Friday Faceoff: Should NASCAR Take a Summer Vacation Every Year?
July 15, 2021
Should NASCAR continue to schedule back-to-back off-weekends in the late summer even when no Summer Olympics are being held?
Trenton Worsham: Not back to back, but it’d be nice for it to have two or three more weeks off scattered out throughout the year as bye weeks.
Josh Roller: I like the idea of a late summer break for NASCAR. The season is long and compact, and sometimes having only a single weekend off probably doesn’t seem long enough for those who travel to all the races. Having back-to-back weekends off gives the entire industry time to plan a vacation or family time, home improvements and, in general, extended time away from the track. Formula 1 has scheduled a summer break for years and includes a shutdown of team factory activities. I don’t see NASCAR reducing the length of the schedule, so having a back-to-back weekend break is a recent change I would like to remain.
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Kyle Busch takes Xfinity Credit Karma Money 250 in OT thriller
Field Level Media
11 Jul 2021, 10:40 GMT+10
HAMPTON, Ga. Kyle Busch earned his record 102nd NASCAR Xfinity Series race victory Saturday afternoon in the Credit Karma Money 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway - taking the checkered flag in overtime to top a perfect 5-for-5 record in Xfinity starts this season.
The winningest driver in serieshistory proclaimed Saturday s work to be his final curtain call, the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion saying he would no longer compete in the Xfinity Series.
Ironically, in what should have been his biggest bow before the fans - his traditional victory celebration - Busch, 36, opted for a more subdued acknowledgement of the win. He placed the flag inside his Joe Gibbs Racing No. 54 Toyota and conceded the win wasn t exactly how he wanted to add to his historic victory tally.
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Kyle Busch celebrates his 102nd Xfinity win in the Winner s Circle at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Busch said it will be his final race in the Xfinity series.
Staff Photo: Larry Stanford
Kyle Busch takes the checkered flag to win the inaugural Credit Karma Money 250 Xfinity race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Staff Photo: Larry Stanford
The Full Throttle Formation Flying Team did the flyover following the National Anthem at Atlanta Motor Speedway Saturday afternoon.
Staff Photo: Larry Stanford
Kyle Busch couldn t wait to get the race started, moving his No. 54 Extra Gum Toyota to within inches of the pace car on the warmup laps before the race started.