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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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Alex Bowman Looking To Turn It Around At Texas
Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman will start from the 12th position in Sunday's O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Bowman and the No. 88 team have been in a prolonged funk, only scoring three top-10 finishes in the last 12 races. Bowman hasn't lacked speed, but he just hasn't been as strong as... Read More
Christopher Bell A Chalk DFS Pick For Texas
Leavine Family Racing's Christopher Bell drew the 33rd starting position for Sunday's O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Bell is coming off an impressive seventh-place finish at Kentucky, where he started from 34th. Somehow, Bell continues to draw in the 30s every week, but he has had a penchant for turning his poor... Read More
Ryan Blaney One To Watch At Texas
Penske Racing's Ryan Blaney will start second in Sunday's O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Blaney was a drainage ditch away from winning last week's race at Kentucky and comes into Texas as one of the favorites to find victory lane. Blaney and his No. 12 team have been one of the strongest... Read More
Aric Almirola On The Pole At Texas
Stewart-Haas Racing's Aric Almirola continued his good fortunes by drawing the pole for Sunday's O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Almirola is currently on the best stretch of his career, coming into Texas with six straight top-10 finishes. Last week at Kentucky, Almirola led a race-high 128 laps before finishing eighth. In 18... Read More
Ryan Blaney Has A Strong Showing, Finishes Sixth At Kentucky
Penske Racing's Ryan Blaney finished in the sixth position in Sunday's Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. Blaney started from the 11th position and quickly jumped inside the top-10. Early in the race, Blaney had a scare when his transmission popped out of fourth gear. Luckily, no harm was done other than Blaney having the... Read More
Christopher Bell Finishes In Seventh-Place At Kentucky
Leavine Family Racing's Christopher Bell finished seventh in Sunday's Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. Bell started in 34th and jumped some backmarkers early, but was struggling to break the top-20, much like his Toyota stablemates. Bell never really made any more progress but was the beneficiary of a late caution, that gained him some... Read More
Denny Hamlin Struggles To A 12th-Place Finish At Kentucky
Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin finished 12th in Sunday's Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. Hamlin started from the same spot but had an atrocious race. Shades of Martinsville, Hamlin and the No. 11 team just missed it on their setup. Hamlin was barely able to stay on the lead lap at the end of... Read More
Kevin Harvick Makes Late Charge, Finishes Fourth At Kentucky
Stewart-Haas Racing's Kevin Harvick finished fourth in Sunday's Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. Harvick started third but uncharacteristically fell down the running order. Harvick and the No. 4 team were way off as they struggled to run in the top-15. After catching a break with a late caution, Harvick made an amazing move on... Read More
Cole Custer Wins A Stunner At Kentucky
Yes, that just happened! Stewart-Haas Racing's Cole Custer pulled off a massive upset and won Sunday's Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. In a two-lap shootout, the rookie made a four-wide move around the top, going from fourth-place to the lead, to collect his first career Cup Series win. The win gets Custer into Wednesday... Read More
Tyler Reddick A Solid DFS Play For Kentucky
Richard Childress Racing's Tyler Reddick will start 24th in Sunday's Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. Reddick scored his fourth top-10 of the season, finishing eighth, last week at Indianapolis. Reddick has been very impressive in his rookie season and now heads to Kentucky, a track where he has enjoyed some past success. In four... Read More
Cole Custer A Nice Value Play In DFS For Kentucky
Stewart-Haas Racing's Cole Custer will start from the 29th position in Sunday's Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. Custer is coming off a fifth-place finish, his best career Cup Series result, last week at Indianapolis. Custer had a slow start to his rookie campaign, but it appears that he has turned a corner in his... Read More
Christopher Bell Starts Deep In The Field At Kentucky
Leavine Family Racing's Christopher Bell drew the 34th starting position for Sunday's Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. Bell turned in a solid performance, finishing 12th at Indianapolis last week. Bell has had his rookie moments, but he's starting to figure out how to complete full races. This week at Kentucky, Bell will try to... Read More
Kurt Busch Looking To Repeat At Kentucky
Chip Ganassi Racing's Kurt Busch will start from the seventh position in Sunday's Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. Busch has had a very consistent year, but his No. 1 car has lacked speed lately. In four of the last five races, Busch has finished outside of the top-10, but he will look to regain... Read More
Chase Elliott A Driver To Fade For DFS At Kentucky
Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott drew the eighth starting spot for Sunday's Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. Elliott led 26 laps in last week's race at Indianapolis before a poor strategy call dropped him to an 11th-place finish. After a fast start to the season, the No. 9 team has been off their game... Read More
Denny Hamlin Looks To Rebound At Kentucky
Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin will start 12th in Sunday's Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. Hamlin was a handful of laps away from winning his first career race at Indianapolis, before his No. 11 blew a right-front tire, sending Hamlin hard into the wall, as the car erupted in flames. Hamlin was on his... Read More
Ryan Blaney A Great High-End DFS Play For Kentucky
Penske Racing's Ryan Blaney will roll off from the 11th starting spot in Sunday's Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. Since winning at Talladega, Blaney has gone through a rough patch, failing to finish in the top-10 in three straight races. Blaney has been very inconsistent this year and will look to start a new... Read More
Kevin Harvick On Fire Coming Into Kentucky
Stewart-Haas Racing's Kevin Harvick will start from the third position in Sunday's Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. Harvick comes into Kentucky after winning two of the last three Cup races, including last week's race at Indianapolis. Only matched by Denny Hamlin, Harvick and the No. 4 crew have been the team to beat this... Read More
Kyle Busch Starts On Pole At Kentucky
Joe Gibbs Racing's Kyle Busch drew the pole position for Sunday's Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. Busch had a quiet day last week at Indianapolis but finished with a solid sixth-place finish. Outside of leading 100 laps at Bristol, Busch and the No. 18 car just haven't shown race-winning speed in 2020. If Busch... Read More
Jimmie Johnson Returns At Kentucky
After testing positive for COVID-19 and missing last week's race at Indianapolis, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson returns to the seat of the No. 48 at Kentucky Speedway. The seven-time champion was cleared by NASCAR after he tested negative two straight days. Johnson will start from 20th in Sunday's Quaker State 400. In nine starts... Read More
Erik Jones A Slam-Dunk DFS Pick For Indy
Joe Gibbs Racing's Erik Jones will start 23rd in Sunday's Big Machine 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. After crashing out in race one of the Pocono doubleheader, Jones rebounded to finish third in race two. The finish was a shot in the arm to the No. 20 team, and Jones will look to carry that... Read More
Kevin Harvick Will Be A Favorite At Indy
Stewart-Haas Racing's Kevin Harvick drew the 11th starting position for Sunday's Big Machine 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Harvick and the No. 4 team are coming off of an almost-perfect weekend at Pocono, where Harvick won and finished second in the doubleheader. Harvick will be one of the clear favorites for Sunday's race at the... Read More
Chase Elliott Has Struggled At Indy
Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott will roll off from the 10th position in Sunday's Big Machine 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Earlier in the year, Elliott was on fire, leading plenty of laps in multiple races. Elliott has since cooled a bit coming into Indy, a track where he has historically struggled at in his... Read More
Kyle Busch Looking To Get Back On Track At Indy
Joe Gibbs Racing's Kyle Busch will start from the seventh position in Sunday's Big Machine 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 2020 has been an off year for Busch and the No. 18 team, with no wins through the first 15 races of the season. Busch just hasn't been a consistent threat to win as he... Read More
Ryan Blaney Falls To 22nd At Pocono
Penske Racing's Ryan Blaney finished 22nd after being involved in an incident in Sunday's Pocono 350 at Pocono Raceway. Blaney started ninth and looked to have the car to beat in the early stages, leading 21 laps. On lap 76, Kyle Busch's No. 18 had to check up for lap traffic, and Blaney, who was... Read More
Aric Almirola Continues His Hot Streak At Pocono
Stewart-Haas Racing's Aric Almirola picked up his fourth straight top-five, finishing fifth in Sunday's Pocono 350 at Pocono Raceway. Almirola started 18th and methodically worked his way through the field. While he was nowhere near as strong as yesterday, when he was out front for almost half of the race, Almirola managed to lead the... Read More
Denny Hamlin Wins His Sixth Pocono Race
Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin continued his dominance at Pocono Raceway by winning Sunday's Pocono 350. The win is Hamlin's sixth career victory at Pocono, tying him with Jeff Gordon for most all-time wins at the track. In a complete role reversal from yesterday's race, Hamlin and the No. 11 team used a brilliant strategy,... Read More
Ryan Blaney Finishes 12th At Pocono
For the first time in almost a month, Penske Racing's Ryan Blaney finished outside the top five, coming home 12th in Saturday's Pocono Organics 325. Blaney started from second and settled inside the top five for the first two stages of the race. Unfortunately, the strategy the No. 12 team went with didn't come to... Read More
Joey Logano Cuts A Tire Late And Finishes 36th
Penske Racing's Joey Logano was on his way to a top-10 finish in Saturday's Pocono Organics 325, but he cut a left front tire with under 10 laps to go and ended up finishing 36th. Logano ran well all day, leading 11 laps, and also won the first stage. With the late issues, Logano will... Read More
Chase Elliott Has Transmission Trouble, Finishes 25th
Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott finished 25th in Saturday's Pocono Organics 325 at Pocono Raceway. Elliott started in fifth, but a problem with the transmission, towards the end of the second stage, dropped him from contention. Elliott was not able to keep the car in fourth gear and had to hold it in gear with... Read More
Aric Almirola Leads Most Laps, Finishes Third At Pocono
Stewart-Haas Racing's Aric Almirola started from the pole and finished third in Saturday's Pocono Organics 325 at Pocono Raceway. Almirola, who had struggled at Pocono in the past, lead a race-high 61 laps. Almirola was possibly on his way to taking a trip to victory lane, when teammate, Kevin Harvick, took two tires on the... Read More
