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FILE - Kevin Harvick greets fans during driver introductions prior to the start of a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Richmond Raceway, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, in Richmond, Va. Harvick is looking for the exit ramp as he enters his final season as a NASCAR driver, at the same time seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson is sliding back into stock cars. This 75th season of NASCAR begins Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, with the Daytona 500 and is a year of both celebration and transition. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

NASCAR Preview: Drivers to watch include Harvick, JJ, Logano

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — This 75th season of NASCAR begins Sunday with the Daytona 500 and it comes after what has been a long exodus of sorts.

FILE - Mark Martin takes the lead late in the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at California Speedway, Sept. 5, 2004, in Fontana, Calif. Martin will be a major presence at Darlington Raceway, just like he usually was during his stellar NASCAR career. Martin will have not one, not two, but three commemorative throwbacks schemes in his honor when the “Lady In Black” celebrates NASCAR's history with its races this weekend. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

Triple threat: Hall of Famer Martin honored at Darlington

FILE - NASCAR team owner Joe Gibbs, left, talks with Denny Hamlin before the Brickyard 400 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, July 27, 2014. Long recognized alongside Mark Martin as the greatest NASCAR driver to never win a championship, Hamlin has a fifth try Sunday to at long last grab that elusive Cup title. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Column: Time for Hamlin to put up or shut up in title race

Kyle Larson drives through the Bus Stop during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race in Watkins Glen, N.Y., on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)

Kyle Larson wins at Watkins Glen, eyes regular-season title

Brad Keselowski waves to fans before the NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, July 18, 2021, in Loudon, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

With eye on legacy, Keselowski buys a stake in Roush Fenway

Kyle Busch celebrates with the guitar trophy after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday, June 19, 2021, in Lebanon, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Kyle Busch races to 100th Xfinity win in return to Nashville

Kyle Busch raced to his 100th career Xfinity Series victory Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway, where he won for the fourth time.

Kyle Busch celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Texas 10th: Kyle Busch gets 99th career NASCAR Xfinity win

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Busch has often said he would stop racing in the Xfinity Series when he reached 100 wins. With one to go, he is waffling a bit on that.