For the first time this season, the NASCAR Cup Series drivers and teams will race outside the state of Florida. This week sees them head west for Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The first of a two-race swing on the west coast begins Sunday at the 1.5-mile track. The Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube will be the fourth race of the 2021 season. Las Vegas Motor Speedway Overview Las Vegas Motor Speedway origianlly opened as a road course and drag strip in 1972. The track added a 1.5-mile oval track in 1996. The first NASCAR event held at the track…
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The NASCAR Cup Series drivers returned to racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday in the Dixie Vodka 400. The 1.5-mile track played host to the third race of the 2021 season. The race had all kinds of action and points of interests over the course of 267 laps. Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron would dominate the final stage of the race to score his second career Cup Series win. NASCAR Cup Series Recap | William Byron Wins at Homestead-Miami Speedway Dixie Vodka 400 | Stage 1 In actuality, there was a curveball thrown before the Dixie Vodka 400 race even…
The Dallas Cowboys came into the 2020-21 NFL season with a mountain of expectations on their shoulders. Many believed the campaign would end much better than a year ago when they choked away the NFC East Division title. Ultimately, this year turned out to be just as bad, if not worse. Dallas Cowboys Season Gets Off to Rocky Start The Cowboys’ season-opener against the Rams was a let down for everyone watching and even more so for Dallas fans. It should’ve been a win, but Mike McCarthy did his best Hue Jackson impression and seemingly tried to cost his team…
The Jacksonville Jaguars have dashed many hopes and dreams since that AFC Championship game three years ago. They have gone from the top-four to being THE WORST team in the NFL. This couldn’t have started any better for the Jaguars. It was all downhill from there, unless winning the tank battle for the number one overall draft pick counts. Jacksonville Jaguars Open Season With Win “Sacksonville” started off surprising everyone by beating the Colts. This would be the peak of their season until Week 15. The Jaguars narrowly lost to Tennessee the following Sunday, and then got blown out on Thursday night…
Not much was expected of the Carolina Panthers this season. Considering that their NFC South rivals in the Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers all had the better quarterbacks, the 2020-21 season figured to be an uphill battle. Would the signing of Teddy Bridgewater make any difference at all? Carolina Panthers Come to Play It took just their first game against the Las Vegas Raiders for people to realize that the Panthers’ defense was not that good as they allowed 34 points. The next week wouldn’t get any better as Tom Brady and Tampa came to town. …
This week, the NASCAR Cup Series comes to the tire-eating track of Homestead-Miami Speedway. The NASCAR DFS picks I have made have taken some hits early on this season, but now we get back to the regular ovals. When it comes to making picks for 1.5-mile tracks like Homestead, backing the best teams, drivers and equipment tends to be the way to go. FanDuel NASCAR DFS Overview For this NASCAR Cup Series DFS column, I will be using FanDuel prices and scoring. Their scoring includes the following: .1 points for leading a lap.1 points for completing a lapAdd/subtract a point…
The drivers of the NASCAR Cup Series will race beyond the confines of Daytona International Speedway for the first time this season this week. They are, however, still in the state of Florida. NASCAR will make the short trip south to Homestead-Miami Speedway for their third race weekend of the season. The Dixie Vodka 400 is scheduled for this Sunday. Read on for a detailed overview of the track and its history. Homestead-Miami Speedway Overview Homestead-Miami Speedway opened in 1995. The first race at the track was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race (then known as the Busch Series). The first…
The drivers of the NASCAR Cup Series were in action at Daytona International Speedway for the second week in a row. This time, they raced on the famed Daytona Road Course. With the field being set by NASCAR’s starting grid formula Chase Elliott and Michael McDowell would lead the field to green. Elliott was a huge favorite to win the race, but it would be young Christopher Bell scoring a victory on the Daytona Road Course. NASCAR Cup Series Recap | Christopher Bell Wins Daytona Road Course Race O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 | Stage 1 The drivers took the green…
The NASCAR Cup Series season continues this Sunday in the Sunshine State. The second annual O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 is set to be run on the Daytona Road Course. The drivers will once again have to deal with the high banks of Daytona International Speedway, but now they also have to deal with the infield. When it comes to NASCAR DFS, selecting the right drivers for road course races is no easy thing. The following articles offers my best NASCAR DFS leans for this weekend’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 at the Daytona Road Course. FanDuel NASCAR DFS Overview For this…
On Thursday, it was announced that the Indianapolis Colts had agreed to acquire quarterback Carson Wentz in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles. Funny enough, a FlurrySports writer predicted this very move in a previous story. The Colts get Carson Wentz and the Eagles receive a 2021 third round pick and a 2022 first or second round pick (depending on how Wentz does in Indianapolis) in return. The Jalen Hurts era will now take center stage in Philadelphia while Wentz is reunited with coach Frank Reich in Indy. Let’s look more in depth at this trade. Colts Outlook Following Carson…