@nascarcasm’s Unofficial 2020 Awards Ceremony

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Whereas the champions are honored within the official ceremony, we at The Unofficial 2020 Awards acknowledge those that made achievement within the, let’s say, much less prestigious areas of NASCAR. These are honors that aren’t actually honors. With out additional ado, allow us to start.

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In what’s a passing of the torch, Denny “Danny” Hamlin takes residence this honor from Jimmie “Jimmy” Johnson. This scrolling billboard asserting that Danny…I imply Denny…had gained the Daytona 500 made Danny … I imply Denny a lock for this award. Somebody replace Denny’s Wikipedia web page and swap each “Denny” to “Danny” please.

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Tyler Reddick completed fourth at Homestead-Miami Speedway. However what’s extra spectacular than that’s he really completed. You see, Tyler was a tad bit confused in regards to the race size. After he took the white flag, he let off the fuel and began thanking his crew, till his quick-thinking crew chief let him know the race WASN’T OVER. In honor of this second, now we have determined that as an alternative of concluding this speech, we’re going to

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In 2018, Bowman earned a playoff spot and completed sixteenth. The subsequent yr, he gained his first Cup race and completed twelfth. This yr, he gained one other Cup race and completed sixth. The regular enchancment from Bowman and the No. 88 workforce is commendable but in addition don’t suppose we haven’t forgotten you promised to get an “88” tattoo after the race at Fontana. Let’s go. Get liquored up like Austin Dillon after the Daytona 500 if you must. Cease hesitating. Like, 75 % of the Talladega infield has one.

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This specific award hasn’t been handed out since February of 2018 once we gave it to Austin Dillon’s tattoo artist.

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Early 2020 was fraught with peril, confusion and uncertainty. The previous “regular” was no extra. However as soon as NASCAR returned to the observe below strict security protocols, the engines fired, the drivers took to the observe, and a driver gave Kyle Busch the finger, there was a short flash of “You realize … all the pieces feels regular once more.”

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Matt DiBenedetto is our most bare driver. He likes the birthday swimsuit as a lot because the firesuit. Very like Brad Keselowski revolutionized Twitter and Ryan Vargas hit large on TikTok, Matty D will undoubtedly be the pioneer in NASCAR on-line exhibitionism. Hell, he already is, however would possibly as effectively flip it right into a second income stream.

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“Oh actually, dad? What in regards to the younger man who was found on iRacing who then went on to take over probably the most storied rides in NASCAR, gained his first Cup race in 2020 in a clutch method and earned a spot within the playoffs? THAT’S RIGHT. MIC DROP. Now if you happen to don’t thoughts, I’m enjoying ‘Amongst Us’ and I’m the impostor so shut the door in your method out.”

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Because of Denny Hamlin’s Denny Hamlin masks, I lie awake till dawn, praying Elon Musk would invent a method to unsee issues.

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After Chase Elliott gained Kevin Harvick’s bounty on Kyle Busch within the Gander RV & Outdoor Truck Sequence, he determined to rub it in a bit of extra by performing Kyle’s signature bow. SHADE. To be truthful to Kyle, when there’s a bounty positioned on you, it’s really a cool factor. The one two individuals who had bounties positioned on them are Kyle Busch and Han Solo. That’s dope firm.

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While you overperform within the face of adversity, now you can declare “KFB.” That’s what Kyle Busch stated after driving a broken automobile to a top-five end at Texas Motor Speedway this yr. His 2020 season was very, effectively, 2020. However this acronym caught. For those who nonetheless don’t know what it means, you’ll as soon as City Dictionary approves my entry.

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Joey Logano gained at Phoenix Raceway in March, and afterward gave the traction compound this sort of urpy and unsettling nickname. I can’t think about a spotter telling his driver “Hey, run extra within the superior sauce.” My response to it was kind of just like once I noticed Denny Hamlin’s masks. Fortunately, not like traction compound, this nickname didn’t actually stick.

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He’s been at work on iRacing for years. However this yr, the whole world bought to fulfill Barney – the flappiest flagman of all time. He was kind of like a band that’s standard in indie circles that all of the sudden has an enormous hit and goes mainstream. His movement is just not not like these wind-dancer issues they place outdoors mattress shops. He’s legend.

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I assumed that Denny Hamlin would win this award. Nonetheless, after a tremendous quantity of votes from the nation’s moms and teenage daughters, Ryan Blaney wins this. It isn’t a foul masks. They simply hate something that covers his face.

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This transfer had a less-than-zero probability of success. It had all of the earmarks of “Effectively, this labored on iRacing.” However you must admire the ship. You possibly can’t blame Harvick – he was battling for his playoff life right here. And had it labored? He would have hopped out of his automobile, placed on his sun shades and been like “KFH.”

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Homestead-Miami Speedway named their infield tunnel after the seven-time champion. After you get the grade-school snickering out of your system, you notice it’s a fairly distinctive reward.

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Fairly self-explanatory.

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Almirola was in a position to end third at Talladega Superspeedway in an out-of-control backwards slide. I assume at this level you don’t want your spotter to inform you understand how shut the automobile behind you is, as a result of you possibly can just about see for your self.

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We have now it on good authority that earlier than most of the races once we returned from the break, Joey Logano didn’t obtain any boos from the grandstands.

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He had simply gained his first profession Cup race, so he had good purpose to surprise. Nonetheless unsure if he meant to tweet this although. He might need been asking Siri and didn’t notice he had Twitter open.

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The Select V was launched on the All-Star Race and added to common competitors shortly thereafter. It added a welcome new dimension to restarts. Drivers had been in a position to choose which lane they thought can be the quickest. It’s principally just like the Chick-Fil-A drive through however rather less aggressive.

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Half Jimmie Johnson. Half Richard Petty. Half Dale Earnhardt. This man appears to be like like he’s about to rob a stagecoach.

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Kyle Busch managed to pilot “killed” vehicles method past what you’d anticipate. He’s that good. When Kyle wrecks and declares his automobile is “killed,” it’s kind of like capturing a zombie within the chest and pondering it’s lifeless. It isn’t. It’s gonna maintain going.

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By definition, “rain tires” are placed on a race automobile in order that they’ll race within the rain. However through the Xfinity Sequence race on the Roval, it wasn’t a lot “rain” because it was “The E book Of Genesis.” Nonetheless, the race was accomplished and the rain tires carried out admirably. BTW, I completely thought Noah Gragson would win, solely as a result of when it rains that onerous, everybody strains up two by two behind Noah.

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See, you must bounce OFF of them … not go UNDER them, however …

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It’s laborious to choose one, so we’re simply giving it to all the pieces that occurred after the checkered flag at Phoenix. Chase’s win. Jimmie’s remaining race. Chase hugging his mother and father. Rick Hendrick hugging Chase and Jimmie. This was the emotional whiplash of 20 episodes of “This Is Us” and the start quarter-hour of “Up!” all of sudden and I nonetheless can’t deal with it.