NASCAR: 2021 Seasonal thread for Cup/XFINITY/CWTS

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Wauters Motorsports (CWTS) still exists, folks: it's just having a battle to get back on track.... they thought they had a sponsorship deal, but it fell through at the last minute

 

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Scott Heckert for Live Fast/78 this week

 

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Jacob Companies to Niece/40/Ryan Truex

 

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CWTS: Brakebest Brake Pads 159 @ Daytona Road Course tonight @ 7 pm (FS1);

Pole: 99-Rhodes;

Stage 1: (12);4-Nemechek;

Stage 2: (13/25);24-Lessard;

Stage 3: (24/50); 99-Rhodes;

 

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XFINITY: Superstart Batteries 188 @ Daytona Road Course Saturday @ 5 pm (FS1);

Pole: 02-Moffitt;

Stage 1: (15);22-Cindric;

Stage 2: (15/30);54-Gibbs;

Stage 3: (26/56);54-Gibbs***1st career National touring series win;

 

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Cup: O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 @ Daytona Road Course Sunday 3 pm on FOX;

Pole: 9-Elliott;

Stage 1: (18);9-Elliott;

Stage 2: (16/34);11-Hamlin;

Stage 3: (46/70);20-Bell***1st career Cup win;

 

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only change to the Road course is the Bus Stop Chicane in Turn 3

 

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Car Parts extends sponsorship of Daytona 500 Champion Michael McDowell/ FRM/34 for 4 additional races

 

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Vegas receives 20% capacity for Pennzoil 400 weekend

 

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Tide returns to RPM/43/Jones for Bristol's Dirt Derby

 

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Charity battle sidebar today for the XFINITY Race:

SS Green Light/Graf, Jr./07 vs. JDM/GK/6/Vargas

specifically NFL Battle between RB's Antonio Williams and Alvin Kamara

 

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18-Hemric failed pre-race inspection for the XFINITY RACE; WILL LOSE PIT Stall selection @ Vegas among other penalties

 

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Ty Gibbs is a f***ing wheel man. ARCA might be a thing of the past for him soon.

 

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A+ race today. Ty Gibbs crushed it.

Can't wait for the big boys to get going tomorrow.

 

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welcome officially to the 73rd season of NASCAR;

2-21-48/ to Present

 

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A++++ race today. Very cool to see Bell get his first W.

 

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welcome to post Road Course Monday;

sorry for the late post today; upgraded my headphones from wired to wireless and they had to charge for 3+hours;

Traxion will debut this weekend @ Homestead-Miami for Live Fast Motorsports (78) and BJ McLeod/Matt Tifft;

Cooper Tire will be eventually merged into Goodyear;

2021 Nominations for Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award are now being accepted;

 

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Penalty report post DRC:

20 and 2 teams incur lug nut penalties;

the major news:

as of 5:35:

Chip Ganassi barred from Homestead Miami Speedway as he had an unauthorized personnel during the Cup race (violation of the updated COVID Protocol policy) and fined $30 K for violation;

CGR Can race at Homestead Miami. Ganassi cannot

 

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World Wide Technology withdraws sponsorship from Erik Jones and RPM'S # 43 effective immediately as the sponsor logos were not on the 43 Chevrolet at the Daytona RC; After being on the car for 3 seasons and throughout Speedweeks 2021; no word where or if they will return to team sponsorship or will they withdraw title sponsorship from WWTR @ Gateway.

 

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only 2 series race @ Homestead-Miami this weekend; the Trucks will return in March @ Vegas;

42 XFINITY entries for 40 slots for the Contender Boats 250;

open XFINITY Teams:

03-Reddick;
17-Yeley;
26-Ferrucci** series debut;
54-Ty Dillon;
90-Bean

 

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38 entries for the Cup race, the Dixie Vodka 400 @ Homestead-Miami;

Notables:

15-Davison;
53-Smithley;
77-Haley;
78-McLeod

 

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Ty Gibbs adds 14 XFINITY races to schedule in the #54

 

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Adrenaline Shoc to sponsor Champion Chase Elliott in Atlanta & Talladega

 

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8 Ball Chocolate Whiskey joins Starcom Racing/00/Houff for 11 race sponsorship

 

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Chris Windom to be a part of the Bristol Dirt Derbyfor RWR/15