Michael McDowell – Since 2016 at plate tracks minus the race this spring at Talladga, Michael McDowell has a 13.2 average finish. I will note that much of his success over this stretch was at Daytona. This spring McDowell didn’t have a good race at Talladega and was caught up in a wreck that led […]
Jamie McMurray – Jamie McMurray has some solid dark horse / sleeper potential at Charlotte in the Bank of America 500. This has proven to be a good venue for him. In 2002 he subbed for an injured Sterling Marlin and drove the #40 car to victory lane in just his second race. In fall […]
Tony Stewart – Tony Stewart performed better than his 20th place finish at Kansas this spring. In the race he started in 8th, had a 9th place average running position and earned the 9th best driver rating. I would chalk up his lack luster result to him being one of a few drivers who pitted when […]
One More MWR Win For Truex? Well, this is it. If you’re fighting for you league championship this weekend, good luck, and I hope ifantasyrace helped you along the way. Homestead is the race where you can throw the “Hail Mary” roster out there or play it conservatively. A lot of teams use this race […]
Denny Hamlin’s Back Just two races left in the 2013 season. We’re at Phoenix International Raceway this weekend for the AdvoCare 500. This track was re-paved and re-designed between the two stops during the 2011, which has tightened the field a little bit and made the races more competitive. The first race on this new […]
Keselowski: The Chase Spoiler We’re in “The Lone Star State” this weekend for the AAA Texas 500. In case you forgot, the Sprint Cup Series stopped here at Texas Motor Speedway back in April and it was Kyle Busch who dominated from the pole, leading 171 of the 334 laps en route to his first […]
Can Kenseth Be Stopped? Dover International Speedway–“The Monster Mile”–is just a small, concrete race track but the Sprint Cup cars get going pretty fast around this 1-mile oval. Engines have been known to blow here in the past but the good news is that it shouldn’t be too hot on Sunday for the AAA 400. […]
Newman Back in Form at Loudon Right now there’s an 80% chance of rain in Loudon, New Hampshire on Sunday, so we might have a situation similar to what we did last weekend at Chicago. How important will practice speeds be if the race gets delayed or postponed until Monday? If it gets bumped up […]
Let’s Forget That Last Weekend Happened This is the first Chase race of the 2013 season, so you should expect one thing and one thing only: a snooze-fest. Nobody wants to be “that guy” that ruins someone’s championship hopes with two-and-a-half months remaining, so look for everybody to “play nice” and run a very conservative […]
Is Logano A Legitimate Championship Contender? This week is the second and final stop at Richmond International Raceway for the 2013 season, and after Saturday night’s race we will know the twelve drivers that will be fighting for this year’s championship. This is also the last night race for a little over a month, which […]
Denny Hamlin – Last year in the Atlanta Advocare 500 Denny Hamlin emerged victorious. He started in 7th, had a 2nd place average running position, led 105 laps and earned the best driver rating. I wouldn’t say he had the best car but he was definitely top 3 (thought Jeff Gordon and Martin Truex Jr. […]
Logano Looking To Ride Momentum Into Chase The most anticipated race of the season is this Saturday night and chances are you’re either going to have a really good fantasy week or a really bad one. NASCAR ran a really condensed schedule at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend with two practice sessions on Friday afternoon […]
The Road Course Sweep We’re at Watkins Glen this weekend, the second and final road course stop on the schedule. At these tracks, having a strong race car isn’t as important as it is at many other tracks; talent accounts for a lot here, and often times these races end up coming down to strategy. […]
Max Papis – At Watkins Glen Max Papis will be driving the #14 car in place of Tony Stewart. I like his Yahoo! C List fantasy potential. He tested the #14 car for Tony Stewart at Road Atlanta to prepare for Watkins Glen so the car is probably to his liking. In most road course […]
More Domination For Johnson? The Sprint Cup Series is making its first and final stop at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the 2013 season this weekend for the Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 at The Brickyard. Hopefully the TV announcers shorten that to simply “The Samuel Deeds 400”. As far as practice goes, there […]