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NASCAR 101: Let’s Meet the COTA Road Course Ringers

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So many ringers for COTA across all three series. Here’s a primer on them.

Xfinity Breakdown: Daniel Hemric Advances, But Late Caution Thwarts Another Victory

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Austin Cindric and AJ Allmendinger each entered Saturday’s (Oct. 30) NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway 47 points above the cutline. Race smart and complete all the laps meant they were likely racing for a championship next weekend. After stage two, both received the notification they were locked in the Championship 4 race at …

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Zach’s Turn: NASCAR’s Points Battles You Should Know Exist

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With the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs in full swing, you’re forgiven if you have limited your attention to the 16 eligible drivers. But there are other points battles happening behind them you ought to know about — a point hammered home by Reddit user u/1-800-DADJOKE. That person has been keeping a watchful eye on the …

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Fire on Fridays: Lower-Series Drivers Who Deserve Late-Season Call-Ups

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This would’ve been easier before 2020. Back in the days of qualifying before every NASCAR race (remember those?), anyone approved by NASCAR could show up to a track on the national series schedule and try to put their car in the show. Whether they should’ve been there was of little importance; as long as they …

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