Show notes:
News Items:
- Chase Elliott wins NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver Award
- Top five included: Martin Truex Jr, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch and Ryan Blaney
- http://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/25412818/chase-elliott-succeeds-dale-earnhardt-jr-most-popular-driver-nascar-cup-series
- Motorsport.com reports NASCAR expects to have a fourth manufacturer sometime after 2020, and maybe even a fifth
- Noah Gragson wins the Snowball Derby in his last race with KBM
- NASCAR is moving forward with a multi-tier sponsorship program
- Will be similar to the one used by the NCAA
- Tier 1 around $20 million annually
- Looking for around five top tier partners
- https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2018/11/26/Leagues-and-Governing-Bodies/NASCAR-partners.aspx
- Kurt Busch has left SHR and joined CGR
- Will replace McMurray in the #1 car
- Brings Monster with him
- Ganassi expects McMurray to still be a part of the team
- http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2018/story/_/id/25437798/kurt-busch-heading-chip-ganassi-racing
- Furniture Row Racing’s charter has been purchased by Spire Sports + Entertainment
- Agency has worked with sponsors and drivers
- Will operate a race team with the number 77
- Driver and more to be announced later
- https://autoweek.com/article/nascar/driver-representation-firm-purchases-furniture-rows-nascar-ownership-charter
- NASCAR, 704Games and the RTA have announced an E-Sports league
- John Hunter Nemechek will pilot the #23 for GMS in the Xfinity Series full time next season
- Truck Series Champion Brett Moffitt gets the boot
- Hattori wants a driver who is more marketable
- https://www.foxnews.com/auto/nascar-camping-world-truck-series-champion-brett-moffitt-loses-his-ride-for-next-season
- NASCAR might be looking to cap team finances
- Hires Deloitte to audit teams’ finances and create a common accounting platform
- Could come around 2020-2021
- https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2018/12/05/nascar-taps-deloitte-to-audit-team-finances.html
- Shoutouts if any
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