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Still riding the wave of his first career Monster Energy Series victory, Alex Bowman will tackle Daytona Coke Zero Sugar 400 i No Restrictor Plates i The Dreaded Big One Picking an Upset I A Suspenseful Finish I Penske vs. Gibbs

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n this week’s episode of Out of the Groove, host and creator Eric Estepp sits down with a very special guest - none other than one of the most formidable drivers coming up the ranks, Hailie Deegan.

My editor would probably kill me if I just listed out every single accomplishment in her shockingly brief career so far, so here’s just one - out of six scheduled races she’s running this year in the ARCA Menard’s series, she already has three wins.

How’s your favorite driver’s 2019 look so far?

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Hailie’s conversation with Eric covers the gamut of her career, from how she got started racing to what her future plans are in professional stock car racing.

She also makes a bit of her own news. Hailie is a fixture of the online community, so yes, she saw that Adam Stern Tweet. And yes, she knows what you thought about her dust up with Kraus in Colorado.

What does she have to say about all that?

Watch the episode and find out!

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fter an exciting weekend of racing at Chicagoland Speedway where Alex Bowman notched his first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory, this weekend will mark the first time in 2019 that drivers are heading to a track for the second time. Here are five key storylines to watch for in Saturday night’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway.

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The Beginning Of Life After Restrictor Plates At Daytona

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or the first time in 32 years, NASCAR’s premier series is set to compete at Daytona without horsepower-robbing restrictor plates. Instead, the cars will feature a smaller tapered spacer and increased aerodynamic downforce. The cumulative effect of the smaller spacer, larger spoilers and splitters, and the new 2019 aero ducts, is expected to reduce horsepower and increase drag to replicate the traditional brand of close-quarters, big-pack racing seen over the past three-plus decades at Daytona. This familiar style of racing is especially likely if Saturday night’s race plays out anything like the April race at Talladega — where NASCAR’s top series likewise competed without restrictor plates for the first time in more than 30 years. Of course, it’s also possible that the field will end up more strung out than is typical for Daytona. The only guarantee is that restrictor plates, used for the final time at the 2019 Daytona 500, are no longer part of the equation.

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The Dreaded — And Often Unavoidable — “Big One”

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ith every trip to Daytona, every driver rightfully fears getting caught up in “The Big One,” which is the nickname long ago given to the supersized and oftentimes downright sensational multicar wrecks that are so prevalent at The World Center of Racing and at Talladega, NASCAR’s other high-banked superspeedway. Under the right circumstances (or perhaps, more literally, the wrong circumstances), “The Big One” is prone to wipe out as much as half of the field or more and send cars flying airborne. Perhaps the worst part of “The Big One” is that there’s almost nothing that anyone can do to avoid it. About the only way to guarantee missing a big multi-car crash at Daytona is choosing to run at the back of the pack, behind everyone. That strategy carries a risk, however, because deliberately dropping to the rear can cause a driver to lose the draft — and with it, any chance of going to Victory Lane.

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A “Surprise” Winner

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emember last summer’s race at Daytona when second-year Monster Energy Series driver Erik Jones seemingly came out of nowhere to lead only the final lap and score his first career victory in NASCAR’s top division? Jones benefitted tremendously from a high attrition rate, as more than half of the field was eliminated in accidents. Expect this time around to be no different, once again setting the stage for a surprise winner — or even a first-time winner — to emerge. Don’t have the fastest car? No need to worry. Just steer clear of the wrecks, and there’s a pretty good chance you will end up at or near the front of the field. At Daytona, more so than at any other track other than perhaps Talladega, it’s rare for the best car or even the most talented driver to end up in Victory Lane. So, in a sense, having a surprise winner really isn’t that surprising at all.

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A Suspense-Filled Final Few Laps

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hen was the last time a race at Daytona didn’t end with lots of drivers running in a tight pack at the front of the field and aggressively jockeying for the lead? Even with a new rules package, Saturday night’s race should play out in predictable fashion for The World Center of Racing. Unlike at most tracks, where it’s often clear from the opening laps who’s going to contend for the win, a driver can seemingly come out of nowhere in the final laps at Daytona if he gets hooked up with the right drafting partner. With drivers running three- or four-wide in one or more tight packs, the margin of victory at Daytona tends to be ultra-thin — sometimes even a matter of inches and requiring a replay to see who beat who to the finish. Just ask Martin Truex Jr., who lost the 2016 Daytona 500 to Denny Hamlin by one-hundredth of a second.

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Another Team Penske/Joe Gibbs Racing Battle

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ven with all the unpredictability and uncertainty that racing at Daytona always brings, there’s a pretty good chance that the sport’s two leading organizations — Joe Gibbs Racing and Team Penske — will ultimately end up fighting it out for the win on Saturday night. JGR drivers have won the last two races at Daytona, with Denny Hamlin capturing the 2019 Daytona 500 and teammate Erik Jones scoring a surprise victory one year ago on the 2.5-mile high banks.

And, of course, it would be foolish to forget about JGR’s Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr., who have combined for eight wins this year and both know their way to the front at Daytona. Team Penske drivers Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski have both won at Daytona in recent years and together have posed the biggest threat to JGR this season. No one will be stunned if that trend continues this weekend.

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▶▶ Denny Hamlin. Denny Hamlin won February’s Daytona 500, making it two wins for him in the past four installments of The Great American Race. Can Hamlin complete the 2019 Daytona sweep on Saturday night? Unequivocally, yes. Will he? History suggests he will have his work cut out for him.

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▶▶ Chase Elliott. With a victory at Talladega in late April, Chase Elliott went to Victory Lane for the first time at a superspeedway.

The Hendrick Motorsports driver now looks to make it back-to-back superspeedway wins by triumphing at Daytona — a track where he has three poles in seven qualifying attempts. ▶▶ Erik Jones. One year ago at Daytona, Erik Jones scored his first win as a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver. This weekend, the second-year Joe Gibbs Racing driver will aim to notch his second career Cup triumph with a return trip to Victory Lane at The World Center of Racing. ▶▶ Martin Truex Jr. He’s been close — like one-hundredth of a second close at the 2016 Daytona 500 — but Martin Truex Jr. has never won a points-paying race at Daytona. The 2017 Monster Energy Series champ obviously hopes to break through this weekend, when he’ll be seeking a series-high fifth win of the season. ▶▶ Alex Bowman. Still riding the wave of his thrilling first career Monster Energy Series victory last weekend at Chicagoland, Alex Bowman will try to maintain his hot hand this weekend at Daytona while driving the iconic No. 88 car that his predecessor — Dale Earnhardt Jr. — took to Victory Lane in two points races and numerous exhibition races at the high-banked trioval.

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Brad Keselowski notched Team Penske’s 100th victory at Daytona in 2016.

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n July 2, 2016, Brad Keselowski, driver of the Team Penske No. 2 Ford, put together a dominant performance to win the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway and the 100th Cup series victory for team owner Roger Penske.

Keselowski led 115 of 161 laps to collect his first-career win on the 2.5-mile track. The Michigan native sealed the deal by holding off strong late-race challenges from brothers Kyle and Kurt Busch, drivers for Joe Gibbs Racing and Stewart-Haas Racing. At the checkered flag, Kurt Busch spun after contact with Keselowski’s teammate Joey Logano and finished 23rd.

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contenders, including Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth. Jamie McMurray triggered the multi-car crash when he got loose while running in a pack of cars and made contact with Ganassi Racing teammate Kyle Larson.

All told, five cautions slowed the race for 28 laps.

“The wins are never easy to come by, and I think this one means a lot to me for sure because looking at our past here, it hasn’t been all that rosy,” Keselowski said.

“I was telling Roger Penske when I was in victory lane and the fireworks were going off, usually I’m loading up the car and about to be to the airport, so it’s nice to be here and have a great finish.”

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Kyle Busch 659 Martin Truex Jr. 581 Brad Keselowski 610 Joey Logano 677 574 Denny Hamlin 570 Chase Elliott Alex Bowman 509 Kevin Harvick 610 Kurt Busch 537 Ryan Blaney 499 Aric Almirola 482 455 William Byron Kyle Larson 451 Jimmie Johnson 436 434 Daniel Suarez Clint Bowyer 431 Erik Jones 416 Ryan Newman 411 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 373 Paul Menard 369 352 Austin Dillon 349 Chris Buescher Ty Dillon 277 Daniel Hemric 274 Matt DiBenedetto 247 Ryan Preece 230 David Ragan 207 Michael McDowell 198 Bubba Wallace 194 Corey LaJoie 182 Matt Tifft 153 51 Reed Sorenson Quin Houff 42 Jamie McMurray 19 J.J. Yeley 4 Stanton Barrett 2 Casey Mears 1

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Cole Custer 622 Christopher Bell 599 Tyler Reddick 693 Michael Annett 478 564 Austin Cindric Justin Allgaier 541 Chase Briscoe 495 Noah Gragson 492 John Hunter Nemechek 489 Justin Haley 458 Brandon Jones 431 412 Ryan Sieg 314 Gray Gaulding Brandon Brown 277 Jeremy Clements 271 Josh Williams 226 Ray Black Jr. 226 Garrett Smithley 221 188 Stephen Leicht David Starr 184 Matt Mills 162 160 Vinnie Miller Joey Gase 135 Jeff Green 54 B.J. McLeod 196 Jeffrey Earnhardt 187 Zane Smith 187 Chad Finchum 138 125 Timmy Hill Tommy Joe Martins 98 Mike Harmon 95 Jeb Burton 94 Ronnie Bassett Jr. 87 Josh Bilicki 73 65 Kaz Grala 54 Landon Cassill Ryan Truex 40 38 Shane Lee 36 Alex Labbe Chris Cockrum 33 Tyler Matthews 30

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John Hunter Nemechek drives the No. 23 GMS Racing Chevrolet in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

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Gander Outdoors Truck Series debut in 2013 and scored his first series victory two years later at Chicagoland Speedway. He was named the series’ most popular driver in 2015 and now has six Truck Series victories.

Nemechek graduated to the NASCAR Xfinity Series a year ago, making 18 starts for Chip Ganassi Racing, and won the fall race at Kansas Speedway.

This year, the secondgeneration driver is running for the full NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule for GMS Racing.

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ohn Hunter Nemechek, a 22-year-old competitor in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, is simply continuing a family tradition.

Born June 11, 1997, Nemechek is the son of Joe Nemechek, who has made more than 1,160 starts across NASCAR’s three national series since 1989 and is a four-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race winner.

The younger Nemechek dove into the family business at age 5, riding dirt bikes and competing in go-karts and Quarter Midgets.

He eventually advanced to the Allison Legacy Series, where he claimed the series title in 2012.

Nemechek added Late Model racing to his schedule that same year and immediately earned praise for his speed and car control.

He continued to hone his skills at short tracks across the country and won the prestigious Snowball Derby at Florida’s Five Flags Speedway when he was 17.

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Moving in High Gear

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ill Mallard, transporter driver for Xfinity Series team GMS Racing and driver John Hunter Nemechek, saw his first NASCAR race while in the grandstands at Daytona International Speedway during one of the track’s most exciting events.

“That was the year Darrell Waltrip won the 500 on gas mileage,” Mallard said. “I was only nine years old but I remember it very well.

From that point on, I pretty much watched

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NASCAR with my Dad and my Uncle.”

While in high school, a friend wanted to race and asked Mallard to help him built a car.

After racing on the local Georgia dirt tracks, Mallard realized working in NASCAR was what he wanted to do as his career. He’s been with many teams, such as SS Greenlight Racing, Ken Schrader Racing, Turner Scott Motorsports, Red Horse Racing, Richard Petty Motorsports and Biagi-DenBeste Racing before coming to

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He keeps the GMS Racing transporter moving to each track and keeps a clean work station for the crew while in the garage.

“My responsibility at the shop is to clean the truck and trailer and make sure its stock with the parts will need for the next race,” Mallard said. “When I’m at the race track, I unload it, clean it, and make sure the team has food and cold drinks. If they need anything I find it in the garage or elsewhere. Then I load everything back on the truck and get back to the shop.”

Mallard covers thousands of miles each season but wouldn’t have it any other way.

“I love being busy at the track and also at the shop, helping the mechanics. I love the camaraderie with my co-workers and the other tire specialists, the Goodyear people and track officials that I’ve gotten to know over time. That’s what I enjoy a lot.”

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Jordan Anderson drives the No. 3 truck in the Gander Outdoor Truck Series.

A Dual Threat Jordan Anderson making most of life as driver/owner

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ordan Anderson is a man of the people. He’s one of the most honest and outgoing people in the garage. But the driver and owner of the No. 3 truck wants to build his program, and he’s determined to get the job done.

▶▶ What’s been helping this team perform better?

“I think the biggest thing is the Ilmor motor package. I’ve been a big fan of this program since they announced it. It helped my team get off the ground last year, and it’s allowed us to get better this year. We have three Ilmor motors – two rebuilt from last season and one we purchased this year. That’s the only way we can survive.”

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▶▶ What are your goals moving forward?

“We’re still way behind on the size of our budget, but the goal is to grow. If we moved up to the XFINITY Series with our budget, we’d run 20th to 30th every week. The Truck Series is where my home is. Down the road, I’d be grateful to move up, but I want to see this team grow first.”

health and wellness Dr. Jason Cormier has helped MSG provide a comprehensive, grassroots marketing campaign focused on preventative health care education and wellness training.

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otorsports Safety Group is a collaboration of innovators in the sport who are determined to improve the safety of racing. MSG shares tips for race car drivers to help avoid injuries during races and practice sessions.

Acknowledged as one of the country’s leading neurosurgeons, Dr. Jason Cormier has helped MSG provide a comprehensive, grassroots marketing campaign focused on preventative health care education and wellness training.

For Dr. Cormier’s most recent side project, he co-authored an autobiography – with the help of acclaimed author Clifton Lambreth. The book, “Challenges: The Inspiring Story of Dr. Jason Cormier” shares the brain surgeon’s journey overcoming significant obstacles to achieve extraordinary things.

“I had no intention of doing a book,” Cormier said. “I’m a private person, and the last thing I wanted to do was wallow in the embarrassment of some of the challenges I’ve faced in my life. People were pushing me to share my life experiences because there are many others currently suffering through some of the same things. My hope is that people might draw from

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this reservoir of experiences so as to foster more positive solutions in confronting the difficult challenges in their lives.”

Cormier, along three other siblings, was raised by a single mother who also served as a high school and college educator. His father was absent throughout his childhood, and money was tight for the Cormier family in Lafayette, La. “My dad was absent and not the best role model,” Cormier said. “He battled with alcoholism, and that was something we had to deal

health and wellness with in a single-parent home. Not having the monetary means of what other kids in the neighborhood had, we’d eat certain meals and have to make it last for two or three days.”

Cormier eventually graduated from high school, played college basketball at LSU, then played pro basketball before returning to school and receiving a medical degree. He has since worked his way to the top of the profession in neurosurgery.

“All through life’s trials and tribulations, my close friends and family have always been my biggest supporters,” Cormier said.

Cormier said the experience of writing about

his past unearthed some feelings that he’d compartmentalized for years.

“You don’t really know how your parents’ divorce resonates deep inside you,” Cormier said. “In self-reflection, I don’t think I ever dealt with that correctly. I recall a lot of yelling and screaming in front of us, in addition to physical abuse. That became somewhat of the norm. I kept it hidden and tucked away.

I have come to realize that this really wasn’t my fault. Hopefully this helps with issues that others currently deal with – like relationships and friendships. This is what I’ve come through.

Things could always be so much worse.”

The Man Behind the Book Dr. Jason Cormier teaches both medical students and residents many innovative neurosurgical techniques including endoscopic pituitary and image-guided surgery, and minimally invasive complex spinal surgery. Dr. Cormier was named as one of “America’s Top Surgeons,” in the field of Neurosurgery, by the Consumers Research Council of America, Guide to America’s top surgeons and currently listed as one of the leading physicians in the world for Neurosurgery.

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Cormier crafted his strategic partnership with the ARCA racing series’ safety initiative Program to form a “Motorsports Healthcare Education Plan” Medical car.

Utilizing the strength and demographic reach of NASCAR and the ARCA racing series, their mission is to provide a comprehensive, grassroots marketing campaign focused on preventative health care education and wellness training.

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