NASCAR’s 2021 Cup Schedule Achieves Balance with a Wealth of Significant Changes

NASCAR's 2021 Cup Schedule shows plenty of changes for next season in an announcement on Wednesday from NASCAR Executive Vice President Steve O'Donnell at Texas Motor Speedway.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS – SEPTEMBER 30: NASCAR Executive Vice President Steve O’Donnell speaks at a Texas Motor Speedway 2021 Schedule Release event at Texas Live! on September 30, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images

NASCAR’s 2021 Cup Schedule shows plenty of changes for next season in an announcement on Wednesday from NASCAR Executive Vice President Steve O’Donnell at Texas Motor Speedway.

New tracks, road courses, and a dirt race—NASCAR fulfilled its mission of expanding its sphere of influence with the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series schedule, announced Wednesday afternoon. 

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Darlington, Lebanon NASCAR Race Review with Hot Topics on Fan4Racing Radio

Darlington, Lebanon NASCAR Race Review is presented by host Sharon Burton with Hot Topics Sound Off and the Fan4Racing crew!

Darlington, Lebanon NASCAR Race Review is presented by host Sharon Burton and co-host Jay Husmann. Join us for the smartest race talk around! Then stick around for Hot Topics Sound Off with the Fan4Racing crew!

Our guest in this episode is…

Joe Graf Jr

NASCAR Xfinity Series driver with SS Greenlight Racing

This episode centers around the Darlington Raceway for the NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, and Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, along with the ARCA Menards Series at Lebanon I-44 Speedway. We’ll also give a few updates for the ARCA East and West with post-race audio as time allows.

The Agenda

  • First, we review the ARCA Menards Series in Lebanon along with the Truck Series in Darlington.
  • Next, our guest is NASCAR Xfinity Series driver, Joe Graf Jr with SS Greenlight Racing.
  • Then, we review the NASCAR Xfinity and Cup Series at Darlington.
  • Next is Hot Topics Sound Off with our Fan4Racing Crew.

As always…Thanks for listening!

Harvick Kicks-Off Playoffs with a Victory

Kevin Harvick kicks-off playoffs with a victory in the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 on Saturday, September 6th at Darlington Raceway.
DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 06: Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Busch Beer Throwback Ford, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 06, 2020, in Darlington, South Carolina. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

Harvick kicks-off playoffs with a victory in the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 on Saturday, September 6th at Darlington Raceway.

The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs are officially underway. The first Round of 16 is running at three extremely different tracks. They begin this past Sunday night at Darlington Raceway, then the series is heading to Richmond Raceway, before ending at Bristol Motor Speedway. When these three races are complete, four drivers at the bottom of the standings are put below the cutline and no longer eligible for championship contention.

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Harvick Wins Playoff Opener after Leaders Wreck

Harvick wins playoff opener in the NASCAR Cup Series, Cook Out Southern 500 on Sunday night at Darlington Raceway.
DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 06: Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Busch Beer Throwback Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 06, 2020, in Darlington, South Carolina. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

Harvick wins playoff opener in the NASCAR Cup Series, Cook Out Southern 500 on Sunday night at Darlington Raceway.

Kevin Harvick was in the right place at the right time to take the lead, then put on an impressive show of tenacity to hold off a hard-charging Austin Dillon to earn his second career Cook Out Southern 500 win at Darlington Raceway in Sunday night’s NASCAR Cup Series Playoff opener.

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Almirola Earns a Playoff Berth for Third Time

Aric Almirola earns a Playoff Berth for the third time in the NASCAR Cup Series with Stewart Haas Racing. The Round of 16 starts at Darlington Raceway.

Almirola earns a Playoff berth for the third time in the NASCAR Cup Series with Stewart Haas Racing. The Round of 16 starts at Darlington Raceway.

After spending the majority of his career driving the Richard Petty Motorsports No. 43 car, Aric Almirola took his talents to Stewart-Haas Racing in 2018. The Tampa, Florida native immediately saw results, as he qualified for the playoffs then, with a win at Talladega he was able to advance to the Round of 8 for the first time in his career.

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