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Friday Faceoff: Would an Electric Vehicle Event Help NASCAR Grow?

2023 Cup Phoenix I William Byron checkered flag (Credit: NKP)

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Our writers discuss a hypothetical electric vehicle event, NASCAR’s latest penalties, and what would make William Byron Hendrick’s top dog.

Friday Faceoff: Who Is Under the Most Pressure in 2023?

Kyle Busch

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Our writers ponder who’s on the hot seat, which new driver/team combo will hit it off in 2023 and who will win Cup Series Rookie of the Year.

NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers: Stars From 1949-60

NASCAR 75 Speedy Thompson (Credit: ISC Archives via NASCAR Media)

DARLINGTON, SC - SEPTEMBER 2, 1957: Speedy Thompson (L) and his crew celebrate his win in the Southern 500 NASCAR Cup race at Darlington Raceway. That's Bud Moore on the far right. (Photo: ISC Images and Archives via Getty Images via NASCAR Media)

Some of NASCAR’s earliest stars like Rex White and Speedy Thompson are in today’s spotlight.

Friday Faceoff: Will Drivers Race More Aggressively at the Clash?

NASCAR Cup Series Busch Light Clash - Qualifying Heat

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 06: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 DoorDash Toyota, Harrison Burton, driver of the #21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford, and Austin Cindric, driver of the #2 eCascadia Ford, are involved in an incident during the last chance qualifying race prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Busch Light Clash at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on February 06, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Joey Logano won the Clash and Cup championship in 2022. Is it a mere coincidence, or are there parallels?

NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers: Lower-Series Lifers

Gateway Motorsports Park - Day 2

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Today, we show legends of NASCAR’s circuits not named the Cup Series some love.

Friday Faceoff: Where Should Jimmie Johnson Race in 2023?

2021 IndyCar Jimmie Johnson Chris Owens INDYCAR Media

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He’ll run the Daytona 500. Where else should he go?

Friday Faceoff: Should NASCAR Change the Rule for Last-Lap Contact?

NASCAR Xfinity Series

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And will Ty Gibbs receive payback in the NASCAR Xfinity Series season finale?

Friday Faceoff: Will An Afternoon Martinsville Cup Race Be An Improvement?

NASCAR Cup Series

#24: William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports, RaptorTough.com Chevrolet Camaro, #9: Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports, LLumar Chevrolet Camaro

Martinsville Speedway hosts the penultimate race of the 2022 Cup season.