TC Daily Pit Stop: Alex Bowman Should Be Considered a Championship Contender; How the Playoff Drivers Have Fared at Kansas; Larson, Hamlin Sure to Contend for Round of 12 Victory
TC Daily Pit Stop: Alex Bowman Should Be Considered a Championship Contender; How the Playoff Drivers Have Fared at Kansas; Larson, Hamlin Sure to Contend for Round of 12 Victory
TC Daily Pit Stop: Thursday, September 26, 2024
How Have the Playoff Drivers Performed at Kansas Speedway?
The Round of 16 of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs ended after Saturday night’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, where Kyle Larson smashed the field. But Bristol ass-kicking or not, the points have been reset, and 12 drivers will continue to chase the NASCAR Cup Series championship in the Round of 12, which begins Sunday with the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway.
That being said, heading into the opening race of the Round of 12, people have interests, whether it be sports betting, trying to feel they know more than their friends, or simply wanting to know how their favorite driver stacks up going into the race.
Here is a look at how the 12 drivers (ranked by their Playoff seeding) have run at Kansas Speedway since the start of the 2022 season.
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Toby’s Take: It’s Time to Take Alex Bowman Seriously as a Championship Contender: After scoring the most points during the opening round of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, Alex Bowman should likely be considered a championship contender, as had advances to the Round of 12.
Kansas Major Opportunity for Larson, Hamlin Amid Chaotic Round of 12: After an absolute curb-stomping by Kyle Larson at Bristol, the Hendrick Motorsports is expected to be in the mix for the victory again this weekend, just like he was in the Spring. Denny Hamlin, who barely made the Round of 12, will likely be there too, as the two drivers have competed against each other in previous Kansas races.
ARCA Point Leader Andres Perez de Lara Gets Convinced He’s Been Penalized 50 Points: In a video interview with the ARCA Menards Series social media team this week, the driver’s season seemingly got flipped upside down. As the chat at the Rev Racing team shop in Concord, North Carolina begins, the interviewer who was speaking in the interview freely to both Perez de Lara and Scott, shocked Perez de Lara with some breaking news.
NASCAR TRIVIA:
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This driver is retired from NASCAR Cup Series competition.
This driver drives one of the most infamous numbers in NASCAR.
This driver is a multi-time NASCAR Cup Series champion.
This driver remains in the sport as a team executive, and will beyond 2024.
DID YOU GET OUR LAST QUESTION CORRECT?
Q: Which race winner led the fewest laps on their way to a win this year.
A: Harrison Burton. 61% got it correct. Harrison Burton collected the victory in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway.