News Items:

• Nascar updates damaged vehicle policy for 2018
  • Teams will now have 6 minutes for repairs instead of 5
  • Too many men is now a 2-lap penalty, not DQ
• Change to knockout qualifying
  • First round is now 15 minutes instead of 20
• Stage Lengths have been set for all three series.
  • Only changes are at Dover and Phoenix in the Xfinity Series
  • No word on the space between the stages, whether caution laps will count, etc.
  • https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2018/02/07/stage-lengths-set-for-2018-nascar-races/

Previews:

• Advance Auto Parts Clash
  • Back on the track
  • 20 drivers eligible: 2017 Pole Winners, Former Daytona 500 Pole winners, 2017 Playoff drivers
  • Format
    • 75 laps. Competition Caution at Lap 25
    • https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2017/12/11/drivers-entry-list-2018-clash-at-daytona/
  • 17 Drivers entered
    • Entry List: http://racing-reference.info/entrylist/2018-02/X/E
  • Picks:
    • James: Joey Logano
    • Eric: Denny Hamlin
• 2018 NASCAR Season
  • What are we most excited about?
  • 2018 Champion:
    • James: Kyle Busch
    • Eric: Kyle Larson
  • 2018 Champion Dark Horse:
    • Eric: William Byron
    • James: Joey Logano

Close show

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