Nascar Cup Series drivers face a full novelty on Sunday.
The 39-man platoon will take for the first time at Daytona International Speedway.
The Daytona road race, which is the most productive known for the 24 Hours of Daytona, was added to the Cup Series program after failing to race at Watkins Glen.
The race can be a tense issue for all competitors, but it can be more stressful for drivers to enter the 16-player playoff field.
William Byron is last in the playoffs, however, he is 26 issues ahead of Erik Jones and Jimmie Johnson. Poor functionality can charge any of the contenders in this competition.
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Date: Sunday, August 16
Start time: p.m. Et
Television: NBC
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Front row
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Possibilities
Chase Elliott ($400; $100 to win $400)
Martin Truex Jr.
Denny Hamlin
Kevin Harvick
Ryan Blaney (800)
Brad Keselowski
Kyle Busch (900)
Odds Caesars Sports Betting.
Overview
Even the most experienced drivers don’t know what to expect on Sunday.
NASCAR’s classification and non-training policy, which has been in position since May, has remained for the Daytona road race despite a lack of track experience.
Some drivers have participated in the 24 Hours of Daytona, a replacement will make them unknown.
Kyle Busch detailed the settings as he approached the track with a chicane added before the road part of the track, according to Yahoo’s Nick Bromberg.
“The speed they were carrying from the bus prevented the wording and movements with the existing air and air in front of Turn 1,” Busch said. “So now, with the chicane, this won’t be the case for anyone who knows the Daytona circuit and the Rolex 24. It’s a segment that has replaced, but it will replace the total complexion of the track, in my opinion. opinion.”
Point leader Kevin Harvick, who starts from pole, admitted he didn’t know what to expect when he led the group on the first lap, according to Chase Wilhelm of NASCAR.com.
“I think taking everyone to Turn 1 in Daytona could be attractive because I don’t have a concept of where I’ll pass when we pass there,” Harvick said. “Almost everyone on the track is the same. We will prepare in the most productive way and hope to be able to pass the first lap with all the wheels in the right direction”.
Unpredictability can help drivers win an automatic spot in the playoffs.
Byron is on the cover of the organization of pilots who want him to the fullest since sitting in the bubble. Jones and Johnson are 26 numbers, pilot number 24, while Tyler Reddick has 36 numbers.
Johnson has the quartet’s starting position in eleventh place. Byron ranks 13th on the grid, Reddick on 18th and Jones on 20.
Johnson has credit for the other 3 drivers thanks to his seven 24 Hours of Daytona road trips.
But the driving force of the No. 48 car traveled on the track with the added chicane, which could be the quartet’s equalization if Byron, Jones and Reddick had greater control.
Among drivers who are already locked up in the playoffs, Harvick and Denny Hamlin will have to be considered favorites to win the race due to their starting front-row positions.
Harvick or Hamlin can simply take the lead from the beginning and any incident while expanding the advantage.
Chase Elliott and Martin Truex Jr. are also expected to be available to win in their recent good fortune on the Cup circuit.
Elliott has won the last two races en route and 3 of the last five, while Truex has 3 victories on the last seven road trips.
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