Mother Nature has been a disruptor numerous times in NASCAR’s history. Occasionally, weather has necessitated races to be completed on the following day. NASCAR even celebrates drivers who won on Mondays. With yesterday’s forecast of Sunday’s dangerous weather for Los Angeles, one would expect another Monday adventure with the seasonal showcase, the Busch Light Clash …
January 23, 2024, Substack Newsletter https://open.substack.com/pub/cielo/p/2024-cielo-ratings-expectations?r=9xui&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
The Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum starts the 2024 NASCAR season three weeks from today. Although not a Cup series points race, the Los Angeles event opens the curtains for the third consecutive season in the former Olympic stadium. Kevin Harvick’s retirement following the 2023 concluding race at Phoenix Raceway is tops among numerous …
After the 2023 CUP SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP race, Ryan Blaney won the NASCAR playoffs. His second-place finish in the season-ending race gave Blaney enough points for the playoff win and elevated his CIELO rating to 2089. With his third win of the season, Blaney currently stands at the top of the Nascar Active Drivers List.
Cole Custer won the 2023 XFINITY SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP race as well as the championship itself. Saturday’s victory vaulted Custer to seventh on the Xfinity Active Drivers list for the NASCAR Xfinity Series with a CIELO rating of 1847. Noah Gregson, who has not raced on the Xfinity series this year, still tops the ELO-based ratings …