Saturday, March 11
8 a.m., ARCA Menards Series: 2023 General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway (re-air), FS1
10 a.m., NASCAR Cup Series practice (re-air), FS1
12:30 p.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying at Phoenix Raceway, FS1
2 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Phoenix Raceway, FS1
3:30 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: NASCAR Xfinity Series at Phoenix Raceway, FS1
4:30 p.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series: 2023 United Rentals 200 at Phoenix Raceway, FS1

On MRN:
1:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series Pole Qualifying at Phoenix Raceway
4 p.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series: 2023 United Rentals 200 at Phoenix Raceway

NASCAR
NASCAR Xfinity Series
2023 United Rentals 200, Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, AZ
Qualifying FS1, 12:30 p.m.
Race FS1, 4:30 p.m.
NASCAR RaceDay: Xfinity Series-Phoenix F1, 3:30 p.m.
NASCAR Cup Series
2023 United Rentals United 500, Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, AZ
Qualifying FS1, 2 p.m.

NASCAR
NASCAR Cup Series
2023 United Rentals Work United 500, Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, AZ
Race Fox, 3:30 p.m.

NASCAR RaceDay: Phoenix FS1, 2 p.m.
NASCAR RaceDay: Phoenix Fox, 3 p.m

Sunday, March 12
4 a.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series: 2023 United Rentals 200 at Phoenix Raceway (re-air), FS1
2 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix Raceway, FS1
3 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix Raceway, FOX
3:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: 2023 United Rentals Work United 500 at Phoenix Raceway, FOX

On MRN:
2:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: 2023 United Rentals Work United 500 at Phoenix Raceway

The 5 was the fastest yesterday for sure but will be interesting to see what unfolds today. Long race. Also, I'm interested to see how the Fords do.

Wolfer79 said:

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Chase Elliott has a life outside of NASCAR. He, and his fellow athletes, should be allowed to live it

Snowboarding is what Chase Elliott does to relax. To get away from it all. To clear his mind from the craziness that comes with being NASCAR's most popular star. His colleagues and competitors, drivers who spend their weeknights and off weekends doing everything from playing pickup basketball games and riding in cycling groups to big-game hunting and driving sprint cars on dirt tracks, have spent the week expressing a total understanding of why Elliott likes to skid his way around the slopes of Colorado.

Should these athletes be allowed to put their bodies -- the instruments with which they earn those dollars from teams, leagues and sponsors and in turn make even more money for the people who work for those teams, leagues and sponsors -- at risk by participating in dangerous activities? The challenge comes in determining exactly what should and/or could be labeled as "dangerous."

Entire conference rooms filled with league executives, agents and insurance specialists have had shouting matches standing over contracts, unsigned because of that very question. Entire law journals have been dedicated to the subject.

Meanwhile, in the full-time NASCAR world, a business proudly touted as a collection of independent contractors, a league-wide ban on hazardous activities wasn't doable.

When attorney J.J. Pristanski, now legal counsel for the New York Islanders, wrote in his 2018 article for the DePaul Journal Sports of Law that hazardous activities clauses "fail to effectuate the parties' intent, and are difficult to interpret and apply," he was referring to all of the above. And yes, 4 years before the Snowboard Crash Heard 'Round The Track, he was also referring to Chase Elliott.

We can't praise Dale Earnhardt for his love of driving bulldozers and knocking down trees and crashing a horse down the side of a mountain in New Mexico with Richard Childress and then be irritated with Chase Elliot because he hit the slopes. We can't gleefully tell stories about Cale Yarborough being struck by lightning, fighting off a bear while flying an airplane and bouncing off the ground when his parachute didn't open and then act like Chase Elliott is irresponsible because he likes to turn ollies in the powder. And we surely should not be allowed to treat Chase Elliott as an old-school stock car thrill seeker when he moonlights in the SRX series each summer but then doubt his judgment because he snaps his boots onto a board in the winter.

No, Chase Elliott just had a bad day while participating in the hobby that he loves most. He will be back in his race car soon enough. Let him heal, both his leg and his pride. And in the meantime, let's turn the volume down on any chatter about rolling athletes in bubble wrap before they do anything other than their day job.

Besides, we all know what would happen next, especially when it comes to racers. They would go on and do it anyway, just to see how loud of a popping sound they could make.

https://www.espn.com/racing/story/_/id/35812642/chase-elliott-life-nascar-let-live-it

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Not aware of what all the chatter is, but two thoughts

1) if he doesn't have a contract that restricts certain things, then I agree, do your thing

2) I don't think he should be punished or anything, but I also don't think he should be granted any special allowances in regards to qualifying for the playoffs

Packchem91 said:

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Wolfer79 said:

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Chase Elliott has a life outside of NASCAR. He, and his fellow athletes, should be allowed to live it

Snowboarding is what Chase Elliott does to relax. To get away from it all. To clear his mind from the craziness that comes with being NASCAR's most popular star. His colleagues and competitors, drivers who spend their weeknights and off weekends doing everything from playing pickup basketball games and riding in cycling groups to big-game hunting and driving sprint cars on dirt tracks, have spent the week expressing a total understanding of why Elliott likes to skid his way around the slopes of Colorado.

Should these athletes be allowed to put their bodies -- the instruments with which they earn those dollars from teams, leagues and sponsors and in turn make even more money for the people who work for those teams, leagues and sponsors -- at risk by participating in dangerous activities? The challenge comes in determining exactly what should and/or could be labeled as "dangerous."

Entire conference rooms filled with league executives, agents and insurance specialists have had shouting matches standing over contracts, unsigned because of that very question. Entire law journals have been dedicated to the subject.

Meanwhile, in the full-time NASCAR world, a business proudly touted as a collection of independent contractors, a league-wide ban on hazardous activities wasn't doable.

When attorney J.J. Pristanski, now legal counsel for the New York Islanders, wrote in his 2018 article for the DePaul Journal Sports of Law that hazardous activities clauses "fail to effectuate the parties' intent, and are difficult to interpret and apply," he was referring to all of the above. And yes, 4 years before the Snowboard Crash Heard 'Round The Track, he was also referring to Chase Elliott.

We can't praise Dale Earnhardt for his love of driving bulldozers and knocking down trees and crashing a horse down the side of a mountain in New Mexico with Richard Childress and then be irritated with Chase Elliot because he hit the slopes. We can't gleefully tell stories about Cale Yarborough being struck by lightning, fighting off a bear while flying an airplane and bouncing off the ground when his parachute didn't open and then act like Chase Elliott is irresponsible because he likes to turn ollies in the powder. And we surely should not be allowed to treat Chase Elliott as an old-school stock car thrill seeker when he moonlights in the SRX series each summer but then doubt his judgment because he snaps his boots onto a board in the winter.

No, Chase Elliott just had a bad day while participating in the hobby that he loves most. He will be back in his race car soon enough. Let him heal, both his leg and his pride. And in the meantime, let's turn the volume down on any chatter about rolling athletes in bubble wrap before they do anything other than their day job.

Besides, we all know what would happen next, especially when it comes to racers. They would go on and do it anyway, just to see how loud of a popping sound they could make.

https://www.espn.com/racing/story/_/id/35812642/chase-elliott-life-nascar-let-live-it

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Not aware of what all the chatter is, but two thoughts

1) if he doesn't have a contract that restricts certain things, then I agree, do your thing

2) I don't think he should be punished or anything, but I also don't think he should be granted any special allowances in regards to qualifying for the playoffs

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100% agree with you Chem...

Pretty sure NASCAR will grant the waiver. Can't think of a time that they haven't. Either way, it's going to be hard and interesting to see how this plays out. Chase is still going to have to earn the points and a win or two. Six weeks is a long time and he will be far behind. One could argue that this is his punishment. Just my two cents.

Don't know how this will turn out, but this is exactly what I expected long term for the newest driver of the #24. All kinds of things happen during races, where the best car doesn't win… or even finishes for that matter.

I'm no engineer. But only three tires doesn't work great. https://t.co/I5QjJwxO8E

— Ryan McGee (@ESPNMcGee) March 12, 2023

Welp. Didn't end up having the best car as it turned out... but we'll still take it I guess.

Honestly though, I loathe these late race cautions just as much as Larson and Harvick do, and would have been just fine with the 3rd / 4th place finish that the #24 was heading for.

Monday, March 13
1:15 a.m., NASCAR Cup Series: 2023 United Rentals Work United 500 at Phoenix Raceway (re-air), FS1
3:30 a.m., NASCAR Cup Series: 2023 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway (re-air), MAVTV
6 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub, FS1

Tuesday, March 14
4 a.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series: 2023 United Rentals 200 at Phoenix Raceway (re-air), FS2
6 a.m., NASCAR Cup Series: 2023 United Rentals Work United 500 at Phoenix Raceway (re-air), FS2
6 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub, FS1
6 p.m., Dale Jr. Download, Peacock

Wednesday, March 15
3 a.m., NASCAR Cup Series: 2023 United Rentals Work United 500 at Phoenix Raceway (re-air), FS2
9 a.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series: 2023 United Rentals 200 at Phoenix Raceway (re-air), FS2
11 a.m., NASCAR Race Hub: 75 Years of Racing (re-air), FS2
6 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub, FS1
6 p.m., Dale Jr. Download, Peacock

Thursday, March 16
10 a.m., NASCAR Greatest Races: 2001 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (re-air), FS2
1 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub: Best of Radioactive: Atlanta (re-air), FS2
2 p.m., The Day: Atlanta 1992 (re-air), FS2
6 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub, FS1
6 p.m., Dale Jr. Download, Peacock
7 p.m., The Day: Atlanta 1992 (re-air), FS1
9 p.m., The Day: Atlanta 1992 (re-air), FS2

Friday, March 17
11:30 a.m., NASCAR Race Hub: Best of Radioactive: Atlanta (re-air), FS2
Noon, NASCAR Greatest Races: 2001 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (re-air), FS2
Noon, NASCAR Pace Lap, MAVTV
3 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway, FS1
3 p.m., NASCAR Pace Lap (re-air), MAVTV
4:30 p.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway, FS1
6 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub, FS1

Saturday, March 18
3 a.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway (re-air), FS1
7:30 a.m., The Day: Atlanta 1992 (re-air), FS2
11:30 a.m., NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway, FS1
1 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway, FS1
2 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: 2023 Fr8 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, FS1
4 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: NASCAR Xfinity Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway, FS1
5 p.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series: 2023 RAPTOR 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, FS1
11:30 p.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series: 2023 RAPTOR 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (re-air), FS1

On MRN:
1:30 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: 2023 Fr8 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Sunday, March 19
4:30 a.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: 2023 Fr8 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (re-air), FS1
6:30 a.m., The Day: Atlanta 1992 (re-air), FS1
7:30 a.m., NASCAR Race Hub: Best of Radioactive: Atlanta (re-air), FS1
8 a.m., NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway (re-air), FS1
9:30 a.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series: 2023 RAPTOR 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (re-air), FS1
1:30 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway, FS1
2 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway, FOX
3 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: 2023 Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, FOX

@FoxTV earned a 1.93 rating and 3.4 million viewers for Sunday's NASCAR race at Phoenix, down from a 2.33 rating + 3.991 million viewers last year.

NASCAR was the No. 3 sports event of the week if including @MarchMadnessMBB or No. 2 if excluding, with @THEPLAYERSChamp No. 1.

.@FoxTV earned a 1.93 rating and 3.4 million viewers for Sunday's NASCAR race at Phoenix, down from a 2.33 rating + 3.991 million viewers last year.

🔲 NASCAR was the No. 3 sports event of the week if including @MarchMadnessMBB or No. 2 if excluding, with @THEPLAYERSChamp No. 1. pic.twitter.com/LyO0JSWHXZ

— Adam Stern (@A_S12) March 14, 2023

BTW congrats to @MW55. He no longer owns the record for largest #NASCAR fine. Today's $400K pop to Hendrick Motorsports tops the $300K penalty dropped on Michael Waltrip Racing after the infamous fall 2013 Richmond postseason-altering mess.

BTW congrats to @MW55. He no longer owns the record for largest #NASCAR fine. Today's $400K pop to Hendrick Motorsports tops the $300K penalty dropped on Michael Waltrip Racing after the infamous fall 2013 Richmond postseason-altering mess.

— Ryan McGee (@ESPNMcGee) March 15, 2023

Big news of the day for sure. I'll be waiting to see if the penalty sticks with the appeal. Makes one wonder what else these teams are doing to these cars...LOL

What happened? I saw on Jayski the next morning that Byron had passed the postrace inspection without any issues?

TheStorm said:

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What happened? I saw on Jayski the next morning that Byron had passed the postrace inspection without any issues?

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NASCAR hammered Hendrick Motorsports for modifying air deflecting pieces by docking all of its Phoenix drivers and teams 100 regular-season points and 10 playoff points and suspending each of their crew chiefs for four races each and fining the crew chiefs $100,000.

It is the biggest combined fine to one organization in NASCAR history. NASCAR has issued bigger fines for individual violations but a $400,000 combined fine to one organization is the largest.

Kaulig Racing's Justin Haley and his team received the same penalty.

"It was obvious to us that these parts had been modified in an area that wasn't approved," NASCAR Senior Vice President of Competition Elton Sawyer said.

https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nascar/hendrick-issued-largest-combined-fine-in-nascar-history

TheStorm said:

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What happened? I saw on Jayski the next morning that Byron had passed the postrace inspection without any issues?

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The hood louvers were taken by nascar on Saturday, therefore they had legal, replacement louvers in place for the race on Sunday. So, their finishes on Sunday are good, as the parts were confiscafed before the race.

On Wednesday, NASCAR announced that Denny Hamlin was penalized $50,000 and 25 driver points for intentional contact with Ross Chastain in the final laps of the Phoenix Cup Series race.

On his podcast, Actions Detrimental with Denny Hamlin, Hamlin was honest, revealing that he intentionally got into Chastain and squeezed him in between Hamlin's Toyota and the outside wall. Hamlin also said that the two came to a "truce" after the race, and are moving forward.

Many figured Hamlin's comments got him the penalty rather than the actual act, and they would be proven right. NASCAR SVP of Competition Elton Sawyer was on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio and confirmed that the sanctioning body would have viewed it as a "racing incident" until Hamlin spoke up about what happened.

Sawyer said, "We would've viewed that as a racing incident. But then as, 24 hours later, have a competitor that has gone on a podcast, which I will say, we're delighted that Denny has a podcast. We think that's great. Interacts with the fans. But when you start admitting that you have intentionally done something that would compromise the results of the end of the race, then that rises to a level that we're going to get involved."

https://awfulannouncing.com/racing/denny-hamlin-penalty-remarks-actions-detrimental.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Kevin Harvick to run No. 29 at the All-Star Race in tribute to his first Cup win https://t.co/9BvKDQW8vt

— Jayski (@jayski) March 16, 2023

That is pretty dang cool.

Friday, March 17
11:30 a.m., NASCAR Race Hub: Best of Radioactive: Atlanta (re-air), FS2
Noon, NASCAR Greatest Races: 2001 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (re-air), FS2
Noon, NASCAR Pace Lap, MAVTV
3 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway, FS1
3 p.m., NASCAR Pace Lap (re-air), MAVTV
4:30 p.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway, FS1
6 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub, FS1

Glasswolf said:

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Kevin Harvick to run No. 29 at the All-Star Race in tribute to his first Cup win https://t.co/9BvKDQW8vt

— Jayski (@jayski) March 16, 2023

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Is GM Goodwrench a thing anymore? That would have made his car extra cool...

NASCAR
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Fr8 208, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
Qualifying FS1, 3 p.m.

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Raptor 250, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
Qualifying FS1, 4:30 p.m.

NASCAR Race Hub FS1, 6 p.m.

Saturday, March 18
3 a.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway (re-air), FS1
7:30 a.m., The Day: Atlanta 1992 (re-air), FS2
11:30 a.m., NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway, FS1
1 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway, FS1
2 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: 2023 Fr8 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, FS1
4 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: NASCAR Xfinity Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway, FS1
5 p.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series: 2023 RAPTOR 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, FS1
11:30 p.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series: 2023 RAPTOR 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (re-air), FS1

On MRN:
1:30 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: 2023 Fr8 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway

NASCAR
NASCAR Cup Series
Ambetter Health 400, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
Qualifying FS1, 11:30 a.m.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Fr8 208, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
Race FS1, 2 p.m.

NASCAR RaceDay: NCTS Setup FS1, 1 p.m.

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Raptor 250, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
Race FS1, 5 p.m.

NASCAR RaceDay: Xfinity Series FS1, 4 p.m.

I believe they no longer exist. Either way Busch is paying the bill and I doubt they would let that happen. Pretty dang good looking car for sure.

ncsupack1 said:

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I believe they no longer exist. Either way Busch is paying the bill and I doubt they would let that happen. Pretty dang good looking car for sure.

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I agree!

Sunday, March 19
4:30 a.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: 2023 Fr8 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (re-air), FS1
6:30 a.m., The Day: Atlanta 1992 (re-air), FS1
7:30 a.m., NASCAR Race Hub: Best of Radioactive: Atlanta (re-air), FS1
8 a.m., NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway (re-air), FS1
9:30 a.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series: 2023 RAPTOR 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (re-air), FS1
1:30 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway, FS1
2 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway, FOX
3 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: 2023 Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, FOX

NASCAR
NASCAR Cup Series
Ambetter Health 400, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
Race Fox, 3 p.m.
NASCAR RaceDay FS1, 1:30 p.m.
NASCAR RaceDay: Atlanta Fox, 2 p.m.

#4EVER A Legacy

Richard Childress of @RCRracing, @DaleJr, @DeLanaHarvick, @JeffGordonWeb, and others unpack the start of @KevinHarvick's legacy, as he climbed into the No. 29 and won at Atlanta in 2001.

#4EVER A Legacy

Richard Childress of @RCRracing, @DaleJr, @DeLanaHarvick, @JeffGordonWeb, and others unpack the start of @KevinHarvick's legacy, as he climbed into the No. 29 and won at Atlanta in 2001. pic.twitter.com/TIgmlSGVu2

— Stewart-Haas Racing (@StewartHaasRcng) March 18, 2023

Speedway Motorsports VP Steve Swift: "I remember Marcus asked in the hallway, 'If we do dirt, you seriously think we can make a legit dirt track?' And I said, 'Well, sir, we will do whatever you ask us to do. We'll try to make it happen the best we can.'"

https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/sports/motor-sports/swift-continues-to-spearhead-huge-projects-for-speedway-motorsports/article_89c4b208-c411-11ed-865b-4f1a4b2941e8.html

Bryan Hammond, executive director for NASCAR at COTA, insists the scheduling for the stock car racing and the PGA Tour work well together. The events overlapped last year as well: 'That combination draws in more people to Austin.'"

https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/nascar/2023/03/19/nascar-will-return-this-week-to-austins-circuit-of-the-americas/70024424007/

Firefighters were at the site of [@23XIRacing's] future NASCAR race shop on Saturday morning as they performed a controlled burn to help clear the land for development." - @WBTV_News

https://www.wbtv.com/2023/03/18/firefighters-hold-training-exercise-site-future-nascar-race-shop/