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  1.   Sector posted:
  11.03.2020 - 9:19 am
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The 2020 finale is finally here!

2018 ARCA rivals Sheldon Creed and Zane Smith are once again in a
championship battle together for the second time of their racing career.
Creed prevailed in becoming champion in the 2018 ARCA season. Will Zane
Smith redeem himself and conquer a championship for himself? He is the
only one among the Final Four contenders who hasn't had a championship
in ARCA or Trucks.

The other championship contenders in Grant Enfinger also has an ARCA
championship and Brett Moffitt won the Truck championship in the same
year Creed won his ARCA in 2018.

As far as scoring the most points of the season, Brett Moffitt enters
this race 4 points ahead of Austin Hill. It's somewhat deja vu of 2019,
in which Moffitt ended up scoring the most points while another driver
(Grant Enfinger at the time) was points leader all season. It isn't as
noticeable since the Playoffs doesn't showcase the non-championship
standings.


  2.   Vaxen posted:
  11.03.2020 - 9:52 am
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I feel like Zane Smith is gonna get the upset win. He has had a very
good rookie season.


  3.   William24ByronFan posted:
  11.03.2020 - 10:36 am
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Only 33 trucks? Where's Norm Benning, 44 Niece Motorsports, both Ray
Ciccareii trucks, and Clay Greenfield go?


  4.   Tigerman posted:
  11.03.2020 - 10:46 am
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@3 I can't believe Niece couldn't find anybody to drive the 44 for this
race.


  5.   JSPorts posted:
  11.03.2020 - 11:44 am
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It's especially strange since Niece has entered the #44 in every race
this year. You'd think they'd want to finish out the full season,
because teams often have to fall back on owner points at the start of a
new season. It's even weirder that Niece has entered the #42, since
that's a part-time truck (only 8 starts this year.) Maybe Niece is
switching the #44 owner points to the #42 because they plan to run that
truck full-time in 2021 instead?


  6.   NewJack posted:
  11.03.2020 - 2:04 pm
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It's an expensive trip with potentially little to gain. Especially for
Norm, who hasn't run all the races anyway. That's the one flaw about
running the last race on the opposite end of the race shops, the lesser
teams won't make the trip. Though I don't believe NASCAR cares about this.


  7.   Mile501 posted:
  11.03.2020 - 4:38 pm
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Among the final four, Creed seems to be the most deserving of this
year's championship. Enfinger has nearly identical stats (in terms of
wins, top 5s, and top 10s), but has led only 1/4 of the laps that Creed
has led. Moffitt has the most top 5s and top 10s, but just one win.

But, since it doesn't really matter who is deserving, and it all comes
down to one race...let's look at each driver's past truck series results
at Phoenix:

Creed has finished 10th and 12th in his 2 Phoenix races. He led 16 laps
last year, but that was due to pit strategy.

Enfinger crashed in his first race at Phoenix, but finished 4th and 5th
in his last 2 races there.

Moffitt won at Phoenix in 2018, but finished 10th last year.

Smith has not raced at Phoenix in trucks, but has a pair of 5th place
finishes in other series (Xfinity, fall 2019 and ARCA, spring 2020).

I don't see a clear favorite among this group. It should be interesting
to see who comes out on top!


  8.   TheDewCrew posted:
  11.03.2020 - 6:04 pm
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Moffitt broke both of his legs in an ATV accident, the day the Truck
Series was set to race at Atlanta. However, COVID-19 saved him from
missing any time, and inadvertently saved his season. If he wins the
championship, he could actually thank COVID. Ironic


  9.   TeamDCRfan posted:
  11.03.2020 - 10:36 pm
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This race will be interesting for Brock Beards last place finish title
he does. Norm currently is the leader, however, Sauter and Gray could
end up with the title should either of them finish last. JJC could also
claim the title. While she only has 1 LPF, she would get the tie breaker
based on more bottom 10 finishes than Norm sauter and gray. Barnhill is
also technically eligible, but since he got canned by Reaume Bros, hes
not a threat.


  10.   JSPorts posted:
  11.03.2020 - 11:14 pm
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The playoff system makes things really interesting in that championship.
Kind of funny that there are 2 drivers who usually run near the back
(Benning, Cobb) & 2 that run top 15 most weeks (Sauter, Gray).


  11.   JSPorts posted:
  11.04.2020 - 10:33 am
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2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series silly season update

Confirmed teams and drivers:
#16: Austin Hill, Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota (crew chief: Scott
Zipadelli)
#TBA: Tyler Ankrum, GMS Racing Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#TBA: Justin Carroll (TBA races), TC Motorsports Toyota (crew chief: Jim
Long)
#TBA: Sheldon Creed, GMS Racing Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#TBA: Hailie Deegan (R), DGR-Crosley Ford (crew chief: TBA)
#TBA: Carson Hocevar (R), Niece Motorsports Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#TBA: Zane Smith, GMS Racing Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)

Schedule:
1: NextEra Energy 250 @ Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach,
FL), February 12
TBA: TBA @ Circuit of the Americas (Austin, TX), May 21
TBA: SpeedyCash.com 400 @ Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, TX), June 11
TBA: Lucas Oil 150 @ Phoenix Raceway (Phoenix, AZ), November 5


  12.   DI9_ForLife posted:
  11.04.2020 - 10:46 am
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@11, it's unconfirmed, but Bret Holmes said that he was aiming for some
Truck starts in 2021.


  13.   CamD09 posted:
  11.04.2020 - 11:24 am
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@12 Michael Self and Chandler Smith too?


  14.   DI9_ForLife posted:
  11.04.2020 - 11:49 am
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@13, nothing confirmed, but if I had to guess, I'd say Smith will go
full time at KBM, I don't know what'll happen with Self


  15.   JSPorts posted:
  11.04.2020 - 11:49 am
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Phoenix predictions:
1st: Grant Enfinger (stage winner), champion
2nd: Todd Gilliland (stage winner)
3rd: Matt Crafton
4th: Stewart Friesen
5th: Derek Kraus
6th: Sheldon Creed, 2nd in points
7th: Tyler Ankrum
8th: Ryan Truex
9th: Trevor Bayne
10th: Chandler Smith
11th: Zane Smith, 3rd in points
12th: Brett Moffitt, 4th in points


  16.   JSPorts posted:
  11.04.2020 - 11:49 am
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I'd love to see Holmes & Self in some Truck races. Pretty sure Chandler
Smith will go full-time for KBM, though it hasn't been announced yet.
Self seems pretty unlikely given his age & his comments at the end of
the ARCA season.


  17.   MSportRev posted:
  11.04.2020 - 2:37 pm
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Also, @11, if I remember correctly, the announcement for 2 Atlanta Cup
races stated that both would be triple headers with Xfinity and Trucks.


  18.   possum posted:
  11.04.2020 - 5:23 pm
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@6 - back in the old days, when NASCAR finished the season at Riverside,
that wasn't a problem. Winston West had the same rules as Cup, so there
were plenty of west coast cars to fill out the field. And many of the
Cup teams would sell their cars after the race, rather than hauling them
back east, so the expense of the trip was pretty minimal. Now, of
course, a NASCAR truck or car is useless for anything else, so that's
not an option.

(going even further back, the season used to both start and end at
Riverside - back then teams would run the season ending race and leave
their cars on the west coast, come back & run the next year's opener,
sell the car and start racing with the new year's car back on the east
coast).


  19.   NASCARfan05 posted:
  11.06.2020 - 7:33 am
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Want to see Zane Smith but think it'll be Moffitt, he's already a
champion and has been the most consistent driver all season, despite
relatively few wins, seeing as he is the regular points leader.


  20.   TeamDCRfan posted:
  11.06.2020 - 7:43 pm
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Its hard to root against anyone of the 4 guys. All 4 are deserving and
arent whiny annoying turds like some other drivers
(coughcoughSautercoughcoughRhodescoughcough)


  21.   CKB2020 posted:
  11.06.2020 - 7:57 pm
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All 4 are deserving?
Creed and Moffitt for sure. Smith would also be fine, but a step below
the other two. Enfinger has no business being there.


  22.   Vaxen posted:
  11.06.2020 - 7:57 pm
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5 GMS trucks ?


  23.   TeamDCRfan posted:
  11.06.2020 - 8:04 pm
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21
A little hard to make a case against him when hes tied for most wins on
the year


  24.   Sector posted:
  11.06.2020 - 8:10 pm
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What are the owner's Final Four? Are they the same as the drivers this year?

Don't recall Gallagher or ThorSports ever winning an Owner's
championship before.


  25.   DI9_ForLife posted:
  11.06.2020 - 8:19 pm
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@21, agreed. Enfinger I think is the least deserving of the championship
4, Creed is the most deserving in my opinion


  26.   QFH posted:
  11.06.2020 - 8:30 pm
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Smith wins stage 1


  27.   Corey posted:
  11.06.2020 - 8:33 pm
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@24 they are the same.


  28.   Corey posted:
  11.06.2020 - 8:33 pm
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@21. Creed and Enfinger's numbers are nearly identical throughout the
entire season. Explain how one is deserving and the other has no
business being there.


  29.   Tarheel posted:
  11.06.2020 - 8:36 pm
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I really can't comprehend the mindset of someone saying Enfinger doesn't
belong in the championship hunt. He's tied for the most wins. That's
bizarre thinking.


  30.   Vaxen posted:
  11.06.2020 - 8:42 pm
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Each of the 5 GMS trucks are in the top 10.

HALF of the T10 are GMS trucks. Half !


  31.   Rich posted:
  11.06.2020 - 8:46 pm
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Vince Welch, Michael Waltrip and Kurt Busch are the commentators. Jamie
Little and Alan Cavanna are the pit road reporters.


  32.   RacingDude00 posted:
  11.06.2020 - 8:46 pm
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It is amazing how long Lucas Oil has sponsored this truck race which you
could say is their home race as well


  33.   QFH posted:
  11.06.2020 - 8:55 pm
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Moffitt wins stage 2


  34.   DI9_ForLife posted:
  11.06.2020 - 8:58 pm
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Stage one was quiet, stage two was pretty awesome! Hoping for a good finish


  35.   Anonymous posted:
  11.06.2020 - 8:59 pm
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Enfinger has been more sneaky and quiet, which is probably why people
don't rhink he deserves it. His wins just haven't been as flashy. That
being said he absolutely deserves to be there.


  36.   RandomFacts posted:
  11.06.2020 - 8:59 pm
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All time stage winners through the 2020 Truck season.

Kyle Busch - 24
Johnney Sauter - 16
Brett Moffitt - 15
Sheldon Creed - 14
Noah Gragson - 12
Christopher Bell - 11
Ben Rhodes - 11
Grant Enfinger - 11
Stewart Frieson - 10
Ross Chastain - 9
Matt Crafton - 7
John Hunter Nemechek - 6
Zane Smith - 6
Chase Briscoe - 5
Austin Hill - 5
Todd Gilliland - 4
Ryan Truex - 3
Harrison Burton - 2
Brandon Jones - 2
Chase Elliott - 2
Austin Cindric - 1
David Gilliland - 1
Christian Eckes - 1
Justin Haley - 1
Myatt Snider - 1
Sam Mayer - 1
Riley Herbst - 1
Tyler Ankrum - 1
Derek Kraus - 1


  37.   Tarheel posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:05 pm
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Nascar has managed to squander over ten percent of the scheduled
distance on stage end cautions. No wrecks to clean up, no way should it
take that many laps. It's ridiculous. The racing itself has been decent
IMO.


  38.   QFH posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:08 pm
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First incident of the race, Hocevar the protege of 2008 champ Benson is
done


  39.   DI9_ForLife posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:12 pm
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Like 37 said, NASCAR has pissed away far too many caution laps,
especially for a 150 lap race


  40.   GordonEvernham posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:22 pm
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I'm just waiting for Ben Rhodes to engage his inner stupid and take out
2 championship contenders. He is probably feeling antsy because he
hasn't totaled anybody's truck out so far.


  41.   TeamDCRfan posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:23 pm
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The fact that whoever is the leader is able to stretch out to such a
large gap is not making the choice to have the final race of the season
at Phoenix a good one.


  42.   TeamDCRfan posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:29 pm
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Unless something happens, Moffitt is on his way to joining the club of
multiple time truck champs, joining only Todd Bodine, Jack Sprague, Ron
Hornaday and Matt Crafton


  43.   TeamDCRfan posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:32 pm
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Good job Cram


  44.   QFH posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:33 pm
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DAWSON CRAM IS AROUND

CHAMPIONSHIP IMPLICATIONS!!!


  45.   DI9_ForLife posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:33 pm
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As Rick Allen would say: MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP IMPLICATIONS! All bets are
off now, this restart is gonna be wild.


  46.   QFH posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:35 pm
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Creed is pitting.


  47.   QFH posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:35 pm
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so is Zane


  48.   RandomFacts posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:39 pm
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Of course a caution with 3 to go, may cost Moffitt the championship
depending on who pits.


  49.   RandomFacts posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:39 pm
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Moffitt gonna need an amazing restart.

Creed and Zane Smith the two championship 4 to pit taking a gamble.


  50.   GordonEvernham posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:39 pm
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Do any of you guys think Sauter should retire so a younger kid who is
more passionate and ready for trucks can have that seat? Or should
Thorsport part ways with Sauter and find an up and comer that is ready
for that ride? He is always slower than his teammates.


  51.   RandomFacts posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:41 pm
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All time winning truck numbers through the 2020 season

#51 - 49 wins
#16 - 47 wins
#2 - 41 wins
#24 - 36 wins
#18 - 31 wins
#3 - 29 wins
#33 - 29 wins
#30 - 24 wins
#4 - 23 wins
#1 - 21 wins
#99 - 20 wins
#6 - 18 wins
#50 - 16 wins
#88 - 16 wins
#23 - 16 wins
#17 - 15 wins
#21 - 15 wins
#5 - 13 wins
#29 - 13 wins
#46 - 13 wins
#98 - 12 wins
#62 - 9 wins
#19 - 8 wins
#60 - 8 wins
#9 - 8 wins
#13 - 7 wins
#31 - 6 wins
#8 - 6 wins
#7 - 5 wins
#80 - 5 wins
#14 - 5 wins
#75 - 5 wins
#15 - 5 wins
#54 - 5 wins
#11 - 4 wins
#00 - 3 wins
#45 - 3 wins
#52 - 3 wins
#84 - 2 wins
#86 - 2 wins
#43 - 2 wins
#04 - 2 wins
#22 - 2 wins
#25 - 2 wins
#27 - 2 wins
#48 - 1 win
#61 - 1 win
#44 - 1 win
#87 - 1 win
#66 - 1 win
#47 - 1 win
#38 - 1 win
#10 - 1 win
#71 - 1 win
#39 - 1 win
#94 - 1 win
#34 - 1 win
#05 - 1 win
#41 - 1 win
#20 - 1 win


  52.   Tarheel posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:41 pm
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Wow! Those old tires got destroyed.


  53.   QFH posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:42 pm
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Chandler Smith to the lead, Enfinger pushes him out of the groove, Creed
to the lead, Smith all the way to the bottom, he loses time, Creed wins
the race and the title!


  54.   GordonEvernham posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:42 pm
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My gosh!!!!!!! Ben Rhodes thought he was racing for the title on that
restart.


  55.   RandomFacts posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:42 pm
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I feel crushed for Moffitt but congrats to Creed on his first Truck
championship.

Moffitt blew it on the restart spinning his tires.


  56.   RandomFacts posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:42 pm
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First time winners in the 2020 Truck season

Brandon Jones
Sheldon Creed
Zane Smith
Sam Mayer
Raphael Lessard


  57.   DI9_ForLife posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:43 pm
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What a finish that was! Congrats to Sheldon Creed, arguably the most
deserving champion of the bunch. Decent race with a great finish. 6-7/10


  58.   Edwards2020 posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:44 pm
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Sheldon Creed, 2020 NASCAR Truck Champion. Feel so bad for Moffitt. Felt
like he was the most deserving of the final four. But Creed has been red
hot the second half of the season. Good for him and that team.


  59.   OangeWaffle43 posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:49 pm
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That restart was insane. If you haven't seen it while reading this, go
watch it now oh my gosh


  60.   GordonEvernham posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:49 pm
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I thought staying out for Moffitt was the right move. Clean air was king
all night but he spun his tires on the restart and that cost him.


  61.   Sector posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:57 pm
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Not only is this team owner Gallagher's first Owner championship of
their career, but they finish 1-2-3 in the standings in the process.
Incredible.


  62.   Anon posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:57 pm
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Creed had the most wins and most laps led on the season, yet Twitter
people are complaining anyway. There's no pleasing people.

This is why I love the truck series. Great race, great season, by far
most competitive series, and now a deserving champion. What a great year.


  63.   Sector posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:57 pm
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For the second straight season, Brett Moffitt will score the most points
in the Truck series, but only obtaining the #1 spot during the Playoffs.


  64.   TennesseeMountainMan posted:
  11.06.2020 - 9:57 pm
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As a long time NASCAR fan, I've noticed they have numerous times not
been good at officiating a race. Dragging cautions out like this
(whatever the reason is claim to do it for) Do they seriously think the
causal fan is really going sit there and pay attention? C'mon get some
ppl up there in the control tower that know how to get ?em racing in no
time. I'm a dedicated fan but and they didn't play around back in the
early 90's. They didn't waste time back in them days. I won't even watch
races live anymore. I DVR and have to fast forward through this nonsense


  65.   William24ByronFan posted:
  11.06.2020 - 10:06 pm
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What a dramatic ending to this race.


  66.   KevinColley posted:
  11.06.2020 - 10:09 pm
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The Truck Series is fun to watch almost every year. This season was no
different. The different and more authentic personalities in the series,
along with very good and competitive racing, make the series a boatload
of fun to take in every week.


  67.   DI9_ForLife posted:
  11.06.2020 - 10:22 pm
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This has been the best season I've watched in awhile for the lower
divisions of NASCAR. Nearly every race has been fun and memorable
somehow. I'm looking forward to 2021 already


  68.   Racinglife97 posted:
  11.06.2020 - 10:30 pm
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  69.   RyanM posted:
  11.06.2020 - 10:30 pm
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Creed deserves the title but just another perfect example of what a
double edged sword late race cautions are... pretty much no way around
the randomness of them if you believe that every race should end under
green, which I do, but it doesn't make it any less gutwrenching for
Moffitt to lose like that.


  70.   okjihugf posted:
  11.06.2020 - 10:45 pm
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I understand why people are mad with late-race cautions and how Moffitt
was in a no-win situation but part of NASCAR is how crazy and
unpredictable it is and we saw a prime example of that tonight.


  71.   Canadianfan posted:
  11.06.2020 - 11:58 pm
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From Bob Pockrass:

Truck tech complete. Creed is the champion pending engine teardown
tomorrow.


  72.   SirRelkinstein posted:
  11.07.2020 - 7:54 am
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Can we all just stop complaining about this playoff format, yes I don't
like the playoff format but we saw one of the most incredible finishes
I've ever seen in the truck series and Creed is a deserving champion.


  73.   George_Costanza posted:
  11.07.2020 - 7:55 am
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Trucks and Xfinity this year have definitely made up for the lack of
excitement in the Cup Series this year. And just think, we still don't
know how the Truck schedule will be next year. I can't wait. Hopefully
the return of more short tracks. Definitely with the Truck series at
least, there's really no need to go to the same track twice besides
maybe Martinsville. 22 different tracks in 23/24 races, let's go.


  74.   Anon posted:
  11.07.2020 - 7:55 am
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@67 definitely agree about already looking forward to next year. I'm
looking forward to 2021 trucks over Cup and Xfinity for sure. It looks
likely that, seemingly aside from Moffitt, the entire top 15 in the
standings will return. Many aren't confirmed, but are expected to be
soon. Many of the non-playoff trucks showed a lot of promise late in the
season as well.

-Friesen's team really improved towards the end of the season as the
team got used to the manufacture change. They should be better in 2021.
-Johnny Sauter was basically on a year+ long slump, but finally showed
some speed the last few races, giving us signs that the 13 team will be
improved next year.
-Tanner Gray and Lessard are both unknowns heading into next year that
have shown good speed at times, but significantly lack experience
compared to the rest of the field. One would expect improvements out of
them next year with a year under their belts.
-Derek Kraus showed that he can be a playoff contender with more
consistent trucks. Hopefully his team takes a step forward, and if so he
will be a contender next year for a playoff spot as well.

In addition to those teams, add in a likely full time effort for
Chandler Smith, the addition of Hailie Deegan and Hocevar, and likely a
part time effort for Sam Mayer and/or Ty Gibbs, and next season is truly
shaping up to be even better than this year!


  75.   ShinyMew151 posted:
  11.07.2020 - 7:55 am
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Second time Smith has finished second in points to Creed


  76.   Mile501 posted:
  11.07.2020 - 7:56 am
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I'm glad the championship went to the driver who had the most wins and
led the most laps--that makes it feel at least somewhat legitimate. But
NASCAR needs to face the reality that a spin by a part-time driver who
ranks 32nd in points essentially decided this championship. How can
anyone think this is a good system?

Meanwhile, the non-playoff standings show how tight this battle would
have been if it had played out naturally, which would have been very
exciting to watch and far more legitimate.


  77.   boreddude101010 posted:
  11.07.2020 - 7:56 am
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Don't know why they haven't made this race 175 or 200 laps.


  78.   JTA335 posted:
  11.07.2020 - 8:46 am
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With the conclusion of tonight's race, we have the full 23-race points
standings under the original Bob Latford system used from 1975-2003.
Results would've been as follows:
1st - #16 Austin Hill (3,352 points)
2nd - #2 Sheldon Creed (3,295 points, 5 wins) -57
3rd - #23 Brett Moffitt (3,295 points, 1 win) -57
4th - #99 Ben Rhodes (3,224 points) -128
5th - #21 Zane Smith (3,213 points) -139
6th - #98 Grant Enfinger (3,194 points) -158
7th - #88 Matt Crafton (3,182 points) -170
8th - #18 Christian Eckes (3,056 points) -296
9th - #19 Derek Kraus (2,931 points) -421
10th - #26 Tyler Ankrum (2,888 points) -464


  79.   TheDewCrew posted:
  11.07.2020 - 9:55 am
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That final restart was the biggest case in point for why Phoenix is the
finale now


  80.   DI9_ForLife posted:
  11.07.2020 - 11:09 am
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@74, I do agree that next year may be even better than this year. I
don't think that Sauter will bounce back, though, I just believe that
age has caught up to him. Sure, he could be competitive, but I don't
think he'll run the same as he has before. Gray has potential, but he
really should've spent a year in ARCA to get his feet wet before moving
to the Trucks. I don't think Lessard will quite live up to expectations
whatever they may be, but I do think that he will pick up a win, after
all, he does have KBM equipment to his advantage.


  81.   Canadianfan posted:
  11.07.2020 - 12:46 pm
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From Bob Pockrass:

Teardown of the Creed engine is complete. All clear. Creed is champion.


  82.   TennesseeMountainMan posted:
  11.07.2020 - 12:47 pm
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Just raced highlights of this race. That was so stupid. A back marker
I've never even heard of completely changes the history of the truck
series for 2020. These is the absolutely cheesiest bunch of bull system
to crown a champion I've ever seen. No more watching this crap


  83.   BMan0213 posted:
  11.07.2020 - 2:51 pm
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If we're really gonna continue to use this system to crown a champion
NASCAR really needs to think about adding restrictions on who can race
in the final race. A championship shouldn't be decided because some kid
like Cram can't listen to his spotter or just can't drive in general.


  84.   LarsonDixonLine posted:
  11.07.2020 - 2:57 pm
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@82 Its almost as if a late caution from a backmarker team could cause a
major change in the points system in the normal points system too. If
points were tight enough the same thing could have happened. I say we
put in a no caution policy for the last 20 laps of the race and anyone
who wrecks in that time gets an extreme fine. That way a backmarker team
cant change the points. Seems pretty fair to me. In all seriousness why
is there such a blame on the late race caution for a bad playoff system.
Late race cautions happen. And Sheldon Creed who was VERY deserving of a
championship got the championship! At this point its just complaining to
be complaining. Im not saying im all for the playoffs but that caution
has nothing to do with the playoffs being good or bad.


  85.   Anonymous posted:
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I don't know, how about if a caution comes out with 10 laps or less to
go, freeze the field, everybody pits and restart in the same order.


  86.   Mile501 posted:
  11.07.2020 - 7:47 pm
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@84 - No, that would very rarely happen within a full-season
championship format. And even if it did, we could accept that as a
natural part of racing (as we did in 1992). But there's nothing natural
about this format, and this is a ridiculous way to crown a champion.


  87.   Yeet posted:
  11.09.2020 - 5:04 pm
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With NASCAR announcing the Cup guys only having practice/qualifying for
the crown jewels and new tracks, Xfinity and Trucks will most likely
follow similar suit, meaning we will see car counts up to 40 for select
events I would imagine, but level out to around 33-36 as it has in the
waning races this year. Obviously it helps out these teams fairly well,
and with COVID-19 cases rising/staying level in areas once again, the
financial status of most of these teams are very uncertain.


  88.   PucciMan posted:
  11.09.2020 - 9:44 pm
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From Bob Pockrass:
Would expect truck schedule and Busch Clash eligibility to be announced
within the next three weeks.


  89.   Canadianfan posted:
  11.10.2020 - 6:20 pm
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From ShowBuzzDaily:

Friday's race had 493,000 viewers on FS1. Last year's race had 490,000
viewers on FS1. Last year's finale held on November 15th had 392,000
viewers on FS1.


  90.   Bob posted:
  11.11.2020 - 7:40 am
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No. 00 was a Chevrolet as we can see in this picture:
https://cdn-7.latimages.com/images/mgl/6Z2NqE/s3/1018333751-LAT-20201106-20PHX2mt1070.jpg

and also can see in the official NASCAR race results:
https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/11/6/2020-23ngrots-results.pdf


  91.   JSPorts posted:
  11.11.2020 - 4:25 pm
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NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series drivers helped/hurt the most by
the playoffs (updated after 2020). Numbers are amount of positions
gained/lost from full-season standings to playoff standings &
championships gained/lost from full-season standings to playoff standings.

The playoffs have helped the following drivers:
Ross Chastain, +9
Matt Crafton, +8 (+1 championship)
John Hunter Nemechek, +5
Austin Cindric, +4
Kaz Grala, +4
Tyler Ankrum, +4
Justin Haley, +3
Ben Kennedy, +2
Christopher Bell, +2
Zane Smith, +2
Johnny Sauter, +1 (-1 championship)

The following drivers have a net gain of 0 points positions as a result
of the playoffs:
Timothy Peters

The playoffs have hurt the following drivers:
Cameron Hayley, -1
Christian Eckes, -1
Derek Kraus, -1
Brett Moffitt, -1 (-1 championship)
Sheldon Creed, -2 (+1 championship)
Austin Hill, -2
Chase Briscoe, -2
Cole Custer, -2
Noah Gragson, -2
Todd Gilliland, -2
Tyler Reddick, -2
Daniel Hemric, -3
Harrison Burton, -3
Ryan Truex, -3
Stewart Friesen, -3
William Byron, -3
Grant Enfinger, -5
Ben Rhodes, -6


  92.   BradR posted:
  11.11.2020 - 10:44 pm
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Has there been any announcement as to when the 2021 Truck schedule will
be announced?


  93.   Canadianfan posted:
  11.11.2020 - 11:44 pm
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@92

Next couple of weeks.


  94.   Canadianfan posted:
  11.12.2020 - 3:28 pm
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From Kelly Crandall:

NASCAR President Steve Phelps tells SiriusXM NASCAR Radio the 2021
Camping World Truck Series schedule will be released in the next week or
so, if not sooner.

(Gateway has already been confirmed. Eldora is very likely gone.)


  95.   TeamDCRfan posted:
  11.13.2020 - 10:28 am
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Final race for Alan Cavanna as a pit reporter for FOX Sports


  96.   CamD09 posted:
  11.13.2020 - 3:59 pm
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Cameron's 2021 Truck silly season predictions:
John Reaume Racing (Josh was suspended so I think they'll change the
name)#00: Jason White, John Reaume, BJ McLeod, Jesse Iwuji, Kevin and
Kyle Donahue, Tommy Vigh, Jr.
#2: Sheldon Creed
#02 Tate Fogelman
#3 Jordan Anderson
#4 Chandler Smith
#04 Cory Roper (Part time)
#6 Norm Benning
#9 Codie Rohrbaugh, Jason Kitzmiller
#10 Jennifer Jo Cobb
#11 Spencer Davis
#13 Johnny Sauter
#14 Trey Hutchens (Part time)
#15 Tanner Gray
#16 Austin Hill
#17 Hailie Deegan
#18 Christian Eckes
#19 Derek Kraus
#20 Spencer Boyd
#21 Zane Smith
#22 Austin Wayne Self
#23 Chase Purdy
#24 Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson, Sam Mayer, Anthony Alfredo, Lewis Hamilton
#26 Tyler Ankrum
#27 Chase Briscoe, Myatt Snyder
#28 Bryan Dauzat
#30 Danny Bohn
#33 Akinori Ogata, John Reaume, Josh Bilicki, Joey Gase, Jesse Iwuji,
Owen Smith, Gray Gaulding
#34 (Part time) Jason White, Carson Ware, Joe Graf, Jr.
#38 Todd Gilliland
#40 Bayley Currey
#42 Carson Hocevar
#44 Natalie Decker, Ty Majeski, Jeb Burton, Kaz Grala, J.R. Hildebrand
#45 Ryan Truex
#49 Tim Viens
#50 (Bill McAnally): Ty Gibbs
#51 Kyle Busch, Raphael Lessard, Riley Herbst, Jesse Love
#52 Stewart Friesen
#56 Timmy and Tyler Hill
#83 TJ Bell, Stefan Parsons, Vinnie Miller, Matt Mills, Garrett Smithley
#88 Matt Crafton
#98 Grant Enfinger
#99 Ben Rhodes


  97.   Tigerman posted:
  11.13.2020 - 4:06 pm
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I don't think BMR will take Gibbs as I think Gibbs will go to Kyle Busch
Motorsports.


  98.   NASCAREnthusiast posted:
  11.13.2020 - 4:26 pm
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What about McGee and Carroll?


  99.   CamD09 posted:
  11.13.2020 - 5:07 pm
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@98 and I forgot
41: Chris Hacker, Dawson Cram, Ryan Huff, Cody Erickson


  100.   CamD09 posted:
  11.13.2020 - 5:07 pm
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@98 #91: Justin Carroll (Part time)


  101.   TotallyNot52 posted:
  11.13.2020 - 5:08 pm
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@96 J.R. Hildebrand.

You're a mad man. Who did this to you??


  102.   Corey posted:
  11.13.2020 - 6:28 pm
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@96 Herbst has left the Toyota camp and is expected to race for SHR in
the Xfinity series. No way he runs for KBM in trucks.

And Lewis Hamilton?


  103.   CamD09 posted:
  11.13.2020 - 6:44 pm
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@101 since NIECE gave Connor Daly his Truck debut I can see Hildebrand
getting a shot.


  104.   Sector posted:
  11.13.2020 - 8:22 pm
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#96/102 LOL Lewis Hamilton should focus on getting to 100 wins in
Formula One in 2021 rather than look at other series right now.


  105.   Anon posted:
  11.17.2020 - 2:35 pm
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There's nowhere else to seemingly post this, since she doesn't have a RR
page, but Logan Misuraca just announced that she's running ARCA and
Trucks next year with Fortress Water as the sponsor. It was hard to tell
the number from the pictures, but it certainly looked like the #13 Ford.
I wonder what this means for Johnny Sauter if that is in fact the number.


  106.   possum posted:
  11.17.2020 - 7:15 pm
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@105 - I wouldn't read too much into it. She's run #13 with Fortress
Water as sponsor on a late model at New Symrna and other Florida tracks;
my guess is they just took one of those wraps and put it on a truck for
photo purposes.


  107.   JSPorts posted:
  11.17.2020 - 8:15 pm
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Yeah, probably. She's running for Lira Motorsports. They used #58 & #59
in their 1 truck race back in 2015, so maybe they could bring one of
those back (neither was used in 2020.) They used those 2 numbers (along
with 6, 36, 38 & 93) in ARCA, too. #6 was in use by Norm Benning Racing
this year. #38 was used by Front Row Motorsports. But #36 & #93 weren't
used. I bet the number is either 36, 58, 59 or 93, not 13.


  108.   Anonymous posted:
  11.18.2020 - 9:48 am
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They had the 60 this year in the Truck Series and in ARCA but they never
made a single attempt. Don't know if they will choose to retain it as
their assigned number next year or not though


  109.   danny posted:
  11.18.2020 - 10:43 am
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wow, Both Alan Cavanna and Matt Youcum no longer with fox, I am shocked.
more with Youcum since he worked there ever since they started in 2001.
I wonder who will work in the pits at fox next year but it seems I am
seeing more of silly season among TV personalities, as much as people
who race in the sport. I hope Matt maybe returns to NBC possibly? He
worked there from 2001-2006 when they got the sport.


  110.   NASCAREnthusiast posted:
  11.18.2020 - 10:43 am
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@108 How do I find out who is assigned what number?


  111.   Canadianfan posted:
  11.18.2020 - 1:44 pm
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From Bob Pockrass:

Truck teams are anticipating a couple of dirt races for trucks,
including one race at Bristol dirt on the weekend Cup is racing the
Bristol dirt. Still thinking schedule likely will come out before
Thanksgiving.


  112.   rm posted:
  11.19.2020 - 7:09 am
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I think that Jayski might keep track of that. Or at least they used to a
while back. The owner's points swap documents also give insight
sometimes, Bob Pockrass has tweeted out that sheet in the past.
Otherwise you'd probably have to find that out directly from someone on
each individual team...your mileage may vary on that last one though


  113.   Canadianfan posted:
  11.19.2020 - 2:01 pm
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From Jordan Bianchi:

News: The NASCAR Truck Series will race at Knoxville Raceway in 2021,
according to a copy of the 22-race schedule obtained by
@TheAthleticAUTO. Other new tracks on the schedule include a dirt race
at Bristol, COTA, Nashville Superspeedway, and Watkins Glen.


  114.   JSPorts posted:
  11.19.2020 - 2:43 pm
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I'm excited for all those additions (though I wish they'd have kept
Eldora instead of going to the Bristol dirt track.) I'm glad there are
now 2 dirt tracks & 2 road courses on the schedule, too. It is too bad
that the schedule is being cut down to 22 races, however.


  115.   PucciMan posted:
  11.19.2020 - 3:29 pm
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Positives of next year's NASCAR Truck schedule:
Knoxville, Nashville, Darlington, & The Glen are added
Bristol adds a race
2 Dirt races
2 Road Course races
Negatives:
Chicagoland, Kentucky, Iowa, & Eldora is dropped
Texas loses a race
COTA is added
They lose a race.
Richmond is still on the schedule
Martinsville still has one race.


  116.   TEG posted:
  11.19.2020 - 4:31 pm
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Texas losing a race and COTA being added are positives in my book.


  117.   PucciMan posted:
  11.19.2020 - 4:44 pm
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@116 COTA is overrated!


  118.   PucciMan posted:
  11.19.2020 - 5:39 pm
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@116 It's the 3rd most overrated sports thing to come out of the state
of Texas.


  119.   DI9_ForLife posted:
  11.19.2020 - 6:03 pm
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@118, it's better than Texas Motor Speedway itself. Between the
management and the overall racing quality, it's the one track that I
believe deserves to be bulldozed.


  120.   Jimmie4life posted:
  11.19.2020 - 6:18 pm
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You guys give COTA zero chances. If the track sucks, then you can kick
it's ass all you want. Until then, we all have no say in the matter
because we have yet to race on there ONCE>


  121.   PucciMan posted:
  11.19.2020 - 6:52 pm
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@119 Homestead is the one that needs to be bulldozed. It produces boring
racing.


  122.   DI9_ForLife posted:
  11.19.2020 - 6:52 pm
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@120, I'm giving COTA a chance because I like the track and it put on
good IndyCar races, all I'm saying is that it's a HELL of a lot better
than TMS.


  123.   TotallyNot52 posted:
  11.19.2020 - 6:53 pm
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@120 No surprise, NASCAR fans don't like change.


  124.   ThatGuy posted:
  11.19.2020 - 7:03 pm
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My opinion positives, neutrals & negatives: I'll start by saying CotA
has to change my mind, right now I've got low expectations for it, but
another Texas would be boring.

Positives:
1. Eldora is gone. I know I'm probably the only one who feels this way,
but 2018's race was lousy and 2019's was one of the worst races I've
ever watched.
2. They didn't drop Richmond, Martinsville, Daytona, Bristol or Charlotte

Neutral:
1. Watkins Glen, Nashville, CotA. I hope racing turns out well, but I
can't say it WILL. We've got different trucks now than what they used to
run at the Glen & Nashville
2. Pocono & Talladega. I feel like the wild card of having Talladega 2
races before the championship could be exciting but it could also be
terrible if we have a Kevin Harvick-like regular season champion
wrecking and HAVING to win Martinsville to save the season. The racing
at Pocono has been good in trucks, but, like Canada in 2019, we're due
for a snoozer.
3. Dropped tracks: Dover, Iowa, Michigan, Chicago. I've never been nuch
of a fan of Michigan, Iowa & Chicago can be hit or miss for me, as well
as Dover, though Dover usually produces some excitement

Negatives:
1. Darlington. I didn't watch the xfinity race at Darlington that
Brandon Jones won, but I feel all the other races at Darlington this
year were terrible, including the truck race
2. Gateway being the 1st race of the playoffs. This year's Gateway race
was a bummer for me, just didn't have anything to keep me drawn in
(except maybe when Gilliland & Eckes were up front), so to be in the
playoffs isn't my ideal situation.
3. Bristol on dirt. I know a lot of people love dirt races, but to me
it's a bit gimmicky for nascar. Should keep it for an all star or
exhibition. To me it's largely because of the system. Win and you're in.
Somebody can luck their way into the playoffs despite being 16th in
points thanks to Daytona or a dirt track (which goes for Knoxville too)
4. Only 22 races instead of 23. Always a bummer to see a drop in events.
5. Two Vegas races. Still got plenty of 1.5 milers (Kansas, Homestead,
Darlington, Charlotte, Texas as well) when there's only 1 Richmond, 1
Martinsville and 1 (asphalt) Bristol. Any word on Rockingham?

All in all, I would say (again, my own opinion which is probably not
popular opinion) too many negatives, some steps in the wrong direction.
I know it's not as simple as "we want these tracks in the schedule, so
we'll add them" but there are tracks I'd like to see. Auto Club,
Rockingham, maybe Sonoma if the Glen or CotA doesn't work out, another
Martinsville, maybe Loudon or IRP


  125.   DI9_ForLife posted:
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@121, what? Are you serious?? Homestead is one of the best intermediate
tracks on the schedule along with Kansas. They both consistently produce
good racing, Homestead shouldn't be bulldozed


  126.   PucciMan posted:
  11.19.2020 - 7:37 pm
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@124 Trucks don't need to go back to Loudon. It's already bad enough
that the Xfinity race there puts people to asleep because it never puts
on a show, no sense on having another dull race there.


  127.   DI9_ForLife posted:
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@124, I mostly agree with a lot of your points except for the Eldora
one. The 2019 race may have been lousy but the appeal of watching trucks
on dirt made up for it, before that it was always one of the best on the
schedule.

I'm so glad that they dropped Dover and Michigan, granted the Dover race
this year wasn't bad, both tracks either produce boring races or
complete wreckfests (2020 Michigan). I hate to see Iowa and Chicago
leave, though; Chicago was hit or miss but Iowa usually made for some
good racing.

Darlington earlier this year was pretty good (Trucks, Xfinity, 2/3 Cup
Races) in typical Darlington fashion, so the addition of it is a win in
my book. I definitely agree with the two Vegas races since they tend to
be snoozers (except 2018). I wish the season was longer for trucks,
maybe around 26 races instead of only 22, since the series is usually
the best of the 3.

In the future, I'd like to see trucks return to their short track roots.
They could go to feasible tracks like IRP, South Boston or Nashville
Fairgrounds. A Rockingham return would be great, and it's more realistic
now that the CARS Tour is returning. DEFINITELY agree about
Martinsville, that track deserves 2 dates after the Truck race this
year, plus Xfinity and Cup are already scheduled to run the track twice,
so why were the trucks relegated to only 1 date? It doesn't add up. I'm
also hyped for the Knoxville race considering how good the trucks
usually were on Eldora.


  128.   DI9_ForLife posted:
  11.19.2020 - 7:49 pm
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@126, I don't know, the Cup race earlier this year was awesome and, if I
recall correctly, the last Xfinity race there wasn't bad either. Maybe
Loudon can be a good track after all.


  129.   Steve posted:
  11.19.2020 - 8:07 pm
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@126 Don't blame the track for the cars having too much downforce and
not enough power.


  130.   Mile501 posted:
  11.20.2020 - 7:20 am
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@121 - You must have never seen the old (pre-2003) Homstead. Talk about
boring...but the current Homestead is one of the better 1.5-milers.


  131.   DaveDavidson posted:
  11.20.2020 - 7:20 am
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Simply going from 11 1.5 mile tracks down to 7 is enough for me as far
as 2021 truck schedule!


  132.   Jimmie4life posted:
  11.20.2020 - 8:03 am
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I've not been a fan of Homestead, but at least it's better than most of
the other 1.5 mile tracks. I wasn't there to witness flat Homestead, but
it looked very slow and dull. This track is like Atlanta Pre-1997, and I
think that is fine for me. It's a differently shaped 1.5 mile track than
the bunch.


  133.   DI9_ForLife posted:
  11.20.2020 - 9:20 am
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Flat Homestead was better suited for IndyCar, in fact, I think that's
what the facility was built for in the first place, but then NASCAR's
popularity skyrocketed and the rest is history. I hope that IndyCar
returns to the track in the future, even with the progressive banking
the races were always great there.


  134.   JSPorts posted:
  11.20.2020 - 9:56 am
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I agree, I'd love to see IndyCar back there. That series desperately
needs more ovals, and Homestead would put on a great show.


  135.   GoRC10 posted:
  11.20.2020 - 10:03 am
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@124
Someone can luck their way into a win at any track, any race. If that's
your criteria, you may want to reevaluate said criteria.


  136.   Mile501 posted:
  11.20.2020 - 10:06 am
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A brief summary of schedule changes (compared to the original 2020
schedule before revisions):

Kentucky --> Spring Bristol (Dirt)
Texas 1 --> COTA
Chicagoland --> Darlington
Dover --> Nashville
Iowa Removed
Eldora --> Knoxville
Michigan --> Watkins Glen
(no changes to the 7 playoff races)

Change in track types from 2020 (original schedule) to 2021 schedule:
8 --> 9 races on tracks under 1.5 miles
2 --> 4 road course races + Pocono
13 --> 9 races on superspeedways

For a series that began exclusively on short tracks (plus two road
courses) 25 years ago, having just 7 races on 1.5-mile tracks is a long
overdue change. 2021 will have the fewest races on 1.5-mile tracks since
2003. Hopefully NASCAR will move further in that direction in the years
to come.


  137.   Mile501 posted:
  11.20.2020 - 10:09 am
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The new schedule will result in 2 fewer trips for teams, which could
save some money. The two midwest trips to Iowa and Chicagoland are gone,
and only replaced by Darlington, which is a short trip for most teams.


  138.   Mile501 posted:
  11.20.2020 - 10:24 am
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Some additional thoughts on the 2021 schedule:

It is an oddly constructed schedule, particularly during the summer.
Many of the races are concentrated in Feb-March, May-June, and Sept,
with a summer stretch that features just 2 races in a 7-week period.
This results in the next-to-last regular season race being really early
(July 9), yet the playoffs don't begin until August 20, a full 6 weeks
later.

Having oddly timed off weeks isn't exactly new with the truck series,
but it seems more noticeable than usual with this schedule. Some of that
is due to the Olympics, so perhaps 2022 will be better in that regard.
For now, I'm just glad to see a greater variety of track types.

There are just 3 races that will be separate from Cup (Knoxville,
Gateway, Mosport). This is more than Xfinity, which has just 1 such race
(Mid-Ohio). While I think many of us long for the days when the top 3
series had more stand-alone events, I just don't think it is financially
realistic in present-day NASCAR.


  139.   DI9_ForLife posted:
  11.20.2020 - 10:30 am
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134, Kentucky, Chicagoland, Richmond, Homestead, Loudon, Michigan (if
someone can convince Penske that the Detroit Grand Prix sucks) and
Kansas are all ovals that IndyCar could return to, and I wish that they
would return to those tracks, they always put on great races


  140.   Corey posted:
  11.20.2020 - 11:40 am
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@130 even that one was a second layout. The track was originally a mini
Indianapolis with four 90 degree turns.


  141.   Jimmie4life posted:
  11.20.2020 - 12:12 pm
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@140 The OLD setup of Homestead was too dangerous and overall terrible
for racing product.


  142.   possum posted:
  11.20.2020 - 6:06 pm
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@140 - correct, the original Homestead was a 3/5ths scale model of
Indianapolis. It probably would have been a great track if they'd raced
60% size cars, but using full-size cars it quickly became evident it was
a failure for both stock cars and Indy cars.

@141 - the original Homestead wasn't any more dangerous than any other
high-speed track. The racing wasn't very entertaining, but that was it's
only real failing.


  143.   TotallyNot52 posted:
  12.11.2020 - 12:02 am
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Silly season overview (Confirmed Rides) {Predictions}:

2-[GMS]Creed
4-[KBM]JH Nemechek
13-[Thor]Jo. Sauter
15-[DGR](TBA), {T. Gilliland?}
16-[HRE]A. Hill
17-[DGR]Deegan*
18-[KBM]C. Smith*
20-[Young]Boyd
21-[GMS]Z. Smith
22-[AMR]AW Self
23-[GMS]Purdy*
24-[GMS]Lessard, {TBA?}
26-[GMS]Ankrum
33-[RBR]McGee, (TBA)
40-[Niece]R. Truex
42-[Niece]Hocevar*
45-[Niece]B. Moffitt
49-[CMI]Viens
51-[KBR]Ky. Busch, (TBA)
56-[Hill]Ti. Hill, Ty. Hill, (TBA)
68-[CGM]Greenfield, {TBA?}
88-[Thor]Crafton
98-[Thor]Enfinger
99-[Thor]Rhodes

Other possible full-time entries:

00-[RBR]Reaume, (TBA)
02-[Young]Fogleman
3-[JAR]Anderson
6-[Benning]Benning
9-[CR7]Rohrbaugh
10-[JJC]JJ Cobb
11-[Davis]Davis
19-[MHR]Kraus
38-[FRM]T. Gilliland
44-[Niece]Bayne?
52-[HFR]Friesen


  144.   NASCAREnthusiast posted:
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2021 NextEra Energy 250 projected entry list:

Confirmed:
2: Sheldon Creed
4: John Hunter Nemechek
11: Spencer Davis (part-time)
13: Johnny Sauter
15: TBA
16: Austin Hill
17: Hailie Deegan
18: Chandler Smith
20: Spencer Boyd
21: Zane Smith
22: Austin Wayne Self
23: Chase Purdy
24: Raphaël Lessard
26: Tyler Ankrum
33: TBA*
40: Ryan Truex
42: Carson Hocevar
45: Brett Moffitt
49: Tim Viens
51: TBA**
56: TBA***
68: TBA****
88: Matt Crafton
98: Grant Enfinger
99: Ben Rhodes

*Keith McGee will drive select races in this truck, but none have been
announced yet
**Kyle Busch will drive 5 races in this truck, but none have been
announced yet
***Timmy Hill and Tyler Hill will drive partial schedules in this truck,
but none have been announced yet
****Clay Greenfield will drive 3 races in this truck, but none have been
announced yet

Teams that have confirmed to run a limited schedule, but have not said
that they would (or wouldn't) run Daytona:

14: Trey Hutchens (8-12 races)
32: Howie DiSavino III
41: TBA*
83: Ray Ciccarelli
91: Justin Carroll
TBA: Bret Holmes
TBA: TBA**
TBA: TBA***

*Dawson Cram and Chris Hacker will run this truck part-time
**Logan Misuraca, Juan Manuel González, and Andrik Dimayuga will drive
this truck part-time
***This is car that McAnally will field at the season finale for their
new Driver Academy, selected via a drawing among the winners of the
series. You don't have to tell me that this isn't Phoenix, but they
could still enter this truck for one of their ARCA drivers


  145.   JSPorts posted:
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Confirmed 2021 teams and drivers:

#2: Sheldon Creed, GMS Racing Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#02: Kris Wright (R), Young's Motorsports Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#3: Jordan Anderson, Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#4: John Hunter Nemechek, Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota (crew chief:
Eric Phillips)
#11 (LS): Spencer Davis (2 races), Spencer Davis Motorsports Toyota
(crew chief: TBA)
#12: TBA, Young's Motorsports Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#13: Johnny Sauter, ThorSport Racing Ford (crew chief: Joe Shear Jr.)
#14 (LS): Trey Hutchens (8-12 races), Trey Hutchens Racing Chevrolet
(crew chief: TBA)
#15: TBA, David Gilliland Racing Ford (crew chief: TBA)
#16: Austin Hill, Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota (crew chief: Scott
Zipadelli)
#17: Hailie Deegan (R), David Gilliland Racing Ford (crew chief: Mike
Hillman Jr.)
#18: Chandler Smith (R), Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota (crew chief: TBA
(1 race) / Danny Stockman Jr. (21 races))
#19: Derek Kraus, McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Toyota (crew chief: Matt Noyce)
#20: Spencer Boyd, Young's Motorsports Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#21: Zane Smith, GMS Racing Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#22: Austin Wayne Self, AM Racing Chevrolet (crew chief: Eddie Troconis)
#23: Chase Purdy (R), GMS Racing Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#24: Raphaël Lessard, GMS Racing Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#26: Tyler Ankrum, GMS Racing Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#32 (LS): Howie DiSavino III (TBA races), Win-Tron Racing Chevrolet
(crew chief: TBA)
#33: Keith McGee (TBA races) / TBA (TBA races), Reaume Brothers Racing
TBA (crew chief: TBA)
#38: Todd Gilliland, Front Row Motorsports Ford (crew chief: Chris Lawson)
#40: Ryan Truex, Niece Motorsports Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#41: Dawson Cram, Cram Racing Enterprises Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#42: Carson Hocevar (R), Niece Motorsports Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#44: TBA (8 races) / Bayley Currey (TBA races), Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#45: Brett Moffitt, Niece Motorsports Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#49: Tim Viens, CMI Motorsports Chevrolet (crew chief: Tim Silva)
#51: Kyle Busch (5 races) / TBA (17 races), Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota (crew chief: Mardy Lindley)
#52: Stewart Friesen, Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota (crew chief: TBA)
#56: Timmy Hill (TBA races) / Tyler Hill (TBA races), Hill Motorsports
Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#68: Clay Greenfield (3 races) / TBA (19 races), Clay Greenfield
Motorsports Toyota (crew chief: Jeff Hammond)
#83 (LS): Ray Ciccarelli (3-4 races), CMI Motorsports Chevrolet (crew
chief: TBA)
#88: Matt Crafton, ThorSport Racing Ford (crew chief: Carl Joiner Jr.)
#91 (LS): Justin Carroll (TBA races), TC Motorsports Toyota (crew chief:
Jim Long)
#94 (LS): Chris Hacker (TBA races), Cram Racing Enterprises Chevrolet
(crew chief: TBA)
#98: Grant Enfinger, ThorSport Racing Ford (crew chief: Jeff Hensley)
#99: Ben Rhodes, ThorSport Racing Ford (crew chief: TBA)
#TBA: TBA, Rackley WAR TBA (crew chief: TBA)
#TBA (LS): Bret Holmes (TBA races), Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet (crew
chief: TBA)
#TBA (LS): Logan Misuraca (TBA races) / Juan Manuel González (TBA races)
/ Andrik Dimayuga (TBA races), Lira Motorsports Ford (crew chief: TBA)
#TBA (LS): TBD (1 race), McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Toyota (crew chief: TBA)
#TBA (LS): Gus Dean (TBA races), TBA TBA (crew chief: TBA)

(LS) denotes team running a limited schedule
(R) denotes rookie

There have been 33 full-time & 10 part-time teams announced so far, for
a total of 43 teams.


  146.   TeamDCRfan posted:
  01.09.2021 - 11:46 am
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With it being kind of an unknown about practice and qualifying in
Xfinity and Trucks at the moment, should NASCAR decide to do the field
of 40 based on points like last year, the final two teams that would
make it based on points would be, although they havent announced
anything yet, would be Norm Benning's 6 and Joe Nemechek's 8. The first
two on the outside would be Ciccarelli's 83 and the 97, which is another
team that has yet to say anything.


  147.   TeamDCRfan posted:
  01.19.2021 - 10:13 pm
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Stormin Norm has announced plans to run the full schedule. Currently
looking for a crew chief but expects to have that ironed out soon


  148.   NASCAREnthusiast posted:
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Current Projected NextEra Energy 250 Entry List:

00: TBA
1: Hailie Deegan
02: Kris Wright
2: Sheldon Creed
3: Jordan Anderson
4: John Hunter Nemechek
6: Norm Benning
9: Codie Rohrbaugh
11: Spencer Davis
13: Johnny Sauter
15: Tanner Gray
16: Austin Hill
18: Chandler Smith
19: Derek Kraus
20: Spencer Boyd
21: Zane Smith
22: Austin Wayne Self
23: Chase Purdy
24: Raphaël Lessard
26: Tyler Ankrum
33: TBA
38: Todd Gilliland
40: Ryan Truex
41: Dawson Cram
42: Carson Hocevar
44: TBA
45: Brett Moffitt
49: Tim Viens
51: TBA
52: Stewart Friesen
56: TBA
68: TBA
75: Parker Kligerman
83: Ray Ciccarelli
88: Matt Crafton
98: Grant Enfinger
99: Ben Rhodes
TBA: TBA*

Total Entries: 38

*Rackley WAR truck


  149.   TeamDCRfan posted:
  01.20.2021 - 5:28 pm
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Has it been revealed how many spots are in the field this year? Are they
reverting back to normal sizes or sticking with the 40 starters across
all 3 series.


  150.   Chad posted:
  01.20.2021 - 7:23 pm
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@149 Bob Pockrass said teams are preparing for last year's circumstances
but nothing announced yet.

I'd imagine Trucks 32 with, 40 without qualifying, Xfinity 36 with, 40
without, and Cup stays the same.


  151.   JSPorts posted:
  01.29.2021 - 11:23 am
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Updated 2021 entry list:

#00: TBA (20 races) / Jake Griffin (2 races), Reaume Brothers Racing
Chevrolet (TBA races) / Toyota (TBA races) (crew chief: TBA)
#1: Hailie Deegan (R), David Gilliland Racing Ford (crew chief: Mike
Hillman Jr.)
#2: Sheldon Creed, GMS Racing Chevrolet (crew chief: Jeff Stankiewicz)
#02: Kris Wright (R), Young's Motorsports Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#3: Jordan Anderson (1 race) / TBA (21 races), Jordan Anderson Racing
Chevrolet (crew chief: Bruce Cook)
#4: John Hunter Nemechek, Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota (crew chief:
Eric Phillips)
#6: Norm Benning, Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#9 (LS): Codie Rohrbaugh (16 races), CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet (crew
chief: Doug George)
#11: Spencer Davis, Spencer Davis Motorsports Toyota (crew chief: TBA)
#12 (LS): TBA (TBA races), Young's Motorsports Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#13: Johnny Sauter, ThorSport Racing TBA (crew chief: Joe Shear Jr.)
#14 (LS): Trey Hutchens (8 races), Trey Hutchens Racing Chevrolet (crew
chief: TBA)
#15: Tanner Gray, David Gilliland Racing Ford (crew chief: Shane Wilson)
#16: Austin Hill, Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota (crew chief: Scott
Zipadelli)
#17 (LS): Taylor Gray (7 races), David Gilliland Racing Ford (crew
chief: Chad Johnston)
#18: Chandler Smith (R), Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota (crew chief: TBA
(1 race) / Danny Stockman Jr. (21 races))
#19: Derek Kraus, McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Toyota (crew chief: Matt Noyce)
#20: Spencer Boyd, Young's Motorsports Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#21: Zane Smith, GMS Racing Chevrolet (crew chief: Kevin Manion)
#22: Austin Wayne Self, AM Racing Chevrolet (crew chief: Ryan Salomon)
#23: Chase Purdy (R), GMS Racing Chevrolet (crew chief: Jeff Hensley)
#24: Raphaël Lessard, GMS Racing Chevrolet (crew chief: Chad Walter)
#25: Timothy Peters, Rackley WAR Chevrolet (crew chief: Chad Kendrick)
#26: Tyler Ankrum, GMS Racing Chevrolet (crew chief: Charles Denike)
#30 (LS): Danny Bohn (TBA races), On Point Motorsports Toyota (crew
chief: Steven Lane)
#32 (LS): Bret Holmes (5 races) / Sam Mayer (5 races), Bret Holmes
Racing Chevrolet (crew chief: Shane Huffman)
#33: TBA (5 races) / Keith McGee (1 race), Reaume Brothers Racing
Chevrolet (1 race) / Toyota (TBA races) (crew chief: TBA)
#38: Todd Gilliland, Front Row Motorsports Ford (crew chief: Chris Lawson)
#40: Ryan Truex, Niece Motorsports Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#41: Dawson Cram, Cram Racing Enterprises Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#42: Carson Hocevar (R), Niece Motorsports Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#44 (LS): Bayley Currey (1 race), Niece Motorsports Chevrolet (crew
chief: TBA)
#45: Brett Moffitt, Niece Motorsports Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#49: Tim Viens, CMI Motorsports Chevrolet (TBA races) / Ford (TBA races)
/ Toyota (TBA races (crew chief: Tim Silva)
#51: Drew Dollar (8 races) / Kyle Busch (5 races) / TBA (9 races), Kyle
Busch Motorsports Toyota (crew chief: Mardy Lindley)
#52: Stewart Friesen, Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota (crew chief: Tripp Bruce)
#56: Timmy Hill (TBA races) / Tyler Hill (TBA races), Hill Motorsports
Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#60 (LS): Logan Misuraca (TBA races) / Juan Manuel González (TBA races)
/ Andrik Dimayuga (TBA races), Lira Motorsports Ford (crew chief: TBA)
#68 (LS): Clay Greenfield (3 races) / TBA (TBA races), Clay Greenfield
Motorsports Toyota (crew chief: Jeff Hammond)
#75 (LS): Parker Kligerman (1 race) / Sam Mayer (1 race) / TBA (2
races), Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet (crew chief: Chris Carrier)
#83: Ray Ciccarelli (2 races) / TBA (20 races), CMI Motorsports
Chevrolet (TBA races) / Ford (TBA races) / Toyota (TBA races) (crew
chief: TBA)
#88: Matt Crafton, ThorSport Racing TBA (crew chief: Carl Joiner Jr.)
#91 (LS): Justin Carroll (3 races), TC Motorsports Toyota (crew chief:
Jim Long)
#94 (LS): Chris Hacker (TBA races), Cram Racing Enterprises Chevrolet
(crew chief: TBA)
#98: Grant Enfinger, ThorSport Racing TBA (crew chief: TBA)
#99: Ben Rhodes, ThorSport Racing TBA (crew chief: TBA)
#TBA (LS): Howie DiSavino III (TBA races) / Gus Dean (TBA races), AM
Racing Chevrolet (crew chief: TBA)
#TBA (LS): Max McLaughlin (TBA races), Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota
(crew chief: TBA)
#TBA (LS): TBD (1 race), McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Toyota (crew chief: TBA)

(LS) denotes limited schedule
(R) denotes rookie

With 14 days to go until the start of the season, 34 complete schedule
teams & 15 limited schedule teams have announced plans to run in 2021
(for a total of 49 teams.) Last year, there were 27 complete schedule
teams & 24 limited schedule teams (for a total of 51 teams.) That means
the series is on pace for a net loss of at most 2 teams in 2021. There
will be a net gain of at least 7 complete schedule teams, but a net loss
of at most 9 limited schedule teams.


  152.   TeamDCRfan posted:
  01.29.2021 - 12:18 pm
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04 of Roper plans on a full schedule


  153.   TeamDCRfan posted:
  02.05.2021 - 11:02 pm
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I went and kinda created an outline of the provisional and owner point
list going into Daytona for a 36 truck field:
*Teams that attempted all 23 races are ranked in order follwed by teams
that would have been part time in descending order*

1st is GMS 2 all the way down to JJCRs 10 in 26th (JJCR was 37th in
owner points)
*All with 22 attempts
27th GMS 24
28th On Point 30
29th Niece 44
*
30th Greenfield 68 with 20 attempts
31st CMI 49 with 19
32nd Stormin Norm with 18
33rd CR7 with 17 attempts
34th Gilliland #17 (now number 1 with Deegan I believe) 15 attempts
35th Davis 14 attempts
36th Cram 14 attempts

First on the outside looking in would be CMI 83 followed by, Roper 04,
Niece 42, Henderson 75, FDNY 28, and others that have no clear plans.


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