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This weekend, we head to Chicagoland Speedway for the Cuervo 300. The race is Saturday at 5:30pm ET on The CW. For the first time since 2019, NASCAR returns to Chicagoland Speedway. This isn’t the same Chicagoland Speedway they raced in 2019, and I’m almost treating it like a new track. Practice was rained out on Friday, so they canceled qualifying on Saturday, and they’re going to practice instead, which I like. Cup drivers had practice on Friday. They didn’t get up by the wall, but there was a lot of tire fall off. Drivers compared it to Kansas more than Charlotte. I’ll be looking forward to practice for NOAPS on Saturday afternoon.

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series DFS Picks: Cuervo 300

The stages are 45, 45, and 110, which is a total of 200 laps. With 200 laps, we’re looking at 90 potential fastest lap points and 50 laps led points. The last 5 races here have averaged 5.6 cautions for 26.6 laps.

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The Head of Motorsports at RotoGrinders and the long-time host of the popular Morning Grind podcast, Stephen Young (aka stevietpfl) has been one of the top NASCAR, NFL, NBA, and MLB analysts in the industry since its inception. He has accumulated numerous Live Final seats and is a multiple-time finalist for the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Racing Writer of the Year. Follow Stevie on X – @stevietpfl