Nascar—and Spade Racing—Gets Ready for The 7 in 11 Gauntlet


Enough virtual racing!  Enough drivers ruining their careers with horrific word choices!  Enough Clint Bowyer bullying!  Nascar’s gonna go back to racing in less than two weeks!
Original graphic from Nascar with
additional info added by me (Click to enlarge)
And when I say “racing”, I’m not kidding—seven national touring series races in eleven days (see below)
It’ll be a gauntlet of competition for Nascar’s competitors, safety crews, officials, and fans.  And since my “real job” is deemed essential, it means extra work (of the fun kind) here at Spade Racing.
So here’s the plan:

—I’ll be keeping up the usual “three articles a week” schedule here.

—There’ll be a 7 in 11 Gauntlet Omnibus preview before the return on May 17th from Uncle Max, who’s STILL working full-time but said he’ll be happy to focus on something other than PPE.

—There’ll be “Lap Zero” pre-race articles before both Sunday races but not for the mid-week races.

So let’s strap in and get ready for the wildest two weeks in Nascar history!

SCHEDULE (courtesy NBCSN & Nascar):

May 17 (Sunday): Cup (400 miles) Darlington.  3:30 p.m. ET on FOX.

May 19 (Tuesday): Xfinity (200 miles) Darlington.  8 p.m. ET on FS1.

May 20 (Wednesday): Cup (500 kilometers) Darlington.  7:30 p.m. ET on FS1.

May 24 (Sunday): Cup (600 miles) Charlotte. 6 p.m. ET on FOX.

May 25 (Monday): Xfinity (300 miles) Charlotte.  7:30 p.m. ET on FS1.

May 26 (Tuesday): Trucks (200 miles) Charlotte.  8 p.m. ET on FS1.

May 27 (Wednesday): Cup (500 kilometers) Charlotte.  8 p.m. ET on FS1