That contributed to his finishing the season in 13th place. Christopher Bell, No. Only 21 points separate sixth through 12th place. First, lets make it clear that Im fact-checking Buschs statement, not Busch himself. 9, as Elliott was injured and Josh Berry, his replacement, is a Xfinity Series regular), 10 playoff points, and fined $100,000 for illegally modifying hood louvers prior to practice, while Denny Hamlin was fined $50,000 and docked 25 points for intentionally wrecking Ross Chastain on the final restart (Hamlin's penalty came after an admission on his Actions Detrimental podcast). This was done in an effort to reduce the time spent under cautions at lengthy tracks and to increase strategy during the race. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford, 22. Elliott finished 10th at the Daytona 500 and 26th at Fontana, putting him in 19th place after two races. 24. Late in the race, several drivers were coming close on fuel. But that doesnt mean that we dont go to work and try and figure it out and make it better for both of us.. Sunday, February 5 Clash at the Coliseum*. Changing ranks is harder later in the season because each race counts for an increasingly smaller part of the average. Because points reset after the regular season, Ill limit the data to the first 26 races. Track: Dover Motor Speedway (1 mile oval) in Dover, Delaware. 2Team Penske Ford, 21. Joey Logano dominated and won the caution free Duel by holding off Christopher Bell. Chase Elliott won the first stage while Aric Almirola won the second stage. Bubba Wallace got into the wall early as Logano won the first stage while Austin Cindric won the second stage. The Xfinity race at Road America is scheduled for July 29. [161], Alex Bowman won the pole after qualifying was canceled due to rain. Some drivers dont move more than one or two places after that. The qualifying washout served Kyle Busch well, as he'll start on pole less than a week after stealing a double overtime victory in the GEICO 500 at Talladega. ET, NBC), Sunday, Aug. 20:Go Bowling at The Glen, Watkins Glen International (3 p.m. 48 crew chief after 2022 season", "Blake Harris named crew chief for Alex Bowman, No. What things can we look for and try to do. The Cup season ends at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 5, 2023. The track will be reconstructed and reconfigured into a half-mile, high banked oval following the race. ET Monday. When Kyle ran his first full season, in 2005, the Coca-Cola 600 was the 12th race of the season. 31 Kaulig Racing team of Justin Haley for a loss of 100 points (owners only for No. Elliott finished 10th at the Daytona 500 and 26th at Fontana, putting him in 19th place after two races. Jimmie Johnson and Travis Pastrana made the Daytona 500 on speed. Elliott is far from unique. Beginning June 25, all races, including the championship race, will be televised on NBC or USA Network. The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season is in full swing! But if you really want to understand NASCAR for fantasy leagues, betting, or your own enjoyment graphs are your best friends. ET, FS1), Sunday, May 7:AdventHealth 400, Kansas Speedway (3 p.m. Justin Haley, No. A drivers rank depends not only on his own performance, but also on other drivers performances, too. He will be replaced by Josh Berry this weekend in the No. And while Road America is absent from the Cup schedule this time, it returns for the Xfinity Series on . ET - advancing one hour from the original 2 p . That any time you get to Charlotte, Coke 600, from there to the end of the season, points fluctuation, one or two spots barring something stupid happening. Other than that, the cycle of racing naturally, youll end up about the same spot.. Following Truex at the finish were Josh Berry, Justin Allgaier, Austin Hill and John Hunter Nemechek. The Cup season begins with the Clash at the Coliseum exhibition race for the second consecutive year. Logano made a last lap pass on Brad Keselowski to win. After 10 to 15 races, most drivers have established their average performance level. 2023 NASCAR schedule: Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series The Cup Series season begins with the Clash at the Coliseum on Feb. 5, 2023, which will run inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the second straight year. With that, here's what the Cup Series slate looks like in 2023. The Cup garage will open at 9 a.m. Let me walk you through two graphs summarizing Chase Elliotts 2022 regular season. Busch is right that, more often than not, rankings do tend to find their level after the first dozen or so races. After Charlotte, Busch was disqualified at Pocono and crashed at Michigan. Only time will tell. Joey Logano had the lead late, but Kyle Larson took the lead from Logano and pulled away to his second win of the season. Changing ranks is harder later in the season because each race counts for an increasingly smaller part of the average. The Xfinity playoffs will begin at Bristol in 2023. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy 2:30 PM ET. That any time you get to Charlotte, Coke 600, from there to the end of the season, points fluctuation, one or two spots barring something stupid happening. 6-keys: media/spln/nascar/reg/free/stories, at Although many drivers dont change rank much after Charlotte, that doesnt guarantee that they cant change positions. Only 21 points separate sixth through 12th place. On the next restart, Daniel Surez got a flat tire. But some do. In his first year with Richard Childress Racing, Busch has excelled with two wins -- tying Byron and Kyle Larson for the most in the Cup Series -- to go along with three top fives and five top 10s. The Truck Series race will mark NASCAR's first in Milwaukee since 2009. ", "Monster Energy expected to continue sponsorship of Ty Gibbs", "A Shoc Energy not returning to Hendrick Motorsports", "Coca-Cola to partner with Chase Elliott, No. Two top-10 and one 11th-place finish moved Elliott from 19th to the top spot by the fifth race. This year, its 61 points. On June 24, 2022, Adam Stern also reported that Fox Sports, which has the TV rights to the All-Star Race, has been trying to convince NASCAR and Speedway Motorsports to move the NASCAR All-Star Race to a different venue each year as is the case in other sports. The 2023 Cup schedule features five road-course races plus the street-course race in Chicago. ET, USA), Sunday, Aug. 6:FireKeepers Casino 400, Michigan International Speedway (2:30 p.m. Ryan Truex ran away from the rest of the field and easily won Saturdays NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Dover Motor Speedway. Aric Almirola had a tire come off after a pit stop. On July 7, 2022, Jordan Bianchi from The Athletic reported that an official announcement of this being added to the Cup Series schedule would come on July 19. Aric Almirola held off Austin Cindric to win the second Duel. However, there are two very notable changes with the addition of two new racetracks -- one an old favorite finally returning, and another introducing a completely new concept in one of America's largest cities. [158] The Wednesday following the race, NASCAR handed L2 penalties to all 4 Hendrick Motorsports teams as well as the No. Busch ranked third at Charlotte in 2022 although he was sixth just two races before. The series will return to the Milwaukee Mile. North Wilkesboro makes its long-awaited return to the Cup schedule after originally hosting Cup races annually from 1949 until the track was shut down following the 1996 season. 47 JTG DaughertyRacing Chevrolet, 10. Busch is right that, more often than not, rankings do tend to find their level after the first dozen or so races. [4], This will be the final season for 2014 champion and Stewart-Haas Racing driver Kevin Harvick, who announced his plans to retire at the end of the season on January 12, 2023.[5]. Denny Hamlin, No. Strong runs (and wins) kept him in first for the rest of the regular season, despite his midpoint Kansas-Charlotte-Gateway stumbles. Last year at the same time, Busch was in fourth place, 56 points out of first. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, 18. He has made 89 Xfinity starts. [148] Both the addition of the Chicago street race to the schedule and the fact that it would replace the race at Road America came on July 19.[143]. Dillon was instrumental in convincing his grandfather, team owner Richard Childress, to bring Busch into the fold at RCR. Following Truex at the finish were Josh Berry, Justin Allgaier, Austin Hill and John Hunter Nemechek. Large changes in rank require improvement to the car or a series of mechanical failures, for example. Kyle Busch had the lead at the moment of caution and had enough fuel to make it back to the flags for his second win of the season and his first at Talladega since 2008. There is a 1% chance of rain for the start of the race. Other than that, the cycle of racing naturally, youll end up about the same spot.. Sun, Aug 13. When Kyle ran his first full season, in 2005, the Coca-Cola 600 was the 12th race of the season. ET Monday. Tickets. Cup drivers practiced at the track Saturday . section: | slug: 2023-nascar-cup-series-schedule-results-a-look-at-the-full-36-race-season-for-nascars-75th-anniversary | sport: nascar | route: article_single.us | Qualifying: 10:20 a.m. CT qualifying on Saturday . 3 team in Cup Series for L1-level infraction", "Kyle Busch joins RCR for 2023, ending tenure with Joe Gibbs Racing", "Tyler Reddick to join 23XI Racing in 2023, one year earlier than planned", "Spire taps LaJoie, Ty Dillon for Cup Series effort in 2023", "Corey LaJoie Returning to Spire Motorsports in 2023; Ty Dillon Joining #77 Team Full-Time", "Worldwide Express Joins Trackhouse Racing; Will Sponsor Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez", "Daniel Suarez Staying at Trackhouse Racing for 2023", "Michael McDowell and Todd Gilliland Return to Front Row Motorsports in 2023", "Front Row hires Travis Peterson as No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota, 29. The 2023 schedule was released on September 14, 2022. Winner: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Sunday, Feb. 26:Pala Casino 400, Auto Club Speedway. Winner: Kyle Busch, Sunday, March 5:Pennzoil 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway. ET Monday. Stage points will still be awarded to drivers on predetermined laps, but no caution will be displayed. (7-2-2023) No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, 19. Aric Almirola blew a tire while leading and spun, collecting Kyle Larson. The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series schedule will be largely unchanged from the 2022 edition. Poor weather leading up to the 2023 Wrth 400 has led to the cancellation of qualifying and postponement of the race, but the green flag will finally fly on Monday at Noon ET. . That is just the nature of that beast of restrictor plate racing.. Daniel Suarez, No. Larson was ninth coming out of the Coca Cola 600 in 2022 but rose all the way to second by the penultimate regular-season race. The race will be broadcast by FS1, Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Some drivers dont move more than one or two places after that. All Rights Reserved. Martinsville Speedway's spring race will move back to being a Sunday afternoon race after being held on Saturday night the past two years. Winner: Joey Logano, Sunday, March 26:EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, Circuit of the Americas. The Weather Underground forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and a high of 60 degrees. What things can we look for and try to do. JJ Yeley, No. Changes that had not been announced before today: The Feb. 26 race at Auto Club Speedway will be the final event on the 2-mile track before the speedway is reconfigured into a short track. Other than that, the cycle of racing naturally, youll end up about the same spot.. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, 15. [165], The race was going to be held on Sunday, April 30 at 2pm EST. As Busch said, something stupid can always happen. By the time he reached Daytona, Elliott had built up enough of a points lead that even DNF-ing the final race of the regular season didnt knock him out of first place. Bowman will miss the race after suffering a fractured vertebra in a sprint car crash this week, and only one Hendrick driver -- William Byron in eighth -- will start in the top 10 after rain washed out qualifying. The 12-turn, 2.2-mile course will integrate parts of Lake Shore Drive, Michigan Avenue, Columbus Drive and other parts of the city's downtown area. Ryan Truex ran away from the rest of the field and easily won Saturdays NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Dover Motor Speedway. A. J. Allmendinger got into the wall after contact with Ryan Preece as Byron took the lead from Martin Truex Jr. and held off teammates Larson and Alex Bowman for the win. That contributed to his finishing the season in 13th place. May 13Nashville Fairgrounds SpeedwayNashville, Tenn. May 20Flat Rock SpeedwayFlat Rock, Mich. July15Iowa SpeedwayNewton, Iowa. [160], William Byron won the pole. Kyle Busch, a two-time winner 10 races into the NASCAR Cup Series season, said communication is good between his team and that of teammate Austin Dillon at Richard Childress Racing. Drivers will then head back across the country to gear up for the 65th running of the Daytona 500 on Feb. 19. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. NASCAR, FOX Sports, and NBC Sports jointly announced 2023 race start times and networks for the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman. A drivers rank depends not only on his own performance, but also on other drivers performances, too. Racestart times, as well as broadcast details for combination races with the ARCA Menards Series will be announced at a later date. Larsons season was up and down from the start. This year, its 61 points. Date: Race / Track: Network: Start Time (ET) Radio: Sunday, February 5: . Larson was ninth coming out of the Coca Cola 600 in 2022 but rose all the way to second by the penultimate regular-season race. The course will be 12 turns and 2.2 miles, integrating parts of Lake Shore Drive, Michigan Avenue, Columbus Drive . Tyler Reddick, No. He got the finish he deserved, and I didnt do a good enough job to get the finish that we needed out of that one (Dillon was third, Busch 32nd). Larsons season was up and down from the start. 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The All-Star Race moves to North Wilkesboro Speedway and will be May 21, 2023. The Xfinity Series will race on the streets of Chicago. The . Joey Logano got into the wall after contact with Daniel Suarez and collected Corey LaJoie and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., sending the race to overtime. The series also will race at Sonoma for the first time. Three blown up motors in a row will hurt that. Austin Cindric, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, 2. NASCAR formally banned drivers from wall-riding (after. 11Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, 14. Last year, the gap between first and 10th place was 103 points after 10 races. Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these, NASCAR Cup Series Race at Homestead-Miami, 2023 NFL Draft prospect rankings, board: 100 best available players. After taking the checkered flag at Talladega last week, Kyle Busch shared a piece of NASCAR oral wisdom regarding the nature of late-season driver rank changes. Only 21 points separate sixth through 12th place. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: nascar | pageType: stories | Sep 14, 2022, 7:02 PM. How quickly rank changes depends on how close the points are. Sunday, Feb. 5: Clash (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum), FOX, 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16: Duel at Daytona, FS1, 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19: Daytona 500, FOX, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26: Auto Club Speedway (Fontana, California), FOX, 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 5: Las Vegas, FOX, 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 12: Phoenix, FOX, 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 26: COTA (Austin, Texas), FOX, 3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 2: Richmond, FS1, 3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 9: Bristol Dirt, FOX, 7 p.m. Sunday, April 16: Martinsville, FS1, 3 p.m. Sunday, May 21: NASCAR All-Star Race (North Wilkesboro), FS1, 8 p.m. Sunday, June 4: World Wide Technology Raceway (Madison, Illinois), FS1, 3:30 p.m. Sunday, July 2: Chicago (street race), NBC, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, July 16: New Hampshire, USA, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13: Indianapolis (road course), NBC, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20: Watkins Glen, USA, 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16: Bristol, USA, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8: Charlotte Roval, NBC, 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15: Las Vegas, NBC, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22: Homestead-Miami, NBC, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29: Martinsville, NBC, 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5: Phoenix (championship race), NBC, 3 p.m. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Watch now on FS1. The schedule will again consist of 36 points-paying Cup races with two exhibition events, with 33 Xfinity races and 23 Truck races. Tweet; Pin It; 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule and Stage Laps. NASCAR announced that the Dover Cup race has been postponed to Monday because of rain. Brad Keselowski won the first stage. Kyle Larson would hold off teammate Josh Berry for the win as Berry scored his best career Cup Series finish filling in for Chase Elliott. src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=674090812743125&ev=PageView&noscript=1"/>. For the most part, the 2023 Cup Series schedule looks virtually identical to the 2022 schedule. Chase Elliott, No. Hes repeating a piece of received knowledge. How quickly rank changes depends on how close the points are. Larsons rise was facilitated in part by Buschs struggles. Busch is right that, more often than not, rankings do tend to find their level after the first dozen or so races. Dillon was instrumental in convincing his grandfather, team owner Richard Childress, to bring Busch into the fold at RCR. This year, its 61 points. 3Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, 2020 NASCAR champ Chase Elliott returns after missing six races due to broken tibia, Driver Cody Ware suspended by NASCAR following arrest on assault charges, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Previously, only the Cup and an IMSA race had been announced. I thought Austin did an awesome job with what we had at Martinsville, running 12th there, that was good. ET, USA), Sunday, July 23:M&M's Fan Appreciation 400, Pocono Raceway (2:30 p.m. Although many drivers do obey our hypothesis, Kyle Larson is one of a number who dont. As Busch said, something stupid can always happen. Last year at the same time, Busch was in fourth place, 56 points out of first. 34 crew chief, shuffles personnel", "Zane Smith to run six Cup races with Centene sponsorship; Daytona 500 in the No. He got the finish he deserved, and I didnt do a good enough job to get the finish that we needed out of that one (Dillon was third, Busch 32nd). The Xfinity Series will be back at Road America, which lost its Cup date for 2023. Kyle Busch, a two-time winner 10 races into the NASCAR Cup Series season, said communication is good between his team and that of teammate Austin Dillon at Richard Childress Racing. 51 Ford at Martinsville Speedway", "Greg Ives to step down as No. Somebody told me this a long time ago, Busch said. Harrison Burton spun from the lead after contact with Noah Gragson. Austin Dillon got a flat tire, sending the race to overtime. SportsLine simulated the 2023 Wurth 400 10,000 times as the NASCAR Cup Series returns to Dover Motor Speedway on Sunday. The Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, is back for a triple-header March 25-26. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, 17. ET, NBC), Sunday, July 9:Quaker State 400, Atlanta Motro Speedway (7 p.m. ET, NBC), Sunday, Oct. 15:South Point 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway (2:30 p.m. While Road America has been dropped from the Cup Series schedule, the track will continue to hold an Xfinity Series race, which it has done annually since 2010. This year, its the 14th points-paying race. Earlier this week in a sprint car race, Alex Bowman flipped his car and suffered a compression fracture in his back. Let me walk you through two graphs summarizing Chase Elliotts 2022 regular season. Todd Gilliland is running the full season split between the Nos. The series raced on dirt at Bristol and Knoxville Raceway this season. First, lets make it clear that Im fact-checking Buschs statement, not Busch himself.
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