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Iowa Corn 350 — Iowa Speedway DraftKings Race Preview

August 9, 2026 Iowa Speedway (Newton, Iowa)

A 350-lap short-track grind where the field is dangerously top-heavy. Mark builds around Penske speed — Ryan Blaney on the pole and Joey Logano as the two dominators — while fading the Denny Hamlin chalk (starting 29th on a brake-swap car with a 24th-place Iowa ceiling) and hunting place-differential value from the rear with Ryan Preece (35th) and Chase Briscoe. Todd Gilliland and Josh Berry are the rare cheap arms worth trusting.

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Quaker State 400 — Atlanta (EchoPark) DraftKings Race Preview

July 12, 2026 EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta Motor Speedway)

A superspeedway week with no practice and total chaos expected. Mark makes the case that Atlanta has become a "hybrid beast" of drafting, tire wear, and handling — fading the front row (Larson, Austin Dillon) and hunting place-differential value from the back, led by Zane Smith (34th) and Daniel Suárez (27th).

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