The wait was worth it! The 2024 NASCAR season has started with a bang! While my favorite driver, Josh Berry, has not started off great, there has still been plenty to cheer for. This entry, my third so far, I have titled Diary of a Revived NASCAR Fan: Two Races In. Here are my thoughts […]
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The Daytona 500 has arrived, sort of. We’re just a day (or two depending on the weather) away from the green flag at the Great American Race. We understand that this is a popular race for fans and newcomers who might now know the ins and outs like us regulars. So Chris Prince and I […]
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The Daytona 500 is the Super Bowl of the NASCAR universe. It is among the most watched events on television yearly. Some of NASCAR’s most legendary drivers have come through and won this crown jewel. For some drivers, this is their only career win. It’s a fan favorite, and there’s a reason they kick off […]
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Speedweeks are in full swing as the Elite Racing League Belly Up Sports Series is in Daytona for what is to be a thrilling Daytona 500. Monday, the Clash kicked off Speedweeks and it was Trey Eidson who captured the victory and $20. The race, like all clashes, was pure chaos. Eidson, after missing the […]
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If you’re familiar with my NASCAR work on BellyUp so far, you probably know that this is where my weekly preview usually ends up. But this week, we’re taking a bit of a turn from the norm. With the race being run at North Wilkesboro, a track that hasn’t seen action since 1996 (six years […]
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NASCAR Cup Series racing is back today! That means only one thing, right? The 2023 Daytona 500 is today racing fans! Now we can still be excited about the return of racing, but we need to make sure you’re ready for a few things. Especially things like “the big one” and maybe even some “riding […]
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It’s duel time in Daytona! We will have two separate sixty-lap heat races brought to you by Bluegreen Vacation rentals tonight. Each race has twenty-one entries, and the finishing order will be what determines the starting lineup for Sunday’s Daytona 500. The finishing order of duel one will determine the odd-numbered starting positions and duel […]
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The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season is still a little ways from the first green flag, however, it’s fun to make some way too early predictions for the upcoming season right? We all know the Daytona 500 will have some fireworks, but how big of fireworks? Will it be a first career win, or maybe […]
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So, we are finally a few weeks into the next-gen era in NASCAR. While I’m sitting here in a web-based training class for my new job, multi-tasking while writing this article. I had a classic NASCAR race on the TV. Watching Kyle Busch claim only the fourth victory of his career in the winged car […]
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After a long winter of playing Iracing and watching other sports; NASCAR is back this weekend with the season’s biggest race. The Daytona 500 is the Super Bowl for race fans. Following on from two brilliant duel races on Thursday, it is now time for the main event. It might look different from previous Daytona’s; […]
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We are creeping closer and closer to the start of the 2021 Nascar season. The Daytona 500 will kick off the new Nascar season on February 14th. During the offseason, I always turn to the Nascar Twitter world for all my news on the sport. So, before we get the engines roaring, and get the […]
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Normally I like to stage post-race discussion following each race, but following the Daytona 500, I didn’t think it was appropriate given the nature of events that sent Roush Fenway driver Ryan Newman to Halifax Hospital following what looked to be near-tragedy in the crash he endured. Let alone, I failed to properly process a […]
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These are personal opinions that don’t necessarily reflect the belief of Belly Up Sports as a whole. The divisive state of American politics has invaded every corner of our lives. Facebook and Twitter are awash with posts from supporters on both sides of the aisle. Friendships are strained. Families get split along party lines. Contemporary […]
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There are a ton of things that keep me watching NASCAR. One of the huge things is the joy of watching redemption in the sport. Whether it be the greats like Dale Earnhardt finally winning a Daytona 500. Or maybe it’s as simple as Kyle Busch winning his first title after breaking his leg in […]
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