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nebish · 2020-01-26T08:43:38Z

Football’s almost over, means racin getting ready to start! What’s different in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2020 By Daniel McFadinJan 3, 2020, 2:19 PM EST Leave a comment Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) The fog of the offseason has begun to lift and the start of a new NASCAR season looms. When the fog clears, we will be met with the 62nd Daytona 500 on Feb. 16. But this won’t be the start of just another season in NASCAR’s premier series. It will have a very different landscape compared to when the 2019 season ended in Miami in November. While there’s a lot to breakdown for the coming season, it’s all essentially a preamble for 2021, which will see the Cup Series with its Next Gen car and potentially a very different race schedule. Here’s what the table looks like for the Cup Series heading into 2020. New Era, New Names After serving in the role for three years, Monster Energy is no longer the entitlement sponsor of the Cup Series. With its departure also comes the end of the Cup Series’ entitlement sponsor model that had been in place since 1971 beginning with Winston. After five decades of being the Winston, Nextel, Sprint and finally the Monster Energy Cup Series, the premier series will simply be called the NASCAR Cup Series. 2020 marks the start of NASCAR’s premier partner program, which includes Xfinity, Coca-Cola, Geico and Busch Beer. Farther down on the series ladder comes the official merger of the ARCA Menards Series with NASCAR and what had been its K&N Pro Series circuits. The regional series will now be called the ARCA Menards Series East and West. A glimpse at what Martinsville Speedway will look like at night. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images) Shuffling the Schedule There’s a lot of expectations for what the Cup Series schedule will look like in 2021 after the end of NASCAR’s current five-year agreement with tracks. But 2020 also has plenty of groundbreaking schedule developments. – Martinsville Speedway will host its first official Cup night race on May 9. The short track also will host the final playoff elimination race for all three national series, with the Cup race held Nov. 1. – Pocono Raceway will be the site of the Cup Series’ first ever doubleheader weekend June 27-28. Saturday’s race will be preceded by a Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series event and Sunday begins with a Xfinity Series race. – Daytona International Speedway will host the Cup regular season finale, moving its second date from the traditional July 4 weekend to Aug. 29. The July 4 weekend race is now held by Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Cup races there July 5). – Darlington Raceway and the Southern 500 will open the Cup playoffs on Sept. 6. It’s joined in the opening round by Richmond Raceway and in the playoffs for the first time, Bristol Motor Speedway, which will be the first elimination race. – After being the site of the first elimination race the last two seasons, the Charlotte Roval will be the Round of 12 elimination race (Oct. 11) and be preceded by Talladega Superspeedway. – After a nearly two-decade run, Homestead-Miami Speedway is no longer the site of the championship weekend. Its place is now held by Phoenix Raceway, with the Cup championship race scheduled for Nov. 8. Miami’s Cup race will be March 22. – Other notable changes: The Xfinity Series will compete at Martinsville (Oct. 31) for the first time since 2004. The Truck Series returns to Richmond Raceway (April 18) for the first time since 2005. Chevrolet Chevrolet Remodel Chevrolet Cup teams will appear in Daytona with a slightly different look to their cars. Chevy will field its Camaro ZL1 1LE model in 2020, replacing the basic ZL1 model. One reason for the change is difficulties with the latter’s pointed nose when it came to pushing other cars at Daytona and Talladega compared to Ford and Toyota and their flatter noses. Familiar Names, Different Teams When the full Cup Series starting grid forms for the first time at the Daytona 500, there will be a lot familiar faces sporting new numbers with new teams. That includes a rather accomplished rookie class. – Matt DiBenedetto debuts with Wood Brothers Racing in the No. 21 Ford, moving over from Leavine Family Racing and taking over for Paul Menard, who retired from full-time racing. – After a decade with Roush Fenway Racing, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. begins the 2020s with his first season at JTG Daugherty Racing driving the No. 47 Chevrolet. Teammate Ryan Preece will drive the No. 37. Stenhouse will have Brian Pattie as his crew chief. Preece will work with Trent Owens. – Chris Buescher left JTG Daugherty Racing to return to Roush and race the No. 17 Ford, which was vacated by Stenhouse. Buescher will be paired with crew chief Luke Lambert. – Christopher Bell moves up from the Xfinity Series to drive Leavine Family Racing’s No. 95 Toyota along with crew chief Jason Ratcliff. Harrison Burton replaces Bell in Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 20 Xfi...

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DanB

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I enjoyed the race. 2 of my guys, Chase and Truex, came on late. Also Tyler Reddick ran good all day.

Posted : May 19, 2020 2:14 am

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cmgst34 don't quit now!

Noticed you did not have a current lineup in for the race. You are only 10 points out of 7th and 19 out of 6th and you didn't even try last week. Somebody who was trying is behind you in 9th place.

Don't give up, you can still climb into the top 5 and compete for a top 3 finish with consistent performances.

Posted : May 19, 2020 5:49 am

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Wednesday race moved up to 6 to beat potential for rain.

Posted : May 19, 2020 5:41 pm

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Odds of racing tonight said to be 35-40% 🙁

Posted : May 20, 2020 9:40 am

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Got the race in, almost all of it.

Kyle Busch wrecks Chase from, what was it 2nd or 3rd place. Big mistake KY for as good as he thinks he is.

Posted : May 21, 2020 4:22 am

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Got the race in, almost all of it.

Kyle Busch wrecks Chase from, what was it 2nd or 3rd place. Big mistake KY for as good as he thinks he is.

Eff Shrub

Posted : May 23, 2020 4:11 am

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cmgst34 don't quit now!

Noticed you did not have a current lineup in for the race. You are only 10 points out of 7th and 19 out of 6th and you didn't even try last week. Somebody who was trying is behind you in 9th place.

Don't give up, you can still climb into the top 5 and compete for a top 3 finish with consistent performances.

I’m sorry guys! With the break I totally forgot about fantasy. A shame too, since I’ve been watching all the races and betting on them, I should’ve been doing fantasy too! Just totally slipped my mind.

I’ll have a lineup in for Wednesday’s short one.

Posted : June 7, 2020 5:59 pm

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cmgst34 you came in 5th this week with your zombie lineup still getting you some points. I know 6th and 7th place were trying yesterday so that is good for you! You're comin' from the back a couple laps down, but with free pass and waiver 'round you might still get close to the top 5 by season's end!

DanB scores a weekly win!

Posted : June 8, 2020 5:02 am

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Good finish today!

That coronavirus shit with Jimmie Johnson was messed up huh? Positive Friday, negative Monday. Was he at the end of his infection period...was it a false positive?

48 had a good run today, til he tried to block Brad late and Brad spun his ass.

Posted : July 12, 2020 5:32 pm

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DanB moved into 2nd place after Thursday. I would expect 3rd to keep providing good competition. Everyone chasing me!

Posted : July 26, 2020 12:44 pm

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Daytona road course should be fun with no practice and nobody ever being on it in a cup car! A handful of guys have been on it in the 24 Rolex race cars. They are racing there because they were not allowed to race at Watkins Glen and they wanted to keep the replacement race a road course. Looking forward to that one, might even watch the Saturday race if I can.

Posted : August 11, 2020 5:53 pm

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Second Cup driver tests positive for coronavirus, Austin Dillon.

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