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Joey Logano Wins The Opening Atlanta Playoff Race

by Chuck Abrams
Joey Logano Wins The Opening Atlanta Playoff Race

Kyle Larson entered the Atlanta race leading all drivers in wins and playoff points. He qualified P6.  All he had to do was run a good race and stay out of trouble. Unfortunately, trouble found him when on lap 55, his car lost rear grip and sent him crashing hard into the wall with a smack by Chase Briscoe as his car meandered back down the banking, hidden by smoke.

That’s why playoff and stage points matter. Instead of falling below the cut line, he is in P10 and relatively safe heading to Watkins Glen. He has won 2 of the last 3 races there but was a dismal P25 last year when teammate William Byron dominated and took home the trophy.

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Did NASCAR Get It Right With Austin Dillon at Richmond?

by Chuck Abrams
Did NASCAR Get It Right With Austin Dillon at Richmond?

After a few days of waiting, NASCAR finally made an announcement as to what they are doing about Austin Dillon’s mad dash to the checkered flag at Richmond.

Essentially, Dillon can keep the win and the trophy, but NASCAR decided he went too far in his desire to get into the playoffs. His win will not count as an automatic berth into the playoffs and he and RCR lose 25 points.

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Hendrick Motorsports Sweeps At Martinsville As Byron Leads The Charge

by Chuck Abrams
Hendrick Motorsports Sweeps At Martinsville As Byron Leads The Charge

Greeting race fans, I am back in the saddle after a much-needed break.

While I was away, Denny Hamlin and William Byron both won twice putting them into the lead as far as wins even though Kyle Larson is leading the points with a win and four top five finishes. While he also had one DNF, he has four stage wins and has led a whopping 454 laps this season. Byron may have three wins, but he has done that leading only 149 laps.

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Christopher Bell Outruns Ryan Blaney for Homestead Win

by Chuck Abrams
Christopher Bell Outruns Ryan Blaney for Homestead Win

During the course of the race, Christopher Bell thought his chances of racing for a NASCAR Cup Series championship at Phoenix were slim or none. After just squeaking into points at the end of Stage 1 he was nowhere to be found by the end of Stage 2. Homestead was eating up tires and while there were multiple racing grooves, around the top was the best, plus you needed drive off of the corners to compete. Bell’s car was having none of that and Bell was in a sour mood.

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