The summer swing continues and the schedule starkly shifts from a short track to a speedy road circuit in the state of New York. As always, trust the spreadsheet but also trust your eyes. Here are the best bets for the NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen, which gets underway Sunday, August 21 at 3 p.m. ET.

Atlanta was a repeat race, but Atlanta is a plate track. Watching the first Atlanta race to prepare for the second race was pointless. Richmond is different. We can glean a lot from the first Richmond race. As always, trust the spreadsheet but also trust your eyes. Here are the best bets for the NASCAR Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond, which gets underway Sunday, August 14 at 3 p.m. ET.

It’s been years since Michigan was a real race. The low-horsepower, high-downforce car introduced by NASCAR in 2019 put on a poor show at the two-mile intermediate track. Even before that miserable racing package, the racing in Michigan was suspect. Will the Next Gen car bring Michigan back to life?