was near the front during the first couple of stages, but poor pit strategy kept him out of contention for a... Read More
Kevin Harvick In A League Of His Own, Wins Race One At Michigan
Stewart-Haas Racing's Kevin Harvick continued his dominance at Michigan International Speedway by winning Saturday's FireKeepers Casino 400. Harvick was in his own zip code, winning both stages, and leading 92 of the 161 laps. Harvick started in third and found the front very early. His No. 4 Ford seemed to be the only car that... Read More
Erik Jones A Great DFS-Play For Michigan
Joe Gibbs Racing's Erik Jones will start from the 23rd position in Saturday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. 2020 has been a very disappointing year for Jones, and it was made even worse when it was announced earlier this week that Jones would not return to the No. 20 car in 2021. Jones... Read More
Brad Keselowski Looking For His First Win At Michigan
Penske Racing's Brad Keselowski will start from the fifth position in Saturday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Keselowski is coming off a dominant performance, as he led 184 of 301 laps en route to his third victory of the season, at New Hampshire, last week. Keselowski has been running towards the front more... Read More
Kevin Harvick The Favorite To Win At Michigan
Stewart-Haas Racing's Kevin Harvick will fire off from the third starting position in Saturday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. The 2020 Cup season has been one for the ages for Harvick, as he has scored four wins and 17 top-10 finishes in 20 races. Harvick has been so ridiculously strong that his fifth-place... Read More
Denny Hamlin Starts On The Front Row At Michigan
Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin will start from the second position in Saturday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Hamlin continued his amazing season last week, with a runner-up finish at New Hampshire. Hamlin has had a good amount of success at MIS, in his career, scoring a pair of wins at the two-mile... Read More
Chase Elliott Will Be A Factor At Michigan
Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott will start from the eighth position in Saturday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Elliott and the No. 9 team have lacked some race-winning speed over the last two months, but Michigan is one of Elliott's best tracks on the circuit. In eight starts at the two-mile track, Elliott... Read More
Matt DiBenedetto Starts 15th At Michigan
Wood Brothers Racing's Matt DiBenedetto will start from the 15th position in Saturday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. DiBenedetto paid off handsomely for DFS players last week, with a sixth-place finish at New Hampshire. DiBenedetto has had a pretty solid season up to this point and sits comfortably inside playoff contention, with just... Read More
