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NASCAR Speed Freaks: Bowman, Byron teetering; how many Hendrick cars survive Bristol?

The Daytona Beach News-Journal

Will Team Hendrick's championship chances be cut in half after Bristol?

KEN'S CALL: Nope, only by a fourth because Alex Bowman will finish fourth. Then again, Billy The Kid might just win and keep all four alive for the Round of 12.

Bristol will be host to the first elimination race of the 2021 Cup Series playoffs.

DEAN'S DIRT: I think all four guys make it, how about that! Then again, I'm also a Hendrick homer. 

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Among those above the cut line, who's your pick to possibly tumble out of the playoffs Saturday night?

KEN'S CALL: Considering what's happened to him at Darlington and Richmond, Kyle Busch seems destined to leave Bristol and the playoffs on a tow truck. That should make for a fun recap outside the hauler.

DEAN'S DIRT: Brad Keselowski has one foot out the Penske door and everyone knows it. Bad combination in an elimination race. 

— Ken Willis, ken.willis@news-jrnl.com; Zach Dean, zach.dean@news-jrnl.com