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HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) NASCAR’s postseason landscape has been altered after just two Cup Series races.
With Michael McDowell and Christopher Bell winning at Daytona International Speedway, the first in the Daytona 500 and the second on the road course, two playoff spots were locked up by guys who weren’t generally considered locks.
The fallout? Other teams are feeling the pinch in late February – six months before the 16-driver playoff field is set – and with 24 races remaining.
“Probably not for the teams that we all expect to win, but for some of those fringe cars it will,” said Bell’s crew chief, Adam Stevens. “The number of unique winners is really going to change how many cars get in on points, right? It’s pretty obvious.”
Take a Behind-the-Scenes Close Look at Chevrolet s 2021 Daytona 500 Pace Cars 19 Feb 2021, 8:29 UTC ·
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Chevrolet didn’t win the 2021 edition of the Daytona 500, with Front Row Motorsports Michael McDowell taking a surprising victory in the #34 Love s Travel Stops Ford for the first time in his NASCAR career. Now, that doesn’t mean The Great American Race was devoid of the bowtie brand’s presence. After all, three different Chevy models acted as official pace cars for the main events: a C8 Corvette Stingray coupe, a Camaro SS 1LE, and the Silverado 1500 RST. 25 photos
The company wanted to make sure its presence was felt throughout the numerous events and has now come up with a neat little behind-the-scenes conclusion video (embedded below) that allows motorsport aficionados to relive the action.