• 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?

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