Show notes:

News Items:

• Cars may be disqualified if they violate the rules in 2019.
  • Driver would get last-place points (1 point), because of Charter agreement
  • Inspections will be done at the track, not at the R&D Center.
  • Will take 90 minutes to two hours.
  • First place, second place and a random driver.
  • https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/02/04/nascar-rules-disqualification-2019-inspection-track/
• Steve O’Donnell: Gen 7 Cup car will be coming in 2021
  • Closer correlation between consumer cars and Cup cars.
  • Body and engine.
  • https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/02/03/generation-7-nascar-date-2021/
• Qualifying procedures will be tightened up this year
  • Short tracks and intermediate tracks
    • First of three rounds to 10 minutes instead of 15
    • Other rounds remain at 10 minutes.
  • All tracks
    • Downtime between sessions to five minutes instead of 10.
• https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/02/04/nascar-rules-2019-qualifying-updates/

Preview: Advance Auto Parts Clash

• 20 drivers will participate in the event
  • Pole award winners from 2018
  • Former Clash winners who competed full time last season
  • Former Daytona 500 winners
  • All drivers who qualified for the playoffs in 2018.
• Race is 75 laps with a competition caution at Lap 25
• Drivers:
  • 1 Kurt Busch
  • 2 Brad Keselowski
  • 3 Austin Dillon
  • 4 Kevin Harvick
  • 6 Ryan Newman
  • 9 Chase Elliott
  • 10 Aric Almirola
  • 11 Denny Hamlin
  • 12 Ryan Blaney
  • 14 Clint Bowyer
  • 18 Kyle Busch
  • 19 Martin Truex Jr.
  • 20 Erik Jones
  • 21 Paul Menard
  • 22 Joey Logano
  • 40 Jamie McMurray
  • 41 Daniel Suarez
  • 42 Kyle Larson
  • 48 Jimmie Johnson
  • 88 Alex Bowman
• https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/02/05/twenty-of-nascars-top-drivers-to-clash-in-daytona-this-sunday/

• Picks

• • James: Ryan Blaney
  • Eric: Kyle Busch
• Shoutouts if any
• Fantasy plug
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  • Password: TheSuperSpeedway2019
• Eric’s 2019 race coverage plans

Close show

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