January | 2018 | The SuperSpeedway NASCAR Podcast and News

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Recent News Items:
- Danica Patrick has a sponsor/Daytona 500 ride.
  - Premium Motorsports
  - http://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/22181432/danica-patrick-drive-daytona-500-premium-motorsports
- The Roval has been finalized
  - http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2018/story/_/id/22181541/charlotte-motor-speedway-reveals-faster-tougher-roval-layout
- Kyle Busch says he doesn’t like NASCAR promoting the youth over the veterans
  - http://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/22189081/kyle-busch-not-fan-nascar-marketing-campaigns-promoting-young-drivers
  - Discussion
- NASCAR’s charter system.
  - http://motorsports-soapbox.blogspot.com/2018/01/commentary-nascars-charter-system.html
  - Is the system doing what NASCAR intended?
  - Does the charter system help or hurt our sport?
  - Is it something that is broken that needs to be fixed?
  - Do we care?
  - Should we care?
- New amenities at tracks
  - Atlanta and Texas constructing “restart bars”
    - http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2018/story/_/id/22187834/speedway-motorsports-outlines-2018-fan-initiatives
  - Michigan International Speedway putting in more premium campsites/other changes
    - http://www.mispeedway.com/Articles/2018/01/2018-Guest-Enhancements.aspx
  - Richmond and Phoenix are both doing their projects
  - Things sure have changed when it comes to being a fan in the stands
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Recent News Items:
- Patrick still working on Daytona 500/Indy 500 plans : http://kickinthetires.net/index.php/2018/01/04/patrick-updates-daytona-500-and-indy-500-talks-on-siriusxm/
- Doesn’t sound like Carl Edwards is coming back.
  - “That was a pretty crazy pace there for about 15 years,” he said. “I’m an all-or-nothing person, sometimes to my detriment. It’s taken me about a year to actually wind down. I’m just now becoming the friend and the person I should be to a lot of people that I basically didn’t spend a lot of time with for a long time. It’s an amazing opportunity and I’ve really been enjoying it.” – Springfield News-Leader
  - http://www.news-leader.com/story/sports/2018/01/05/edwards-headlines-ozarks-area-racers-hall-fame-class/1006661001/
- A bunch of NASCAR drivers are at the ChiliBowl this week:
  - Larson won the first night
  - http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2018/01/Christopher-Bell-NASCAR-Drivers-Head-for-Chili-Bowl-Nationals.aspx
- NASCAR President Brent Dewar talked about Monster/Manufacturers and Stages this week
  - http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2018/01/Christopher-Bell-NASCAR-Drivers-Head-for-Chili-Bowl-Nationals.aspx
  - Let’s talk stages. Should they stop counting laps between the stages? Does it matter?
- Ryan Truex will run the Xfinity Series for Kaulig Racing in 2018, replacing Blake Koch in the 11 car.
  - Kaulig Racing has been in the playoffs the last two years, has two stage wins and one pole in its history
  - http://autoweek.com/article/nascar/ryan-truex-returns-nascar-xfinity-series-kaulig-racing-2018
- Chad Knaus told Nascar.com that Jimmie Johnson is rededicated to 2018.
  - Can Jimmie win an eighth championship?
  - https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2018/01/08/jimmie-johnson-completely-re-dedicated-ahead-of-2018-season/
- Prediction time:
  - Who will be the biggest contenders this season?
  - Who don’t we expect that will end up making noise?