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

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have decided to restart the thread for the balance of 2022;

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36 trucks entered for Mid Ohio, no trucks will miss field:

Practice/qualifying will be Friday and race Saturday;

38 XFINITY Cars @ Atlanta 2

only Qualifying;

36 Cup entered for Atlanta 2; same as XFINITY

 

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Will also be covering SRX in this thread:

6 Saturday nights on CBS;

1ST 3 results:

06-Castroneves;

14-Stewart;

39-Newman

series moves to NASHVILLE Superspeedway Daturday

 

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On Point Motorsports (CWTS(#30) elected to not run Mid Ohio; will resume schedule @ Pocono

 

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SRX @ Nashville entry list is out:

Helio, Newgarden, Kenseth, TK ALL RUNNING this weekend

Bell and Wallace teams (20/23) to swap crew members for ATL

 

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RFK Racing's #17(Buescher) drops appeal of tire penalty assessed @ Nashville; they had appealed it last week

 

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Voyager, primary sponsor of Kaulig's XFINITY # 10/ AND co-sponsor of Spire's Cup #77 WHEN driven by Landon Cassill has filed for Chapter 11 BK Protection.... the 77 would've had the sponsor on their car this weekend @ Atlanta

 

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Gragson getting reputation.... JRM says "tough to watch"; after Eoad America fracas Saturday.... Dale Jr has spoken to Gragson independently of anything NASCAR may do.... the old Larry Mac adage "Don't use my car as a weapon against other teams/drivers"

 

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Gragson penalties @ Road America: 35 K Fine 30 owner/driver points for violation of conduct code

 

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Santino Ferrucci to return for POCONO/INDY (XFINITY)

 

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Dylan Lupton joining Spire's #7 CWTS Team for Mid-Ohio

 

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SRX is at the Fairgrounds IN Nashville, not the Superspeedway in Lebanon

 

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Logano added as driver/analyst for SRX Championship @ Sharon Speedway on 7/23/22 on CBS

 

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Schrader returns at his new home track (I-55/Pevely, MO) NEXT Saturday

 

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CWTS: O'Reilly Auto Parts 150 from Mid Ohio Sports Car Course Saturday @ 1:30 on FS1;

Pole:final round cancelled; awarded to 51-Heim;

Stage 1(20);75-Kligerman;

Stage 2 (20/40);38-Smith;

Stage 3(25/65);75-Kligerman;

42-Hocevar clinches playoff spot

 

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1st and only practice was weather impacted at Mid Ohio

 

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SRX Heat pole Sitter for Nashville Fairgrounds:2-Josef Newgarden

 

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CUP/XFINITY haulers have arrived for the 2nd race @ AMS

 

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CWTS Regular John Hunter Nemechek running the ARCA Race @ Mid Ohio (LIVE NOW on FS1);

DGR Development Driver Taylor Gray wins ARCA Race

 

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XFINITY: ALSCO Uniforms 250 @ Atlanta Motor Speedway Saturday @ 5 pm on USA;

Pole:cancelled due to weather; 54-Gibbs points leader awarded p1;

Stage 1: (40);8-Berry;

Stage 2: (40/80);21-Hill;

Stage 3: (83/163);21-Hill

all cars passed inspection



SRX: Race 4 @ Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Saturday @ 8 pm on CBS;

Heat 1: (15 min);2-Newgarden;

Heat 2: (15 min);46-Williams;

Feature: (75);18-Labonte

 

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Cup: Quaker State 400 from Atlanta Motor Speedway Sunday @ 3 pm on USA;

Pole:cancelled due to weather; 9-Elliott awarded P1

Stage 1: (60);9-Elliott;

Stage 2: (100/160);9-Elliott;

Stage 3: (100/260);9-Elliott

Competition Caution lap 26

 

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Live Fast Motorsports and Rick Ware Racing (78/15) 2 X Inspection failures @ AMS; will lose 1 crew member and put stall selection for race

 

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Weather has forced USA to start Cup race at 2:45, not 3:27; Race will commence after opening ceremonies @ 3:03;

race has now passed halfway

 

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Ambetter joining NASCAR/SMI as title sponsors for New Hampshire Sunday; Atlanta-1 in 2023

 

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SRX Round 5 Saturday on CBS we'll have the return of Ken Schrader @ Federated Auto Parts/I-55 Raceway in Pevely, MO