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Next week is last race in the regular season in the Xfinity Series at Bristol. Still tight in the point standings with Dinger leading Cindric by 5 points now so anyones points race. Cindric still has a 5 playoff pt lead in the Chase standings over Dinger but whoever wins the points standings will probably be the number 1 seed for the playoffs .
 

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Been a long time since I followed any form of car racing. I used to enjoy both F1 and NASCAR. I skimmed over this thread and hardly recognize names or even the series?

Give me the Cliff notes version of what’s happening, what the series are called and the differences between them? I feel like a newbie again…. Toyota…?!!! Where’s the Honda power????? And what happened with Dodge/Chrysler ?
 

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Been a long time since I followed any form of car racing. I used to enjoy both F1 and NASCAR. I skimmed over this thread and hardly recognize names or even the series?

Give me the Cliff notes version of what’s happening, what the series are called and the differences between them? I feel like a newbie again…. Toyota…?!!! Where’s the Honda power????? And what happened with Dodge/Chrysler ?
Nascar has 3 major racing series, The Cup series which used to be the Winston Cup series and is still the premier series, The Xfinity series which used to be the Busch series and is kind of the Junior A series to Cup and the Truck series which like the other 2 series has had a number of sponsor names over the years. Dodge left in 2013 I believe after Brad Keselowski won the championship for Penske Racing in 2012. Toyota came in with Michael Waltrip and Bill Davis fielding the first 2 Toyota teams in the Cup series in 2007. They had come in to the Truck Series in 2004 and started there. Honda and Nissan have long been rumored to join the Cup series but have not made it happen up to now. Dodge doesn't look like they will reappear as Daimler doesn't have the interest it is said. Dodge left because of the financial issues that beset them back in 2010-12. Hope that helps!
 

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Road courses are dumb
Dodge needs to come back
Dodge is big in NHRA
Toyota is no good
Nissan no good
Ford and Chev ok
My short version
 

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Starting line up has been posted for the Bristol night race this Saturday:
Truex
Hamlin
Logano
Elliott
Larson
Bell
Blaney
Harvick
Kyle Busch
Keselowski
 

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2 new race tracks on the Cup circuit for next year! The season will start with the Busch clash in the LA Coliseum! That will be very cool to watch. The other race moves to St. Louis for the World Wide Technology Raceway. I see Pocono lost a race but haven't figured out the other deletion yet. Good news for us regular travellers to Phoenix for the fall race. This will be the 3rd year in a row that Phoenix will host the Championship weekend!
 

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Final regular season race of the year in the Xfinity Series tonight at Bristol. 15 points up for grabs for the overall points leader between the Dinger and Cindric. Should be exciting! Gragson on the pole
 

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Super exciting race tonight in the Xfinity race! Congrats to the 16 car on the win. Him and Cindric were sideways crashing at the finish line
 

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Pretty aggressive driving for the win. I don't think Cindric will cut him any slack in the playoffs
 

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Heres your playoff field for the Xfinity Series:

Cindric 2044
Allmendinger 2044
Allgaier 2020
Gragson 2017
Haley 2015
Hemric 2014
Jeb Burton 2009
Harrison Burton 2008
Snider 2005
Brandon Jones 2003
Herbst 2001
Clements 2000
 

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Heres your top 10 tonight:

Larson
Harvick
Byron
Blaney
Bowman
Keselowski
Truex
Jones
Hamlin
Matty D
 

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Harvick and Elliott had some words after the race. Elliott was blocking so Harvick rubbed him and Elliott got a flat and held up Harvick and Larson ended up getting the win.
 

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Heres your top 12 going into the next round at Vegas;
Larson 3059
Truex 3029
Blaney 3024
Hamlin 3024
Kyle Busch 3022
Elliott 3021
Bowman 3015
Byron 3014
Logano 3013
Keselowski 3008
Bell 3005
Harvick 3002
 

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Heres your top 10 starting positions for Sundays Las Vegas race to start the round of 12:

Larson
Blaney
Byron
Truex
Harvick
Hamlin
Bowman
Keselowski
Logano
Kyle Busch
 

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so so Xfinity race. Congrats to the 1 car with Josh Berry on the win. Was fast when it counted.
 

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Heres your top 10:
Berry
Allgaer
Gragson
Cindric
Hemric
Jones
Allmendinger
Dillon
Haley
H Burton
 
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