New week, new round of the NASCAR Playoffs! The Round of 12 fires up this afternoon with the 2022 AutoTrader Automotive 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. 500 miles on the lone "vanilla" track of the round calls for sustained speed and handling over the long haul. You better believe the…
Plenty of NASCAR Cup Series teams' prospects took an abrupt turn for the worse at the Bristol Night Race. Unfortunately, I did not get the memo on Ford's tire pressure gamble that snagged our Joey Logano Top 10 bid late in the race - let alone the early blowout that…
The third time was NOT a charm at Watkins Glen for Kevin Harvick or my three-pack of matchup wagers. But the race was far from a bust by any stretch - it was highly entertaining and I didn't get swept. Plus it was another reminder that The Glen puts on…
After an eventful Indy Road Course fiasco the Cup Series migrates north to Michigan for a different style of action. Turn 1 debacles and the frenzied overtime restart combined to wreak havoc on some betting cards, while leaving others victorious. Daniel Suarez getting knocked out in that final sequence hurt…
Download Episode 1 of 2022 (Auto Club) Episode 1 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast makes its post-Daytona kickoff for the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. JJ joins Paul to handicap their favorite head-to-head matchups before qualifying begins for the 2022 Wise Power 400! Daytona showed us that the…
Download Episode 37 (Phoenix - NASCAR Cup Series Championship) It's Championship Week on Episode 37 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast! Four teams are still alive, but it all comes down to Phoenix to decide the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Championship. JJ joins Paul on the show to look…
Download Episode 36 (Martinsville) Episode 36 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast takes you to the penultimate race of the NASCAR Cup Series season - the 2021 Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway! The high-speed intermediates give way to contact-filled short track racing in the final race of the Round…
Download Episode 35 (Kansas) Episode 35 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast heads to the Midwest for the second-to-last chance for a playoff team to lock themselves into the NASCAR Cup Series Championship race at Phoenix. Sunday's 2021 Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway rewards speed and a little…
Download Episode 34 (Texas) Episode 34 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast rolls on with just eight playoff drivers remaining in hunt for the Cup Series Championship. The Round of 8 begins in the Lone Star State with the 2021 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Four…
Download Episode 26 (Michigan) Episode 26 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast heads to the Irish Hills of Michigan for the 2021 Firekeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway! Paul welcomes his recurring guest JJ to help break down the race - but first, as always, it’s time to look back…
Download Episode 25 (Indy Road Course) Episode 25 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast dives into the 2021 Verizon 200 at The Brickyard. The Brickyard 400 may be a thing of the past, but the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course plays host to the NASCAR Cup Series Sunday afternoon. JJ joins…
Download Episode 24 (Watkins Glen) Episode 24 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast gets you back on the road - the road course at Watkins Glen International, that is. The 2021 Go Bowling at The Glen is our first NASCAR action in two weeks, so you know that Paul and JJ…
Download Episode 19 (Nashville) Episode 19 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast heads to the Music City for the inaugural Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway. But first, Paul welcomes in JJ to talk fun-and-games at the All-Star Race - or was it? The points race is back on after the…
Download Episode 17 (Sonoma) Episode 17 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast heads cross country from Charlotte all the way to northern California’s wine country. After a year away from one of the oldest road courses on the Cup Series schedule, NASCAR returns for the 2021 Toyota Save Mart 350 at…
Download Episode 14 (Dover) Episode 14 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast ventures to the Monster Mile for the 2021 Drydene 400 at Dover International Speedway. Paul welcomes in JJ again for a race preview and handicapping - but first, the guys talk about an impressive race by Martin Truex, Jr.…
Download Episode 13 (Darlington) Episode 13 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast goes into throwback mode for the 2021 Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway. JJ joins Paul to take the opportunity to talk about the Buschy McBusch Race and the renegade tire one more time before heading to the heart of…
Download Episode 11 (Talladega) Episode 11 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast moves from the short track to the longest oval on the Cup Series circuit. The intensity and insane speeds are must-see TV, and we are absolutely pumped for Sunday’s 2021 GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway! Paul brings in JJ…
Download Episode 9 (Martinsville) Episode 9 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast rolls into Martinsville for the 2021 Blue Emu 500. First they look back at the inaugural Bristol Dirt Race and all of its quirks. Will it be back next year, and are the guys interested in watching it again?…
Download Episode 3 (Daytona Road Course) After an exciting late night finish at the Daytona 500, Paul and JJ are ready to roll with Episode 3 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast. They talk about the highs and lows of The Great American Race and how their bets…
Paul welcomes JJ from the BetCrushers onto the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast to talk Daytona and how the 2021 NASCAR season is shaping up. Before they get too far ahead, Paul recaps some recent news since the season preview pod dropped. It’s Episode #1 of the new season…
The defending Cup Series Champion Kyle Busch was dismissed from the 2020 NASCAR Playoffs along with three other playoff drivers at the Roval last weekend. A wet start ended in a decisive victory by - you guessed it - Chase Elliott. Elliott answered any remaining questions about his road course…
Fives races are in the books and five remain in the 2020 NASCAR Playoffs. Classic tracks, Las Vegas, Talladega, and now the Charlotte Roval. This hybrid track will axe four drivers from the postseason, leaving just eight teams fighting for the Cup Series Championship. Who survives elimination at the Charlotte…
The NASCAR Cup Series returns to a familiar track at Dover's Monster Mile this weekend. I am also back after a long road trip of my own through the heart of stock car racing. While I was away, Chase Elliott took down NASCAR's inaugural race on the Daytona Road Course…
It seems like an eternity since the Cup Series last raced. Last week's race at Kansas combined with MLB's Opening Night for a long-awaited sports overload. NASCAR gave the big boys the weekend off, so you know they're chomping at the bit to get back on the track. And so…
Whoever's idea it was to schedule these mid-week Cup Series races deserves a big pat on the back and a case of Busch beer. These night races have been a fantastic addition to the schedule, regardless of whether they are driven by COVID or not. The Cup Series now heads…
It was Bristol Baby! Brad Keselowski positioned himself advantageously and parlayed Chase Elliott's miscue into another Sunday win. Now NASCAR circles back to where it left off in March for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Let's see if the boys can keep the action hot.…
Round 3 of the NASCAR Playoffs is here and the eight drivers still in the mix are staring down the O.G. short track of the Cup Series circuit: Martinsville Speedway. With rain in the forecast, Mother Nature may have the final say when the green flag will fly. Regardless, it's…
The Yellow Flag Fiesta at the end of Sunday's race at Kansas was a nail biter. Brad Keselowski's Championship hopes were dashed at the expense of runner-up Chase Elliott. Round 3 of the NASCAR Playoffs shifts from the speedy 1.5-mile tri-oval to the half-mile short track at Martinsville Speedway. It's…
The NASCAR postseason field will be slashed by a third when checkered flag flies at the Hollywood Casino 400 this afternoon. Two drivers are locked in for the next round of playoffs and four more are effectively in, barring some sort of disaster. Who will be in next week and…
Last week's race at Talladega was expectedly unpredictable. Only a handful of the top drivers made it across the line, and most of their cars were torn up. We doubt that Kansas will be as explosive as Talladega, which makes handicapping significantly more straightforward. That said, let's jump right into…
The Monster Mile is small but mighty, and there's no doubting that the racing action will be fierce to open Round 2 of the NASCAR Playoffs. We're looking to follow up a big handicapping week at the Charlotte Roval last Sunday with another one at Dover. Our card was limited…
What a way to end Round 1 of the NASCAR Playoffs at the Charlotte Roval last weekend with a huge performance from Chase Elliott. He persevered after a major miscue mid-way through the race to get the victory. This cemented his position in Round 2 (and a profitable day of…
It's been a full weekend in Charlotte, and now it's race day! The Bank of America 400 at the Roval is the last race before four playoff contenders are cut from the field. We detailed how unique this track is in our race preview, as confirmed by the weekend practice…
The NASCAR Playoffs move further south this week to one of the most unpredictable tracks on the Cup Series circuit, the Charlotte Roval. It's a road course and an oval jammed together, exactly like how a spork is both a spoon and a fork. Bottom line: the Roval debuted in…
Race #1 of the NASCAR Playoffs is in the books. Martin Truex, Jr. scored an impressive win at Las Vegas, punching his ticket to the Round of 12. The win also gained him significant ground in the playoff point standings against Kyle Busch. Our betting results were very kind to…
The NASCAR postseason kicks in after upcoming Cup Series stops at Darlington and the Brickyard. We hold a few small Championship futures tickets made before the season began, but now it's time to look for value as we near the final ten races of the season. Handicapping the 2019 NASCAR…
It's road course racing time again as the NASCAR Cup circuit makes its annual stop at Watkins Glen, NY. The stock car boys have been racing here continuously since 1986 and on the track's current configuration since 1992. Road courses can be polarizing with NASCAR fans, but the BetCrushers team…