2021 Motorsports Predictions

Bringing back an old seemingly yearly tradition on the forums, just to see if anyone still wants to fill out their picks.

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[b]NASCAR Xfinity Series[/b]

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[b]NASCAR Camping World Truck Series[/b]

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[b]Formula One[/b]

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NASCAR Cup Series

First-time winners: Chase Briscoe, Tyler Reddick
Most wins in a season: Denny Hamlin and Chase Elliott
Upset of the year: Almirola wins on a non-plate track
Disappointments: Bubba Wallace, too much hype on 23XI; Ryan Blaney, Ross Chastain
Best race of 2021: Roval
Worst race of 2021: Michigan, as is tradition
Retirees at season end: Kurt Busch,
Driver of the year: Ryan Newman
Reject of the year: Quinn Houff
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: One of the Rick Warepire guys
Champion: Brad Keselowski
Runner-up: Chase Elliott


NASCAR Xfinity Series

First-time winners: Daniel Hemric, Sam Mayer
Most wins in a season: Austin Cindric
Upset of the year: SF outperforms on an oval
Disappointments: Kaulig as a whole
Best race of 2021: Nashville
Worst race of 2021: Pick a superspeedway
Retirees at season end: Dinger
Driver of the year: Austin Cindric
Reject of the year: Joe Graf
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Joe Graf
Champion: Austin Cindric
Runner-up: Justin Allgaier


NTT INDYCAR Series

First-time winners: Marcus Ericsson
Most wins in a season: Scott Dixon
Upset of the year: Simon outperforming expectations at Indy
Disappointments: Marco Andretti, as always
Best race of 2021: Long Beach
Worst race of 2021: Nashville
Retirees at season end: Tony Kanaan, Bourdais
Driver of the year: Scott Dixon
Reject of the year: Conor Daly
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Conor Daly
Champion: Josef Newgarden
Runner-up: Alexander Rossi


Formula One

First-time winners: Lando Norris
Most wins in a season: Lewis Hamilton
Upset of the year: Whatever race Lando flukes into
Disappointments: Valteri Bottas
Best race of 2021: Zandvoort
Worst race of 2021: Baku or Monaco
Retirees at season end: Kimi Raikkonen
Driver of the year: Lewis Hamilton
Reject of the year: Nikita Mazepin
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Nicholas Latifi
Champion: Lewis Hamilton
Runner-up: Valteri Bottas

NASCAR Cup Series

First-time winners: Chase Briscoe, Tyler Reddick, Ross Chastian, Matt Dibenedetto, Christopher Bell
Most wins in a season: Chase Elliott, Kyle Busch, and Kevin Harvick
Upset of the year: Cody Ware finishes 3rd at Dega Fall.
Disappointments: Kurt Busch, Joey Logano
Best race of 2021: Talladega Fall, Roval
Worst race of 2021: Atlanta
Retirees at season end: Kurt Busch
Driver of the year: Chase Elliott
Reject of the year: Corey LaJoie
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Either LaJoie or someone else
Champion: Denny Hamlin
Runner-up: Chase Elliott


NASCAR Xfinity Series

First-time winners: Ryan Sieg, Riley Herbst, Sam Mayer
Most wins in a season: Austin Cindric
Upset of the year: Santonio Ferruci's top 5 at non-road course
Disappointments: Daniel Hemric
Best race of 2021: Kansas
Worst race of 2021: None
Retirees at season end: None
Driver of the year: Ryan Sieg
Reject of the year: Matt Mills, Joe Graf
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Graf or Mills
Champion: Austin Cindric
Runner-up: Harrison Burton


NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

First-time winners: Hailie Deegan, Drew Dollar
Most wins in a season: Kyle Busch (full-time: Sheldon Creed)
Upset of the year: Hailie Deegan
Disappointments: Ben Rhodes
Best race of 2021: Any race
Worst race of 2021: None
Retirees at season end: No clue
Driver of the year: Sheldon Creed
Reject of the year: Ben Rhodes
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Nobody
Champion: Sheldon Creed
Runner-up: Grant Enfinger

NTT INDYCAR Series

First-time winners: Álex Palou, Pato O'Ward
Most wins in a season: Colton Herta (4)
Upset of the year: A. J. Foyt Enterprises returns to victory lane (when Sébastien Bourdais wins yet another race at St. Petersburg)
Disappointments: Hélio Castroneves comes surprisingly close to winning his fourth 500, but does not achieve it
Best race of 2021: 105th Indianapolis 500 (may as well write Barber as 2nd, seeing as The 500 is a predictable guess)
Worst race of 2021: one of the Texas races (even though the other one ends up being more eventful)
Retirees at season end: Tony Kanaan, Ryan Hunter-Reay
Driver of the year: Alexander Rossi, rebounding from 2020 by winning the series' title
Reject of the year: (can't think of anything)
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Dalton Kellett
Champion: Alexander Rossi
Runner-up: Colton Herta
Second Runner-up: Josef Newgarden
Third Runner-up: Graham Rahal
Fourth Runner-up: Scott Dixon


Formula One

First-time winners: Lance Stroll
Most wins in a season: Lewis Hamilton (13)
Upset of the year: Lance Stroll scores a win for Aston Martin in a wet-weather race (maybe at Monza? or Hungary?)
Disappointments: Haas takes way too long to give Mazepin the mid-season boot
Best race of 2021: Baku
Worst race of 2021: Sochi
Retirees at season end: Kimi Räikkönen
Driver of the year: Lewis Hamilton
Reject of the year: Nikita Mazepin
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Nikita Mazepin
Champion: Lewis Hamilton
Runner-up: Valtteri Bottas

Formula One

First-time winners: Carlos Sainz
Most wins in a season: HamiltonWinsLOL
Upsets of the year: Vettel scores a podium for Aston Martin, Perez outscores Verstappen, McLaren finishes 3rd in Constructors
Disappointments: Charles Leclerc, Alpine
Best race of 2021: Bahrain
Worst race of 2021: Majority of HamiltonWinsLOL
Retirees at season end: Raikonnen, Hamilton, Vettel
Driver of the year: Lando Norris
Reject of the year: Nikita Mazepin
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Nikita Mazepin
Champion: Hamilton
Runner-up: Bottas