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Vassago · PostPosted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:11 am

John Hunter Nemechek will drive for #4 KBM in Trucks next season.

https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2020/ ... torsports/

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 8:34 am

Best driver KBM's had in ages

FHgrad99 · PostPosted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 6:00 pm

Ken Squier has Covid-19 but he's improving and doctors feel that he will beat it.

https://www.jayski.com/2020/11/24/hall-of-famer-ken-squier-positive-for-covid-19/

racer612008 · PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2020 1:45 am

Corey LaJoie will run the #7 car for Spire

team has bought LFR's shop and some assets - which is the old Kulwicki shop behind Charlotte Motor Speedway. Team plans on running Hendrick & Ganassi equipment / engines

#7 number was picked for multiple reasons, as it was a family number for LaJoie, to keep tradition going with Tommy Baldwin Jr who is a close friend to the team & Spire's past connections to Bryan Clauson (owners were close friends)

Chris A · PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2020 6:04 pm

Dinger running the full 2021 season with Kaulig.

Vassago · PostPosted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 1:26 am

Santino Ferrucci possibly for 20 races in Xfinity next season.

https://racer.com/2020/12/07/ferrucci-t ... nity-deal/

FHgrad99 · PostPosted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:59 am

Chandler Smith is replacing Christian Eckes in the #18 truck.

RtN · PostPosted: Wed Dec 09, 2020 1:10 am

Fontana cancelled for next year.

https://racer.com/2020/12/08/fontana-dr ... -schedule/

The rebuilding of the track has also been pushed back a year, so there should be one more race on the big oval in 2022.

IM Blotto · PostPosted: Wed Dec 09, 2020 4:21 pm

I wonder if Sonoma will be affected too since part of the reason is the pandemic

Jeff · PostPosted: Sat Dec 12, 2020 1:06 pm

RtN wrote:

Fontana cancelled for next year.

https://racer.com/2020/12/08/fontana-dr ... -schedule/

The rebuilding of the track has also been pushed back a year, so there should be one more race on the big oval in 2022.

So Fontana doubled for the Daytona RC in "Ford Vs. Ferrari"...and now we have the Daytona Road Course standing in for Fontana in the real Cup schedule. I think we've almost come full circle?

Philthy82 · PostPosted: Wed Jan 06, 2021 4:28 am

https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/n ... er/4936558

How the fuck are Hendrick not pre-screening the social media activity of anyone they bring on at this point, into Larson's team especially?

Tommy Vercetti · PostPosted: Wed Jan 06, 2021 4:40 am

That's my question as well. It should be left up to the company to screen such candidates for a job opening, not the peanut gallery otherwise known as social media after the fact.

nah, easier to pass it off as cancel culture, be mad online, and forget about this in a week.

Jeff · PostPosted: Wed Jan 06, 2021 12:40 pm

Jim Utter on Twitter says that today is going to be an interesting day in NASCAR news. Wondering what it could be. Driver retirement?

Wayne · PostPosted: Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:52 pm

And here's the first news story of the day.

Anthony Alfredo will run the 38 car for FRM, and David Ragan will make a one-off appearance in the Daytona 500 for the second straight year. Michael McDowell will remain in the 34 car.

https://www.nascar.com/wp-content/theme ... _id=293786

Philthy82 · PostPosted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 3:24 am

That's a pretty big stretch of the word "interesting"

Tommy Vercetti · PostPosted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 3:50 am

Jeff wrote:

Jim Utter on Twitter says that today is going to be an interesting day in NASCAR news. Wondering what it could be. Driver retirement?

I'm guessing he's referring to the Pastaman news.

which is...quite underwhelming. Nothing against Anthony Alfredo, but he's not Cup material, even by midpack standards.

racer612008 · PostPosted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 5:02 am

Utter was likely trying to spin hype after some parody account tweeted a rumor that Martin Truex Jr. was going to retire (which Pockrass confirmed as false info last night)

I'd guess other drivers might have postponed any pre-scheduled announcements in light of the madness of the US capital building being raided

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 9:05 am

Jeff wrote:

RtN wrote:

Fontana cancelled for next year.

https://racer.com/2020/12/08/fontana-dr ... -schedule/

The rebuilding of the track has also been pushed back a year, so there should be one more race on the big oval in 2022.

So Fontana doubled for the Daytona RC in "Ford Vs. Ferrari"...and now we have the Daytona Road Course standing in for Fontana in the real Cup schedule. I think we've almost come full circle?

There is one minor detail. Ferrari is not in NASCAR

Chris A · PostPosted: Fri Jan 08, 2021 9:51 pm

Practice and qualifying is going to be very limited this season.

Jayski wrote:

NASCAR competition officials have confirmed eight Cup Series races will be conducted with practice and qualifying in 2021.

A majority of NASCAR national series races last season were held without any on-track sessions after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March, a measure taken to streamline events and limit the disease’s spread. Officials identified eight Cup Series events for the upcoming season – a mix of high-profile races and events at new venues – for practice and qualifying to be held:

- Feb. 14: Daytona 500
- March 28: Bristol Motor Speedway dirt
- May 23: Circuit of the Americas
- May 30: Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte Motor Speedway
- June 20: Nashville Superspeedway
- July 4: Road America
- Aug. 15: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course
- Nov. 7: Phoenix Raceway

Plans to potentially include practice and/or qualifying at NASCAR Xfinity Series or NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events will be determined at a later date, officials indicated.

sennadesillva · PostPosted: Fri Jan 08, 2021 11:42 pm

Everyones favorite Indycar driver will be switching to Xfinity next year lol
https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2021/01/08 ... ty-series/

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