Category: NASCAR

NASCAR returns to Darlington Raceway on Sunday for the third of three races on the 2020 calendar. The two prior Darlington races took place immediately after NASCAR’s return from the COVID-19 break, which gives us plenty of track data to work with. I should note the Southern 500 is a night race. The second early-season…

The NASCAR Cup Series regular season ends tonight with the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. In addition to the unique style of racing that Superspeedways present, the added drama of playoff elimination could make for some interesting DFS fades and plays. In DFS tournaments, we’re concerned with upside for each driver. If a…

Betting superspeedway racing is incredibly tricky because of the overwhelming randomness that takes place at these races. Being in the wrong place at the wrong time can make a driver look like he had a far worse day than he actually had. On the flip side, another driver could hang out in the back all…

Superspeedway racing is already unpredictable. Now throw in the added significance of Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 (7:30 p.m. ET, NBC) being the final race before the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs and we have all the makings of a wild night in Daytona. This should lead to exciting racing under the lights, but what does…

Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 should be extremely fun for NASCAR fans. Superspeedway racing is already extremely unpredictable with very close finishes, but for the first time, the Daytona night race will also be the final NASCAR Cup Series regular season event, meaning drivers currently on the outside looking in can steal a win a…

With one race at Dover complete, the NASCAR Cup Series returns on Sunday for another 311 miles at the track known as the Monster Mile. Rules require teams to use the same car if possible. If a backup car is necessary, teams will have to start from the rear of the field. That means we…

Denny Hamlin won the first race of the doubleheader, passing Martin Truex Jr. with nine laps to go. That gives Hamlin six wins on the year, tying Kevin Harvick for the most in the Cup Series. The lineup for the second leg of the doubleheader will be set by an inversion of the top 20…

Splitting two weekends at Daytona (one on the road course and one on the oval) is this week’s Saturday and Sunday NASCAR Cup Series doubleheader at Dover International Speedway. Dover is a one-mile, highly-banked concrete oval, meaning teams will be running the higher-horsepower, lower-downforce short-track package seen most recently at New Hampshire. It’s important to…

The NASCAR Cup Series is back with another doubleheader, this time at Dover International Speedway, a highly-banked, one-mile concrete oval. Cars will revert to the higher-horsepower, lower-downforce package that is more similar to what was run from 2017-18 at Dover than last season’s high-downforce setup. With this in mind, I’m looking at results prior to…

Dover International Speedway plays host to the NASCAR Cup Series’ final double-header of the 2020 season. The one-mile concrete oval can be action-packed, commonly featuring wrecks and passing. This should be especially true with the Cup Series reverting to a lower downforce package after a failed attempt at a higher downforce package in 2019. Because…

Sunday’s Go Bowling 235 (3 p.m. ET, NBC) on the road course “roval” at Daytona International Speedway will be the first NASCAR Cup Series race on this layout, making it very difficult from a handicapping perspective. We have no historical data to analyze and don’t truly know how closely this track compares to other road…

As a NASCAR fan, I can’t wait for Sunday’s Go Bowling 235 (3 p.m. ET, NBC) at Daytona. As a NASCAR bettor, I’m terrified. Sunday’s race will not be run on the traditional oval that is used for the Daytona 500, but will instead be the first Cup race to take place on the “roval,”…

As we saw in yesterday’s NASCAR Cup Series race, Michigan International Speedway’s smooth surface results in very little tire wear. This, in turn, allows crew chiefs the opportunity to roll the dice on tire and pit strategy in order to leapfrog cars ahead and try to steal that all-important track position. This also opens the…

This first race of the NASCAR Cup Series’ weekend doubleheader at Michigan is in the books with Kevin Harvick taking the checkered flag less than 24 hours ago. Oddsmakers have already turned around odds for today’s Consumers Energy 400 (4:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN), getting bettors a second run at Michigan. Because today’s event will be…

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Track position will be key in Saturday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 (4 p.m. ET, NBCSN) at Michigan International Speedway. Yes, I know, track position is always crucial, especially with the current high-downforce intermediate race package that makes clean air king. Last year’s races at Michigan were won by Joey…

After just two races in a span of of 16 days, the NASCAR Cup Series will be on track for back-to-back races at Michigan International Speedway this weekend. Following Thursday’s qualifying draw, the starting lineup for Saturday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 (4 p.m. ET, NBCSN) is available, meaning it’s also time to start landing on our…

In addition to the NASCAR Cup Series’ weekend doubleheader at Michigan, the XFINITY Series will be in action at Road America for Saturday’s Henry 180 (12 p.m. ET, NBCSN). I love road course racing in NASCAR, so much so that this is the event I’m most looking forward to this weekend. In addition, Road America…

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Michigan International Speedway for another doubleheader weekend of racing. Michigan is a 2-mile, D-shaped oval that is similar to Auto Club Speedway. However, Auto Club’s excessively abrasive surface creates much more tire wear than Michigan. As a result, instead of using only Auto Club as a comparison, it makes…

With NASCAR’s condensed schedule, including weeknight races and doubleheaders, since returning from the COVID-19 pandemic, nine days between races seems like an eternity, but that’s exactly how much time will have elapsed since the Cup Series’ most recent event at Kansas and Sunday’s Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 (3 p.m. ET, NBCSN) at New Hampshire Motor…

I’m not overly enthusiastic about betting outright winners for Sunday’s Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 (3 p.m. ET, NBCSN) at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Yes, I do have a handful of bets I’m making that I still think provide edges, but I’m more bullish on prop-betting opportunities for New Hampshire, specifically top-five and top-10 finish markets.…

New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) is the site for today’s NASCAR Cup Series race. The one-mile flat track is all about track position, but in a smart offseason move, NASCAR moved away from the high-downforce package at short tracks. That means the 2019 race at New Hampshire should have little bearing on today’s proceedings. Instead,…

The NASCAR Cup Series’ run at 1.5-mile tracks continues with Thursday night’s Super Start Batteries 400 at Kansas Speedway. This week’s race will be the third-straight points-paying event hosted at a smooth, 1.5-mile circuit, providing solid data on which to lean from a betting perspective. We’ll also look at performances from the two races at…

The odds board for tonight’s Super Start Batteries 400 (7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN) at Kansas Speedway is extremely top heavy. On the flip side, this results in solid drivers in good equipment being priced as longer shots than they necessarily should be. Sometimes I’ll jump on these longshots outright, while in other instances I prefer…

The NASCAR Cup Series returns to midweek points-paying action at Kansas Speedway for 400 miles under the lights. Two straight surprise winners at 1.5-mile tracks show that anything can happen in the Cup Series, but this is still the exception, and not the rule. Look for the top drivers to contend for the win in…

For the second straight points-paying race, the NASCAR Cup Series will run during the day at a smooth, 1.5-mile circuit. Just like last weekend’s race at Kentucky Speedway, today’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 (3 p.m. ET, NBCSN) at Texas Motor Speedway will produce very little tire falloff, making track position key. In fact, this weekend’s…

After at stop a Bristol Motor Speedway for Wednesday’s NASCAR All-Star Race, the Cup Series is back at a smooth 1.5-mile track for the second straight points-paying event. There are many similarities between Kentucky Speedway, which hosted last weekend’s event, and Texas Motor Speedway, which will host Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 (3 p.m. ET,…

After the midweek All-Star Race at Bristol, the NASCAR Cup Series heads to Texas Motor Speedway for 500 miles of high speed action. Last weekend’s race at Kentucky Speedway allowed us to look back at the previous 1.5-mile races, and now we can add the race at Kentucky to the list as well. With a…

The NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race is typically held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May, but was delayed until tonight (8:30 p.m. ET, FS1) and moved to Bristol Motor Speedway due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The race will be just 140 total laps with stage breaks at laps 55, 90 and 125. Caution laps will…

NASCAR fans who have long clamored for a venue change for the sport’s All-Star event will finally get their wish. NASCAR’s All-Star Race (8:30 p.m. ET, FS1), which is typically run at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May, was moved to Bristol Motor Speedway due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fans will also be in attendance for…

Nobody saw this coming. Sure, Stewart-Haas Racing’s Cole Custer is a very accomplished stock car racer, highlighted by seven wins in the NASCAR XFINTY Series last year, but rookies aren’t supposed to win on the Cup circuit this quickly — and they’re definitely not supposed to win at 500-1 longshots. But that’s what Custer did…

After visiting two flatter 2.5-mile tracks in Pocono Raceway and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the NASCAR Cup Series is back at the 1.5-mile Kentucky Speedway. Kentucky is smooth and produces very little tire wear, meaning its closest comps among tracks already visited by Cup cars this season are Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway.…

NASCAR’s Quaker State 400 (2:30 p.m. ET, FS1) at Kentucky Speedway not only marks a return to a 1.5-mile race track, but it’s also the first at a low tire wear intermediate since two races at Charlotte Motor Speedway back in May. With so many short betting favorites, there are solid options further down the…

After three straight races at 2.5-mile flat tracks, the NASCAR Cup Series heads back to its bread and butter, the 1.5-mile oval. Kentucky Speedway has delivered some exciting finishes in recent years with two of the four races since the reconfiguration decided by less than two-tenths of a second, including last year’s thriller between Busch…

The third of four consecutive days of NASCAR racing at Kentucky Speedway takes place tonight (6 p.m. ET, FS1) with the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series’ Buckle Up Your Truck 225. Four of the six Truck Series races run this season have come at 1.5-mile tracks, which is the same length as Kentucky Speedway,…

Track position is always important in NASCAR racing, and that’s especially true whenever the XFINITY Series visits Kentucky Speedway. In 25 XFINITY Series races at this track, the eventual race winner has come from a top-five starting spot 20 times. Throw in the fact that Thursday’s Shady Rays 200 (8 p.m. ET, FS1) is 100…

Kevin Harvick took the checkered flag at Indianapolis less than 24 hours ago, but odds are already available for Sunday’s Quaker State 400 (2:30 p.m. ET, FS1) at Kentucky Speedway, so it’s time to turn our attention to this week’s race. There are some soft openers for Sunday’s race, and one driver in particular is…

The first-ever IndyCar and NASCAR Cup Series doubleheader takes place this weekend with Saturday’s GMR Grand Prix on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, followed by the Cup Series’ Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 on Sunday. Indianapolis is very unique, with Pocono Raceway its closest comp on the current Cup Series schedule. AffiliatePromoCTA While…

The NASCAR Cup Series was one of the first major sports to return to action during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson has been diagnosed with the illness and will miss today’s 27th Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The starting lineup is set for today’s race, so let’s dive into…

Stop me if you’ve heard this before … but weather could be an issue for today’s NASCAR tripleheader at Pocono Raceway. The NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Pocono Organics 125, which was postponed from yesterday due to rain, is scheduled to get the action started at 9:30 a.m. ET (FS1), followed by the…

Saturday’s Pocono Organics 325 at Pocono Raceway is in the books, meaning there’s a very quick turnaround to Sunday’s Pocono 350 (4 p.m. ET, FS1) at “The Tricky Triangle.” Because teams will be using the same cars they ran yesterday and the conditions (track, tires, start time, etc.) are extremely similar, we’ll lean heavily on…

With one race in the books at Pocono, we now have some on-track activity to help inform our decision making. A nice way to supplement a few outright bets is by adding in some driver matchups. These give you a much better chance of winning, and they are a bit simpler to analyze because you’re…

NASCAR’s loaded weekend at Pocono Raceway includes the Pocono Green 225 on Sunday (12:30 p.m. ET, FS1), which will run before the Cup Series’ Pocono 350 at 4 p.m. At just 225 miles (90 laps), this race will be shorter than the 250 miles the XFINITY Series has run since the series started racing at…

The opening leg of the Pocono doubleheader is complete, with Kevin Harvick taking the checkered flag over Denny Hamlin. The race was not without some drama, as Aric Almirola dominated most of the race, but a poor four-tire call by his team relegated him to a third-place finish. Meanwhile, yesterday’s chalk, Erik Jones, wrecked out…

The NASCAR Cup Series gives us two chances to bet on the eventual second-place finisher with a doubleheader at Pocono Raceway this weekend. The action starts with Saturday’s Pocono Organics 325 (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX), which will be followed by the Pocono 350 (4 p.m. ET, FS1) on Sunday. Pocono is an extremely unique 2.5-mile…

At just 325 miles, Saturday’s Pocono Organics 325 is short when it comes NASCAR Cup Series standards. In addition, Pocono Raceway makes passing very difficult, meaning track position will be even more important than normal as drivers won’t have much time to complete passes and move through the field. AffiliatePromoCTA As a result, the drivers…

Pocono Raceway is no stranger to inclement weather, especially when the NASCAR Cup Series visits Long Pond, Pa. Chris Buescher stole a win here in August of 2016 when a mix of rain and fog plagued (and eventually shortened) that event. Even Jeff Gordon used weather to his advantage in Pocono, winning rain-shortened events in…

The NASCAR Cup Series kicks off its first planned doubleheader in the modern era with two races at Pocono Raceway, one each on Saturday and Sunday. We’ll learn a lot from the Saturday race for Sunday, but heading into the opening leg of the doubleheader there will be no on-track activity prior to the green…

Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway has been postponed until Monday due to rain. Talladega is a monster 2.66-mile superspeedway, which takes a very long time to dry due to its massive size. In addition, Talladega Superspeedway does not have lights, and since NASCAR will not start a race unless it thinks…

Talladega Superspeedway is so popular among NASCAR fans because the racing can be both exciting and unpredictable, with eventual winners often still up in the air until the first car officially crosses the finish line. But even with the randomness caused by pack racing, superspeedway winners still tend to come from the bigger teams. However,…

It’s been tough trying to bet race winners since NASCAR returned. With no practice, NASCAR handicappers are missing one key piece of information that often helps pinpoint which cars will be fast in a given event. However, that is not true at superspeedways like Talladega, which will host the Geico 500 on Monday at 3…

If Chase Elliott wins NASCAR’s Geico 500 at the Talladega Motorspeedway, bettor Shea Curran will have won more than 300 times the money he put in. The 32-year-old sports bettor from Colorado bet on a Elliott/Webb Simpson to win parlay in each of the last two weeks. Last week, Simpson didn’t make the cut at…

NASCAR returns to superspeedway racing for the first time since the Daytona 500. Because of the unique nature of superspeedway racing, DFS players are going to want to approach superspeedway racing differently than other races. The top plays are usually at the back end of the starting lineup, but it’s not as simple as that.…

Bad weather — both rain and lightning — has engulfed the Miami area on Sunday afternoon. That’s been bad news for NASCAR fans: Sunday’s race has seen more than 2.5 hours of delays due to lightning in the area. Here are the details on the latest weather report and odds for the race: NASCAR at…

With seven races now in the books since the NASCAR Cup Series returned to action on May 17, we finally have some data to work, especially considering the plethora of racing at 1.5-mile circuits and tracks with significant tire falloff, which is exactly what we’ll see in Sunday’s Dixie Vodka 400 (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX)…

After 500 laps around the half-mile Martinsville Speedway on Wednesday night, the NASCAR Cup Series is back in action at the Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday. Not having practice since NASCAR’s return from the COVID-19 pandemic has made handicapping race winners more difficult than normal, but the return to a 1.5-mile racetrack provides us more recent…

NASCAR heads to Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend, which has been the site of the season finale every year since 2002. However, this year it’s a mid-season race, but don’t let that lack of championship excitement fool you. Homestead is a fantastic track and usually provides excellent racing. For DFS purposes, it’s also a relatively unique…

The second race of NASCAR’s Saturday doubleheader at Homestead-Miami Speedway gets underway at 7:30 p.m. ET (FS1) with the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series’ Baptist Health 200. While this race marks just the fifth Truck series race of the season, it will be the fourth run at a 1.5-mile racetrack, meaning there’s a nice…

This is it — the race I’ve been waiting for. Homestead-Miami Speedway is a fun 1.5-mile circuit with significant tire wear and progressive banking that offers multiple grooves and side-by-side racing. When the tires eventually fall off, the highest possible line is often the fastest way around the track, but running that line can also…

Martinsville Speedway and rain are no strangers to each other on NASCAR race day, and that appears to be the case once again for Wednesday night’s Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 (7 p.m. ET on FS1). In fact, the spring race in 2018 was postponed from that Sunday until Monday after snow blanketed the speedway.…

Racing at Martinsville Speedway is known for beating, banging and plenty of contact, meaning it’s not all that difficult for drivers to get caught up in someone else’s mess and taken out of contention in the blink of an eye. And while this results in more randomness than what we typically see at larger racetracks,…

Martinsville Speedway is my favorite racetrack on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule. Whenever someone asks for my perfect hypothetical Cup schedule, my reply is, “36 races at Martinsville.” Martinsville is old school in every way: short, flat and tight, and bumpers are not only encouraged, they’re required to make passes. Wednesday’s Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief…

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Virginia for 500 laps at the half-mile paper clip known as Martinsville Speedway. The starting lineup for tonight’s race is set, so let’s dive right into DFS strategy at such a unique track. NASCAR at Martinsville DraftKings DFS Strategy Since 2013, there have been 42 drivers to score at…

After an exciting day short-trackin’ it at Bristol, NASCAR heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway for Sunday’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500. Without a midweek Cup Series race, we have a more traditional NASCAR betting schedule with odds opening on Monday and available throughout the week. At first look, there are two drivers that I’m jumping…

Atlanta Motor Speedway is an extremely abrasive 1.5-mile racetrack that wears out tires very quickly, putting long run speed at a premium. Since NASCAR returned a few weeks ago, the Cup Series has run two races each at Darlington Raceway, an extremely unique 1.366-mile egg-shaped oval, and Charlotte Motor Speedway, another 1.5-mile track but with…

NASCAR is back to a “traditional” schedule this week, with seven days between last week’s Supermarket Heroes 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway and today’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (3 p.m. ET, FOX) at Atlanta Motor Speedway. There’s still no practice or qualifying, but this schedule is what NASCAR bettors are more accustomed to. With…

Weather is always a story when NASCAR heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway, so much so that Speedway Motorsports Inc., the track’s parent company, implemented a weather guarantee a few years ago that provided a ticket credit if the race is postponed due to inclement weather. However, considering that today’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 was…

Well, if you liked Sunday’s Cup Series action Sunday at Bristol, there’s more NASCAR action for you Monday night (7 p.m. ET, FS1) with the XFINITY Series’ Cheddar’s 300. Christopher Bell and Tyler Reddick won last season’s events in Thunder Valley, but they’ve graduated to the Cup Series, and with no Cup stars like Kyle…

Bristol Motor Speedway is both short and fast, meaning drivers are always maneuvering around other cars, resulting in plenty of on-track action. A byproduct of close racing is wrecks, and Bristol sees lots of those as well. While we can’t predict which drivers will get caught up in accidents, this racetrack can produce surprise top-10…

Bristol Motor Speedway holds a special place in my NASCAR betting heart. As an undergrad at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. — which is about 60 miles from Thunder Valley — I attended the 2001 spring race at Bristol (won by Elliott Sadler), working a credit card booth for a fraternity fundraiser. I walked…

Editor’s note: NASCAR’s Alsco Uniforms 500 was postponed until Thursday (7 p.m. ET, FS1) due to rain. Nobody is a bigger Tyler Reddick fan than me, but even I was impressed with how well he ran on Sunday night. I expected him to be fast this season on tracks with big tire falloff, like Darlington…

Editor’s note: NASCAR’s Alsco Uniforms 500 was postponed until Thursday night (7 p.m. ET, FS1) due to rain.  With Tyler Reddick, Christopher Bell and Cole Custer all graduating from NASCAR’s XFINITY Series, the 2020 Cup season includes a loaded rookie class. Throw in the surprising John Hunter Nemechek and the Rookie of the Year battle…

Rain continues to be one of the major storylines since NASCAR’s return to the track, forcing last week’s Wednesday event at Darlington to end before the full scheduled distance and delaying Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 almost 90 minutes. Wet weather reared its ugly head again yesterday, completely washing out the Alsco Uniforms 500 at Charlotte Motor…

Rain just won’t leave NASCAR alone. After shortening last week’s midweek race at Darlington and causing nearly a 90-minute delay during Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, precipitation forced the full postponement of yesterday’s Alsco Uniforms 500, also at Charlotte. The race has been rescheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m. ET (FS1) and yes, you guessed…

Last Wednesday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway was cut short by rain, and Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway also saw a delay of almost 90 minutes due to weather, though the full 600-mile distance was completed. And once again, rain is the forecast for Wednesday night’s Alsco Uniforms 500 (8 p.m.…

NASCAR will run its third straight race at Charlotte Motor Speedway with Tuesday’s Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series’ NC Education Lottery 200 (8 p.m. ET on FS1). The field is loaded — featuring Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott, Ross Chastain and John Hunter Nemechek — so it should be an interesting event for both fans…

Just one week ago NASCAR restarted its season at Darlington Raceway with social distancing measures in place. Over the past seven days, the NASCAR Cup Series has held two events at Darlington, while the XFINITY Series resumed on Thursday at the track “Too Tough to Tame” as well. If you thought that was a lot…

NASCAR successfully returned to the racetrack with two races at Darlington Raceway over the past seven days and will now host one of its “crown-jewel events,” the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday. The Coke 600 does see surprise winners, like Casey Mears in 2007, David Reutimann in 2009 and Austin Dillon in…

NASCAR dodged rain all week at Darlington Raceway, but was able to get in two Cup Series races and one XFINITY Series before returning home to Charlotte, N.C. to run four races over the next four days. The first and most prominent of the four-race schedule is Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600, the longest race of the…

In order to enforce social distancing protocols and ensure the safety of personnel at the track, NASCAR’s return to action has occurred without qualifying. The starting lineup for last Sunday’s The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway was set by a random qualifying draw, while Wednesday’s Toyota 500, also at Darlington, used an inversion from…

The NASCAR XFINITY Series was initially scheduled to resume its season on Tuesday night at Darlington Raceway, however, rain forced the race to be postponed until noon ET today. Once again, precipitation fell at Darlington Raceway all day Thursday, resulting in a 4.5-hour delay for today’s Toyota 200. But finally, the skies have cleared and…

The NASCAR Cup Series restarted its season at Darlington Raceway on Sunday and is wasting no time with a second race at the track “Too Tough to Tame” on Wednesday night. After a dominant victory three days ago, Kevin Harvick is clear favorite for the Toyota 500 (7:30 p.m. ET on FS1), however, due to…

NASCAR successfully returned to action on Sunday and the Cup Series is scheduled to race at Darlington Raceway again on Wednesday. Rain was a storyline leading into Sunday’s race, but precipitation never materialized and NASCAR ran the full 400-mile distance. However, based on the current Darlington, S.C. weather forecast, rain is expected to be a…

So far the biggest storyline this week at Darlington Raceway has been Mother Nature, as NASCAR has already pushed back Tuesday’s XFNITY Series race to Thursday, while tonight’s Cup Series race comes with a 90% chance of rain. Whether the race does find a break in the weather tonight or is postponed until later in…

After returning to the racetrack for Sunday’s The Real Heroes 400, it’s a quick turnaround for the NASCAR Cup Series which will race again at Darlington in Wednesday’s Toyota 500. Kevin Harvick, the winner of Sunday’s event, is the sizeable Toyota 500 at +425 odds. The starting lineup will be set by an inversion of…

The starting lineup for Sunday’s The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway is set. With no practice on the horizon, it’s time for a full breakdown of the slate. If you’re new to NASCAR DFS, this primer should get you set up on strategy. Strategy is important, but specific driver picks can make or break…

Thanks to Thursday’s qualifying draw, the starting lineup for Sunday’s The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway is set, giving us the final piece of information we need to make our last round of bets for the race. Because the race will be a “one-day show” in order to protect personnel at the track as…

The NASCAR Cup Series returns to action Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET (FOX) for The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway. In order to protect all personnel at the track, like drivers, crew members, officials, production crew, etc., The Real Heroes 400 is a “one-day show,” meaning there’s no qualifying or practice — teams will…

Today’s NASCAR Cup Series The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway is scheduled to go green at 3:30 p.m. ET (FOX), meaning it’s officially race day! Darlington odds are now widely available across the market, including props for top-three and top-10 finishes. For those new to NASCAR betting, these props are basically the same as…

After more than a two-month postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NASCAR is returning to track for Sunday’s The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway. With every other major U.S. sport — other than UFC — still on hiatus, this race will certainly garner plenty of eyeballs from those just yearning for live sports, whether…

NASCAR returns to action today for the first time in more than two months, with the Cup Series scheduled to turn loose at 3:30 p.m. ET (FOX) at Darlington Raceway. Well, that’s if Mother Nature allows it. I’ve already seen plenty of conversation on social media about the potential for rain today in Darlington, S.C.,…

The sports world starts to turn again with the return of the NASCAR Cup Series to Darlington Raceway on Sunday. The Real Heroes 400 will feature 293 laps at the egg-shaped track. Because of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the procedures for this race weekend will be significantly altered, as will other races in the near…

NASCAR Cup cars have not raced in two months, but they will come roaring back to life at Darlington Raceway on Sunday. The race will not have practice or qualifying, meaning there wasn’t much new information for bettors throughout the week. That may not be ideal for those who typically rely on practice data, which…

After initially teasing that the starting lineup for Sunday’s The Real Heroes 400 would be set by 2020 owner points, NASCAR held a qualifying draw on Thursday night to determine how the field will line up at Darlington Raceway. The qualifying procedure consisted of a random draw for positions 1-12, 13-24 and 25-36 based on…

The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday marks NASCAR’s first race in more than two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And as one of the first major U.S. sports to return to action, we’ve covered every angle of the race from odds movement, to best bets, longshots and DFS picks. Here’s everything…

NASCAR is back! And no, not the video game version — actual race cars on an actual race track. DraftKings is celebrating Sunday’s race (3:30 p.m. ET) with a “no-brainer bet” for new users to take advantage of: Win your bet if Kyle Busch (the race favorite) completes just ONE lap. Here are all of…

The NASCAR Cup Series has completed four races so far this season, the most recent taking place at Phoenix Raceway on March 8. Kevin Harvick (164 points) currently leads the points standings, followed by Joey Logano (163), Chase Elliott (144), Alex Bowman (138) and Jimmie Johnson (131). Since NASCAR will return to the racetrack on…