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Cole Custer Nabs Pole Position At Bristol
The Next-Gen car revealed a few interesting trends but one was how Cole Custer negotiated the field in his qualifying heat. On a short-track, Custer was aided by the conditions and a well-timed caution after nine laps. He benefitted the most due to place differential and as a result, took the pole for Sunday's Food... Read More
NASCAR Truck Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Bristol Pinty's Dirt Race (4/16/22)
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series heads to Bristol for some dirt track racing. In the weirdest race on the circuit, Bristol Motor Speedway has been covered in dirt and clay, creating one of the fastest dirt tracks ever. The Cup and Truck Series will both be racing on it this weekend. Last year, Martin... Read More
NASCAR DFS Tiered Rankings: Food City Dirt Race (Premium Content)
All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to RotoBaller's Tiered Rankings for the ninth race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, the Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. For those that are viewing these rankings for the first time, here is how the sheet works.... Read More
Ross Chastain Fights Into Top Five On Saturday Night
The Chevy cars were pretty fast after all on Saturday night. Ross Chastain was able to fight and scrap his way into the top five at the end of 403 laps. Martinsville became a bit predictable from a racing standpoint but Chastain scooped up his fifth top-five result of the season. That leads all NASCAR... Read More
Ryan Blaney Nets Top Five Result At Martinsville
Ryan Blaney does it again for Team Penske and the Ford. Blaney finished fourth on Saturday at Martinsville while leading five laps. He was not on the William Byron-Chase Elliott train. Also, the No. 12 car just could not get around Austin Dillon or Joey Logano in the final overtime laps. The good news for... Read More
Austin Dillon Rushes Up To Third At Martinsville
Give Austin Dillon credit. He started from a long way back in 23rd on Saturday. The Chevy was faster at the end but not quite enough on the restarts. That was the difference as Dillon had to settle for third on Saturday night. He was one of the few drivers not named Byron or Elliott... Read More
Joey Logano Mild Surprise En Route To Second At Richmond
Joey Logano just kept driving on Saturday. He did not lead a single lap but from 14th, the Ford persisted. That resulted in a second-place finish on Saturday night from Richmond. He never could get close enough to William Byron. That seemed to be a problem all night. Was it the cold and the lack... Read More
William Byron Seals Win In Overtime At Martinsville
William Byron got the job done in what was a relatively uneventful race on Saturday night from Martinsville. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing team dominated the laps led department overall. Byron, however, led the ones that mattered along with 212 overall. He held off Joey Logano and Austin Dillon to win his second race of the... Read More
Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix DFS: DraftKings Daily Fantasy F1 Lineup Picks
Who's ready for some Formula 1 DFS? That's right — DraftKings has added Formula 1, which means RotoBaller is responding by adding some Formula 1 pieces. Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen have won the first two races of the season, with Leclerc currently leading Carlos Sainz in the points standings. Verstappen is third, while Lewis... Read More
Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400: NASCAR DFS Value Picks (Premium Content)
All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The short track actions continue with this week’s Nascar Cup Series race at Martinsville, the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400. Martinsville is one of the most recognizable tracks in the Cup Series schedule as one of the shortest race sites and is compared... Read More
Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy NASCAR Lineup Picks
The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Martinsville on Saturday. Will we see a fight after the race like we saw Friday after the Xfinity Series race, when Ty Gibbs punched Sam Mayer? Hopefully not. Last week, Denny Hamlin shook off his disappointing season to earn his first win of 2022 at Richmond. While he's still... Read More
NASCAR DFS Prop Picks for 4/9 - PrizePicks
Hello once again everyone! We drive on over to Martinsville, Virginia for the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 this week and the eighth 2022 edition of NASCAR DFS on PrizePicks. Our friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site... Read More
Chase Briscoe Has Potential At Martinsville
Chase Briscoe and his Ford begin Saturday evening 19th at Martinsville. The Stewart-Haas Racing car was not grouped in the top cluster with the rest of his teammates. However, the No. 14 was able to maintain most of its early speed later in runs. At the least, Briscoe could move up the field some especially... Read More
Denny Hamlin Needs To Find Speed Saturday Night
Denny Hamlin and the Joe Gibbs Racing car needs to find speed somehow on Saturday night or it may be a long race. Hamlin's best lap in Friday qualifying and practice was still slower than rookie Todd Gilliland by almost 1/4 of a second. The numbers only became worse as the laps ticked off. Are... Read More
Bubba Wallace Not So Recommended At Martinsville
Some regard Bubba Wallace as a possible "sleeper" pick. The jury remains out on this one as Wallace qualified 21st on Friday. Furthermore, his Toyota dropped by well over a half-second as the laps piled up. That is an eternity on this short track. The Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 does not offer much time... Read More
Martin Truex Jr. Might Be DFS Chalk Saturday Night
Martin Truex Jr. starts all the way down in 20th on Saturday from Martinsville. Yes, his Next-Gen Toyota showed one of the biggest fades in 15,20, and 30-lap intervals. On the other hand, the No. 19 driver can flat out drive on a short-track. He has three wins in his last six starts at Martinsville.... Read More
Kurt Busch Nestled In Awkward Position For Martinsville
Kurt Busch had one of the better laps late in qualifying on Friday but because it came when it did, he starts 18th. The 23XI Racing driver also watch his lap times drop as practice wore along. Something with the Toyota engine just seemed to produce these results across the board. It affected just about... Read More
Alex Bowman Might Move Up Field Saturday Night
Alex Bowman and the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports car begin 15th at Martinsville on Saturday night. Does he stay there? That does not seem likely. Bowman has a knack of lurking then striking. His one win on the track came in such a scenario. What is lost is the bad luck that happened a couple... Read More
Joey Logano May Not Contend Again At Martinsville
Despite his track record on the course, Joey Logano may have problems moving up at Martinsville on Saturday night. Logano does have an answer finish of 8.3 in the Team Penske Ford. He starts 14th which is not that bad of a place to qualify. However, the No. 22 car may need some drafting help... Read More
Austin Cindric Looking To Move Up At Martinsville
For Austin Cindric, qualifying 13th may not be a bad thing at Martinsville. Cindric can keep his speed with a pack of cars that can reel in the early front-runners. From there, it comes down to can the Ford avoid trouble. Martinsville can be a dangerous track where things err incidents happen quickly. Cindric has... Read More
Ryan Blaney May Have Some DFS Upside Saturday
Ryan Blaney was another driver who got caught in the not so lucky group when it came to qualifying. Blaney did turn in one of the faster laps but ended up 12th in qualifying. His Team Penske Ford maintained speed decently as the practice laps increased. Blaney's average finish of 5.8 is the best of... Read More
Kyle Busch A Question Mark For Martinsville
Kyle Busch ran some fast laps but not in the round of qualifying that truly mattered. As a result, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver will start 11th on Saturday night. The sub-20 second laps were there but the No. 18 car slowed down a good bit as the laps went on. Loop data indicated well... Read More
Todd Gilliland Begins From The Top 10 At Richmond
Todd Gilliland surprised many with a 10th-place lap in qualifying on Friday. While quite a few cars turned in faster laps later, Gilliland was able to advance to the final round of qualifying, which guaranteed him a top-10 start. The No. 38 Front Row Motorsports driver got a little lucky, but sometimes luck is good.... Read More
Brad Keselowski Starts Ninth On Saturday From Martinsville
Brad Keselowski and his RFK Racing team lost their appeal but excelled on the track Friday in qualifying. He was the fifth of six Ford cars in the top ten. Keselowski finished almost a third of a second behind pole-sitter Chase Elliott. The driver is the only active racer to finish five times in the... Read More
Kyle Larson Starts Eighth From Martinsville On Saturday
Kyle Larson finished third among the Hendrick Motorsports Racing drivers in qualifying on Friday. Still, starting eighth at Martinsville is not a bad position to begin at. The No. 5 car has led 4.1% of the laps over the past three seasons and does have a couple of top-ten results too. That includes a top-five... Read More
Christopher Bell Qualifies As Top Toyota At Martinsville
In a bit of a mild surprise, Christopher Bell will start seventh after qualifying on Friday afternoon at Martinsville. Bell was fast but then it started to vanish. It was why data trended in the wrong direction. The No. 20 was one of the few who did not run longer than 15 laps. It will... Read More
Kevin Harvick Could Stay Close To Front At Martinsville
It seems Kevin Harvick and the Ford cars had something good on Friday. Harvick tends to qualify pretty well at Martinsville. Friday afternoon was no exception as the Stewart-Haas Racing driver turned in the sixth fastest time overall. Harvick has finished inside the top-ten in three of his past six starts on the short track.... Read More
William Byron Expects To Contend At Martinsville
William Byron won the Trucks race but that was not enough on Friday. Byron and his No. 24 Hendrick Racing car qualified fifth and was one bobble from the pole. The driver has four top-ten results in the last five races aside from a fluke of a crash. Byron has only led nine laps on... Read More
Chris Buescher Re-Emerges At Martinsville
Chris Buescher had struggled in 2022 at times but put together a very good lap on Friday. He qualified fourth at Martinsville and is nestled among five other Ford cars in the top ten. Buescher has placed 13th or better on the track in four of his past five appearances. That included finally breaking into... Read More
Cole Custer Continues Ford Wave At Martinsville
Some names are not used to being this high but Cole Custer was among the Ford wave during qualifying at Martinsville. Custer finished third behind Aric Almirola and Chase Elliott on Friday afternoon. Custer, like Almirola, does not have the track record of some of the top-tiered drivers. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver has never qualified... Read More
