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Couch Potato Tuesday: Daytona Brings Differing Events, Questions for FOX Sports

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Michael McDowell and others were overlooked in the brief post-race coverage (credit: Frontstretch)

Speedweeks is now complete.  You ended up with three very different races at Daytona International Speedway.  Some of it was enjoyable, some not so much.  Regardless, we have a number of different things to look at this week. Daytona 500 The good news coming out of the event dubbed The Great American Race by Ken …

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Entry List: NextEra Energy 250

2018 Daytona Trucks Bruce Nuttleman Johnny Sauter

(Photo: Bruce Nuttleman)

The newly re-branded NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series opens its season on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 at Daytona International Speedway with the NextEra Energy Resources 250.  40 trucks are entered this weekend, meaning eight will go home after qualifying. There are many changes in the Truck Series this season, with several faces in new places. …

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Natalie Decker Joining DGR-Crosley for 2019

2016 Ncwts Natalie Decker Martinsville Speedway Photo Credit Nascar Via Getty Images

(Photo: NASCAR via Getty Images)

Natalie Decker is joining DGR-Crosley for the 2019 season, the team announced Friday (Nov. 30), with sponsorship from N29 Technologies. Decker, 21, from Eagle River, Wis., will run a mix of races in the ARCA Series presented by Menards, the K&N Pro Series East and the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series. Decker competed in ARCA …

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ARCA Racing Series Breakdown: 2018 Kansas ARCA 150

2018 Las Vegas Kn West Sheldon Creed Nigel Kinrade Photography

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

On a lap 92 restart, Sheldon Creed rode off into the sunset of the 2018 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season, scoring a picture perfect restart to drive away from Harrison Burton and Michael Self to win his fourth race of the year. Creed, who clinched the 2018 title after qualifying for Friday’s race, …

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NASCAR 101: Who Didn’t Return to NASCAR in 2017?

15 February, 2016, Daytona Beach, Florida, Usa Brian Vickers (14) ©2016, John Harrelson / Nkp

(Photo: John Harrelson /NKP)

Time for another game of sifting through the long list of NASCAR national series drivers who didn’t make an appearance in 2017! After beginning this series in 2015 and continuing in 2016, this space will again chronicle the list of competitors who ran in one of the three NASCAR national series (Monster Energy NASCAR Cup, …

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NASCAR 101: How’s NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity Program Done So Far?

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(Photo: Brett Moist/NKP)

The news of Darrell Wallace Jr.’s full-time move to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in 2018 was met with a fair share of excited NASCAR fans, some of whom have been waiting for Wallace’s breakout on the national NASCAR stage since he ran his first races in the XFINITY Series five years ago. And …

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Beyond the Cockpit: Natalie Decker Fitting in Nicely with Venturini Motorsports

Natalie Decker Venturini Motorsports

(Photo: Venturini Motorsports)

Heading into the 2017 ARCA Series season, Natalie Decker had little to no experience on tracks that the ARCA teams competed on. Joining an established team such as Venturini Motorsports for three events, her goal was to get better week after week. Due to some success, finishing 11th in her series debut at Toledo Speedway …

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