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2021 NASCAR Post-Season News Update Five

F1 crowns the 2021 champ. Losing a legend, rest in peace Al Unser Sr. Bodine is back in 2022. More seats get settled as silly season continues. JPM and the next generation making IMSA moves. Hinchtown grabs a mic. Full-time for the 48 in ’22. Enjoy this week’s racing headlines.

Motorsport News:

    1. Max Verstappen Wins 1st World Championship Title on Last Lap Pass.
    2. F1 Title Decided in 1-Lap Sprint, Mercedes Protests Results.
    3. It’s Official: Max Verstappen Is World Driver’s Champion.
    4. Sad News – Nancy Wood.
    5. Rockingham Speedway Planning on Repave & Adding Lights.
    6. Wheaties to feature Michael Jordan on box; sponsor Bubba Wallace at Auto Club Speedway.
    7. Todd Bodine hopes to hit 800 career starts in 2022 thanks to Camping World CEO: UPDATE.
    8. Equity Prime Mortgage Sponsoring Jesse Iwuji Motorsports.
    9. Wolff likens Horner to driver going wrong way.
    10. Mazepin tests positive for COVID.
    11. Verstappen snatches F1 title from Hamilton on final lap.
    12. Verstappen confirmed champion as Mercedes protest dismissed.
    13. How Verstappen overcame Hamilton to win the 2021 title.
    14. Horner: Mercedes protest ‘felt a bit desperate’.
    15. How Max Verstappen won the controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
    16. Latifi apologises for influencing F1 title battle.
    17. Verstappen will carry No. 1 on car as champ.
    18. Inside the Abu Dhabi GP: How F1 crowned Verstappen world champion… twice.
    19. Verstappen says Wolff texted him congratulations.
    20. Four-time Indy 500 winner Al Unser Sr. dies aged 82.
    21. Coyne and Vasser Sullivan end partnership.
    22. Penske, Mears, Foyt, Parnelli Jones pay tribute to Al Unser.
    23. IMS, Andretti, Castroneves, Sato add Unser tributes.
    24. Opinion: After an incredible Formula One season, did it really have to end this way?
    25. Tony Stewart: Next Gen car ‘chance for Chase Briscoe to shine’.
    26. Kurt Busch joins 23XI Racing to drive second Cup car in 2022.
    27. 2021 season in review: Kurt Busch.
    28. On and off track, Bubba Wallace has another big year ahead.
    29. Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021 results: Max Verstappen passes Lewis Hamilton on controversial final lap, wins F1 championship.
    30. Why Max Verstappen’s last-lap win over Lewis Hamilton at 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was so controversial.
    31. Fr8Auctions Sponsoring Atlanta Motor Speedway Truck Race, Will Be Called Fr8 208.
    32. AJ Allmendinger, Daniel Hemric, Noah Gragson Splitting Time in Second Kaulig Racing Cup Car.
    33. Speedway Motorsports’ Chief Racing Development Officer Don Hawk Stepping Away.
    34. Rajah Caruth wins 2021 Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award.
    35. Next Gen Car Testing Resumes at Charlotte This Week UPDATE.
    36. Jimmie Johnson Running Full 2022 IndyCar Schedule.
    37. Mason Massey to Compete in Majority of Xfinity Series Races for DGM Racing in 2022.
    38. Hailie Deegan Returning to David Gilliland Racing for 2022.
    39. Kaulig Racing Fielding No. 31 Chevrolet in Cup Series for Justin Haley in 2022.
    40. UPDATES: Mike Harmon Racing, Caesar Bacarella Penalized.
    41. Brandon Lines Spotting for William Byron in 2022.
    42. NASCAR completes first day of Next Gen testing at Charlotte.
    43. Brett Moffitt Returning to Our Motorsports; Jeb Burton, Anthony Alfredo Added to Team.
    44. NASCAR Allowing Chrome Numbers in 2022.
    45. Chris Hacker Partnering with Reaume Brothers Racing for 2022.
    46. Drew Blickensderfer Leaving Crew Chief Role at Front Row Motorsports.
    47. NASCAR Hopeful for 670 Horsepower for Most Tracks in 2022.
    48. Fans to Get Free First Look at NASCAR Next Gen Cars at Daytona International Speedway During Test Sessi.
    49. Noah Gragson, Daniel Hemric Added to 2nd Kaulig Cup Car.
    50. Andrew Wojteczko Autosport Moves Up To WeatherTech Championship in 2022.
    51. Richard Westbrook Joins JDC-Miller MotorSports As 2022 Lineup Revealed.
    52. Juan Pablo Montoya Returns to IMSA with DragonSpeed, Son Joins For Sebring.
    53. Dropping The Hammer: NASCAR Course Corrects on Next Gen Intermediate Package.
    54. Hamilton set for knighthood at Windsor Castle.
    55. Larson left questioning ‘bent rules’ in F1 finish.
    56. Bubba Wallace won’t let anyone stand in the way of what he believes anymore.
    57. Ricciardo still has no regrets leaving Red Bull.
    58. Hamilton receives knighthood at Windsor Castle.
    59. Johnson to run Indy 500, full IndyCar slate in ’22.
    60. Why hasn’t Verstappen received the F1 trophy yet?
    61. Verstappen: Mercedes not gracious in defeat.
    62. FIA proposes “clarification exercise” over Abu Dhabi.
    63. Hamilton, Wolff to snub FIA prizegiving gala.
    64. Wolff: No interest in talking to race director Masi.
    65. Wolff hopes ‘disillusioned’ Hamilton does not quit F1.
    66. Hinchcliffe steps away as full-time IndyCar driver.
    67. Mercedes will not appeal Abu Dhabi Grand Prix result.
    68. Verstappen collects F1 trophy, says life goal achieved.
    69. Mohammed Ben Sulayem elected FIA president.
    70. Abbie Eaton recalls ‘crushed vertebrae’ in W Series crash which broke her back.
    71. Jenson Button: Extreme E is really exciting right now.
    72. Malukas confirmed in Coyne’s second IndyCar for 2022.
    73. Castroneves models for his fourth Borg-Warner effigy.
    74. O’Ward sees two-year window to make F1 switch happen.
    75. Hinchcliffe joins NBC Sports as motorsports analyst.
    76. Ty Dillon: Petty GMS Racing “to get the best of me”.
    77. Cup Series driver, team roster for Next Gen testing at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
    78. 2022 Combined Sprint Car Schedules of the Outlaws, ASCOC and USAC.
    79. Panel upholds penalty against Harmon; fine assessed to owner instead of crew chief.
    80. Bubba Wallace opens up about working with team owner Michael Jordan.
    81. 2022 Chili Bowl lineup features Kyle Larson, Conor Daly, Chase Elliott, Santino Ferrucci.

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