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Bubba Wallace is the newest face of a more diverse NASCAR

Bubba Wallace is just 24, but being the first full-time African-American driver in the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup series since Wendell Scott in 1971 isn’t lost on him in terms of the message his rise imparts to so many.

Smaller field for Sprint Cup races not necessarily a bad thing

Only 39 cars and drivers have entered Sunday’s Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. A full field is now 40 cars. Last year it was 43. Participation numbers are down. They were down last year, too. Should NASCAR’s fireproof coveralls be all in a bunch? Yes. And no.

Keeping up with this Jones not easy

When you perform a Google search for Erik Jones, seven photos pop up on the search title box. Six are of brightly colored artwork. One is of a youngster sporting a perfect smile and black fireproof coveralls adorned with Toyota patches.

Busch wins new fans, but it’s not unanimous

A lot of the NASCAR’s traditional followers believe that Kyle Busch’s recent success is nothing more than a conspiracy manipulated by NASCAR to turn Busch into a storyline during the dog days of the baseball season and before NFL behemoths return to training camp.