The Daily Briefing Friday, May 24, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING Before we get to the NFL, we actually think we discovered something of some significance that others have missed, from looking at the Scottie Scheffler videos. UNRAVELING SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER The DB has done a little detective work with the case of Scottie Scheffler.  It doesn’t solve what happened, but we can now…

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NASCAR Information Sunday, June 2, 2024

NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON 2024 St. Louis Austin Cindric 2024 St. Louis winner – Started 2nd, finished top 5 in Stage 1 & 2, 53 laps led including final 2 laps, ended 85-race winless streak Winner pit stops: Austin Cindric – 3 Stops 49, 114, 177 (G) Stage 1 & 2 winner:…

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NASCAR Sonoma Sunday, June 2, 2024

Sonoma NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights Sonoma Repave First repave in over 23 years 2 Months – Started December 2023 & Finished February 2024 March 26 Josh Berry, Ross Chastain & Martin Truex Jr. participated in Goodyear tire test 35th Sonoma race – First race: 1989 110 Laps – 218.9 Miles – Stages: 25 /…

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NASCAR St. Louis Sunday, May 26, 2024

NASCAR CUP SERIES ST. LOUIS RACE WINNERS Kyle Busch 1 2023 Joey Logano 1 2022 NASCAR CUP SERIES ST. LOUIS WINNERS St. Louis Race Season Race Date Winner St. Louis Win Season Win Career Win 1 15 6/5/22 Joey Logano 1 2nd 29th 2 15 6/4/23 Kyle Busch 1 3rd 63rd RACE WINNERS START POSITION…

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NASCAR Information Sunday, May 26, 2024

NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON 2024 Charlotte Christopher Bell 2024 Charlotte winner – Started 3rd, finished 4th in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 90 laps led (most), 58 of final 61 laps led Winner pit stops: Christopher Bell – 7 Stops 43 (G), 89, 104, 147 (G), 160, 202, 231 Stage 1…

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NASCAR Charlotte Sunday, May 19, 2024

Charlotte NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights 65th Coca-Cola 600 – First race: 1960 400 Laps – 600 Miles – Stages: 100 / 100 / 100 / 100 7 Different winners last 7 Coca-Cola 600s – Austin Dillon, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin & Ryan Blaney 19 NASCAR Cup Series…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, May 23, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING Roger Goodell does not come off as pushing an 18-game schedule hard in his owner’s meeting media availability.  Nevertheless, Mike Florio thinks we are headed well beyond 18 games: Last month, the Commissioner floated for the first time in a long time the possibility of 18 regular-season games. On Wednesday, he addressed…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, May 22, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING The chain gang, or at least its prime function, could be imperiled, to the delight of many.  Jonathan Jones of CBSSports.com: The chain may no longer keep us together.   The NFL is moving forward this preseason with an optical tracking system for line-to-gain rulings, sources tell CBS Sports. The system had…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, May 21, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING These are the three teams with the longest current draughts without a playoff WIN.  Three franchises with proud histories and multiple Super Bowl wins back in the day. Current playoff losing streak Seasons 23        Miami Dolphins                        0-6 in playoff games since last win 21        Las Vegas Raiders                 0-3 in playoff games…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, May 20, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH   MINNESOTA Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores still is in the process of suing at least three NFL teams for their failure to hire him or keep him employed.  But two teams have hired him since the law suit was fired and he’s participating in a program to let other…

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