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Has anyone told him....

Winning your first race at Talladega is a death knell for winning another....

So very true, and If you do its usually only at big tracks

I'm thrilled that Bubba won the race. He EARNED it too! It's not like most rain-shortened races where someone just stayed out when everyone else pitted. Bubba raced his way to the front using multiple other drivers as pushers and he led the final 5 laps. It was great to see Bubba and Kurt Busch work well together too since they will be teammates in 2022. Bubba got to the front and used Team Penske AND JGR as his pushers when he needed them. He picked the right line each time to keep him in the front. Despite other posts in this thread, Bubba WILL win again in the Cup Series. He didn't "just get lucky" and he is a very good driver. All 3 of his previous 2nd-place finishes were at totally different tracks (Daytona, Pocono and Bristol).

As for the Roval, I would like to see Chase get the chance to defend his title in the final race of the season. But as a fantasy game player, it would help me out a lot if he has a bad day on Sunday. Most of the people in my game have already picked Chase for the race. So I picked Blaney. The race at the Roval should be an exciting one though.

I really think Larson is gonna win it all.

He I think has the best chance

What a comeback

I agree that he probably wins the title, but he could also win out the season. He keeps getting to start up front and that's a big help. But any of the 8 playoff drivers could win at M'ville this Sunday. Only Larson and Blaney haven't won at that track before, but both have been running really well lately. I almost guarantee that a current playoff driver wins the final two races, unless Harvick manages to mess that up. He's getting pretty desperate to not go winless this season.

Ya NASCAR has givin such an advantage to the Chevy's there is no way Larson or Elliott doesnt win the Championship. But Its gonna be interesting to see who qualifies in final 4 cause there could be a spoiler in the wings. At least I hope so.

Don't have a fav I'm rooting for in the Truck Series Championship...

The Martinsville race was a real cluster this afternoon with 13+ cautions,

including a crash as the leader took the White Flag....

In all the series, drivers continue to fuss over little incidents that cause big problems.....

One driver discussing the issue really needs to look into his own driving when he first came into NASCAR,

that's Kyle Bush..... What's happening this year, is exactly how he drove 20 years ago.....

That Truck race was crazy today and really entertaining too. I couldn't believe some of the things I saw today. I was surprised by some of it. All I really wanted to see as the end-result was Crafton getting a chance to tie Hornaday with 4 titles. I'm not going to get into everything that went on in that race because it will take WAY too long. It was fun to watch and I can't wait to see the finale next Friday night. I haven't watched the NXS race yet as I had to go to work shortly after the truck race ended.

As for the "complaints" about Kyle Busch, he HAS been blaming himself and his team for their failures all year long and did it during the pandemic portion of the season last year as well. Not having practice has affected him way more than it has affected any other team in the Cup Series. He's always been a driver that needed to dial in the handling to match the speed or vice versa. He rarely blames other drivers these days unless it's true and he had more than a legitimate gripe with NASCAR about the New Hampshire race. His teammate Hamlin is the one that STILL refuses to accept responsibility for his own failures. Hamlin has blamed everyone except himself for his entire 15-year Cup career and that's why he hasn't won a title yet! He still refuses to acknowledge that he dumped Elliott in 2017 at the track. I was there in-person and the spin happened right in front of me. Denny clearly spun Chase on purpose and still denies it to this day.

ANYWAY, I can't wait to see who makes it to the Final 4 with Larson. If the Truck race was any indicator: Hamlin, Elliott and Busch could be out with Truex, BK and Logano getting in. I doubt that happens, but there is still a good chance that someone inside the Top-4 right now is out after the race. I REALLY wanted to go to this race and it's only an hour-drive away, but I have so much stuff to do Sunday before the weather gets too cold and the sun sets too early. Maybe I'll get back to the trend of going to the M'ville race every October next year. Maybe I'll even add the other race there and some other tracks too. Who knows at this point.

The Xfinity race was almost as bad as the Truck Race...

Though they were tearing the cars up to the point the trucks were....

It's a shame one teammate winning the race to advance, cut his teammate

out of that chance....

My comments about Kyle Bush relate to the ongoing bit about respect between

non championship drivers and those trying to pass into the final race with a chance to win it...

Bush's early years, showed a huge lack of respect for other drivers, along with the work

his team did on his cars/trucks....

I still haven't watched the NXS race at M'ville yet. But the NXS has just been really boring to me this season. I think it's more that a third of the field is completely different drivers every week this year. The Cup race was wild but without the chaos I expected. What did I say in my previous reply? I was right twice. One of the Top-4 is out (Rowdy) and Crybaby Hamlin whines again about someone accidentally doing to him what he's intentionally done to others at the same track for years! Phoenix should be a fun one to watch. Two HMS drivers vs. two JGR drivers. Don't forget that Harvick has yet to win this year! How desperate will he be to win a race to keep his streak going if he is close to the front at the end of the race? He has finished in the Top-10 in all but 2 races since the beginning of September. Those 2 races were the Roval and M'ville. He finished most of those races in the Top-5. Harvick should be a contender for the win at Phoenix and he might not play nice with anyone, champ contenders or not might not matter to him. Byron has run REALLY well lately after getting bounced out of the playoffs and might be a good blocker for his teammates late in the race too. I wouldn't be surprised if the Top-4 at the end of the race does NOT include 2 of the championship contenders. I do think the race will be won by the driver that wins the Championship though. I just couldn't tell you who that might be right now. I'm rooting for HMS though. I want to see Larson win his first title OR Chase win a back-to-back title.