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If you ask anyone about the Coke Zero Sugar 400 or the Coca-Cola Firecracker 250, they immediately visualize a group of stock cars pouring onto the straightaway while the sun sets behind them, casting a deep blue-red hue across the sky.

NASCAR announced on Tuesday the 2020 schedule for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. It's the biggest schedule realignment the Cup Series has undergone in over a decade.

After five races and four with the new package (including two with the full package), it's been more of the same.

As the laps ticked away, it seemed two tires would be enough to win the day at Phoenix. Then Kyle Busch was added to the equation.

As Brad Keselowski climbed out of his car, with an American flag in hand, Martin Truex Jr. stood adjacent to his car a few hundred yards away, with arms crossed. The source of his frustration was lap traffic.

I had some observations on Sunday's race at Atlanta that I wish to share with the class.

Before we turn our focus to Atlanta Motor Speedway and beyond, here's some thoughts I had on Sunday's Daytona 500.

It doesn't seem like that long ago where suspense was the name of the game in terms of the Daytona 500. Looking back at the 1998 Daytona 500 where Dale Earnhardt was leading late in the going, the CBS booth's tense commentary as the laps wound down was nothing short of memorable as the fans were on the edge of their seats watching Earnhardt, Bobby Labonte, Jeremy Mayfield, and Rusty Wallace all slice and dice for position while trying to oust that black No. 3.

Imagine what Hill can accomplish this season with such an established team. If he can win at Daytona, then it isn't a matter of if he can win again in the No. 16, but when.

Now for most 21 years, they may be getting an apartment for the first time, have classes a few days a week and on the weekends, go out and party. William Byron is no regular 21 year old.