NASCAR: 2021 season starts Feb. 14; [2020 Cup Series/XFINITY Series/Gander RV/Outdoors Truck Series]

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Cole Custer likely by his upset at Kentucky has clinched the Rookie of the Year

 

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Trevor Bayne returns for Niece Motorsports in the 40 at Darlington throwback weekend

 

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39 Cup teams on entry list for Southern 500; weighted lineup will be released Wednesday;

37 XFINITY teams for Darlington;

34 NGRVOTS Teams entered at Darlington

 

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Germain Racing (13 Chevrolet) has an uncertain future..... will GEICO retain their team sponsorship as well as retaining being a Premier Sponsor

 

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Smithfield renews with SHR/10/Almirola; also reports that SHR intends to retain all 4 teams/sponsors/drivers past 2020

 

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Starting Metric updated as of 9/1/20; DUE TO driver changes from race to race or additions to field;

15% fastest lap;
35% owner's points;
25% driver's finish in previous race;
25% owner's points finish in previous race

 

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XFINITY: Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 @ Darlington Raceway Saturday @ 12:30 on NBC;

Pole: 11-Haley;

Stage 1: (45);54-Hamlin;

Stage 2: (45/90);54-Hamlin;

Stage 3: (57/147);19-Brandon Jones;

no issues through Tech although the 92 team failed inspection twice; penalty is loss of pit selection to be assessed at the 1st of the 2 Richmond races;

Race shifted to NBCSN W/ 17 LAPS TO GO

 

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NGRVOTS: South Carolina Education Lottery 200 @ Darlington Raceway Sunday @ 2 pm on FS1;

Pole: 23-Moffitt;

Stage 1: (45);23-Moffitt;

Stage 2: (45/90);2-Creed;

Stage 3: (62/152);99-Rhodes;

 

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Cup playoffs Round of 16 race 1: Cookout Southern 500 from Darlington Raceway Sunday at 6 pm on NBC;

Pole: 9-Elliott;

Stage 1: (115);19-Truex, Jr.;

Stage 2( 115/230);19-Truex, Jr.;

Stage 3: (167/367);4-Harvick;

12 team loses starting position, 10 owner/driver points for illegal ballast during inspection; crew chief also ejected from Southern 500; Travis Geisler to run the 12

 

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COVID Update: any playoff driver tests positive; no relief driver; team is eliminated.

 

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Germain Racing update: GEICO will not return as the primary team sponsor after 2020; unknown as to whether GEICO withdraws from Cup series sponsorship rotation

 

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YTC Holdings signs associate sponsorship with CGR/1/Kurt Busch for balance of 2020

 

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Richmond preview for 1st time since the Pandemic:

38 Cup Entries for Playoff Race 2;

37 XFINITY entries for DH Race 1;

36 entries for Truck race;

how this weekend goes is NGRVOTS Thursday night; XFINITY Race DH 1 Friday Night; XFINITY DH 2 Saturday afternoon; Cup Race to follow

 

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2 playoff teams lose crew chiefs for playoff race 2 at Richmond:

Klausmeier of the SHR 14-Bowyer and Adam Stevens of the JGR 18 of the defending champion Kyle Busch suspended 1 week for lug nut violations following the Southern 500; teams also were assessed a 20K Fine

 

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Ty Majeski benched as the driver of the 45 Niece Motorsports truck; Trevor Bayne in;

also, Kurt Busch joins FS1 as driver analyst Thursday night

 

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NGRVOTS: Toyota Care 250 @ Richmond Raceway Thursday night @ 8 pm on FS1;

Pole: 16-Hill;

Stage 1: (70);

Stage 2: (70/140);

Stage 3: (110/250);

mother nature seems to want to join the party at Richmond.... flash flood watch in effect

 

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XFINITY: GoBowling 250 @ Richmond Raceway (1st of Doubleheader) Friday night (9/11) @ 7 pm on NBCSN;

Pole: 10-Chastain;

Stage 1: (75);

Stage 2: (75/150);

Stage 3: (100/250);

 

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XFINITY: Virginia is for Lovers 250 @ Richmond Raceway (2nd of Doubleheader) Saturday afternoon @ 2 pm on NBCSN);

Pole:

Stage 1: (75);

Stage 2: (75/150);

Stage 3: (100/250);

 

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Cup: Federated Auto Parts 400 @ Richmond Raceway Saturday night Playoff Race 2-Round of 16 @ 7:30 pm on NBCSN;

Pole: 4-Harvick;

Stage 1: (80);

Stage 2: (150/235);

Stage 3: (165/400);

 

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Cross series announcement:

Jimmie Johnson to go street/road course racing in a 4th CGR Entry, once the current NASCAR Season ends

 

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Wallace backs out of RPM Ownership stake; will depart 43 at the end of 2020;

 

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RPM will call a presser at some future point to announce a successor; Wallace will be retained through the end of 2020

 

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CGR now says their offer was pulled from the discussions due to no response from Wallace or the decision made earlier today.... so the 42 remains open..... is Wallace landing at HMS with Ally and the 48?

 

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NASCAR Veteran driver Mike Wallace indefinitely suspended for driver code violations as specified in the Rule Book

Wallace had been recently been part of JDM W/ Gary Keller stable of drivers for the road course races in 2020

 

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Champions for 2020:

Chase Elliott-Cup;

Sheldon Creed-Truck;

Austin Cindric-XFINITY;

Gander RV/Outdoors exits as title truck series sponsor; Camping World returns as title truck sponsor