Thanks. Thats what I was thinking but wasn't sure. I'd think numbers could go up next year since the NBC part will be on USA. I believe USA is in more homes.

Adam Stern

NASCAR cited these as key takeaways from '21:
Cup races were No. 1/No. 2 sport telecast of the weekend 17 times.
Fox/NBC had ad revenue increases.
Trackpass tripled sub projections.
Highest percentage of African American and Hispanic viewership during current TV deal.

Adam Stern

.@23XIRacing is expected to purchase the charter from outgoing NASCAR team @StarComRacing, per sources.

StarCom was previously in advanced talks to sell the charter to Spire Motorsports, but that deal ultimately did not get finalized. https://t.co/Y1HqaewhEQ

no Dale Jr podcast for this week

An update on the podcast this week: https://t.co/PCZUJgiLqb

Adam Stern

Roush Fenway Racing this afternoon is formally announcing that it is changing its name to Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing, or RFK Racing for short. https://t.co/xpJJ94xqsJ

Was really looking forward to it. Gonna have to wait a minute.

NEWS: NASCAR announces practice, qualifying return in 2022 with knockout-style format.

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perhaps its similar to F1 qualifying..

Adam Stern

Crypto platform @InvestVoyager says its foray into NASCAR has been successful and that it is extending its sponsorship of @LandonCassill as a result.

Voyager CEO @Ehrls15 says there will be an announcement soon but that they want to find Cassill 'a winning car for next year.' https://t.co/0BuEEOcVMJ

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Crypto platform @InvestVoyager says its foray into NASCAR has been successful and that it is extending its sponsorship of @LandonCassill as a result.

Voyager CEO @Ehrls15 says there will be an announcement soon but that they want to find Cassill 'a winning car for next year.' https://t.co/0BuEEOcVMJ

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Interesting terminology there. Brand shopping must be underway.

Harrison Burton's 2022 Wood Brothers ride



Eric Jones' 43 Petty ride



Harvick's Stewart-Haas car

^ LOL. See that they still managed to squeeze in a tinge of the Petty Blue and Day-Glo...

The 21 car always looks the best on the track when the use those classic Motorcraft colors!

NASCAR will storm into the streets of downtown Nashville as the 2021 NASCAR Champion's Week festivities kick off on Tuesday and run through Thursday's NASCAR Awards ceremony (airing on Sat., Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN).

The three-day event will celebrate the 2021 champions from the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series, which include Kyle Larson and the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports team (Cup), Daniel Hemric and the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing team (Xfinity) and Ben Rhodes and the No. 99 ThorSport Racing team (Truck).

In addition, the champions of the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, ARCA Menards Series West and NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, as well as the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series national champion will be in attendance, making appearances during the "NASCAR Street Party at the Ryman presented by PNC Bank" at the Ryman Auditorium, which runs Nov. 30-Dec. 2.

Whether you plan on attending the events in Nashville or watching from home, the party will be on full display with a few marquee highlights:

"Burnouts on Broadway presented by DoorDash" will take place on Wednesday as all 16 Cup Series drivers, the Xfinity Series champion, Camping World Truck Series champion and ARCA Menards Series champion hit the street in their race cars under the neon lights of Broadway, Dec. 1 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. CT. The event will air on Sat., Dec. 4 at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
The celebration is bookended with the formal postseason NASCAR Awards ceremony at the Music City Center on Thursday, which will air on Sat., Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
For more information on Champion's Week, including a more detailed schedule, please visit www.nascar.com/championsweek.

2022 Penske cars

The city of Nashville and Speedway Motorsports have jointly announced a deal in principle that will see the track operator lease/manage/operate @RaceFairgrounds for 30 years, pending approval from local councils.

@TNNateRau first reported that the announcement was imminent. https://t.co/X6auwFg4Ho

.@MarcusSMI says the plan is to bring back 'major NASCAR series races' to @RaceFairgrounds, which will have its grandstand renovated to fit 30,000 people.

https://twitter.com/A_S12/status/1465731222143971329?t=fidIO9kvaP5wDWOdM-yohg&s=19

Here's some renderings of the renovated @RaceFairgrounds. https://t.co/spzbs7F9Yo

Adam Stern

RPM has sold a majority stake in the team to GMS owner Maury Gallagher.

https://twitter.com/A_S12/status/1466163282117636099?t=UzgSg0aW6u-KDSSrN_Ig_g&s=19

Adam Stern

In a public filing released this morning, Medallion Financial confirmed that GMS owner Maury Gallagher paid $19.1 million for the majority stake in Richard Petty Motorsports. https://t.co/ArtNjKAfLp

Adam Stern

23XI Racing agreed to pay $13.5 million for the StarCom charter, per sources, one of the most expensive purchases yet since the system was introduced in 2016. https://t.co/lBOKjUSt1m

Crazy what those things are going for now.

Adam Stern

.@Hooters is extending its three-primary sponsorship of HMS and @ChaseElliott for three more years through 2024, with an announcement slated for today.

2022 primaries: Gateway in June, Bristol night race in September and Vegas playoff in October. https://t.co/QFtlDsoAFJ

Nice. Don't mind Hooters, find there food and beer selection decent. Good to see them staying on board.

Adam Stern

Richard Petty's NASCAR team will be re-branded to @PettyGMS Motorsports and become a division of @GMSRacingLLC, as part of the new agreement between RPM and businessman Maury Gallagher.

Erik Jones will still drive the No. 43, while Ty Dillon will now drive the No. 42. https://t.co/pwEcyVfwUA

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Richard Petty's NASCAR team will be re-branded to @PettyGMS Motorsports and become a division of @GMSRacingLLC, as part of the new agreement between RPM and businessman Maury Gallagher.

Erik Jones will still drive the No. 43, while Ty Dillon will now drive the No. 42. https://t.co/pwEcyVfwUA

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Pretty cool news today. Cars looked great.

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Richard Petty's NASCAR team will be re-branded to @PettyGMS Motorsports and become a division of @GMSRacingLLC, as part of the new agreement between RPM and businessman Maury Gallagher.

Erik Jones will still drive the No. 43, while Ty Dillon will now drive the No. 42. https://t.co/pwEcyVfwUA

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Adam Stern

.@StewartHaasRcng has beat out several other NASCAR teams to land a deal with @Mahindra_USA, which will announce later today that it will primary sponsor Chase Briscoe and his No. 14 Ford for the majority of the 2022 Cup Series season. https://t.co/ZLBLzHVvLT

Nice looking car…kinda has a Office Depot look.

Not only did Al Unser Sr pass away today so did Dale Sr's brother Danny Earnhardt

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Al Unser was my favorite Indy Car driver of all time. He won the first Indianapolis 500 that I ever watched in 1970, just before I turned 8 in the Johnny Lightning 500* sponsored car. *My older brother had one that I played with whenever he wasn't around to catch me and give me the required pounding as punishment.

Back then you had to wait until mid-evening to see the tape delayed telecast of the race as it wasn't carried live. Prior to that (and probably beyond for a handful of years) Mario Andretti was the most famous race car driver in the world. Mario won in 1969, but I was too young to get to watch that race.

Al won back-to-back by winning again in 1971, but he never became the media favorite as in those days that was always either Foyt or Andretti.

Rip Big Al.

There will be a break during the main race of @NASCAR's Clash @LAcoliseum for a 10-minute halftime-type show by a yet-unannounced artist that will be covered by Fox, on top of the pre-race @Pitbull concert.

NASCAR may also get new USC coach @LincolnRiley involved on race day. https://t.co/3wwvQN2cXu

This Clash is either going to be great or a do nothing. I'm still going in with a open mind.

Daniel Suarez's 6 race sponsorship paint from "Tootsie's Orchid Lounge".... damn.