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Pre-Season Power Ranking for Daytona

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Pre-Season Power Ranking for Daytona

Pre-season power ranking for Daytona International Speedway is before the non-points paying Cup Series Clash for the first time on a road course this Tuesday.

With the Daytona 500 right around the corner, after the Clash, it’s time to put together the first 2021 edition of the NASCAR Cup Series power ranking. Deciding on the top-20 is a difficult task. This season is shaping up as one of the more competitive seasons in recent memory. New teams such as Trackhouse Racing and 23XI Racing joining the Cup Series and young drivers such as Tyler Reddick and Christopher Bell are primed for a breakout. The top of this ranking will get the most attention, but the middle and bottom are the sleepers who could find their way to the top as the season progresses.  

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Daytona, New Smyrna NASCAR Weekend Preview with Hot Topics on Fan4Racing Radio

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Daytona NASCAR Weekend Preview

Daytona, New Smyrna NASCAR Weekend Preview is presented by host Sharon Burton and co-host Jay Husmann. Join us as we rev up NASCAR fans for the upcoming weekend of racing. Then, stick around for Hot Topics Sound Off with the Fan4Racing crew! 

Our guest on this episode is…

Daytona NASCAR Weekend Preview with ARCA driver Greg Van Alst

Greg Van Alst

ARCA driver with his own race team chats about his Daytona test session and the 2021 season.

This episode centers around Daytona International Speedway for the NASCAR season openers for Cup, Xfinity, and Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series along with the ARCA East at New Smyrna Speedway and ARCA at Daytona. We’ll also give a few updates from the ARCA West along with pre-race audio from drivers as time permits.

NOTE to PODCAST Listeners: We had a glitch close to the two-hour mark, but we were able to recover. When you come to that place, just fast forward to hear the last half-hour of our Hot Topics segment. Thanks!

The Agenda

  • First, we discuss the ARCA East opener at New Smyrna. Then, our guest Greg Van Alst joins the conversation.
  • Next, we preview the ARCA and NASCAR Truck Series at Daytona
  • Next, our preview continues with the NASCAR Xfinity and Cup Series at Daytona
  • Then, it’s Hot Topics Sound Off with the Fan4Racing Crew.

As always…Thanks for listening!

Road Courses, New Venues Highlight 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Slate

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Road courses and new venues highlight the NASCAR Xfinity Series 2021 schedule that starts at Daytona International Speedway in February.
Photo by Michael Allio/Getty Images

Road courses and new venues highlight the NASCAR Xfinity Series 2021 schedule that starts at Daytona International Speedway in February.

On Friday, NASCAR announced the 2021 schedule for the NASCAR Xfinity Series™, which mirrors many of the historic changes in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series schedule that was announced in September.

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William Byron Needs One More Clutch Moment

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Byron is in need of another clutch moment after mediocre results in two of three NASCAR Cup Series playoff races in the Round of 16.
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – SEPTEMBER 12: William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Liberty University Chevrolet, waits on the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway on September 12, 2020, in Richmond, Virginia. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

William Byron needs one more clutch moment after mediocre results in two of three NASCAR Cup Series playoff races in the Round of 16.

The buzzer-beater basket; The go-ahead field goal as time expires; the walk-off home run; These are the clutch moments in sports that are the reason people watch and look forward to seeing. 

In the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway, 22-year-old William Byron pulled off NASCAR’s version of that moment.  Byron entered the race in a tight battle with Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson and Wood Brothers Racing’s Matt DiBenedetto for the final two playoff spots. In Byron’s Daytona clutch moment, he not only advances to the playoffs but he scores his first career NASCAR Cup Series victory.

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Matt DiBenedetto is Set to Make his First Playoff Appearance

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Matt DiBenedetto is set to make his first NASCAR Cup Series playoff appearance at Darlington Raceway on Sunday, September 6th.

Matt DiBenedetto is set to make his first NASCAR Cup Series playoff appearance at Darlington Raceway on Sunday, September 6th.

As the checkered flag was falling on the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway last Saturday night, one driver most certainly was breathing a huge sigh of relief.  Matt DiBenedetto, the driver of the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford is in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.  In his post-race interview, he talks about how mentally exhausting the pressure cooker of a race was for him.

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