2020 NASCAR Cup Series Starters

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Across
  1. 2. Made first Cup start since 2018 in the 97
  2. 3. Hollywood stuntman. “Stuntman” sounds like his first name.
  3. 8. Ran the 2020 Indy 500.
  4. 11. His team was bought out during the beginning of the season
  5. 12. Front Row Joe John
  6. 14. 2020 Daytona 500 Pole Winner
  7. 15. Winning one week… airborne the next.
  8. 18. A kid likes his PJ's.
  9. 19. Debuted at a new configuration of a fan-favorite track.
  10. 20. Points leader for 70 days following 2020 Phoenix (Spring).
  11. 21. Relieved JJ Yeley at the Daytona Roval.
  12. 30. Tied his all-time best finish at both Las Vegas races.
  13. 31. Achieved the first win for their number in a little under five years.
  14. 32. RUSHed to retirement!
  15. 33. Was compared to Lewis Hamilton at the Charlotte Roval.
  16. 34. Got RWR their first Top-5 finish in Cup
  17. 36. Found his old beer glass before Phoenix.
  18. 38. Returned a championship-winning number back to Cup after a forty race hiatus.
  19. 39. DNQ at Daytona, Best Finish: P35.
  20. 42. 2020 was the first time he made the Daytona 500 since 2015
  21. 43. Don’t call him “Silver Spoon” when he’s wearing a cowboy hat.
  22. 44. '18: 20 Camry, '19: 20 Supra, '20: 95 Camry, '21: 20 Camry
  23. 45. 🖕18
  24. 46. Things went SOUTH for him in his retirement race.
Down
  1. 1. "Crash! Into the wall, into the air… goes _____!"
  2. 2. Started a vlogging channel. From PA.
  3. 4. Tested the Next Gen car at Charlotte in the fall.
  4. 5. Winning once a year for the past four years!
  5. 6. 2020 Asian Le Mans Series Champion
  6. 7. BEANed into the Kansas backstretch.
  7. 9. rALLY to the finale!
  8. 10. Bubba left his bumper at his hauler.
  9. 13. New number in 2021, same team.
  10. 14. "Coche Top Treinta"
  11. 15. DW didn’t believe his 2016 blowover. We didn’t believe he was returning.
  12. 16. Highest finishing Ford driver in the Daytona 500.
  13. 17. First new driver of the 48 in nineteen years.
  14. 18. Full-time driver with the worst points finish
  15. 19. He found a ride, but skies were GRAY when he didn’t run.
  16. 20. Made a mistake. Learned his lesson.
  17. 22. Switched his points declaration to NGROTS in August
  18. 23. Consecutive yearly win streak broken at one year.
  19. 24. "It's Still 2020"
  20. 25. He won in a car that was “...ready for the dumpster!”
  21. 26. Original driver of the returning TBR team after Covid-19 break.
  22. 27. Thought it was over, when it was one-to-go at Homestead.
  23. 28. Surpassed Kyle Busch in all-time wins
  24. 29. Racked up around $15-20 million in sponsorship for 2021
  25. 35. Mr. Random Draw… when that was a thing.
  26. 37. His face-car wore a mask. You can too
  27. 40. The winner of the last race ever at Kentucky, for now.
  28. 41. The original replacement driver in 2020, but not for Covid-19 reasons...
  29. 46. "Full Time" for RWR, one race with TBR, missed three races.
  30. 47. His truck team made 20th in Owner’s points.