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▲ 296 r/NASCAR

[zilischive on X]: Larson won after a 51 race winless streak, 18 cautions, in the number 5 car at the place Kyle last won in the number 8.

Stumbled across this and thought it was interesting how so many numbers had some KB references. If this is low effort or too off-beat for the sub, feel free to delete, Mods.

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u/TheOrangeFutbol — 1 month ago
▲ 300 r/NASCAR

[Bob] "Jimmie Johnson on hiring Josh Berry: "What stands out about Josh is his ability to manage the big picture behind the wheel — his experience, perspective and wisdom...

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u/TheOrangeFutbol — 1 month ago
▲ 142 r/NASCAR

The 10 race Chase resets across the first year of each format

1 - 2004 - Top 10 (+ anyone 400 within points of leader) | Seeding: +50 to 0 pts based on standings

2 - 2007 - Top 12 | Seeding: +10 pts for each win

3 - 2011 - Top 10 (+ two drivers with the most wins 11th-20th) | Seeding: +3 pts for each win

4 - 2026 - Top 16 | Seeding: +100 pts for leader, +75 to 0 pts based on standings

Yellow marks for '07 and '11 indicate regular season champion

u/TheOrangeFutbol — 2 months ago
▲ 171 r/NASCAR

[Matt Weaver on X] Denny Hamlin has been given *a* regular season champion's trophy

A couple of fans appear to have 3D printed a replica of the old RSC trophy and presented it to Denny before the race yesterday. Some real college football rivalry game energy.

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u/TheOrangeFutbol — 2 months ago
▲ 74 r/MLS

[Meme] Unbalanced schedules? 60%+ of the single table advancing? Advantages for the top 8?

u/TheOrangeFutbol — 2 months ago
▲ 132 r/NASCAR

The points leader being celebrated and rewarded at the end of the regular season is the one good legacy of the '17-'25 playoffs era

Whatever valid criticisms we all have about the playoffs format, the one good thing it's done is make a big deal out of the Regular Season Champion once again. Even without giving out a trophy, we're still seeing a big celebration of the points leader heading into The Chase, and that's something that disappeared for twenty years.

Starting in 2007 when seeding moved to entirely wins-based, not only was the regular season points leader virtually ignored on track and in the media, they weren't even guaranteed a #1 seed. In fact, the 'Regular Season Champion' between 2007 and 2016 only ended up starting in outright first place once (Kyle Busch in 2008).

It's been really great to see some acknowledgement of the driver leading the points at the reset, and even better to see NASCAR double-down and give them a quarter-race bonus to start The Chase to ensure they'll always start as the #1 seed (which didn't happen in the playoff format which merged bonus points and a standing bonus).

u/TheOrangeFutbol — 2 months ago
▲ 34 r/NASCARVideoGame

The full throwback collection

  1. Ernie Irvan inspired M&M’s #36

  2. Mid 00’s U.S. Army-inspired #01

  3. Kurt Busch Sharpie #97

  4. Kevin Harvick 20002 GMGoodwrench #29

  5. Corey Heim Brickyard 400 winner

6/7. Ganassi-inspired Target #39’s

  1. Custom Dominos #94
u/TheOrangeFutbol — 2 months ago
▲ 77 r/NASCAR

[NASCAR.Com] Hauler Talk: 25,000 Chase simulations and why the top six is so important

There's more in the podcast, but some interesting takeaways the article mentions:

  • Instead of looking at how The Chase would have unfolded in past seasons (given that those results were based on the prior playoff structures)... predictive modeling (based on drivers’ historical performances at each track) was used to determine Chase outcomes.

  • In more than 35% of the Racing Insights models, the champion was the top seed, and the top three seeds accounted for 69% of the simulated titles. In 70% of the simulations, the champion also scored the most points in the final 10 races.

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u/TheOrangeFutbol — 2 months ago
▲ 165 r/NASCAR

The inaugural 2016 truck series Chase class was insanely stacked

Five champions with a combined seven National Series titles, three crown jewel wins, and a future NASCAR executive.

Edit: If it’s hard to tell… From left to right: Timothy Peters, Matt Crafton, Johnny Sauter, William Byron, Ben Kennedy (yes, THE Ben Kennedy), Daniel Hemric, John Hunter Nemechek, and Christopher Bell. (Thanks, u/KayTeaGirl)

u/TheOrangeFutbol — 2 months ago