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Two races in, and we have some trends to analyze!  Take some of this analysis with a grain of salt, as there isn’t a whole lot of data yet in 2021.  However, we’re going to give it a try anyway.  This weekend, NASCAR returns to Florida for a trip to Homestead-Miami Speedway for the Dixie Vodka 400.  Let’s have a look at some data:   Homestead-Miami Speedway is a 1.5-mile oval that opened in 1995.  From 2002 to 2019, it hosted NASCAR’s final race of the season – this was changed to Phoenix last year.  With two wild-card races (in a super speedway and road course) to start the year, many see this as the first time we’ll be able to take stock of who has a legitimate shot to win it all this year.   The race will be 267 laps (for a total of 400.5 miles), with stage breaks occurring at 80 – 160 – 267.  The fuel window is approximately 62-66 laps.   NASCAR has run 752.70 miles so far this year, with only 9 cars having run all of the...

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Welcome to our NASCAR Cup Series Projections page.  The Playoff Forecast is where you will find the probability of each 2021 charter making the playoffs, their chances of advancing to future rounds, and also their odds of winning the Championship.    Projections are calculated by simulating the 2021 Cup Series schedule 50,000 times, using a top-secret predictive formula that is based on 3 important factors: Driver History @ Each Track, Driver Recent Overall History, and Team Performance.   This page will be updated every week, incorporating each week’s real results to (ideally) make the formula more accurate.  Keep checking back to see how your favorite driver’s odds change from week to week!     Forecast – After Race 2   Projected Winner of the Dixie Vodka 400 @ Homestead

-- Press Release JTG Daugherty Racing -- Bringing digital collectible trading cards to race fans everywhere! HARRISBURG, N.C., February 12, 2021 – Today JTG Daugherty Racing announced an extension of its partnership with Fanaply – the leading digital collectibles marketplace – as its Official Digital Collectibles Partner to create limited-edition digital collectibles for their drivers commemorating each race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season. The first digital collectibles featuring JTG Daugherty Racing drivers Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Ryan Preece launched today for fans just in time for the Daytona 500 and will be available via Fanaply’s website at: https://fanaply.com/category/ricky-stenhouse-jr https://fanaply.com/category/ryan-preece “We are always looking for new and innovative ways to build engagement with our fans,” Tad Geschickter, JTG Daugherty Racing team owner said. “We miss seeing our fans at the race track. Having Fanaply create digital collectibles of our drivers Rick...

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-- Roush Fenway Racing Press Release -- CONCORD, N.C. (Feb. 22, 2021) —  Check out the best photos from our race weekend at the Daytona Road Course. from News – Roush Fenway https://ift.tt/3pHQSzZ via IFTTT -- Syndicate Post --

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Welcome to our NASCAR Cup Series Projections page.  The Playoff Forecast is where you will find the probability of each 2021 charter making the playoffs, their chances of advancing to future rounds, and also their odds of winning the Championship.    Projections are calculated by simulating the 2021 Cup Series schedule 50,000 times, using a top-secret predictive formula that is based on 3 important factors: Driver History @ Each Track, Driver Recent Overall History, and Team Performance.   This page will be updated every week, incorporating each week’s real results to (ideally) make the formula more accurate.  Keep checking back to see how your favorite driver’s odds change from week to week!     Forecast – After Race 1 Projected Winner of the O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 @ Daytona Road Course

-- Roush Fenway Racing Press Release -- Roush Fenway will be powered by Castrol as it delivers carbon reduction and offset programs across team’s operations both on and off the track   CONCORD, N.C., (February 18, 2021) –  Roush Fenway Racing today announced that the team has become the first carbon neutral NASCAR race team, powered by its official sponsor Castrol. Throughout the 2021 NASCAR season, Castrol will power the Roush Fenway team by supporting Roush Fenway’s carbon reduction and offset programs across their operations both on and off the track. “As an organization, Roush Fenway has always been environmentally conscious,” said Roush Fenway President Steve Newmark. “Our hope with this program is to demonstrate that every business, small or large, and regardless of industry, can contribute to address global climate challenges. We hope to set an example and highlight that small steps by many can make a real difference.” Roush Fenway has achieved carbon neutrality for th...

  (Photo Credit : Review Journal of Las Vegas) McDowell Wins BIG As much as I love American stock car racing, there are races that are so bland we may never mention them again in a social setting. Other events stand out in our hearts and we talk about them every chance we get. This year's running of the 'Great American Race' is a story that we will always remember.  Expect to see videos of McDowell cheering with the fans at the start finish line, and the wild last lap of the 2021 Daytona 500 forever.  He's done it. It took him a long time, but Michael McDowell has won at NASCAR's greatest stage. While the race itself is being labeled as an underdog win, a small amount of research is all it takes to realize that the pieces have been there for the #34 team to get this win for some time now. Ford has shown consistent speed on the large tracks for years. Front Row Motorsports has won and recorded several top 5's at Daytona and Talladega in the current generation car...

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-- Roush Fenway Racing Press Release -- CONCORD, N.C. (Feb. 15, 2021) — Check out the best moments from yesterday’s Daytona 500. from News – Roush Fenway https://ift.tt/3s9oecP via IFTTT -- Syndicate Post --

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It’s been a long 98 days since the last time we went Cup Series racing, but the moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally here.  On Sunday, 40 drivers will kick off the Daytona 500, and with it the 2021 NASCAR season.  Fear not, StatChat will be here to guide you all along the way.   Daytona International Speedway may be the most famous track in NASCAR.  The first ever Daytona 500 was won by Lee Petty in 1959, and has been the season opener since 1982.  It is a 2.5 mile high-speed tri-oval.   The race will be 200 laps long (for a total of 500 miles), with stage breaks occurring at 65 – 130 – 200.  The fuel window is approximately 38-42 laps.   This is the first race of the season.   Top 5 Career Average Finishers at Daytona: Bubba Wallace 14.86 over 7 races Austin Dillon 15.53 over 15 races Denny Hamlin 16.33 over 30 races Alex Bowman 16.67 over 9 races Christopher...

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Welcome to our NASCAR Cup Series Projections page.  The Playoff Forecast is where you will find the probability of each 2021 charter making the playoffs, their chances of advancing to future rounds, and also their odds of winning the Championship.    Projections are calculated by simulating the 2021 Cup Series schedule 50,000 times, using a top-secret predictive formula that is based on 3 important factors: Driver History @ Each Track, Driver Recent Overall History, and Team Performance.   This page will be updated every week, incorporating each week’s real results to (ideally) make the formula more accurate as the season continues.  Keep checking back to see how your favorite driver’s odds change from week to week!     Forecast – Pre-Season       Daytona 500 Forecast

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-- Roush Fenway Racing Press Release -- ADVANCE NOTES   Buescher  at Daytona International Speedway   Buescher makes his 11 th  Cup start on the oval at DIS on Sunday, and sixth in the Daytona 500.   In 10 prior events, Buescher has five top-10s, including three inside the top-five.  He’s  coming off back-to-back top-10 runs at DIS after finishing  third in the 2020 season opener  and ninth last summer. He also finished fifth in the 2018 edition of ‘The Great American Race.’   Buescher will roll off the grid 22 nd  on Sunday after finishing 10 th  in his Duel qualifying race Thursday night.   Dating back to his last four Superspeedway events, Buescher has only one  finish outside the top-10,  crossing the line sixth at Talladega last spring  in addition to the two Daytona events .   In three NXS races on the oval, Buescher had a best finish of second in Jack Roush’s No. 60 entry in 2015.   Luke Lam...

In case you missed it , StatChat is counting down the days ‘til the 2021 Daytona 500.  Every two days, we will have a new article featuring one of the Top 30 Drivers of 2020.    1 st Place – Chase Elliott – 5040 pts   By the Numbers:   4.36 Difference in Average Finish  – Whether you see this as a sign of a flawed playoff system, or you believe it’s important for the Champion to peak at the right time, it certainly is an interesting wrinkle that Chase Elliott’s Average Finish was 4.36 spots worse than Kevin Harvick’s.  This is the same Harvick that didn’t even make the Round of 4.  Chase Elliott put together an impressive playoff performance in 2020, including back-to-back wins at the final 2 races to clinch the Championship, but Kevin Harvick’s season was the better one, overall.   2 nd Most Laps Led – Chase Elliott led a total of 1,213 laps in 2020.  This amounted to 2 nd best of all drivers, just behind (you gues...

--Press Release From Michael Shank Racing-- The Music City Grand Prix will be Castroneves’ second of six IndyCar races with Meyer Shank Racing Pataskala, Ohio (12 February 2021) – Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) NTT INDYCAR Series driver Helio Castroneves will aim to add to his record of street racing success this August as he looks forward to racing in the inaugural Music City Grand Prix on the streets of Nashville. Transcard ( https://www.transcard.com ) will partner with Meyer Shank Racing and utilize Castroneves as part of a focused marketing program surrounding the event weekend. Castroneves is slated to compete in six NTT INDYCAR Series races with MSR this season onboard the No. 06 MSR Honda IndyCar, starting with the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500 in May. Castroneves will return to action for MSR in the Music City Grand Prix (August 8), the August Indianapolis Motor Speedway event (Aug. 14), the Grand Prix of Portland (Sept. 12), WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (Sept. 19) an...