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

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Eco Twist joins Spencer Boyd/Young's Motorsports (CWTS/20) for multiple races in 21

 

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former driver turned Cup co-owner Matt Tifft (Live Fast Motorsports/78) still struggling after diagnosis of epilepsy @ age 24; driving career was halted at Martinsville in October of 2019 while with the 36 team of Front Row Motorsports, since renumbered to 38.

North Carolina law prohibits driving under this condition for at least 6 months in between seizures, he has had 7 since that weekend at Martinsville.

 

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Landon Cassill to the #4 XFINITY Full-time

 

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NASCAR To USA effective by 2022;

Spencer Davis full time with family-owned CWTS Team in '21

 

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Gdovic/Ferrucci: to split 1st 11 races in the Sam Hunt Racing #26 (XFINITY);

Gdovic for 6; Ferrucci for 5..... 1st change at Homestead;

Charlotte Technical Center to be built for GM Base of operations to be delayed by pandemic; was to be unveiled by mid 2021; pivoting to military vehicle construction from Fox Sports Bob Pockrass/Charlotte Observer;

Ferdyne Outdoors joining MHR/47/Weatherman, as part of the Wolfpack racing partnership

 

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unofficial start of the 2021 Motorsports calendar commences this afternoon @ 4:30 on NBCSN AS Pole qualifying for the ROLEX 24 @ Daytona commences on delay;

the race itself commences @ 3:30 on Saturday split between NBC/NBCSN/IMSA

 

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SOKAL Digital on the XFINITY 99 (Stefan Parsons) @ Daytona

 

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Alex Labbe CONFIRMED for DGM Racing in the 36; sponsorship for 2nd half of season is being worked on

 

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Jordan Anderson signs alliance agreement with ECR/RCR and will expand his team into the XFINITY Series w/ the #31;

the #3 CWTS Team will continue but it may not be a sole driver for championship points

 

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Stage lengths for 2021 released:

you will see those on Race weekends once again

 

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Timothy Peters joins the new Rackley CWTS TEAM (#25)

 

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Ryan Vargas full time in the JDM/GK XFINITY #6

 

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POCONO Spirit MNPA Award: Darrell Wallace, Jr.

 

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Verizon 5 G returns to Team Penske (1st cell phone sponsorship since the rules were relaxed about competing sponsors being blacklisted in favor of title sponsorship of series (the Alltel and the red 12 that Keselowski had to rebrand back in the early 2000s; will Sponsor Austin Cindric and the #33

 

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Ty Gibbs to the #54 XFINITY entry for DRC

 

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Garrett Smithley renews Cup deal with RWR;

Gray Gaulding joins Means Motorsports (XFINITY/#52)

 

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Andy Lally to the 2nd Our XFINITY Team (03) for DRC

 

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iFly joins the new Trackhouse Racing #99

 

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Ty Dillon adds 4 Xfinity Races to 2021 schedule in the JGR #54

 

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Keystone Light returns to sponsor 2-Keselowski @ the Coca Cola 600; Miller Coors switches branding from Lite

 

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Nation Guard to the HMS #5 for Speedweeks +2 races

 

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Frank Kerr named crew chief for Live Fast/78;

Fox Sports gears up for Speedweeks 2021;

Drew Dollar joins KBM's #51 CWTS Team

 

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Cory Roper plans full season CWTS effort in the #04

 

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update on the # 37 JTG Daugherty:

projected 24 race schedule due to sponsorship; may skip events if full funding isn't found

 

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Ken Squier update: at 85, this NASCAR Hall of Fame, and Vermont native has officially beaten COVID 19; however, Squier now needs wheels, literally, to continue living.... ;

Speedweeks, or at least the end of Speedweeks has been capped at 30K Fans;

Tate Fogelman returns to Young's Motorsports (CWTS) team expands to 3 truck operation and adds the #12