Ross Chastain Enjoys Good Qualifying Run For Kansas
Ross Chastain's race problems aside hid the fact that the Chevy enjoyed a good qualifying run on Saturday. Chastain begins fifth for Sunday's race at Kansas just 0.167 seconds off from Tyler Reddick's time. The TrackHouse Racing driver does not quite have the track record at Kansas that some of the qualifiers around him possess.... Read More
Christopher Bell Consistent At Kansas On Saturday
Christopher Bell and his Joe Gibbs Racing car will start the Hollywood Casino 400 in fourth place on Sunday. Bell has three top-tens in his five appearances on the track. He even sprinkled in a top-five as well. The No. 20 car has the long-run speed to contend but has not truly ended up in... Read More
Alex Bowman Surprises Some In Qualifying For Sunday
Alex Bowman turned out to be the fastest Hendrick Motorsports Racing car on Saturday in qualifying. He was quicker than Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott even. Bowman ended up in the final round and will start the Hollywood Casino 400 third. Normally, the No. 48 is the fourth best when it comes to results but... Read More
Joey Logano Outside Row 1 For Hollywood Casino 400
Joey Logano and Team Penske enjoy this Kansas track. Now, it appears the weather should cooperate this afternoon as temperatures cool into the 70's. Logano won the Spring race after a half dozen pretty mediocre results (average finish 15.9 in last seven races). It is clear with the Next-Gen car that the No. 22 has... Read More
Hollywood Casino 400 DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy NASCAR Lineup Picks
The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Kansas on Sunday for the second race of the playoffs. Last week, non-playoff driver Erik Jones won the opening race of this round, which means that all 12 spots in the next round are still up for grabs. Kurt Busch, who isn't racing today as he recovers from a... Read More
Tyler Reddick Steals The Pole For Sunday's Race
Tyler Reddick and his Richard Childress Racing car stole some thunder for Sunday's Hollywood Casino 400. That's right. Reddick took the pole by the slimmest of margins over Joey Logano. It appeared like Logano might have a chance but Reddick was fastest in the turns and ended up 0.037 seconds quicker. Reddick's No. 8 Chevy... Read More
NASCAR DFS Tiered Rankings: Hollywood Casino 400 (Premium Content)
All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to RotoBaller's Tiered Rankings for the 28th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. For those that are viewing these rankings for the first time, here is how the sheet works. There are two... Read More
Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix DFS: DraftKings Daily Fantasy F1 Lineup Picks
Formula 1 heads to Autodromo Nazionale Monza on Saturday for the Italian Grand Prix. Last week, Max Verstappen won for the fourth race in a row. Will that change this week? Maybe! Grid penalties have this field in an interesting shape, as Charles Leclerc is on pole and Verstappen starts seventh due to a grid... Read More
NASCAR Xfinity Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Kansas Lottery 300 (9/10/22)
The NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Kansas on Saturday as the playoffs inch closer and closer. Just two more races remain before the Round of 12 begins. Can we get a new winner on Saturday to shake up the postseason picture? Last week, Noah Gragson won at Darlington, his fourth win this season. He currently... Read More
NASCAR Truck Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Kansas Lottery 200 (9/9/22)
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is back for the first time in almost a month as we head to Kansas Speedway on Friday night for the Kansas Lottery 200. This is the final race of the Round of 10, with two drivers set to be eliminated from the playoffs following this one. Grant Enfinger... Read More
Cook Out Southern 500: NASCAR DFS Value Picks (Premium Content)
All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Darlington Raceway marks the start of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs with the Cook Out Southern 500. Darlington is one of the more unique and tricky tracks on the Cup schedule known for each pair of corners having different degrees of banking... Read More
Cook Out Southern 500 DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy NASCAR Lineup Picks
It's playoff time in the NASCAR Cup Series. 16 drivers are still alive in the race for the title. Last week's exciting ending at Daytona saw Austin Dillon earn the final playoff spot, knocking Martin Truex Jr. out in the process. This is the second visit to Darlington this season. In May, Joey Logano led... Read More
NASCAR DFS Tiered Rankings: Cook Out Southern 500 (Premium Content)
All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to RotoBaller's Tiered Rankings for the 27th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. For those that are viewing these rankings for the first time, here is how the sheet works. There... Read More
Kevin Harvick Always One To Watch At Darlington
Kevin Harvick is one of those drivers to watch out for at Darlington. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver can be a threat to win. He has won twice over the past seven appearances. Furthermore, Harvick and his No. 4 Ford have an average finish of 3.4 over that span which includes all seven races in the... Read More
Alex Bowman Hoping For Better Luck At Darlington
Alex Bowman has been struggling a bit for Hendrick Motorsports Racing of late. He starts 16th on Sunday at Darlington. Though he has won twice on intermediate tracks since 2019, Bowman has had his issues. The No. 48 Chevy did place second two Springs ago while leading 41 laps. That feels like a lifetime ago... Read More
Erik Jones Hopes Past Success Helps At Darlington
Erik Jones did not make the playoff chase but did qualify 15th on Sunday at Darlington. Jones and his No. 43 Chevy have enjoyed past success on the track. He has four top-ten results in his previous seven appearances. That includes a win in 2019. Though his past three races have been far from incident... Read More
Austin Dillon Looks To Build Off Daytona Momentum
Now that Austin Dillon is in the NASCAR playoff chase, what can the Richard Childress Racing driver do next? All it takes is that one win and Dillon waited till the last possible minute. By winning at Daytona, Dillon sets up reasonable well in the first three segments of the playoffs. Naturally, it will not... Read More
Ross Chastain A Marked Man Heading To Darlington
Ross Chastain will start 12th at Darlington on Sunday evening. The No. 1 Chevy was just 0.046 seconds off the top lap set by Joey Logano. Chastain and his TrackHouse Racing car has been one of the more polarizing figures this season. He gets a bit of a marked man reputation and he has caused... Read More
Denny Hamlin In Solid Position For Darlington
Denny Hamlin has been here before. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver won last year at Darlington for his first win of the season. He led 146 laps of the 367 in total and even won Stage 1 while placing fourth after Stage 2. The No. 11 car was very quick in early qualifying. Though he... Read More
Michael McDowell Rounds Out Top Ten For Qualifying
Michael McDowell's car was particularly slow in turns three and four at Darlington during the final round of qualifying. He finished tenth nearly three tenths of a second off Joey Logano's pole lap. The No. 34 Front Row Motorsports does not have the best history here but the lower wear Next-Gen car could be some... Read More
Ryan Blaney Needs An Early "Big" Playoff Chase Result
Ryan Blaney and his Team Penske Ford need to send a statement of sorts on Sunday. He begins ninth after qualifying. Blaney and his No. 12 car finished 0.266 seconds behind Joey Logano. He traditionally starts well at Darlington with an average start of 7.6. Unfortunately, his finishes leave a bit to be desired. Blaney... Read More
Bubba Wallace Begins Eighth At Darlington
Bubba Wallace will be driving Kurt Busch's No. 45 car for 23XI Racing during the final ten races. It was a decision made so that the team could compete for the Owners Championship. The elder Busch had already waived his spot out of the playoff chase. Anyway, Wallace turned in some fast laps as he... Read More
Kyle Larson Hopes Xfinity Result Buoys Playoff Start
Kyle Larson did not win the Xfinity race on Saturday but his podium finish and racing turned some heads once more. He qualified seventh for this race at Darlington. Larson normally is one of the best intermediate track drivers out there with five wins in his last 27 starts. Only Denny Hamlin has a better... Read More
Austin Cindric A Bit Of A Wildcard At Darlington
Austin Cindric and his Team Penske car qualified sixth for the Cook Out Southern 500. With most mindful that overtime is pretty rare for this event (last time in 2014). Cindric and his Ford will be looking at that long run near the end. After some good practice where his car maintained top ten speed... Read More
Kyle Busch Starts Playoff Chase Fifth At Darlington
Kyle Busch and his Joe Gibbs Racing car turned in a nice qualifying performance on Saturday. As a result, his No. 18 starts fifth for the Cook Out Southern 500. Busch led 19 laps of the Spring race before an accident ended his race. He had been in the top-five after Stage 1. Before two... Read More
Tyler Reddick Looks To Get Off To Good Playoff Start
Tyler Reddick and his Richard Childress Racing car has strategic points of strength in every segment of this year's playoff chase. Darlington may not be the best of tracks but Reddick did his Chevy into the fourth spot starting Sunday's Cook Out Southern 500. The No. 8 car has just two top-tens in his last... Read More
William Byron Starts In Third On Sunday At Darlington
William Byron leads Hendrick Motorsports Racing into Sunday's race at Darlington Raceway. Byron will start third after finishing a mere 0.058 seconds off the pole. The really odd thing here is that Hendrick has not won a race here in three years. Team Penske has one win and Stewart-Haas has the other two. That does... Read More
Christopher Bell Leads Toyota Into Cook Out Southern 500
Christopher Bell lead the Toyota cars in qualifying by making the final round with a time just 0.009 seconds off the pole set from Joey Logano. Now, the question is can the No. 20 car from Joe Gibbs run well at Darlington? Joe Gibbs Racing cars have won a series-leading four times since 2019 on... Read More
Joey Logano Snags Pole For Cook Out Southern 500
Joey Logano and his Team Penske car snagged the pole position for Sunday evening's race at Darlington. Logano won the Spring race in may while leading 107 laps. Could this be a bit of deja-vu? Anything is possible and the Ford was quite fast in qualifying and in practice laps. The only concern may be... Read More
Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix DFS: DraftKings Daily Fantasy F1 Lineup Picks
Formula 1 heads to Circuit Zandvoort on Sunday for the Dutch Grand Prix. Max Verstappen started the weekend slow, but he earned the pole in a thrilling qualifying session and will start beside Charles Leclerc on the front row. Last week, Verstappen won...again. Last year's champion has now won three races in a row and... Read More