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NASCAR News & Discussion
NASCAR News & Discussion
It's been awhile since a dedicated topic existed for NASCAR discussion on Allpar. This topic is purely for news and discussion! 2021 has been an admittedly exciting year for NASCAR with a ton of changes and a lot of great storylines. So let's have some fun, strap up, and have some good-natured discussion on the sport.
This isn't the topic to bemoan and decry the sport. So hopefully we have some good NASCAR fans here ready to talk.
The topic is for the Cup Series, Xfinity Series, Camping World Truck Series and any local racing. Pretty much anything NASCAR related you want to talk about.
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Brad Keselowski is my pick to win, but the surface is almost like Homestead-Miami. Good track for Reddick's 1st win!New Race, New Track
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The NASCAR Cup Series heads to a new track. Nashville Super Speedway. A track NASCAR Xfinity and the Truck series ran about a decade ago then suddenly stopped. But it will be the first time the Cup Series races there. Nashville might be an exciting venue for the series as the city has a fair amount to do.
Any predictions heading into the week my fair Mopar-elite?
CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES RECAP
We are currently in the middle of an Xfinity Race but lets not forget what happened the night before in the Camping World Truck Series.
In his first Truck Series start ever, NASCAR Cup Driver, Ryan Preece was able to bring home the victory in the Hunt Brother's Pizza Ford F-150 at Nashville. NASCAR's first race back in over a decade! The racing was thrilling and tight. It was also Ryan Preece's 3rd overall win in the top series of NASCAR, with two wins in Xfinity.
Preece passed Grant Enfinger with six laps remaining to become just the fifth driver to win their Truck Series debut. He celebrated in victory lane with a Gibson guitar, the traditional trophy Nashville awarded its winners during its first run.
Here is the top ten finishing order.
1. Ryan Preece - Ford
2. Todd Gilliland - Ford
3. Grant Enfinger - Toyota
4. Zane Smith - Chevrolet
5. Stewart Friesen - Toyota
6. Matt Crafton - Toyota
7. Ben Rhodes - Toyota
8. Ty Majeski - Toyota
9. Austin Hill - Toyota
10. John Hunter Nemechek - Toyota
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We are currently in the middle of an Xfinity Race but lets not forget what happened the night before in the Camping World Truck Series.
In his first Truck Series start ever, NASCAR Cup Driver, Ryan Preece was able to bring home the victory in the Hunt Brother's Pizza Ford F-150 at Nashville. NASCAR's first race back in over a decade! The racing was thrilling and tight. It was also Ryan Preece's 3rd overall win in the top series of NASCAR, with two wins in Xfinity.
Preece passed Grant Enfinger with six laps remaining to become just the fifth driver to win their Truck Series debut. He celebrated in victory lane with a Gibson guitar, the traditional trophy Nashville awarded its winners during its first run.
Here is the top ten finishing order.
1. Ryan Preece - Ford
2. Todd Gilliland - Ford
3. Grant Enfinger - Toyota
4. Zane Smith - Chevrolet
5. Stewart Friesen - Toyota
6. Matt Crafton - Toyota
7. Ben Rhodes - Toyota
8. Ty Majeski - Toyota
9. Austin Hill - Toyota
10. John Hunter Nemechek - Toyota
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XFINITY NASHVILLE RECAP
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History has been written! I swear, this Nashville track makes for some extremely exciting racing! We had multiple intense restarts and drivers passing and rubbing cars together the entire race! Another TRULY thrilling race here in the Xfinity Series. I believe the best racing this year has come from the Xfinity Series. But let us not ignore the history made today. Kyle Busch, seventeen years after his first victory in the Busch Series, comes out today and wins his 100th Xfinity race win. What a milestone. A decade ago when he won a race at Nashville, he smashed the trophy Gibson guitar, but today he held it high and tricked the viewer that he was going to smash it, but instead kept it for his son. There is no denying the amount of talent Kyle Busch has. In his three Xfinity starts this year, he has won them all. And they haven't been blowouts, but instead very close finished with arguably the most competitive Xfinity field of drivers in decades.
Excellent racing all throughout and some great days for many drivers out on the track today.
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TOP TEN FINISHERS
1. Kyle Busch - Toyota
2. Justin Allgaier - Chevrolet
3. Harrison Burton - Toyota
4. Josh Berry - Chevrolet
5. AJ Allmendinger - Chevrolet
6. Brandon Jones - Toyota
7. Jeb Burton - Chevrolet
8. Noah Gragson - Chevrolet
9. Austin Hill - Toyota
10. Riley Herbst - Ford
History has been written! I swear, this Nashville track makes for some extremely exciting racing! We had multiple intense restarts and drivers passing and rubbing cars together the entire race! Another TRULY thrilling race here in the Xfinity Series. I believe the best racing this year has come from the Xfinity Series. But let us not ignore the history made today. Kyle Busch, seventeen years after his first victory in the Busch Series, comes out today and wins his 100th Xfinity race win. What a milestone. A decade ago when he won a race at Nashville, he smashed the trophy Gibson guitar, but today he held it high and tricked the viewer that he was going to smash it, but instead kept it for his son. There is no denying the amount of talent Kyle Busch has. In his three Xfinity starts this year, he has won them all. And they haven't been blowouts, but instead very close finished with arguably the most competitive Xfinity field of drivers in decades.
Excellent racing all throughout and some great days for many drivers out on the track today.
TOP TEN FINISHERS
1. Kyle Busch - Toyota
2. Justin Allgaier - Chevrolet
3. Harrison Burton - Toyota
4. Josh Berry - Chevrolet
5. AJ Allmendinger - Chevrolet
6. Brandon Jones - Toyota
7. Jeb Burton - Chevrolet
8. Noah Gragson - Chevrolet
9. Austin Hill - Toyota
10. Riley Herbst - Ford
CUP SERIES NASHVILLE RECAP
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Everyone is shocked as Kyle Larson cruises to victory at Nashville. His fourth win in a row and 3rd official points race win in a row. He hasn‘t finished worse than second place in a NASCAR Cup Series race since May 2.
Larson‘s No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet led Ross Chastain and Chip Ganassi Racing‘s No. 42 Chevrolet across the Nashville finish line by 4.335 seconds. He paced the field by as much as five seconds in the closing 10 laps of this inaugural event.
Chase Elliott's 13th place finish was eliminated as well as his first stage win due to inspection failures at the end of the race. He got last place points because of the mistakes. It is also worth noting that Marin Truex Jr., Brad Keselowski, and Denny Hamlin all had finishes below 15th, continuing their streaks of poorer finishes.
There was a good mix of drivers in the top ten. Let's check it out.
1. Kyle Larson (Stunning and silencing the field with yet another win.
2. Ross Chastain (Best finish of the year!)
3. William Byron (Another strong run by Byron)
4. Aric Almirola (Best finish of the year)
5. Kevin Harvick (Harvick really needed a good T5)
6. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Great showing for this team!)
7. Daniel Suarez (The kind of runs they need to get)
8. Kurt Busch (Continuing their streak of good finishes)
9. Christopher Bell
10. Joey Logano
Everyone is shocked as Kyle Larson cruises to victory at Nashville. His fourth win in a row and 3rd official points race win in a row. He hasn‘t finished worse than second place in a NASCAR Cup Series race since May 2.
Larson‘s No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet led Ross Chastain and Chip Ganassi Racing‘s No. 42 Chevrolet across the Nashville finish line by 4.335 seconds. He paced the field by as much as five seconds in the closing 10 laps of this inaugural event.
Chase Elliott's 13th place finish was eliminated as well as his first stage win due to inspection failures at the end of the race. He got last place points because of the mistakes. It is also worth noting that Marin Truex Jr., Brad Keselowski, and Denny Hamlin all had finishes below 15th, continuing their streaks of poorer finishes.
There was a good mix of drivers in the top ten. Let's check it out.
1. Kyle Larson (Stunning and silencing the field with yet another win.
2. Ross Chastain (Best finish of the year!)
3. William Byron (Another strong run by Byron)
4. Aric Almirola (Best finish of the year)
5. Kevin Harvick (Harvick really needed a good T5)
6. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Great showing for this team!)
7. Daniel Suarez (The kind of runs they need to get)
8. Kurt Busch (Continuing their streak of good finishes)
9. Christopher Bell
10. Joey Logano
CUP SERIES POCONO RACE 1 RECAP
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In a thrilling ten lap fight, Kyle Larson and Alex Bowman raced bumper to bumper, side by side, for the win. With 3 laps left, Kyle Larson passed Alex Bowman. With one lap to go, on the final turn 3, it appeared Kyle Larson would win his fourth points race in a row, but no. It wasn't to be. Somehow Kyle Larson's tire went down and he slammed into the 3rd turn wall. Alex Bowman raced by and took away the win! Kyle Larson was still able to limp into 9th place. A shocking race, and a great race at Pocono. Hendrick Motorsports picks up 6 wins in a row. Bowman gets his 3rd win of the season. Kyle Busch came in second followed by Byron, Blaney, Hamlin, Kurt Busch, Logano, Harvick, Larson, and Brad Keselowski in 10th. This ended Keselowski's streak of not having a T10 in over 6 races.
Strong showing for Kurt Busch having led much of the race and winning a stage. He is now points-wise in the playoffs.
In a thrilling ten lap fight, Kyle Larson and Alex Bowman raced bumper to bumper, side by side, for the win. With 3 laps left, Kyle Larson passed Alex Bowman. With one lap to go, on the final turn 3, it appeared Kyle Larson would win his fourth points race in a row, but no. It wasn't to be. Somehow Kyle Larson's tire went down and he slammed into the 3rd turn wall. Alex Bowman raced by and took away the win! Kyle Larson was still able to limp into 9th place. A shocking race, and a great race at Pocono. Hendrick Motorsports picks up 6 wins in a row. Bowman gets his 3rd win of the season. Kyle Busch came in second followed by Byron, Blaney, Hamlin, Kurt Busch, Logano, Harvick, Larson, and Brad Keselowski in 10th. This ended Keselowski's streak of not having a T10 in over 6 races.
Strong showing for Kurt Busch having led much of the race and winning a stage. He is now points-wise in the playoffs.
NASCAR NEWS BLURBS
*Chip Ganassi Racing Folding NASCAR Operations, Trackhouse Racing To Buy Assets. Trackhouse Racing announced Wednesday that it purchased Chip Ganassi Racing’s two-car NASCAR team. At this time, nothing else is known, nor what will happen to Ganassi's Kurt Busch and Ross Chastain. Trackhouse said it will field two cars in 2022. Daniel Suárez, the current driver of the No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet will continue with Trackhouse, while a second driver has not yet been announced but they said they have a shortlist. The team will operate out of Ganassi’s current shop in 2022.
Chip Ganassi Racing’s IndyCar teams are not involved in the deal.
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*NASCAR's Pocono TV Ratings. The Saturday Cup race peaked at 1.7 million viewers and the Sunday Cup race at 2.8 million. The Saturday Cup race, which apparently wasn't advertised good enough, was the least-watched Cup Series race on any network since at least 2000 (excluding rainouts and makeup races). It was down 45%. The Sunday race was on par with last years numbers, and the day most people expect a Cup Race.
Sunday’s Xfinity Series race at Pocono had 1.09 million. Saturday’s Truck Series race there drew in 497,000 viewers, a 30% increase over last year.
*Chip Ganassi Racing Folding NASCAR Operations, Trackhouse Racing To Buy Assets. Trackhouse Racing announced Wednesday that it purchased Chip Ganassi Racing’s two-car NASCAR team. At this time, nothing else is known, nor what will happen to Ganassi's Kurt Busch and Ross Chastain. Trackhouse said it will field two cars in 2022. Daniel Suárez, the current driver of the No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet will continue with Trackhouse, while a second driver has not yet been announced but they said they have a shortlist. The team will operate out of Ganassi’s current shop in 2022.
Chip Ganassi Racing’s IndyCar teams are not involved in the deal.
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*NASCAR's Pocono TV Ratings. The Saturday Cup race peaked at 1.7 million viewers and the Sunday Cup race at 2.8 million. The Saturday Cup race, which apparently wasn't advertised good enough, was the least-watched Cup Series race on any network since at least 2000 (excluding rainouts and makeup races). It was down 45%. The Sunday race was on par with last years numbers, and the day most people expect a Cup Race.
Sunday’s Xfinity Series race at Pocono had 1.09 million. Saturday’s Truck Series race there drew in 497,000 viewers, a 30% increase over last year.
XFINITY ROAD AMERICA RECAP
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I have said and will say it again. The Xfinity Series has been producing the most exciting racing of NASCAR's top divisions this year. This race was no different. The Xfinity series returned to Road America for a thrilling 45 lap event. AJ Allmendinger won the first two stages, but it came down to some very exciting last laps. With 5 to go, Kyle Busch snuck by and pulled off another victory to get victory 101. Kyle has one more scheduled Xfinity race this season. The last few laps were frilling and cars were flying all around the track. Tons of side-by-side and bumper bumping. It didn't just happen in the last laps, but throughout. It looked like Ty Gibbs, Austin Cindric, or AJ Allmendinger would get the win based off their strengths shown throughout the race. But things were constantly changing. Shoutout to the fantastic run by Michael Annet and Daniel Hemric with their top 5s.
Overall, it may have been my favorite race of the season. Great show!
Let's check out the top ten which had some great runs by many drivers.
1. Kyle Busch - Toyota
2. Daniel Hemric - Toyota
3. Michael Annett - Chevrolet
4. AJ Allmendinger - Chevrolet
5. Harrison Burton - Toyota
6. Kevin Harvick - Ford
7. Riley Herbst - Ford
8. Austin Cindric - Ford
9. Noah Gragson - Chevrolet
10. Justin Haley - Chevrolet
I have said and will say it again. The Xfinity Series has been producing the most exciting racing of NASCAR's top divisions this year. This race was no different. The Xfinity series returned to Road America for a thrilling 45 lap event. AJ Allmendinger won the first two stages, but it came down to some very exciting last laps. With 5 to go, Kyle Busch snuck by and pulled off another victory to get victory 101. Kyle has one more scheduled Xfinity race this season. The last few laps were frilling and cars were flying all around the track. Tons of side-by-side and bumper bumping. It didn't just happen in the last laps, but throughout. It looked like Ty Gibbs, Austin Cindric, or AJ Allmendinger would get the win based off their strengths shown throughout the race. But things were constantly changing. Shoutout to the fantastic run by Michael Annet and Daniel Hemric with their top 5s.
Overall, it may have been my favorite race of the season. Great show!
Let's check out the top ten which had some great runs by many drivers.
1. Kyle Busch - Toyota
2. Daniel Hemric - Toyota
3. Michael Annett - Chevrolet
4. AJ Allmendinger - Chevrolet
5. Harrison Burton - Toyota
6. Kevin Harvick - Ford
7. Riley Herbst - Ford
8. Austin Cindric - Ford
9. Noah Gragson - Chevrolet
10. Justin Haley - Chevrolet
CUP SERIES ROAD AMERICA RECAP
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A hot day in July some some interesting racing at Road America for the Cup drivers. Several different faces up front today including Xfinity driver Austin Cindric and Matt DiBenedetto. Also some very strong runs by the Chip Ganassi crew once again as Ross Chastain and Kurt Busch did quite well. Penske struggled, and struggled mightily today with all their drivers performing poorly throughout the race. Only Cindric and Matt D provided any glimmer of hope for the organization today and sadly for them, Cindric went out due to car issues while running up front.
As the race came to a close, Chase Elliott snuck by Eric Almirola and Kyle Busch and simply drove off. It was a very uneventful final 20 laps and became quite boring. Kyle Busch agreed in the post race. Despite not being up from the entire day, Chase Elliott led were it mattered most and picked up his 7th road course Cup win.
Lets check out the top five and give a thumbs up to some of these drivers up front having a spectacular day.
1. Chase Elliott - Chevrolet
2. Christopher Bell - Toyota
3. Kyle Busch - Toyota
4. Kurt Busch - Chevrolet
5. Denny Hamlin - Toyota
6. Chase Briscoe - Ford
7. Ross Chastain - Chevrolet
8. Tyler Reddick - Chevrolet
9. Martin Truex Jr. - Toyota
10. Matt Dibenedetto - Ford
Real good runs for C. Bell, K. Busch, C. Briscoe, R. Chastain, T. Reddick, and M. Dibenedetto. As well Martin Truex Jr. salvaged a top ten despite struggling all day. Right outside the top ten was Austin Dillion and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. who got strong finished. Brad Keselowski was running in the low 20s all day and came away with a 13th place finish. Almirola got 14th and Logano faded at the end for a 15th.
I can not say is the the most exciting race ever, because it wasn't. At times it seemed too long and a lot of single file racing. The Xfinity race the day before was the exact opposite and non-stop excitement.
A hot day in July some some interesting racing at Road America for the Cup drivers. Several different faces up front today including Xfinity driver Austin Cindric and Matt DiBenedetto. Also some very strong runs by the Chip Ganassi crew once again as Ross Chastain and Kurt Busch did quite well. Penske struggled, and struggled mightily today with all their drivers performing poorly throughout the race. Only Cindric and Matt D provided any glimmer of hope for the organization today and sadly for them, Cindric went out due to car issues while running up front.
As the race came to a close, Chase Elliott snuck by Eric Almirola and Kyle Busch and simply drove off. It was a very uneventful final 20 laps and became quite boring. Kyle Busch agreed in the post race. Despite not being up from the entire day, Chase Elliott led were it mattered most and picked up his 7th road course Cup win.
Lets check out the top five and give a thumbs up to some of these drivers up front having a spectacular day.
1. Chase Elliott - Chevrolet
2. Christopher Bell - Toyota
3. Kyle Busch - Toyota
4. Kurt Busch - Chevrolet
5. Denny Hamlin - Toyota
6. Chase Briscoe - Ford
7. Ross Chastain - Chevrolet
8. Tyler Reddick - Chevrolet
9. Martin Truex Jr. - Toyota
10. Matt Dibenedetto - Ford
Real good runs for C. Bell, K. Busch, C. Briscoe, R. Chastain, T. Reddick, and M. Dibenedetto. As well Martin Truex Jr. salvaged a top ten despite struggling all day. Right outside the top ten was Austin Dillion and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. who got strong finished. Brad Keselowski was running in the low 20s all day and came away with a 13th place finish. Almirola got 14th and Logano faded at the end for a 15th.
I can not say is the the most exciting race ever, because it wasn't. At times it seemed too long and a lot of single file racing. The Xfinity race the day before was the exact opposite and non-stop excitement.
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