Tim Watts's Articles

After a 2.5-month hiatus, NASCAR is back for its 75th season. Joey Logano captured last season’s championship and is the defending winner of this exhibition race.   This annual event kickstarts the season just two weeks before the Daytona 500. This is the second year that the series has raced on the quarter-mile track in […]

Max Verstappen just keeps piecing together the greatest season in F1 history. With the constructor’s and driver’s championship in hand, Verstappen looks to further cement himself as the most dominant driver in a season ever. Mercedes is going to bring some fire to this Brazilian course, though, as Lewis Hamilton has some gaudy stats here.   […]

Championship weekend for NASCAR’s 3 premier series has finally arrived! Last night saw all four championship contenders run in the top 4 positions for a large portion of the race. Ultimately, Ty Gibbs dominated in the laps led category en route to his first championship. For the second night in a row, the winner came […]

Championship weekend for NASCAR’s three premier series has finally arrived. Friday night saw some difficulty to pass, yet a clean finish that was right down to the checkered between championship contenders. Zane Smith started from the pole and finished atop the standings as well. Saturday’s race will determine a champion from a quartet of very […]

Championship weekend for NASCAR’s three premier series has finally arrived. The Truck Series is the only series that has an opportunity to crown a back-to-back champion. Friday’s race will determine a champion from a quartet of very talented drivers. Ty Majeski, Zane Smith, Chandler Smith and Ben Rhodes (defending series champion). Majeski enters the championship […]

Max Verstappen added his 13th win of the season last week in Texas. With the championship already decided, Verstappen continues to push toward completing perhaps the most dominant season ever. Starting 1st in Mexico sets up a great opportunity to add yet another win to his impressive 2022 total. This race should come down to […]

There are just two races left in the NASCAR Cup season and one race left to fill out the final four drivers for the championship next week. Joey Logano is the only driver who is locked into the championship quartet by virtue of winning at Las Vegas two weeks ago.    Earlier this season, Hendrick […]

The NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Virginia Saturday for the Dead On Tools 250 at Martinsville Speedway. There are just two races left in the NASCAR Xfinity season and one race left for two of the remaining six drivers to lock their way into racing for the championship next week.   Noah Gragson and Josh […]

Joey Logano secured his spot to race for a championship in Phoenix by virtue of his win last week at Las Vegas. Homestead is a high-wear track on tires and has similarities to Darlington and Auto Club and will see a lot of drivers run mere inches from the wall to find the best grip […]

Max Verstappen added his 12th win of the season last time out in Japan. After the race was completed, a time penalty assessed to Charles LeClerc gave the necessary points cushion to Verstappen to emerge as the 2022 champion in the most anti-climactic way possible.    Of the nine races F1 has held at Circuit […]

The NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Florida Saturday for the Contender Boats 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Josh Berry cemented his spot to race for a championship in Phoenix by virtue of his win last week. His teammate Noah Gragson is in a strong position to advance with his 44-point advantage over the cutoff line.   […]

The NASCAR Truck Series heads to the Homestead-Miami Speedway Saturday for the Baptist Health 200. There is one race before the championship finale, and only Ty Majeski has locked his spot into the final four. Chandler Smith has a comfortable advantage, and Zane Smith has some breathing room and some margin for error, but four […]

As the top two series of NASCAR begin their respective Round of 8 drivers, they return to Las Vegas to begin the final 4 race stretch of the season. The Cup series was here in March where Alex Bowman capitalized on a late 2-tire pit stop to wrestle the win away from Kyle Busch.    […]

The NASCAR Xfinity Series hits up the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Saturday for the Alsco Uniforms 302. As the top two NASCAR series begin their respective rounds of eight drivers, they return to Las Vegas to begin the final four-race stretch of the season.    High-Salaried Drivers Noah Gragson (39%) Justin Allgaier (35%) Josh Berry […]

Road course races tend to follow a pattern. The drivers who are racing for the win, and the drivers who are racing to accumulate stage points. Their pit stop sequences will be determined based on which category the driver is in. Chase Elliott is squarely in the race-winning category, as he has locked himself into […]

Formula 1 heads to Japan this week for Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit. As predicted last week in this article, Max Verstappen did not win. However, Team Red Bull managed to still be optimal with Sergio Perez dominating the race. With Max not winning last week he did not clinch the championship so […]

The NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway Saturday for the Drive for the Cure 250 on the Roval. The last road course of the year is upon us, and the playoffs are set to be trimmed to eight drivers after completion of this race. AJ Allmendinger has won the last three races here […]

Talladega is the premier wild card race for all of the series’ playoffs. This is the last weekend across all series where any driver can win, and as in previous superspeedway races, finishing the race is the key to cashing in your contests. The typical strategy I use at Daytona, Talladega and Atlanta is to […]

Sunday brings us the Singapore Grand Prix Bay Street Circuit. This particular course is known as one of the more physically taxing and challenging courses on the F1 schedule, where at least one safety car has been marked in every single race at this track since its return to the schedule in 2008. The night […]

The NASCAR Xfinity Series hits Talladega Saturday for the Sparks 300. Talladega is the premier wildcard race for all of the series’ playoffs. This is the last weekend across all series where any driver can win, and as in previous superspeedway races, finishing the race is the key to cashing in your contests.   The […]

The NASCAR Truck Series is at Talladega Saturday for the Chevy Silverado 250. Talladega is the premier wildcard race for all of the series’ playoffs. There are just three races left in the Truck Series season, and eight drivers are still alive for the title. This is the last weekend across all series where any […]

The NASCAR Cup Series is at the Texas Motor Speedway Sunday for the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500. Texas is another intermediate track that is the bread and butter of the NASCAR schedule.   The opening race of the second round gives the remaining playoff drivers a reset after no playoff drivers won in the previous […]

NASCAR’s Xfinity Series lands in Texas this week for Saturday’s Andy’s Forzen Custard 300. The Texas Motor Speedway is another intermediate track that is the bread-and-butter of the NASCAR schedule. These types of tracks have been dominated by just three drivers this season: Justin Allgaier, Noah Gragson, and Ty Gibbs have a huge gap in […]

The NASCAR Cup Series is at Bristol Motor Speedway Saturday for the Bass Prop Shops Night Race. The series returns to The Last Great Colosseum in Bristol as the first round of the playoffs come to a close. For the first time in NASCAR’s playoff history, no playoff-eligible driver won the opening two races of […]

The NASCAR Xfinity Series’ regular season winds down in Bristol this week for Friday’s Food City 300 as the playoff field takes shape. Last week at Kansas, Noah Gragson added to his 2022 win total and visited victory lane for the second week in a row. Last season at Bristol, A.J. Allmendinger won at Bristol […]

The NASCAR Truck Series takes the motorsports spotlight on Thursday with a Round of 8 playoff race at Bristol. The playoff field narrowed last week with the elimination of Carson Hocevar and Matt Crafton. Last week, John Hunter Nemechek’s win automatically advanced him into this Round of 8. Should a playoff-eligible driver win tonight, they […]

The playoff opener created some chaos for some contenders. Chase Elliott, Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick, among others, saw their playoff positioning tumble after trouble at Darlington. Now that the series returns to Kansas for the second time this season, those drivers will look to right the ship before Bristol’s elimination race next week.    […]

Last week, Max Verstappen overcame a strategy challenge from Lewis Hamilton to win at his home track. This week, he brings a 109-point advantage into the fastest circuit on the tour with every bit of momentum in his corner. This race has a layout that allows the power to factor a little heavier than the […]

The NASCAR Xfinity Series travels to the Midwest as it closes in on the regular season finale this week with the Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway. Joe Gibbs racing has been dominant at this track for the past nine years. Much like Friday’s truck race, you can expect 1-2 dominators and then capitalize on […]

Max Verstappen came off of the series break the way he entered it… atop the podium. Max has had quite a season with nine wins thus far and a points lead nearing triple digits with eight races remaining.    Last year, Verstappen led all but eight laps en route to a win where only Lewis […]

The NASCAR Cup Series is in South Carolina for Labor Day Weekend! BBQ, boating and the Southern 500 at Darlington! Some things just belong together…The playoffs start here for the 16 qualified drivers, and Darlington is not an easy place to start. Early September in the south is still quite hot, and the long 500 […]

The NASCAR Xfinity Series is in South Carolina this weekend for Saturday’s Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 at Darlington International Speedway.   With three races left before the Xfinity Series playoffs, the pressure is on for drivers to lock up their berths into the playoffs. The drivers return to Darlington for the […]