Wallace became the second Black driver in history to win a Cup Series race with his victory for new team 23XI Racing at Talladega. The Cup Series also saw three first-time winners (Michael McDowell Christopher Bell Bubba Wallace), an underdog Daytona 500 champion (McDowell), and a surprise triumph for Kaulig Racing at the Brickyard. Ford didn’t have a representative in the championship race at Phoenix. The Fords fought for their lives weekly, trying to keep up with the Chevrolets and Toyotas ended up being a tall task with seven wins from five of its drivers. Harvick went winless in 2021, which was as surprising as Elliott not winning a race on an oval. Feisty Kevin Harvick returned, as did the debate over race manipulation after his Bristol night race run-in with Chase Elliott. There were middle fingers and hack t-shirts. It all makes Nashville a fitting place to wrap up another NASCAR season – a season that never lacked a talking point. NASCAR racing then returned to the Nashville market in ’21 with all three series competing at Nashville Superspeedway, and now a proposal in place to someday head back to the historic Fairgrounds. Signage of NASCAR’s presence wasn’t hard to find, and fans turned out in droves for events. The awards banquet was held in Music City for the first time two years ago, receiving a warm and energetic welcome from the community. Nashville has become a hot spot for NASCAR. NASCAR officially brings down the curtain on the 2021 season this week as the industry descends upon Nashville, Tennessee, for two days of celebration.

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