NASCAR Cup Series: 5 takeaways from the Duels at Daytona

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Daytona Speedweeks continued Thursday night with Joey Logano and Aric Almirola winning the Bluegreen Vacations Duels. Daytona Speedweeks 2023 started on Wednesday night with single-car qualifying for the Daytona 500. Alex Bowman earned the pole and his Hendrick teammate Kyle Larson joined him on the front row. On Thursday, the remainder of the field for […] READ MORE


NASCAR’s future brings reasons for optimism

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kyle Larson, decked out a suit and bowtie, attended a party at The Joseph. Inside a penthouse suite of the top floor of the luxury hotel stood dignitaries from Goodyear, Hendrick Motorsports and NASCAR, all dressed in their best formal attire. In one corner of the room laid a table with kobe beef […] READ MORE


Aric Almirola Throws Wrench in Playoff Grid

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The call from the tower came on Lap 284. “Show the 10 car 10 (laps) to go.” With the waning daylight, the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 fell eight laps short of its scheduled conclusion. Aric Almirola, who took command of the race on Lap 247, was in the catbird seat. “I felt good about my race […] READ MORE


Driver thoughts on NASCAR playoffs

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Another season brings more talk about the NASCAR Playoffs, their eternal albatross. I asked multiple NASCAR drivers about their thoughts on it. Freshly wrapped cars loaded into equally wrapped haulers depart their respective home bases around Charlotte, North Carolina, and head south to the “world center of racing.” Some with new drivers. Others with the […] READ MORE


Talladega wreck puts Almirola in playoff hole

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TALLADEGA, Ala. — As the old saying goes, Talladega giveth and Talladega taketh away. Aric Almirola knows this too well. In 2018, Talladega Superspeedway gaveth to him when he punched his ticket to the Round of 8 with a win. Sunday at Talladega, however, tooketh away from him. Almirola led the YellaWood 500, Sunday, with three laps […] READ MORE


Aric Almirola has dominant day at Pocono

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While he didn’t win, Aric Almirola far and away had the strongest car, Saturday, at Pocono Raceway. Pit strategy worked out for others more than him. Such as teammate, Kevin Harvick, who exited the pits ahead of him on Lap 93 by taking just two new tires, to score his 52nd career victory. Meanwhile, Almirola brought […] READ MORE


Fan Interaction aplenty Despite Unprecedented Times

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We are living in some unprecedented times. In fact, we have never seen a situation like the one we are currently enduring with COVID-19. Daily lives are being disrupted, schools are out of session, workers being laid off and sports are not being played. So much of our life as we know it is being […] READ MORE


Odds on Odds: 2020 FanShield 500

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The west coast swing wraps up with a trip to renamed Phoenix Raceway for the FanShield 500. After hitting the last two races we look forward to getting three in a row with picks right and feel we have a driver that can do it. Oddsmakers have their hands full heading into this one, especially […] READ MORE


The Offseason comes to an end with Sunday’s Busch Clash

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The newly minted NASCAR Cup Series, sans title sponsor, will see its first action of the year with 18 drivers vying for the title of Busch Clash champion. For fans of stock car racing, the offseason was way too long. For drivers, there is always the anticipation of Daytona Speedweeks all winter long. Who can […] READ MORE


Will Ford crash the Busch Clash with a win at Daytona?

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The Blue Oval has seven cars in the Busch Clash, giving them a slight edge over longtime rival, Chevrolet, who has six. Ford has claimed nine victories in the history of the race. Ford has been around in the NASCAR Cup Series a long time dating back to 1949 when Jim Roper won the first-ever […] READ MORE