2026 FireKeepers Casino 400 Predictions
The Cup Series rolls on this afternoon with the 2026 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Serving as the lone, two-mile oval on the Cup Series schedule this season, Michigan International Speedway features 18 degrees of banking in the turns, 12 degrees of banking on the frontstretch, and five degrees of banking on the…
2026 Cracker Barrel 400 Predictions
One week later, and the death of Kyle Busch still feels heavy. We’ve seen lots of tributes to Rowdy over the past week and a half- nearly every driver who’s taken the checkered flag since his passing has offered the Rowdy bow, a testament to Busch’s aura and angst that he left on the sport.…
2026 Coca-Cola 600 Predictions
The Cup Series races on tonight with one of its signature, Crown Jewel races, the 2026 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Best known as the 600 Miles of Remembrance in honor of those who gave their lives serving our country, the race takes an even more somber tone this year after the unexpected passing…
2026 NASCAR All-Star Race Predictions
The Cup Series rolls on today as it visits Dover Motor Speedway for the 2026 NASCAR All-Star Race. A one mile, concrete oval featuring 24 degrees of banking in the corners and nine degrees of banking on the straights, Dover opened for racing in 1969 and has tested the best of the sport and their…
2026 Go Bowling at The Glen Predictions
The Cup Series heats up (chills down, given the forecast?) this Mother’s Day weekend as it returns to Watkins Glen International for the 2026 Go Bowling at The Glen. Watkins Glen is one of the most iconic road courses in the country, opening in 1956. Racing on the seven-turn, 2.45 mile asphalt Short Circuit (with…
2026 Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY Predictions
The Cup Series heats up this afternoon as it returns to the high banks of Texas Motor Speedway for the 2026 Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY. Texas Motor Speedway is a 1.5-mile asphalt oval featuring 20 degrees of banking in turns one and two, 24 degrees of banking in turns three and four, and…
2026 Jack Link’s 500 Predictions
If you’re any kind of a (stock car) racing fan, this is one of those weekends you circle on the calendar when the schedule is released in the fall prior. 2.6 miles of relentless, near-uncontrollable, razor’s edge, all-out, balls-to-the-wall, wide-open throttle for 188 laps at NASCAR’s largest oval on the circuit. Over the past few…
2026 AdventHealth 400 Predictions
Welcome to Kansas City, Kansas, where the air smells like brisket, the banking is progressive, and the cream of the crop rises to the top. The Cup Series rolls into the heartland this Sunday for the 2026 AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway. Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile asphalt oval progressive banking track. The race will…
2026 Food City 500 Predictions
The Cup Series picks back up this afternoon as it returns to Bristol Motor Speedway for the 2026 Food City 500. First opened in 1961, Bristol is a concrete oval featuring 24-28 degrees of banking in the turns and 4-8 degrees of banking on the straights. A mainstay on the NASCAR schedule since its debut,…
2026 Cook Out 400 Predictions
The Cup Series picks back up this afternoon as it returns to Martinsville Speedway for the 2026 Cook Out 400. First opened in 1947, Martinsville Speedway is a 0.526 oval with 12 degrees of banking in the turns and featuring both asphalt and concrete (lower part of the turns only)for the track surface. The shortest…
2026 Goodyear 400 Predictions
The Cup Series drives on this afternoon as it returns to the iconic Darlington Raceway for the 2026 Goodyear 400. A consistent presence on the NASCAR schedule since the 1950’s, Darlington Raceway is a 1.366 mile egg-shaped oval featuring 25 degrees of banking in turns one and two, 23 degrees of banking in turns three…
2026 Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube Predictions
The Cup Series continues today as it returns to Sin City and Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the 2026 Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube. A 1.5 mile tri-oval with 20 degrees of banking in the turns and nine degrees of banking on both the frontstretch and backstretch, Las Vegas Motor Speedway first opened in…
2026 Straight Talk Wireless 500 Predictions
The Cup Series rolls on this afternoon as it returns to the desert and Phoenix Raceway for the 2026 Straight Talk Wireless 500. First opened in 1964, Phoenix Raceway is a 1.022 dogleg oval with nine degrees of banking on the frontstretch, three degrees of banking on the backstretch, nine degrees of banking in turns…
2026 DuraMax Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne Predictions
The third race of the 2026 Cup Series season takes place this afternoon as drivers return to Austin, Texas, to Circuit of the Americas for the 2026 DuraMax Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne. Utilizing a shorter track configuration for NASCAR racing, COTA will run as a 17-turn, 2.4 mile layout this afternoon. COTA has served…
2026 Autotrader 400 Predictions
The 2026 NASCAR season is underway, and what better way than to kick off the year with two superspeedway races assured to level out the playing field early. Last week? Magic. The most viewed NASCAR race within the past couple years ended with Tyler Reddick proving his mettle- smart positioning and a whole lotta patience…
2026 Daytona 500 Predictions
The 2026 Cup Series season officially gets underway this afternoon with the 68th running of the Daytona 500. A 2.5-mile superspeedway, Daytona International Speedway opened in 1959 and features 31 degrees of banking in the turns, 18 degrees of banking in the tri-oval, and three degrees of banking on the backstretch. With engines cranked wide…
2026 NASCAR Cup Series Preview and Predictions
Drivers, start your engines! The 2026 NASCAR season is now upon us. There is no shortage of storylines as we embark on the drive to another championship. Below are the biggest happenings in the off-season, a preview of what is to come in 2026, who I predict will win their first championship, and so much…
2026 Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Predictions
JUST HEAR THOSE SLEIGH BELLS JINGLING RING TINGLE TINGLING TOO!!! No, it’s not Christmas time, but it’s North Carolina in February. Let’s host a race north of the Mason Dixon Line in the middle of winter. What could possibly go wrong? Without further ado, NASCAR kicks off another season tonight with its annual exhibition race,…
2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Predictions
The 2025 Cup Series season comes to a close today as it returns to Phoenix Raceway for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship. A one mile asphalt dogleg oval featuring three degrees of banking on the backstretch, nine degrees of banking on the frontstretch and in turns one and two and eleven degrees of banking…
2025 Xfinity 500 Predictions
The Cup Series picks back up this afternoon with the penultimate race of the season, as it visits Martinsville Speedway for the 2025 Xfinity 500. The oldest and shortest track on the NASCAR schedule, Martinsville is a 0.526 oval with asphalt on the straights and outer lanes of the turns and concrete in the lower…
2025 YellaWood 500 Predictions
Three to go, and we’re not talking about laps. Three races to go in the NASCAR playoffs until we crown what’s likely to be our final single-race champion for the foreseeable future. Perennial contender Denny Hamlin already clinched his spot in Phoenix after putting the pedal down in the desert in last week’s donnybrook in…
2025 South Point 400 Predictions
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the 1.5-mile bread-and-butter track of the sport, is the stage for Race One of the Round of 8. Three races remain to decide who will race for the NASCAR Championship, and the stakes could not be higher. The top of the field is stacked with playoff drivers, each spinning their own…
2025 Bank of America ROVAL 400 Predictions
The Cup Series drives on today as it visits the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course for the 2025 Bank of America ROVAL 400. A 17-turn, 2.32 mile layout, the Roval is a unique road course that utilizes both the high banking of Charlotte Motor Speedway and the technical portions of the infield course. The Roval…
2025 Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN BET Predictions
The NASCAR playoffs continue today with the Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN BET at Kansas Speedway. Kansas Speedway is a 1.5 mile tri-oval located in Kansas City, Kansas. First opened in 2001, Kansas has many different lanes you can make speed on, as you will see cars running from the white line all the…
2025 Mobil 1 301 Race Predictions
The Round of 12 begins with a bang in Loudon, New Hampshire, as the NASCAR Cup Series continues its march through the month of September. The mile-long intermediate comes on the heels of what was the most compelling Bristol race in quite a long time, where we witnessed a quiet, but starving, Christopher Bell take…
2025 Bass Pro Shops Night Race Predictions
The Cup Series heats up tonight as it returns to Bristol Motor Speedway for the 2025 Bass Pro Shops Night Race. A 0.533-mile concert oval with 24-28 degrees of banking in the corners and 4-8 degrees of banking on the straights, Bristol Motor Speedway is one of the ultimate tests of man vs. machine, giving…
2025 Enjoy Illinois 300 Predictions
The Cup Series playoffs are back in action today for race two of the first round at World Wide Technology Raceway (WWTR). WWTR is a 1.25 mile oval located in Madison, Illinois, just to the east of St. Louis. Today marks the 4th consecutive year the Cup Series is racing here, with the previous 3…
2025 Cook Out Southern 500 Predictions
The 2025 Cup Series Playoffs kick off tonight with one of most prestigious races of the season, the 2025 Cook Out Southern 500. First held in 1950, the Cook Out Southern 500 takes place at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 mile egg-shaped oval featuring 25 degrees of banking in turns one and two, 23 degrees of…
2025 Coke Zero Sugar 400 Predictions
The regular season draws to a close tonight for the Cup Series as it takes to the track at Daytona International Speedway for the 2025 Coke Zero Sugar 400. Opened for racing in 1959 and hosting the Cup Series every year since, Daytona International Speedway is a 2.5-mile superspeedway that features 31 degrees of banking…
2025 Cook Out 400 Predictions
The Cup Series heats up tonight with the 2025 Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway. First opened in 1946, Richmond Raceway first hosted NASCAR in 1953 and has run its races on a D-shaped oval that features 14 degrees of banking in the turns, eight degrees of banking on the frontstretch and two degrees of…
2025 Go Bowling at The Glen Predictions
The Cup Series returns to Watkins Glen International this afternoon for the 2025 Go Bowling at The Glen. A seven turn, 2.454 mile road course, Watkins Glen first hosted the Cup Series in 1957 and has been a mainstay on the schedule since 1986. Today’s race will be one of strategy. Will drivers be racing…
2025 Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol Predictions
The Cup Series carries on today as it returns to the great state of Iowa for the 2025 Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol at Iowa Speedway. A 0.875 mile D-shaped oval, Iowa Speedway features 12-14 degrees of banking in the turns, 10 degrees of banking on the frontstretch and four degrees of banking on…
2025 Brickyard 400 Predictions
The Cup Series takes center stage today with one of its Crown Jewel races as it returns to the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 2025 Brickyard 400. A 2.5 mile rectangular oval with 9.2 degrees of banking in the corners, Indianapolis Motor Speedway was built in 1909 and has tested the best of the…
2025 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 Predictions
The Cup Series rides on today with the 2025 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway. A one mile, concrete oval featuring 24 degrees of banking in the corners and nine degrees of banking on the straights, Dover opened for racing in 1969 and has been a fixture on the schedule ever since, testing…
2025 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Predictions
The Cup Series rolls on this afternoon as it travels to the wine country of California for the 2025 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. The current configuration of Sonoma is a 12-turn, 1.99 mile layout with plenty of elevation changes (160 feet from the highest point to the lowest point on the track), tight…
Dennis Hauger Dominates, Leading Every Lap on the Way to Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Victory
Norway’s Dennis Hauger continued his dominant 2025 campaign yesterday, starting on the Pole and leading every lap on the way to his fifth victory of the season in the Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio in the INDY NXT by Firestone Series. The win likely carried a little more weight than some of the others, as his…
2025 Grant Park 165 Predictions
The Cup Series carries on this afternoon as it returns to the streets of Chicago for the 2025 Grant Park 165. Hosting NASCAR for the third consecutive year, the street course is a 2.14 mile, 12-turn track that works its way through some of Chicago’s most notable areas, including Grant Park, Buckingham Fountain, DuSable Lake…
2025 The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Presented by the All-New 2026 Passport Predictions
The NTT IndyCar Series returns to the rural landscape of Lexington, Ohio, for the 42nd running of the 2025 The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Presented by the All-New 2026 Passport at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. A 2.258 mile, 13-turn, natural terrain road course, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course opened in 1962 and has hosted…
2025 Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio Predictions
The INDY NXT by Firestone Series drivers returns to the track this weekend as it takes to the track at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, for the 2025 Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio. The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a 2.258 mile, 13-turn, natural terrain road course that opened in 1962 and has…
2025 Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart Predictions
The Cup Series heats up tonight as it returns to EchoPark (oh God, is this gonna be tough to get used to.) Speedway for the 2025 Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart. EchoPark Speedway has hosted NASCAR races since 1960, but has only hosted races on the new configuration since 2022. The current configuration is…
2025 The Great American Getaway 400 Presented by VISITPA.COM Predictions
The Cup Series rolls on today as it returns to the Pennsylvania mountains and Pocono Raceway for the 2025 The Great American Getaway 400 Presented by VISITPA.COM. Pocono Raceway is a 2.5 mile asphalt tri-oval that has played host to NASCAR annually since 1971 and has flummoxed drivers across generations with its unique configuration. Pocono…
2025 Viva Mexico 250 Predictions
¡VAMOS! The Cup Series drivers head south of the border to Mexico City’s Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez road course. Today’s race marks the first points paying race outside of the United States since 1958. The altitude is high, the braking zones are tight, and the stakes are even higher with 11 races to go until the playoffs.…
2025 FireKeepers Casino 400 Predictions
The Cup Series rolls on today with the 2025 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. The lone two-mile oval on the Cup Series schedule this season, Michigan International Speedway features 18 degrees of banking in the turns, 12 degrees of banking on the frontstretch and five degrees of banking on the backstretch, testing the…
2025 Cracker Barrel 400 Predictions
The Cup Series continues tonight with the 2025 Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. A 1.33 mile concrete tri-oval featuring 14 degrees of banking in the turns, nine degrees of banking on the frontstretch and six degrees of banking on the backstretch, Nashville Superspeedway first opened in 2001 and has hosted the Cup Series annually…
2025 Coca-Cola 600 Predictions
The Cup Series heats up tonight with the 2025 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The longest race of the season by mileage (600 miles), and the longest time- wise (last three Coca-Cola 600’s to go the full distance averaged four hours and 43 minutes in length), the Coca-Cola 600 serves as one of the…
2025 NASCAR All-Star Race Predictions
The Cup Series heats up tonight as drivers take to the track at North Wilkesboro Speedway for the 2025 NASCAR All-Star Race. 250 laps, no points on the line, just some good ol’ short track racing with a $1,000,000 payday and bragging rights to the winner. What more could a fan ask for? (This is…
2025 AdventHealth 400 Predictions
The NASCAR Cup Series continues today with the running of the AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway. Kansas Speedway is a 1.5 mile tri-oval located in Kansas City, Kansas. First opened in 2001, Kansas is a great track for the Next Gen car, with multiple lanes to race on. Kansas has a history of great finishes,…
2025 Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY Predictions
It’s been a weekend all about racing. This time of year celebrates all types of racing – be it on two wheels, four wheels, four legs, two legs… it’s all about speed. And we’re all here for it. It’s all about horsepower (heh, see what I did there?), and few weekends out of the year…
2025 Jack Link’s 500 Predictions
The Cup Series continues today with the running of the Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Coming off their only off weekend of the season, the stars of the Cup Series are ready to battle for twenty-eight straight weeks to close out the 2025 season. Talladega, a 2.66 mile high-banked oval which first opened in…
2025 Food City 500 Predictions
The Last Great Colosseum. NASCAR’s best roll into the high-banked half mile of Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS) for a short track showdown. Bristol is slated to be run on the concrete for the second year in a row after a hiatus on the red clay. Short track racing and the Gen 7 have produced some…
2025 Goodyear 400 Predictions
What could possibly be more throwback than a date with the Lady in Black? NASCAR’s throwback weekend is in full swing as the grid takes on the track Too Tough To Tame. William Byron will lead the field to green this afternoon after a promising qualifying session put him on the pole yesterday afternoon. To…
2025 Cook Out 400 Predictions
The Cup Series continues on this afternoon with the 2025 Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. A track that is older than the sport of NASCAR itself, Martinsville Speedway is the only track to be on the NASCAR schedule each and every year from the start. Martinsville may be the shortest track on the schedule…
2025 Straight Talk Wireless 400 Predictions
Ahhhh, feel that breeze. The sixth contest of the season brings us to The Magic City in the form of Homestead-Miami Speedway, where 37 drivers will try to wheel their hot rods as close to the outside wall as they can in hopes of quicker speeds and prolonged tire lives. Kyle Larson hasn’t been shy…
2025 Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube Predictions
Two words. Christopher Bell. And there you have it- the start to the 2025 season in a nutshell. The Cup Series heads back to the desert this weekend in the form of the mile and a half-long intermediate oval that is Las Vegas. It’s a home race for the likes of Kyle Busch and Riley…
2025 Shriners Children’s 500 Predictions
The Cup Series continues this afternoon with the 2025 Shriners Children’s 500 at Phoenix Raceway. A one-mile, asphalt, dogleg oval, Phoenix Raceway first opened in 1964, has hosted NASCAR annually since 1988 and has served as the host of the Championship race for the Cup, Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Series since 2020. After three straight…
2025 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix Predictions
The Cup Series continues on today with the 2025 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. Circuit of the Americas first opened for racing in 2012 and is a 3.426 mile, 20-turn road course that has played host to a variety of auto racing disciplines, including NASCAR, Formula One, Grand Prix motorcycle racing, the…
2025 Ambetter Health 400 Predictions
The Cup Series rides on today with the 2025 Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Hosting NASCAR each year since it opened in 1960, Atlanta Motor Speedway underwent a reconfiguration prior to the races in 2022. The 1.54-mile quad-oval now features a stout 28 degrees of banking in the turns and five degrees of…
2025 DAYTONA 500 Predictions
The Cup Series officially kicks off today as it takes to the track at Daytona International Speedway for the 67th running of the DAYTONA 500. The 2.5-mile superspeedway features 31 degrees of banking in the turns, 18 degrees of banking in the tri-oval and three degrees of banking on the back straightway. Having hosted NASCAR…
2025 NASCAR Cup Series Predictions
Drivers, start your engines! The 2025 NASCAR season is now upon us. There is no shortage of storylines as we embark on the drive to another championship. From the charter controversy to new teams, from new faces in new places to old faces staying where they are, to rising stars to cagey veterans to everything…
2025 Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Predictions
The 2025 season gets underway tonight for the Cup Series with the 2025 Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray. After three seasons at the L. A. Coliseum, The Clash moves to the historic Bowman Gray Stadium, a quarter-mile oval that has hosted racing at all levels of the sport since it opened in 1937. This…
2024 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Predictions
The 2024 Cup Series season concludes today as it visits Phoenix Raceway for the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Championship. Phoenix Raceway is a one mile asphalt oval that opened in 1964, has hosted NASCAR annually since 1988 and has served as the site of the championship race since 2020. Following today’s race, the highest finisher…
2024 XFINITY 500 Predictions
The Cup Series heats up this afternoon with the penultimate race of the season, as it visits Martinsville Speedway for the 2024 XFINITY 500. Martinsville first opened for racing in 1947 and has contested NASCAR races each and every year since 1949, making it the oldest track still on the schedule annually. The 0.526-mile “paperclip”…
2024 Straight Talk Wireless 400 Predictions
Three races to go and here we are at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where room for error is non-existent, and room for mediocrity is even less. Storylines entering Sunday afternoon are numerous, and current point standings tell more than half the story. Four playoff drivers enter this race substantially below the cutline, those among them including defending…
2024 South Point 400 Predictions
Four races to go, and eight drivers remaining. The playoffs are more than in full swing, and the Round of 8 begins with an incredibly fast oval in Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Not even a lap into the race, and the playoff grid has already taken on a different shape. Midway through practice, the #12…
2024 Bank of America ROVAL 400 Predictions
The Cup Series continues today as it visits the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course for the 2024 Bank of America ROVAL 400. The Roval first opened in 1971 and has hosted NASCAR annually since 2018. The current configuration is a 17 turn, 2.280 mile layout that utilizes both the infield and the high banks at…
2024 YellaWood 500 Predictions
The Cup Series continues today as it visits Talladega Superspeedway for the 2024 YellaWood 500. First opened in 1969, Talladega Superspeedway is a 2.66 mile, asphalt tri-oval with 33 degrees of banking in the turns and 16.5 degrees of banking in the tri-oval that has arguably claimed more race cars than any other track in…
2024 Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN Bet Predictions
The Cup Series continues today as it visits Kansas Speedway for the 2024 Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN Bet. Kansas Speedway is a 1.5 mile, asphalt tri-oval, with 17-20 degrees of banking in the turns, 10 degrees of banking on the frontstretch and five degrees of banking on the backstretch that was first opened…
2024 Bass Pro Shops Night Race Predictions
The Cup Series heats up tonight as it returns to Bristol Motor Speedway for the 2024 Bass Pro Shops Night Race. Bristol Motor Speedway is a 0.533 mile concrete track sporting 24-28 degrees of banking in the turns that is truly a test of a driver and their equipment. Hosting NASCAR annually since 1961, Bristol…
2024 Go Bowling at The Glen Predictions
The Cup Series returns to Watkins Glen International today for the 2024 Go Bowling at The Glen. The seven turn, 2.454 mile asphalt track has been a mainstay of NASCAR for decades, hosting its first Cup race in 1957 and has been an annual part of the schedule nearly every year since 1986. With five…
2024 Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart Predictions
Atlanta Motor Speedway is now a 1.54-mile drafting track. That is approximately a mile less track than Talladega (2.66 miles) and Daytona (2.50 miles). A compacted drafting track like Atlanta makes it exciting for fans, grueling for drivers, and especially anxiety-provoking for the 16 drivers entering Race One of the playoffs. One mistake in such…
2024 Cook Out Southern 500 Predictions
The Cup Series concludes its regular season tonight with one of most prestigious races of the year, the 2024 Cook Out Southern 500. Darlington Raceway was first opened in 1950 and has been a mainstay on the schedule ever since. The iconic, egg-shaped oval features 25 degrees of banking in the corners of turns 1…
2024 Coke Zero Sugar 400 Predictions
It’s one of the sport’s crown jewels. Dale Earnhardt, albeit unbeatable with restrictor plates, despised the concept of pack racing, and thought it the antithesis to stock car racing. Yet here we are. It’s not a matter of if, but when the anticipated Big One unravels under the lights. And with the Big One, now…
2024 FireKeepers Casino 400 Predictions
The Cup Series continues on today with the 2024 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. First opened in 1968 and first serving as host to NASCAR in 1969, Michigan International Speedway is 2 mile, D-shaped asphalt oval with 18 degrees of banking in the turns, 12 degrees of banking on the frontstretch and five…
2024 Cook Out 400 Predictions
NASCAR is back and under the lights this week at Richmond! Nothing beats a warm summer evening with some electrifying, playoff-push NASCAR action. Driver to Fade: I hope Parker Retzlaff at least gets some delicious food from Cook Out for showing up on Sunday. Dark Horse: Sitting at 22nd in the points standings, Josh Berry is…
2024 Brickyard 400 Presented by PPG Predictions
NASCAR heard the buzz from the fans these past few seasons: BRING THE OVAL RACE BACK AT INDIANAPOLIS. After a brief hiatus, this weekend marks the return of a crown jewel of the series: the Brickyard 400. The 2.50-mile track is expected to draw a massive crowd as they sail it into the corners at…
2024 The Great American Getaway 400 Presented by VisitPa.com Predictions
The Cup Series continues on today as it returns to the mountains of Pennsylvania for the 2024 The Great American Getaway 400 Presented by VisitPa.com at Pocono Raceway. Originally built in 1968, Pocono Raceway is a 2.5 mile asphalt triangular oval that has played host to NASCAR annually since 1971. Pocono serves as one of the…
2024 Grant Park 165 Predictions
Here we go- the encore in Chicago. Shane Van Gisbergen, the ultimate name to watch after today, brought home the checkered flag in yesterday’s action in the Xfinity Series race, capping off an impressive three-road race run and now holding the title as the only driver to ever win in both the Xfinity Series and…
2024 Ally 400 Predictions
What do old vinyl records and stock cars have in common? They both sound damn good and they look great going ‘round and ‘round. NASCAR is back at the home of country music (though I think Bristol may have something to say about that…) this afternoon for the Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. Earlier this…
2024 USA TODAY 301 Predictions
The Cup Series continues on today with the 2024 USA TODAY 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. First opened in 1990 and first serving as host to NASCAR in 1993, New Hampshire Motor Speedway is 1.058 mile asphalt and granite oval with minimal banking (2-7 degrees in the corner, 1 degree on the straightaways) that…
2024 Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol Predictions
The Cup Series makes its long-awaited debut in the Cornhusker State tonight with the 2024 Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol at Iowa Speedway. First opened in 2006, Iowa Speedway is a 0.875 mile D-shaped oval with 12-14 degrees of banking in the turns, 10 degrees of banking on the frontstretch and 4 degrees of…
2024 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Predictions
The Cup Series continues on today with the 2024 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. First opened in 1968, Sonoma Raceway is a 12-turn, 1.99 mile road course that has hosted the sport nearly annually since 1989. Sonoma serves as one of the most challenging road courses on the schedule each year for both the…
2024 Enjoy Illinois 300 Predictions
Back at the giant paperclip! Can we even call it that? Whatever you consider it, we’re back underneath the Arch (albeit in Illinois), the (in)famous Gateway to the West at Worldwide Technology Raceway, a track packed with short track action on an intermediate layout. Now on the other side of stock car racing’s most daunting…
2024 Coca-Cola 600 Predictions
Memorial Day weekend is upon us. That is music to the ears of any motorsport fan because of three crown jewels ran on the same day (weather permitting): F1’s Monaco Grand Prix, IndyCar’s Indianapolis 500, and NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600. There is a lot of buzz around NASCAR’s longest race around the 1.5-mile oval in Concord,…
2024 NASCAR All-Star Race Predictions
The Cup Series heats up tonight as drivers will battle it out on the track at North Wilkesboro Speedway for the 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race. No points on the line, just good ol’ short track beating and banging with a mouth watering $1,000,000 on the line for the winner. Sunday night short track racing under…
2024 Goodyear 400 Predictions
The Cup Series heats up today with the 2024 Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway. Serving as the sport’s throwback weekend, Darlington Raceway is a 1.37 egg-shaped oval that first opened in 1950 and has been on the schedule every year since. Darlington serves as one of the most unique tracks on the schedule given its…
2024 AdventHealth 400 Predictions
Yes, Dorothy, indeed we are in Kansas for the twelfth race of the 2024 Cup season. And, to the relief of many, the sport returns to a track where both speed and skill return to the spotlight. Kansas is a track that, perhaps, has been the most unlikely of candidates to level the playing field over the…
2024 Würth 400 Predictions
The Cup Series rides on today with the 2024 Würth 400 at Dover Motor Speedway. Opening in 1969, Dover has been a fixture on the NASCAR schedule each and every year since. A 1.03 mile concrete intermediate track, Dover Motor Speedway has tested many of the great drivers of the sport, daring them to see…
2024 GEICO 500 Predictions
Ushering in the third of six superspeedway races this season, we welcome you to the GEICO 500. Looking as though we’ll be dodging rain drops throughout the afternoon, but with enough openings to see some green-flag action, today’s race promises to deliver in routine superspeedway action. Consider this a “wild card weekend,” where 31 drivers…
2024 AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 Predictions
The Cup Series continues on this afternoon with the 2024 AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. First opened in 1996, Texas Motor Speedway is a 1.5 mile asphalt, intermediate track that has been on the schedule annually since 1997. High speeds, high temperatures and high tempers will rule the day as drivers work…
2024 Cook Out 400 Predictions
The Cup Series continues on this afternoon with the 2024 Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. First opened in 1947, Martinsville Speedway is a 0.526 mile asphalt and concrete hybrid short track that has hosted at least one NASCAR race in every season of NASCAR’s existence. An unofficial Crown Jewel of the sport, Martinsville is…
2024 Toyota Owners 400 Predictions
Happy Easter, Race Fans! Alas, a mediocre winter is behind us, and the smell of Spring (and worn rubber) is in the air. And what does Peter Cottontail bring us? A night under the lights at one of NASCAR’s cornerstone ovals. Richmond Raceway. Get ready. 300 miles, 400 laps, and a whole lotta short track…
2024 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix Predictions
The Cup Series continues on this afternoon with the 2024 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. First opened in 2012, Circuit of the Americas is a 3.426 mile, 20-turn road course in the heart of Austin, TX, that has hosted a variety of motorsport disciplines over its brief existence, including NASCAR, Formula One,…
2024 Food City 500 Predictions
It’s Bristol, Baby!!!!! The Cup Series continues on today with the 2024 Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Originally opened in 1961, Bristol Motor Speedway is a 0.533 concrete race track featuring 24-28 degrees of banking in the turns and 5-9 degrees of banking on the straightaways, leading to high speeds, fast laps and…
2024 Shriners Children’s 500 Predictions
The Cup Series continues on today with the 2024 Shriners Children’s 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Originally opened in 1964, Phoenix Raceway is a 1 mile, asphalt, intermediate length track that has hosted NASCAR annually since 1988, twice annually since 2005 and has hosted the Championship for the Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series…
2024 Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube Predictions
The Cup Series continues on today with the 2024 Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. With 2 consecutive drafting tracks completed, the sport returns to a more normal (i.e. boring for the fans who like to complain about everything) pacing as it takes a turn going around a traditional, intermediate…
2024 Ambetter Health 400 Predictions
The Cup Series continues today with the 2024 Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. With this race being moved up earlier in the season this year to replace the hole left by NASCAR’s departure from Auto Club Speedway following its closure last year, the sport kicks off its season by visiting two consecutive drafting…
2024 DAYTONA 500 Predictions
A brand new Cup Series season gets underway with the 66th running of the DAYTONA 500 at Daytona International Speedway. The winner of this event will etch their name into the annals of stock car racing, winning a coveted “Crown Jewel” race, earning an impeccable ring from Jostens for winning the race and having their…
2024 NASCAR Cup Series Predictions
At long last, a new NASCAR season is here. Time to strap on four, fresh Mr. Feel-Goods, fill that tank to the brim with Sunoco fuel and crank those engines wide open as we drive down the road and preview the storylines that lay ahead, including whether Ford is the team to beat for the…
2023 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Predictions
The final race of the 2023 Cup Series season gets underway today with the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway. Whichever driver finishes the highest of the Championship 4 drivers today will win the Championship, regardless of if they win the race. Phoenix is a 1 mile intermediate track that that first opened…
2023 Xfinity 500 Predictions
The penultimate race of the 2023 Cup Series season gets underway today with the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Following the conclusion of the race, the top 4 drivers in the standings will advance to the Championship 4 race at Phoenix Raceway next weekend. Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell have locked into the Championship 4…
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