#Chris Buescher

For anyone who is drawn to the sight of fast cars and those who drive them, Saturday nights in the spring and summer mean nights spent watching racing at the local short track. In no place is this truer than Southern Virginia and the Carolinas, the very places where NASCAR racing came to be and where some of the most iconic short tracks in the…

The spotlight will be on one of the newest additions to the NASCAR Cup Series schedule on Sunday at the 2022 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. Last year's NASCAR at Austin race featured 10 different lead drivers. Champion Chase Elliott only led for the final five laps, but he returns as the 9-4 favorite to win again in the latest…

NASCAR will make it's second-ever stop to Austin and Circuit of the Americas with the NASCAR EchoPark Automotive Cup Grand Prix featuring events from Friday, March 25 through Sunday, March 27. Events at COTA will include racing in all three of its major series, non-race entertainment and multiple driver appearances. Last Sunday, William Byron took…

The NASCAR Cup Series took another turn last weekend when Pocono winner Denny Hamlin and second-place finisher Kyle Busch were disqualified for failing post-race inspections. It was the first time the winner of a Cup Series race had been disqualified since 1960. Chase Elliott never led a lap, but was deemed the official winner after finishing…

This week, Chase Elliott will try to pull off a feat that has not been accomplished since the legendary Jimmie Johnson was in his prime. Elliott, one of four remaining contenders for the NASCAR Cup Series title, will attempt to become the first driver to win consecutive since Johnson's run of five from 2006 to 2010. Elliott is one of two Hendrick…

The start of the 2021 Daytona 500 (2:30 p.m. ET, FOX) is almost here! The Daytona 500 is not only NASCAR biggest race, but it's also the season-opening event, which allows sportsbooks to post odds weeks, and even months, in advance. This also gives bettors a chance to get down on the Daytona 500 early, building betting cards throughout most of the…

Since last year's race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Martin Truex Jr. is the reigning winner of the Toyota Owners 400. The former NASCAR Cup Series champion led 186 of the event's 400 laps en route to recording the first of his seven series victories in 2019. Truex will attempt to become the sixth repeat winner and first since Kyle…

Chase Elliott must have begun thinking his 2020 NASCAR Cup Series championship was a curse, as he failed to capture a checkered flag over the first 13 races of the 2021 season. The drought finally ended last weekend, as the 25-year-old won the rain-shortened EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas road course in Austin. After…

Kevin Harvick won his fourth career NASCAR Cup Series regular-season championship a year ago after notching seven victories, including one at Darlington Raceway. The 45-year-old opened the playoffs with another triumph on the track and finished the year with a personal-best nine wins. Harvick will attempt to start the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series…

Kyle Larson doesn't have the most experience of late at Darlington Raceway, the track for Sunday's Goodyear 400, but he has had a ton of success. Since spring 2019, Larson has competed in three races at Darlington and finished second in all three of them - the Bojangles' Southern 500 (Sept. 1, 2019), the Goodyear 400 (May 9, 2021) and the Cook Out…

Five races have taken place during the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series schedule thus far, and five different drivers have captured checkered flags. The latest was William Byron, who registered his third career victory and first in 38 starts last weekend at Atlanta. The 2018 Cup Series Rookie of the Year will try to become the first repeat winner of the year…

There are 10 races remaining in the NASCAR Cup Series regular season. The NASCAR Digital Media editorial team has 10 questions its staff answered. Now you can, too. ALBERT: Aric Almirola. The SHR pilot started solidly with three top 10s in the first three Cup Series races of the year, but his spot on the bubble remains precarious. That perch will…

With a 25-point cushion over Austin Dillon for the 16th and final spot in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, a conservative strategy may be the way to go for Tyler Reddick at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday. This notion is part of oddsmakers' thought process, as they price the No. 8 Chevrolet at longer odds than they would have had…

The Action Network specializes in providing sports betting insights/analytics and is a content partner with NASCAR. Saturday's practice for the NASCAR Cup Series brought about a sequence of comments from drivers regarding what kind of racing we can expect at the newly configured Atlanta Motor Speedway. Bubba Wallace said it was half superspeedway,…

Alex Bowman overcame a penalty and used a late surge to edge Denny Hamlin for the win at Richmond Raceway last spring. The Hendrick Motorsports driver will hope to repeat when he participates in the 2022 Toyota Owners 400 on Sunday. Bowman received a pit-road speeding penalty in last year's NASCAR Austin race and did not own the lead until after a…

Kyle Larson will begin the defense of his NASCAR Cup Series championship when the new season begins with the 2022 Daytona 500 on Sunday. Larson won 10 races last year, including four of the final five, after recording a total of six over his first eight Cup Series seasons. The 29-year-old has yet to finish in the top five in 15 series starts at…

Kyle Larson will try to become the ninth driver with multiple NASCAR Cup Series victories at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when he takes part in the 2022 Pennzoil 400 on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET. The reigning series champion, Larson was runner-up twice in his first nine starts on the track before taking the checkered flag last year. Denny Hamlin, who won…

There is only one more opportunity to bet on NASCAR for the next few months, as the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship will take place on Sunday at Phoenix. Chase Elliott, who won the fall race at this track in 2020, is one of four drivers in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship field who is still alive for the title. He is the 12-5 favorite to…

With just six races left in the Cup Series regular season, a number of NASCAR veterans are still searching for their first victories of the year. Entering the 2022 M&M's Fan Appreciation 400 on Sunday, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr. and Ryan Blaney have yet to claim a checkered flag, though all are still in contention for the NASCAR Playoffs.…

Last Wednesday, Kaulig Racing Fan Day solidified two more seats in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series driver lineup, as Kaulig Racing confirmed that Justin Haley is set to remain behind the wheel of the #31 Chevrolet and current Xfinity Series driver A.J. Allmendinger is set to go from part-time to full-time driver of the #16 Chevrolet. The lineup for next…

Martinsville Speedway has been one of Martin Truex Jr.'s favorite tracks, as he has posted top-10 finishes, including three wins, in 15 of his 22 NASCAR Cup Series starts there. The former series champion will try to capture his third straight checkered flag in the NASCAR Martinsville spring race when he participates in the 2022 Blue-Emu Maximum…

Kevin Harvick has gone 46 NASCAR Cup Series starts without a victory since posting his career-best ninth of the 2020 season at Bristol. If there's a venue at which the 2014 series champion can end the lengthy drought, it's Phoenix Raceway, where he's captured nine checkered flags, his highest total at any track. Harvick will hope to reach…

The new NASCAR Cup Series season officially commences at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, when the 2022 Daytona 500 takes place at 2:30 p.m. ET. Three-time winner Denny Hamlin hopes to make it three victories in four years and pull even with Cale Yarborough for second-most wins in "The Great American Race." Richard Petty took the checkered…

The 2022 NASCAR playoffs will continue on Sunday with the 2022 YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. The green flag drops at 2 p.m. ET. With only two races remaining until the number of championship-eligible drivers is slashed from 12 to eight, every point becomes more and more critical. Chase Briscoe is currently eighth in the 2022 NASCAR…

Saturday's 2022 Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona will mark the final regular season race of the year, as several drivers are still trying to punch their ticket to the playoffs. Kyle Larson was another repeat winner in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series last week, so Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex Jr. are still fighting for a playoff spot. Blaney has a 25-point…

It took until the eighth NASCAR Cup Series race before a repeat winner was crowned last year. The 2022 season has begun with similar parity, as four drivers have won the first four races, with Austin Cindric, reigning series champion Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman and Chase Briscoe capturing checkered flags. Each member of the quartet will be in action…

The 2022 NASCAR playoffs are starting to wind down, as this weekend's race at Martinsville will set the table for the season finale. As has been the case numerous times this season, Chase Elliott is favored to win the 2022 Xfinity 500. Elliott is priced at 13-2 in the latest 2022 Xfinity 500 odds at Caesars Sportsbook, while Denny Hamlin is 7-1.…

Welcome back to our weekly "NASCAR predictions!" column, where our resident experts, Jordan Bianchi and Jeff Gluck, help us narrow down what to expect, who might pull off a long shot victory, what it means when crew members are shuffled - and more. They even tell us what, exactly, a "road course" is, for the NASCAR beginners out there. Something…

And this is the year it gives. Has to be, right? NASCAR unveiled this current championship format in 2014. We have a "final four" reaching the season finale to decide the championship among themselves, while also racing against all the others. Coincidentally or not, over these past eight seasons, one of those four eligible racers has won the final…

Kevin Harvick (4) and William Byron (24) race during the NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Oct. 10, 2021. The picture is finally becoming clearer in the 2022 NASCAR playoffs. After four races won by drivers outside the playoffs, Chase Elliott was victorious at Talladega last week to punch his ticket to the…

There are two races left in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. This weekend in Martinsville, the playoff field will go from eight to four, setting up the championship race in Phoenix. Joey Logano has already locked up his spot among the final four drivers thanks to his win in Las Vegas and he leads the points standings. Ross Chastain, Chase Elliott…

After 32 races, the NASCAR Cup Series rolls into Las Vegas with just eight drivers left contending for the 2022 championship. Sunday's South Point 400 (2:30 p.m. ET, NBC, NBC Sports App, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Las Vegas Motor Speedway makes the opening race of the Round of 8 with all sights ahead on the title. A busy round awaits. Prepare…

Leave it to Talladega Superspeedway, of all places, to inject a dose of normalcy into these NASCAR Playoffs. The track known for unpredictability gave us the first race winner still eligible for the championship, and at+1200 Chase Elliott also carried the shortest odds of any playoff race winner so far. Hardly the craziness we expected, given the…

Silly Season is winding down as only a few remaining seats are still open for the 2023 season.

The 2022 Kwik Trip 250 marks the 18th NASCAR Cup Series race of the season. The green flag is set to drop on Sunday, July 3, at 3:00 pm ET at Road America. The 1.33-mile-long track features 14 turns with a total distance of about 250 miles done in 62 laps for the race. The first 17 NASCAR Cup races of the 2022 season have seen 12 different winners:…

The picture is finally becoming clearer in the 2022 NASCAR playoffs. After four races won by drivers outside the playoffs, Chase Elliott was victorious at Talladega last week to punch his ticket to the next round. That leaves 11 playoff drivers fighting for the final seven spots available in the Round of 8, which will begin after this weekend's…

If you are looking for an action-packed way to consume sports on the weekend, NASCAR may be a great avenue to explore. Far from just driving in circles, some of the world's best compete nearly every weekend from February to November on tracks across America. NASCAR drivers are scored ultimately based on how they finish in the race, how many spots…

With the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs halfway over, the Round of 12 comes to a close at the Charlotte Motor Speedway road course. Four drivers will be eliminated following the Bank of America ROVAL 400 on Sunday afternoon (2 p.m. ET, NBC, NBC Sports App, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) while eight drivers will continue chasing their championship…

The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs are set to roll into the wild card of all wild cards - Talladega Superspeedway. Thirty-seven cars dot the entry list for Sunday's YellaWood 500 (2 p.m. ET, NBC, NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), serving as the middle race of the Round of 12. With no driver locked into the penultimate playoff round yet, the…

The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs roll on to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend for the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500. It's a race name as hard to say as this track has been for teams to figure out. TMS has been an enigma, indeed, since its first race on the Cup calendar in 1997. That weekend, qualifying had to be postponed because of water…

Aric Almirola's No. 10 team will lose a crew member for the race weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. NASCAR officials ejected an engineer after multiple failed pre-race inspections at the intermediate track. The Cup Series teams went through inspection on Friday, September 23. All of the entries passed on the first or second attempts, with the…

One of the first things Brad Keselowski did before buying into Jack Roush's race team was check the years remaining on the contract for Chris Buescher, the driver he was inheriting with his purchase. He was pleased to learn that Buescher was locked down. But it wasn't long enough, in Keselowski's mind. "I kind of felt like he was a hidden free…

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Darlington, South Carolina for a throwback weekend on Sunday. Let's dive in with our Goodyear 400 prop picks. We've seen the stars of the NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington five times since 2020, leading to a treasure trove of data points to use while attacking the betting market. Chevrolet heads into the event on a…

Chris Buescher was the latest surprise winner in NASCAR, reaching the checkers first last Saturday night at Bristol. If you put any stock in momentum and positive vibes, you should know that Buescher's win didn't greatly improve his status among the odds makers. For this week's playoff race at Texas Motor Speedway, Buescher is sitting there…

The NASCAR Playoff Chase begins segment two with the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500 set to run on Sunday, September 25th, 2022 Several contenders include Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson, and maybe even Bubba Wallace and Ryan Blaney Below are the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500 betting odds and trends ahead of Saturday night NASCAR…

Just two NASCAR Cup Series regular-season races remain for drivers to punch their ticket to the playoffs. With 15 winners, that leaves only one spot available for drivers who haven't yet reached victory lane. Can any of them break through at Watkins Glen International? Whoever wins will likely be in your optimal daily fantasy NASCAR DraftKings…

The NASCAR playoffs roll on, and the upsets on keep coming. First, it was+4000 Erik Jones prevailing at Darlington. Then, it was+2000 Bubba Wallace taking Kansas. And last Saturday night in East Tennessee, brought the stunning sight of+12500 Chris Buescher rolling into Victory Lane at Bristol. Who's leading the championship standings? Who cares.…

Can the playoff drivers finally put up a win? With longshots sweeping the postseason so far, let's take a look at the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 odds as the NASCAR playoffs get set for the Round of 12. As drivers get set for this weekend's Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500, we're now three races into the NASCAR playoffs, with three…

The 2022 NASCAR Playoffs will continue on Saturday night when Bristol Motor Speedway hosts the Bass Pro Shops Night Race with the green flag scheduled to drop at 7:30 p.m. ET. The field of 16 postseason drivers will be cut to 12 following the race and two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch is currently right on the bubble. Busch is 13th in…

Saturday night has the potential to be bananas. The Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol is the first cutoff race of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. After Saturday, four drivers will be eliminated, ending their championship pursuit. The crazy thing about it? Only one of the 16 drivers has locked his spot in the next round, that being Christopher…