Welcome to Racing Roundup, our weekly look at a handful of remarkable and uncovered stories from the vast world of motorsport. In this week’s edition, NASCAR’s Fontana race bites the dust, Ty Majeski wins the Snowball Derby, Hamilton-Russell rumors surrounding Formula One AND IMSA TV Ratings.
RIP FONTANA NASCAR RACE: NASCAR has already shaken the 2021 calendar by uttering Monday that the Daytona 500 Miles, scheduled for February 14 at Daytona International Speedway, will be followed a week later through the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping. The World Series of Vans runs on the 3. 61-mile indoor circuit.
This is done at the expense of the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, near Los Angeles, so the coronavirus pandemic causes prolonged closures and orders to stay home. the oval track.
Daytona President Chip Wile said last week that they had sold more tickets for the Daytona 500 than seats at appropriate intervals. It is imaginable that some of those displaced enthusiasts are encouraged to attend road races.
A week after Daytona’s road races, the Cup and Xfinity series will be in Florida to race on Homestead-Miami Speedway.
“The Daytona International Speedway is known for its iconic moments, and last year’s historic NASCAR races were incredibly exciting and added to the legacy of the World Center of Racing,” Wile said. “It’s also wonderful to see our trio of winners pass by. and gold championship trophies in Phoenix. We’re very happy to be back in series 3. “And NASCAR is excited that Florida still allows enthusiasts in the stands.
MAJESKI WON THE NEIGE BALL: Ty Majeski prevailed over Derek Thorn to win last Sunday’s Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida. NASCAR Cup champion Chase Elliott finished third in the ultra-late-style event, which takes place around half a mile. Five Flags Paved Oval. This is the first name of Snowball Derby for Majeski, who raced 15 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races last season. Former NASCAR champion Kyle Busch seventh.
Hamilton
However, if I were a gambler, I wouldn’t count on that. There is an existing rumor around Russell and Bottas as either pilot has got rid of team affiliations from their Instagram profiles. Everyone would probably be reading too much of this. However, anything to fuel the rumors. Mercedes has already overturned accusations of a replacement next season with Bottas signed with the AMG team by 2021 and Russell has committed to Williams for some other year.
Finally, with the FIA confirming that Hamilton has a compatibility to resume racing in Abu Dhabi, it appears russell will return to Williams until further notice.
IMSA NOTES IN HAUSSE: NBC Sports reports that IMSA ratings have increased in 2020, resulting in a 21% increase in the audience of 19 races on NBC and NBCSN, even though the season was affected by COVID-19. According to Nielsen, the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech championship on NBC and NBCSN attracted an average of 242,000 spectators. Fox / FS1 / FS2.
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