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Here we go fellas, this is the sendoff for the 6th-generation cup series car!

CHARTERED TEAMS
23XI Racing (Toyota)
23 Bubba Wallace
Chip Ganassi Racing (Chevrolet)
1 Kurt Busch
42 Ross Chastain
Front Row Motorsports (Ford)
34 Michael McDowell
38 Anthony Alfredo (R)
Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)
5 Kyle Larson
9 Chase Elliott
24 William Byron
48 Alex Bowman
Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)
11 Denny Hamlin
18 Kyle Busch
19 Martin Truex Jr.
20 Christopher Bell
JTG Daugherty Racing (Chevrolet)
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Live Fast Motorsports (Ford)
78 BJ McLeod (1, 3-6, 8-13, 15, 17-19, 21-22, 25-31, 33-36) / Scott Heckert (2, 16, 32) / Shane Golobic (7) / Kyle Tilley (14, 20, 23) / Andy Lally (24)
Richard Childress Racing (Chevrolet)
3 Austin Dillon
8 Tyler Reddick
Richard Petty Motorsports (Chevrolet)
43 Erik Jones
Rick Ware Racing (Chevrolet / Ford)
15 Derrike Cope (1) / James Davison (2-3, 5-6, 8-9, 12-16, 18-20, 22, 24, 29) / Joey Gase (4, 11, 17, 25-28, 30) / Chris Windom (7) / JJ Yeley (10) / Bayley Currey (21) / RC Enerson (23) / Garrett Smithley (31, 33, 36) / Josh Bilicki (32) / Ryan Ellis (34)
51 Cody Ware (1-14, 16, 18-22, 24-27, 30-36) / Garrett Smithley (15, 28) / JJ Yeley (17, 29) / James Davison (23)
52 Josh Bilicki (1-31, 33-36) / Joey Hand (32)
53 Joey Gase (1, 6, 10, 31, 33-36) / Garrett Smithley (2-5, 9, 11, 13-14, 16-19, 21-26, 29-30, 32) / JJ Yeley (7-8, 12, 28) / Cody Ware (15) / Ryan Eversley (20) / James Davison (27)
Roush Fenway Racing (Ford)
6 Ryan Newman
17 Chris Buescher
Spire Motorsports (Chevrolet)
7 Corey LaJoie (1-24, 26-36) / Josh Berry (25)
77 Jamie McMurray (1) / Justin Haley (2-6, 8-12, 14-15, 17-18, 20-30, 32-36) / Stewart Friesen (7) / Josh Berry (13) / Ben Rhodes (16) / Justin Allgaier (19, 31)
StarCom Racing (Chevrolet)
00 Quin Houff
Stewart-Haas Racing (Ford)
4 Kevin Harvick
10 Aric Almirola
14 Chase Briscoe (R)
41 Cole Custer
Team Penske (Ford)
2 Brad Keselowski
12 Ryan Blaney
22 Joey Logano
Trackhouse Racing Team (Chevrolet)
99 Daniel Suarez
Wood Brothers Racing (Ford)
21 Matt DiBenedetto

FULL TIME UNCHARTERED & PART TIME TEAMS
Beard Motorsports (Chevrolet)
62 Noah Gragson (1)
BJ McLeod Motorsports (Ford)
55 Matt Mills (11)
Front Row Motorsports (Ford)
36 David Ragan (1)
Gaunt Brothers Racing (Toyota)
96 Ty Dillon (1-2, 7, 14, 20) / Harrison Burton (10) / Landon Cassill (26, 31) / Parker Kligerman (34)
JTG Daugherty Racing (Chevrolet)
37 Ryan Preece (ALL)
Kaulig Racing (Chevrolet)
16 Kaz Grala (1, 10, 26) / AJ Allmendinger (2, 14, 20, 24, 32) / Justin Haley (31)
MBM Motorsports (Ford / Toyota)
13 Garrett Smithley (1) / David Starr (17, 34, 36) / Timmy Hill (33)
66 Timmy Hill (1-6, 10, 18-19, 24, 32, 35-36) / Mike Marlar (7) / David Starr (15, 26, 29, 33) / Chad Finchum (17, 34) / JJ Yeley (30) / James Davison (31)
Team Penske (Ford)
33 Austin Cindric (1, 6, 9, 11, 14, 20, 24)

SCHEDULE
February 9 - Busch Clash
February 11 - Bluegreen Vacations Duel

1. February 14 - Daytona 500 - Daytona 🏆Michael McDowell🏆
2. February 21 - O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 - Daytona (Road) 🏆Christopher Bell🏆
3. February 28 - Dixie Vodka 400 - Homestead 🏆William Byron🏆
4. March 7 - Pennzoil 400 Presented by Jiffy Lube - Las Vegas 🏆Kyle Larson🏆
5. March 14 - Instacart 500 - Phoenix 🏆Martin Truex, Jr.🏆
6. March 21 - Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 - Atlanta 🏆Ryan Blaney🏆
7. March 28 - Food City Dirt Race - Bristol (Dirt) 🏆Joey Logano🏆
8. April 10 - Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 - Martinsville 🏆Martin Truex, Jr.🏆
9. April 18 - Toyota Owners 400 - Richmond 🏆Alex Bowman🏆
10. April 25 - Geico 500 - Talladega 🏆Brad Keselowski🏆
11. May 2 - Buschy McBusch Race 400 - Kansas 🏆Kyle Busch🏆
12. May 9 - Goodyear 400 - Darlington 🏆Martin Truex, Jr.🏆
13. May 16 - Drydene 400 - Dover 🏆Alex Bowman🏆
14. May 23 - EchoPark Texas Grand Prix - Austin 🏆Chase Elliott🏆
15. May 30 - Coca Cola 600 - Charlotte 🏆Kyle Larson🏆
16. June 6 - Toyota / Save Mart 350 - Sonoma 🏆Kyle Larson🏆
June 13 - All Star Race
17. June 20 - Ally 400 - Nashville 🏆Kyle Larson🏆
18. June 26 - Pocono Organics CBD 325 - Pocono 🏆Alex Bowman🏆
19. June 27 - Explore the Pocono Mountains 350 - Pocono 🏆Kyle Busch🏆
20. July 4 - Jockey Made in America 250 Presented by KwikTrip - Elkhart Lake 🏆Chase Elliott🏆
21. July 11 - Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart - Atlanta 🏆Kurt Busch🏆
22. July 18 - Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 - Loudon 🏆Aric Almirola🏆
23. August 8 - Go Bowling at the Glen - Watkins Glen 🏆Kyle Larson🏆
24. August 15 - Verizon 200 at the Brickyard - Indianapolis GP 🏆AJ Allmendinger🏆
25. August 22 - FireKeepers Casino 400 - Michigan 🏆Ryan Blaney🏆
26. August 28 - Coke Zero Sugar 400 - Daytona 🏆Ryan Blaney🏆
Round of 16
27. September 5 - Cook Out Southern 500 - Darlington 🏆Denny Hamlin🏆
28. September 12 - Federated Auto Parts Salute to First Responders - Richmond 🏆Martin Truex, Jr.🏆
29. September 18 - Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race - Bristol 🏆Kyle Larson🏆
Round of 12
30. September 26 - South Point 400 - Las Vegas 🏆Denny Hamlin🏆
31. October 3 - YellaWood 500 - Talladega 🏆Bubba Wallace🏆
32. October 10 - Bank of America Roval 400 - Charlotte (Road) 🏆Kyle Larson🏆
Round of 8
33. October 17 - Autotrader Echo Park Automotive 500 - Fort Worth 🏆Kyle Larson🏆
34. October 24 - Hollywood Casino 400 - Kansas 🏆Kyle Larson🏆
35. October 31 - Xfinity 500 - Martinsville 🏆Alex Bowman🏆
Round of 4
36. November 7 - Season Finale 500 - Phoenix 🏆Kyle Larson🏆
🏆🏆🏆 2021 NASCAR CUP SERIES CHAMPION OF THE WORLD - KYLE LARSON 🏆🏆🏆
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Looks like Briscoe has no one to compete with for rookie of the year, maybe James Davison if he goes full time.

I have a feeling Corey LaJoie will probably run one of the Spire cars, unless Preece is booted then he will probably go to JTG .
FRM likely to stay the same.
Not sure who will run for the Gaunt Bros, maybe a bunch of different TRD drivers?
BJ McLeod will probably run his own car most if not all of the time.
Timmy Hill will probably return to the #66.
Ty Dillon might possibly retire like rumoured last year or run part time for Go-Fas with Childress backing, while Kaz Grala is also an option according to rumours.

Also Christopher Bell is in the #20, not Erik Jones.
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acerogers58 wrote: 3 years ago I have a feeling Corey LaJoie will probably run one of the Spire cars, unless Preece is booted then he will probably go to JTG .
Wasn't there a rumor going around that (I think) Spire bought the #37 charter? I can't vouch for how true those rumors are, but with the way Preece has performed this year, it seems possible.

I also heard Ryan Ellis will be competing in the Daytona 500 too with Go Fas Racing.
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The "Spire to acquire the 37" rumors are seemingly nixed. Ryan Preece apparently gets another year in the 37:
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This isn't related to the cup series, but did you guys hear Josh Reaume got suspended indefinitely? Dude really took the time to draw a swastika on a poptart, whip out his phone, and thought "Man this is some funny shit, imma go post it on the internet!"

Like I understand Kyle Larson's "gamer word" was just a slip of the tongue, but ol Josh here actually had time to process that maybe posting a poptart with swastika frosting to social media might not be the brightest of ideas. What a moron. :rofl:
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Someone screenshotted it before he deleted, not sure what else this was meant to be??
Here’s what he said, claiming that he “didn’t mean to offend anyone” :sarcasm: He’s since deleted his twitter account.
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Not sure what West Africa has to do with Nazis.

I would also want to know what hr thinks the actual context was.
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MonteCristo wrote: 3 years ago Not sure what West Africa has to do with Nazis.
That thought crossed my mind too. (I also grew up in West Africa :smiley: )

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MonteCristo wrote: 3 years ago I would also want to know what hr thinks the actual context was.
Maybe he was trying to imbue the snack with spiritual goodness. :blush:
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SB83 wrote: 3 years ago Maybe he was trying to imbue the snack with spiritual goodness. :blush:
Right, but if he had said that in his "apology" we wouldn't be here jeering at him! :haha:
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MonteCristo wrote: 3 years ago Not sure what West Africa has to do with Nazis.

I would also want to know what hr thinks the actual context was.
I'm sure he buckled to the BLM & racism narrative in USA and doesn't even realize NSDAP had nothing to do with Africa anymore (because the West & East African colonies were taken away from Germany after WWI already).

He's just another moron nobody will miss though. And it also shows Americans have zero clue about European history.
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What a way to kick off the 2021 thread, hahaha
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Apart from some new tracks, other things to keep an eye on in 2021?

New paint schemes for example?
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Hasn't been much new paint schemes announced yet as teams are dealing with sponsors who are struggling financially, I doubt the 23XI Racing car they unveiled will stay that way because Bubba will certainly get sponsors, and I'd probably expect most of Alex Bowman's sponsors from this year which are mainly Chevrolet affiliates go to Kyle Larson as Bowman now has Ally.

There has been this Root Insurance ad featuring Bubba although the car he drives in the ad doesn't have a number.

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Are 'Bubba Wallace' and 'William Darrell Wallace Jr.' the same person?

oh man, I'd really like to attend a Daytona 500 one day - but 2021 won't be the year for obvious reasons.
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