NASCAR: Cup/XFINITY/CWTS Seasonal thread/ news/notes etc:

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Media Day for SPEEDWEEKS tomorrow so Race Hub is 5 pm and Qualifying is LIVE @ 8:15 on FS1;

(Actual post of Races will commence likely Thursday or early Friday as the Duels are Thursday night

 

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Some news surrounding Media Day:

50 Money Team announcing a 4 to 7 race schedule w/ Conor Daly; will include Speedweeks/COTA;

POWERBALL named "Official Lottery Game" of NASCAR

NASCAR to announce the top 75 drivers as part of the diamond anniversary;

Ally extends contract for 5/ Bowman for three taking another potential free agent move after the season as the 48 brand continues post JJ;

Suarez also removed from free agency rumors as multi-year extension at Trackhouse confirmed;

9 honorary starters for Daytona 500 5 are Hall of Fame inductees; add active drivers Logano/Harvick/JJ and Kurt Busch still working his way back from concussion symptoms;

Todd Gilliland adds 5 Cup races in the 15 of the 6 he'll be missing w/ FRM WHEN Zane Smith runs the 38 after Speedweeks..... Talladega is the only eace in question;

 

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CTS: NextEra Energy 250 from Daytona International Speedway Friday night 7:30 on FS1; Practice tomorrow 5 pm FS1; Qualifying Friday 3 pm FS1;

Pole:2-Sanchez;

Stage 1: (20);19-Eckes

Stage 2: (20/40);16-Ankrum;

Stage 3: (39/79):38-Snith

Race has been interrupted numerous times between wrecks/rain... was in red mode since 10pm but somehow FS1/2 HAVE broken their feed

 

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Chastain and Suarez now locked for the foreseeable future at Trackhouse..... there were rumors of Chastain jumping to SHR as a potential successor to Harvick after the upcoming season

 

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XFINITY: BEEF It's What for Dinner 300 from Daytona International Speedway Saturday at 5 pm on FS1; Practice today at 4:30 on FS1; Qualifying Saturday 11:30 am on FS1;

Pole:21-Hill;

Stage 1: (30);21-Hill;

Stage 2: (30/60);7-Allgaier

Stage 3: (66/126);21-Hill;

 

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Cup: 65th Annual Daytona 500 from Daytona International Speedway Sunday 2:30 FOX; 1st Practice today 5:30 FS1; Final Practice 10:30-11:30 AM Saturday FS1/2

Pole: 48-Bowman;

Stage 1: (65);6-Keselowski;

Stage 2: (65/130);1-Chastain;

Stage 3: (82/212); 47-Stenhouse,. Jr.;

DNQ: 13-Jones and 62-Hill

 

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XFINITY joining 23XI (23/45) AS a contigency partner;

CNBC to continue coverage on delay ARCA East/West/ Modifieds as part of Grassroots;

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entry lists went live for the final AC Speedway weekend as the sister track to Michigan; Speedway has said they're converting to a Richmond type short track and hope to resume racing by 2025;

36 charter cars for the Cup race; 40 XFINITY for 38 starters

 

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Fox sets guest Analysts through Atlanta;

SHR Co-Owner Tony Stewart continues through the final race at AC Speedway after the Clash/Daytona 500; he will also return for Atlanta... since TSR begins its 2nd NHRA Season; Stewart is also running a Top Alcohol Dragster this season as well... Danica Patrick, WHO has recommitted to NBC for the Indy 500 will handle Vegas and Phoenix on those initial events;

Monster Brewing signs multi-race sponsorship w/ 23XI/45/Reddick will debut at AC Speedway; Lucas Oil joins RCR/8/Busch at AC Speedway;

 

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GEARWRENCH signs three race sponsorship w/ SHR/24/Reddick (XFINITY);

 

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Wurth, primarily aligned w/ Team Penske adds title sponsorship at Dover in a multi year deal;

 

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Cory Roper owner/driver of the CTS 04 Team has been indefinitely suspended for violation of the Substance Abuse Policy

 

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Final XFINITY Race until 2025 @ AC Speedway may be rescheduled from Saturday (weather)

 

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XFINITY: Production Alliance Group 300 from Auto Club Speedway Sunday 8 pm FS2; Practice/Qualifying scheduled for Noon Saturday was canceled (weather)

Pole: awarded to 21-Hill;

Stage 1: (35);00-Custer;

Stage 2: (35/70);00-Custer;

Stage 3: (80/150); 20-Nemechek;

race suspended as of 7:10 ET (Weather) rescheduled to new day/time shown at top of post; race restarted at 7:55 competition caution at lap 15;

 

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Cup: Pala Casino 400 from Auto Club Speedway Sunday 3:30 on FOX; Practice/Qualifying 2 pm Saturday was canceled (weather);

Pole:awarded to 20-Bell by metric;

Stage 1: (65);1-Chastain;

Stage 2: (65/130);1-Chastain;

Stage 3: (70/200);8-Busch;

due to weather Competition caution set at lap 15

 

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actually snowing in Fontana, CA LOW 40S.....

 

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Jackie Joyner Kersee named Grand Marshal for Enjoy Illinois 300 presented by Ticketsmarter (6/4/23 @ WWTR/AKA Gateway);

5-Larson likely joining McLaren for 2024 Indianapolis 500 bid; deal is for 2024/2025; Larson likely will have rookie orientation test this season to prep but likely will not enter this year's Indy 500;

Garage 56 Lemans bid confirmed car has been assigned 24;

still expecting entry lists for Vegas-1 to be released at some point today or tomorrow; all 3 series return after yesterday's DH @ AC Speedway; 36 Cup 40 XFINITY; 36 CTS

 

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Can't believe that bum Stenhouse won the Daytona. I cheered for him for years when he drove the #17 for Roush and he was awful.

 

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Can't believe that bum Stenhouse won the Daytona. I cheered for him for years when he drove the #17 for Roush and he was awful.

actually it wasn't... Buescher had that option in what is now RFK..... Remember that was a weird contract scenario once that transpired remember, Buescher was loaned to FRM to start, yes, the same team that stunned Daytona in 2020 with McDowell, the 34....

 

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Jenson Button (Garage 56) interested in road course start;

XFINITY:

NFT Blockchain to be on the SSGL 08-Gaulding for Vegas 1; part of the Panini America sponsoeship;

FRS Racing announces driver after team was founded earlier this year; Max McLaughlin returns after almost 3 year hiatus to pilot the new #96 entry @ WGI in August

 

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New rules updates for short tracks/road courses( COTA);

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actually it wasn't... Buescher had that option in what is now RFK..... Remember that was a weird contract scenario once that transpired remember, Buescher was loaned to FRM to start, yes, the same team that stunned Daytona in 2020 with McDowell, the 34....

I don't follow what you're saying here. I'm saying Stenhouse sucked with Roush. Are you disagreeing with that?

 

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I don't follow what you're saying here. I'm saying Stenhouse sucked with Roush. Are you disagreeing with that?

no it was the contract option is why Stenhouse landed elsewhere.....at JTG Daugherty.... true story.... that's why Buescher is still at RFK NOW IN THE 17.... it's why Buescher was at FRM after RFK, THEN RFR suspended both the truck teams and the 6/60, of which Buescher won a championship.... it was a weird quirk in Buescher's contract is why Stenhouse was released to go to the 47 after being at RFR, BECAUSE the 47 crew is the same exact crew that Stenhouse had at RFR AS Mike Kelley was when Stenhouse drove the 17.... they're together at the 47..... you do realize Darrell Wallace ran for Roush Fenway as it was known then until sponsorship shuttered the 6 team....and Wallace is now at 23XI

you keep forgetting Roush no longer exists.... the team is now RFK Racing, has been since 2022..... even Roush totally doesn't own the Engines that Ford teams use, either.... that came after the dissolution of Robert Yates Racing originally Ranier Racing, because Penske foesn't allow any contracted driver to own a team that competes against them, since Brad drove the 2, hence why the 3 way switch between the 2 and 21 at the end of 2021, and why Team Penske has not run an XFINITY Race since Cindric was promoted after 2021 because Penske has saif no sponsorship and the 5 race limit on any non-development driver...... except for RSS/AM Racing and Stewart Haas Racing continue to run Fords in that series.... everything else is either TRD Or Chevrolet

 

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News:

LEGO joins NASCAR as licensee..... will produce NEXTGEN Model builder set;

tire carrier/jackman for 19-Truex, Jr. suspended through Phoenix as part of new policy regarding tire failure; it is no longer the crew chief and team employees suspended for tire infractions, just the team members