FOX Super 6 NASCAR contest: Bob Pockrass’ Würth 400 picks, predictions
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! What’s better than watching the NASCAR Cup Series? Watching NASCAR and winning money! You can partake in the best of both worlds while watching NASCAR as the series goes to Texas on Sunday with our free-to-play FOX Super 6 game. How do you play? Enter the Würth […]
What’s better than watching the NASCAR Cup Series? Watching NASCAR and winning money!
You can partake in the best of both worlds while watching NASCAR as the series goes to Texas on Sunday with our free-to-play FOX Super 6 game.
How do you play? Enter the Würth 400 contest by predicting the correct answers to six questions before the race starts for your shot to win cash prizes.
All you have to do is finish in the top six to win a prize.
It really is that simple, and again, it’s free.
And if you need a little help before heading to the app to make your picks, I have you covered this week.
Read below for my thoughts on this weekend’s exciting weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.
1. Out of these four drivers, who will have the BEST FINISHING POSITION?
William Byron, Denny Hamlin, Tyler Reddick, Ryan Blaney
Byron leads all drivers in points earned at Texas in the Next Gen era (since 2022). Hamlin is the only driver to finish on the lead lap for all 10 races this year. Blaney has led 449 laps at Texas but has never won a Cup race at the track. And Reddick? He won here in September 2022 (and has his wife’s name on the car).
Prediction: William Byron
2. Rank the drivers by who will have the most LAPS LED from highest to lowest:
Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Chris Buescher, Christopher Bell
Larson ranks 11th all-time in laps led at Texas, while Logano ranks 12th. As far as this year, Larson has led 18 percent of the laps, while Logano has led 10 percent, Bell five percent and Buescher — well, he’s led two laps all year.
Prediction: Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, Joey Logano, Chris Buescher
3. How many cars WILL BE RUNNING at the completion of the race?
0-25, 25-30, 30-35, 35+
Crashes typically take out about three to 10 cars during a race at Texas. Drivers occasionally have mechanical issues at the track but not often.
Prediction: 30-35
4. Which team will have the TWO BEST FINISHERS with the best COMBINED finishing position?
Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing, 23XI Racing, Team Penske
Each of the last eight races has been won by a different driver, but Hendrick Motorsports has won three of the last four. JGR has two of the wins in the last eight. This year, JGR has five wins, Hendrick three and Penske has one. In the points, Hendrick has three of the top four and all of its drivers in the top 10. JGR has two drivers in the top five while 23XI has two drivers in the top 10. Penske? It has only one driver in the top 10.
Prediction: Hendrick Motorsports
5. Rank the drivers by FINISHING POSITION from best to worst:
Brad Keselowski, AJ Allmendinger, Kyle Busch, Bubba Wallace
Wallace has had the best season by far out of all the drivers listed. But Bubba’s average finish at Texas is 19.9, compared to 12.2 for Busch, 15.3 for Keselowski and 20.9 for Allmendinger. At the most recent mile-and-a-half race at Homestead, Wallace was third, Allmendinger seventh, Busch 21st and Keselowski 26th.
6. Which manufacturer will have the MOST CARS finish in the TOP 10?
Chevrolet, Toyota, Ford
Chevrolet has the most cars and so it’s no surprise it has the most top 10s this year. But both Joe Gibbs Racing and 23XI Racing — the two primary Toyota teams — have been strong at Texas.
Prediction: Chevrolet
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Factory team refines Porsche 963 setup ahead of 24 Hours of Le Mans
Photo credit: Porsche Porsche Penske Motorsport used Sunday’s test day at the Circuit des 24 Heures to fine-tune its three factory 963 hybrid prototypes ahead of the 93rd 24 Hours of Le Mans. With temperatures just above 20 °C and light clouds, the team completed 194 laps—covering 2,643 km—across two three-hour sessions. Drivers reported a […]
Porsche Penske Motorsport used Sunday’s test day at the Circuit des 24 Heures to fine-tune its three factory 963 hybrid prototypes ahead of the 93rd 24 Hours of Le Mans. With temperatures just above 20 °C and light clouds, the team completed 194 laps—covering 2,643 km—across two three-hour sessions. Drivers reported a consistently balanced car after evaluating multiple setup options and testing new components.
“It was a very productive test day, during which we ticked off a full to-do list with all three cars,” said Urs Kuratle, director of factory racing LMDh. The team ran Michelin medium tyres throughout, anticipating warmer race-week conditions. “We wrapped up the day incident-free, and the drivers provided positive feedback,” added Jonathan Diuguid, managing director at Porsche Penske Motorsport.
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Formula E world champion Pascal Wehrlein turned his first laps on the 13.626 km circuit in the No. 4 Porsche 963, while reserve driver Nico Müller prepared in the sister No. 5 car. Customer squad Proton Competition also logged 60 laps in its own Porsche 963. In the LMGT3 class, Manthey’s Iron Dames entry (#85) covered 872 km and the No. 90 and No. 92 911 GT3 R cars completed a combined 133 laps, using the unique mix of permanent track and public roads.
Driver feedback was uniformly positive. Felipe Nasr praised progress on brake and body-part testing, Mathieu Jaminet noted room for fine-tuning against a tight field, and Kévin Estre highlighted insights gained despite a late red-flag interruption. Manthey drivers Rahel Frey, Antares Au and Riccardo Pera all reported smooth, incident-free runs and a solid baseline for race preparations.
No on-track action is scheduled for Monday or Tuesday. Free practice and qualifying begin Wednesday, and the 24-hour race starts Saturday, 14 June at 4 pm CEST. Coverage in Germany will air on Nitro and Eurosport, with live streaming via the FIA WEC and ACO apps.
Meanwhile, Kaden Honeycutt clocked in at 38.930 seconds (184.947 mph) for the Xfinity Fastest Lap award on lap 93 of Saturday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event. Honeycutt finished second in each of the first two stages on Saturday, but was forced to pit road after suffering damage in the late-race flurry of cautions, finishing 21st. […]
Meanwhile, Kaden Honeycutt clocked in at 38.930 seconds (184.947 mph) for the Xfinity Fastest Lap award on lap 93 of Saturday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event. Honeycutt finished second in each of the first two stages on Saturday, but was forced to pit road after suffering damage in the late-race flurry of cautions, finishing 21st.
Honeycutt is now seventh in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series standings, with eight top-10 finishes in 13 races. Stewart Friesen picked up the win in Saturday’s Truck Series event.
NASCAR driver, Michigan native Erik Jones embracing life on and off the track
NASCAR driver, Michigan native Erik Jones embracing life on and off the track – CBS Detroit Watch CBS News The one week of the season that Erik Jones gets to race in his home state, the 29-year-old driver for the No. 43 Toyota made time for not only another race, but to chat with CBS […]
NASCAR driver, Michigan native Erik Jones embracing life on and off the track – CBS Detroit
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The one week of the season that Erik Jones gets to race in his home state, the 29-year-old driver for the No. 43 Toyota made time for not only another race, but to chat with CBS Detroit sports anchor Rachel Hopmayer about his new season of life on and off the track.
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Determined Effort By Custer Ends Prematurely After Getting Collected in Michigan Crash – Speedway Digest
With the Xfinity Series off this weekend, Cole Custer carried the banner for the Haas Factory team during Cup Series racing at the 2-mile Michigan International Speedway. Making his sixth Cup Series start at Michigan, Custer rolled off 24th on Sunday. 41 Cole Custer – Recap Early in Stage One, Custer was faced with challenges, […]
With the Xfinity Series off this weekend, Cole Custer carried the banner for the Haas Factory team during Cup Series racing at the 2-mile Michigan International Speedway. Making his sixth Cup Series start at Michigan, Custer rolled off 24th on Sunday.
41 Cole Custer – Recap
Early in Stage One, Custer was faced with challenges, reporting that his No. 41 Ford was loose on entry and exit, with a hint of tightness in the center of the corners. The handling made it difficult to get back to the throttle quickly off the turns. Still, Custer and the team were undeterred. As Stage One ended the team worked to dial in the HaasTooling.com Ford. Adjustments, including a round of wedge, were made to help improve stability, and give Custer the ability to attack the turns.
As Stage Two began, Custer worked to overcome adversity, He found restarts especially challenging, due to a lack of grip while trying to re-enter the throttle zone. He described the car as being “out of the track” with minimal grip, though he noted the balance itself wasn’t far off – just lacking overall feel. Unfortunately, just as the team looked to regroup and regain track position, Custer was caught in a multi-car incident on lap 68. The crash ended Custer’s day early and brought a premature close to what had been a determined effort. Custer was officially credited with a 35th-place finish.
“I don’t exactly know what transpired to get us into that situation but it just seemed like we all just ran out of room,” said Custer. It’s really disappointing from the standpoint of we want to be on the up end of things with our team right now. We want to move in the right direction in the summer time. I like we are bringing better cars to the racetrack and getting more competitive but getting wrecked on days like this, definitely sets that back.”
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Amber Balcaen Seeks Collaboration for Upcoming Efforts in the NASCAR Canada Series
Amber Balcaen, currently competing part-time in the ARCA Menards Series with Nitro Motorsports, has logged two starts this season, finishing 29th at Daytona before improving to 16th at Talladega. Now, the Winnipeg, Manitoba native has her sights set on returning to home soil to race in the NASCAR Canada Series. Eager to compete in front […]
Amber Balcaen, currently competing part-time in the ARCA Menards Series with Nitro Motorsports, has logged two starts this season, finishing 29th at Daytona before improving to 16th at Talladega. Now, the Winnipeg, Manitoba native has her sights set on returning to home soil to race in the NASCAR Canada Series.
Eager to compete in front of her countrymen, Balcaen is making her pitch to sponsors loud and clear. As she previously revealed during a segment on The Social CTV, carving out a career in NASCAR as a woman requires not just grit and performance, but relentless pursuit of sponsorships.
Balcaen recently took to LinkedIn with an open call for collaborators and brands ready to ride shotgun on her next chapter. She wrote, “I’m excited to announce that I’ll be racing in Canada this summer!…
“I’ll be on track for a few key races in the NASCAR Canada Series and the Ontario Sportsman Series, and I’m opening up limited opportunities for both primary and associate sponsors to come on board. This is a great chance for Canadian companies to align with:
A values-driven underdog story
A strong and growing personal brand (340K+ social media followers)
National media coverage and visibility
Meaningful B2B and community engagement opportunities
If you’re a Canadian brand looking for authentic representation, increased exposure, and a powerful partnership, you know where to find me. Let’s make this a winning summer.”
Balcaen has long shouldered the financial weight of her racing career, often self-funding through her business ventures. But competing in the NASCAR Canada Series seems to be bringing new demands, which is maybe why Balcaen is seeking additional sponsorship dollars to stay competitive.
Balcaen’s racing roots trace back to the dirt ovals where both her father and grandfather made their mark. From there, she clawed her way through the NASCAR regional ranks, earning Rookie of the Year honors, bagging a race win, and steadily climbing the ladder. But Balcaen also acknowledged that talent alone isn’t enough.
“It costs millions of dollars to race,” she had said, emphasizing that aspiring drivers must prove their worth both behind the wheel and in boardrooms. The 33-year-old had to learn how to be a businesswoman before being a race car driver, a journey that, by Balcaen’s estimate, has seen her raise approximately $67 million to date.
A values-driven underdog story
