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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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Christopher Bell Scores Best Career Cup Finish At Pocono
Leavine Family Racing's Christopher Bell scored his best career Cup Series finish with a fourth-place finish in Saturday's Pocono Organics 325 at Pocono Raceway. Bell started far back in 36th, but his No. 95 team played the strategy game and gained Bell some much-needed track position. Once they hit on the strategy, Bell strutted his... Read More
Denny Hamlin Finishes Second At Pocono
Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin came up one spot short, finishing second to Kevin Harvick in Saturday's Pocono Organics 325 at Pocono Raceway. Hamlin was slowly closing in on Harvick but ran out of time, finishing behind the No. 4 by under a second. Hamlin also led 10 laps on the day and had one... Read More
William Byron A Popular Pick For Pocono
Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron will start from the 16th position in Saturday's Pocono Organics 325 at Pocono Raceway. Byron and the No. 24 team have been fast all year, and have seemed to hit their stride, with consistent top 10 runs over the last month. Byron now heads to his best statistical track, Pocono,... Read More
Denny Hamlin A Favorite At Pocono
Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin will start from the third position in Saturday's Pocono Organics 325 at Pocono Raceway. Hamlin is having a banner year in 2020, leading the Cup Series with three wins through 13 races. Hamlin and the No. 11 team have enjoyed tremendous success at Pocono through the years. As a rookie,... Read More
Tyler Reddick A Risky Pick For Pocono
Richard Childress Racing's Tyler Reddick will start 15th in Saturday's Pocono Organics 325 at Pocono Raceway. Reddick has been the most impressive Cup Series rookie thus far in 2020 and showed his muscle, leading late at Talladega, before being shuffled back to 20th. He currently sits in the final playoff spot and has a top-five,... Read More
Cole Custer A Cheap Option For Pocono
Stewart-Haas Racing's Cole Custer will start from the 25th position in Saturday's Pocono Organics 325 at Pocono Raceway. Custer has not quite found his footing yet in the Cup Series, as he sits 26th in the standings, with just a single top-10 through 13 races. At some point, Custer should start performing, driving for a... Read More
Ryan Blaney Is Rolling Into Pocono
Penske Racing's Ryan Blaney drew the second starting position for Saturday's Pocono Organics 325 at Pocono Raceway. Blaney and the No. 12 team has been rolling as of late, with four straight top-fives and a victory at Talladega last week. Pocono is also the site of Blaney's first career Cup Series win, driving for the... Read More
Christopher Bell Starts Deep In The Field At Pocono
Leavine Family Racing's Christopher Bell will start from the 36th position in Saturday's Pocono Organics 325 at Pocono Raceway. Bell led his first career Cup Series laps at Talladega last week, but a self-induced penalty relegated Bell to a 29th-place finish. Bell has some previous success at Pocono, as he won a Truck Series race... Read More
Aric Almirola On The Pole At Pocono
Stewart-Haas Racing's Aric Almirola drew the pole position for the Pocono Organics 325, the first race at Pocono of a weekend doubleheader. Almirola comes into Pocono with some momentum after finishing fifth at Homestead, and backward across the line, third at Talladega. Unfortunately, Pocono is not one of Almirola's better tracks. In 15 career starts,... Read More
Chase Elliott Crashes Out At Talladega, Finishes 38th
Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott was a victim of a two-car accident and finished 38th in the Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Elliott was running in third with 55 laps to go when Joey Logano came up in front of the No. 9, off of turn two. Brad Keselowski, who was pushing Elliott, inadvertently turned... Read More
Ryan Blaney Goes Back-To-Back At Talladega
Penske Racing's Ryan Blaney held off the pack for a thrilling victory in the Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Blaney and his Penske teammates were the class of the field, and Blaney's No. 12 led a race-high 63 laps. This win is the second straight for Blaney at Talladega, and it continues his recent hot... Read More
Bubba Wallace An Underdog At Talladega
Richard Petty Motorsports driver Bubba Wallace will start from the 24th position in Sunday's Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Wallace and his No. 43 team have run exceptionally better in 2020, and Talladega offers a chance for Wallace's first career Cup Series win. In four starts at Talladega, Wallace has failed to score a top-10... Read More
Brad Keselowski Going For His Sixth Win At Talladega
Penske Racing's Brad Keselowski will start sixth in Sunday's Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Talladega was the site of Keselowski's memorable first career victory, and he has quite the record at the 2.66-mile track. In 22 career starts at Talladega, Keselowski has collected five wins and 11 top-10 finishes. He has also led 248 combined... Read More
Christopher Bell Has A High Cost At Talladega
Leavine Family Racing's Christopher Bell will start from the 35th position in Sunday's Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Bell has continued to make strides in his rookie season and captured his best career Cup Series finish at Homestead last week. In his first Cup Series start at Talladega, Bell will try to drive his No.... Read More
Martin Truex Jr. On The Pole At Talladega
Joe Gibbs Racing's Martin Truex Jr. and the No. 19 team drew the pole position for Sunday's Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. While he was inches short of winning the 2016 Daytona 500, superspeedway racing has not been Truex's forte. In 60 combined starts at Daytona and Talladega, Truex has only mustered four top-fives and... Read More
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. A High-Risk, High-Reward Pick For Talladega
JTG Daugherty Racing's Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will start from the 20th position in Sunday's Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Stenhouse and the No. 47 team will be one to watch after winning the pole for the season-opening Daytona 500. Stenhouse has the speed and the past results to pull off an underdog win on Sunday.... Read More
Ryan Blaney One To Watch At Talladega
Penske Racing's Ryan Blaney will roll off from the 12th starting spot in Sunday's Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Blaney continued his hot streak, almost winning last week at Homestead, before finishing third. Blaney now heads to the site of his last win, when he edged Ryan Newman at the line to win the 2019... Read More
Aric Almirola Has Awesome Record At Talladega
Stewart-Haas Racing's Aric Almirola will start from 15th in Sunday's Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Almirola and the No. 10 team head to the 2.66-mile track off their first top-five finish of the year at Homestead. Almirola boasts an impressive record at Talladega, scoring seven straight top-10 finishes, dating back to the fall race in... Read More
Denny Hamlin Starts From The Pole At Homestead
Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin will start from the pole position in Sunday's Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Hamlin is coming off a very uncharacteristic 24th-place finish at Martinsville, but he is very familiar with starting from the pole at Homestead. In his last five Homestead starts, Hamlin won four poles but also failed... Read More
Martin Truex Jr. A Favorite At Homestead
Joe Gibbs Racing's Martin Truex Jr. will start sixth in Sunday's Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Truex stumbled out of the gates in 2020, but the No. 19 team has been hot in recent weeks. Many felt Truex would struggle with his new crew chief, James Small, but that thought was put to bed... Read More
Kyle Busch Eyeing Victory Lane At Homestead
Joe Gibbs Racing's Kyle Busch will start fourth in Sunday's Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Busch has underwhelmed in his title defense, as the No. 18 team has been down on race-winning speed this year. Over the last few years, Busch has been a constant at the top of the lap leader chart. In... Read More
Alex Bowman Looking For Solid Run At Homestead
Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman will roll off from the eighth starting spot in Sunday's Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Despite some poor finishes, Bowman and the No. 88 team have been fast all year. Bowman led chunks of both Charlotte races and cruised to victory at California. In three starts at Homestead, driving... Read More
Ryan Blaney Looking To Change History At Homestead
Penske Racing's Ryan Blaney will start 11th in Sunday's Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Blaney and the No. 12 team are still searching for victory lane, but Homestead has been one of Blaney's weaker tracks. Homestead is just one of three tracks that Blaney has never scored a top-10 finish at. DFS players may... Read More
Cole Custer An Amazing Lineup Play For Homestead
Stewart-Haas Racing's Cole Custer will start 35th in Sunday's Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Through 11 races of his rookie campaign, Custer has fallen well short of the lofty expectations of driving for a top-tier team like SHR. He is currently 26th in points, with only a single top-10, but Homestead is a welcoming... Read More
Christopher Bell Starting Deep In The Field At Homestead
Leavine Family Racing's Christopher Bell will start from the 36th spot in Sunday's Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Bell and the No. 95 team have struggled to get some momentum going, as he sits 25th in driver standings after 11 races. Underwhelming for sure, but there have also been some positive trends for the... Read More
Ryan Blaney Scores A Top-Five At Atlanta
Penske Racing's Ryan Blaney started seventh and finished fourth in Sunday's Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Blaney struggled out of the gate and dropped out of the top 10, before sneaking into 10th by the end of the first stage. After a fast pit stop moved Blaney up the running order,... Read More
Chase Elliott Comes Home With A Top-10 At Atlanta
Starting from the pole, Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott finished eighth in Sunday's Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Elliott led his first laps at Atlanta, pacing the field for 26 circuits until the competition caution. After losing a couple of spots on the ensuing pit stop, Elliott could never drive his... Read More
Kevin Harvick Dominates At Atlanta Again
Stewart-Haas Racing's Kevin Harvick turned in another vintage performance on his way to a victory in Sunday's Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Harvick dominated, leading 151 of the 325 laps, for his third win at Atlanta. Amazingly, Harvick has led 100 or more laps in six of the last seven AMS... Read More
Aric Almirola Should Be Avoided In Lineups At Atlanta
Stewart-Haas Racing's Aric Almirola will start from the front row in Sunday's Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Almirola and the No. 10 team have not shown a lot of speed so far in 2020, only leading a handful of laps in the Daytona 500. After nine races, Almirola has just three... Read More
Cole Custer A Cheap Option With Massive Upside At Atlanta
Stewart-Haas Racing's Cole Custer has had a difficult start to his rookie campaign in the NASCAR Cup Series. Through nine races, Custer has only scored a single top-10 and sits 24th in driver points. Rookies often take some time to adjust to running with the big boys, and Custer has the talent and equipment to... Read More
