When the dust settled on what was the ultra-violent and visually horrific completion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 very early Monday morning at Daytona International Speedway, six-time series champion Jimmie Johnson expressed sincere disbelief that driver Austin Dillon was still alive. Absorb that for a minute. As Dale Earnhardt Jr. came […]
Another Wakeup Call Crash Shows Again The Tragedy In-Waiting Of NASCAR Restrictor Plate Racing
July 6, 2015 by 28 Comments
Magic Mile Moment No. 8: Kurt Busch Completes Sprint Cup Season Sweep At NHMS
July 6, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(Press Release from New Hampshire Motor Speedway) New Hampshire Motor Speedway is celebrating 25 years of racing at the track with a countdown of memorable moments LOUDON, N.H. – Kurt Busch led 155 laps and drove away from Matt Kenseth to win the SYLVANIA 300 on Sept. 19, 2004 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The […]
Late Flight: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Wins Wildly Ending Coke Zero 400 At Daytona
July 6, 2015 by 8 Comments
(NASCAR Wire Service) Bill Speros ~ NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Dale Earnhardt Jr. endured a weekend of rain, a three-hour-plus pre-race delay, and nine caution flags to win the Coke-Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway early Monday morning. The race ended at 2:41 a.m. and concluded with a large crash featuring Austin […]
NASCAR Daytona Notebook: Jeff Gordon’s Final Run At Daytona Delayed Because Of Rain
July 6, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Bill Speros ~ NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Jeff Gordon’s final spin through the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series circuit rubbed up against Florida’s mid-summer weather pattern and lost – at least for a while Sunday night. The start of the Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola was delayed for more […]
Austin Dillon Wins XFINITY Series Subway Firecracker 250 At Daytona International Speedway
July 5, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Jeff Olson ~ NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Austin Dillon led just nine laps Saturday night, including the one that mattered most. Dillon, grandson of legendary team owner Richard Childress, outlasted Elliott Sadler and Chase Elliott during a green-white-checkered finish to claim the crash-filled Subway Firecracker 250, the NASCAR XFINITY Series […]
Rained Out Qualifying Gives Dale Earnhardt Jr. Pole For Coke Zero 400 At Daytona
July 4, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Jeff Olson ~ NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The cancellation of qualifying for the Coke Zero 400 inadvertently gave NASCAR a popular pole sitter Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start first Sunday after the cancellation, which lined up the field according to speeds from Friday’s first practice […]
NASCAR Daytona Notebook: Squier-Hall Award For NASCAR Media Excellence To Steve Byrnes
July 4, 2015 by 1 Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Jeff Olson ~ NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR posthumously honored Steve Byrnes by awarding him the Squier-Hall Award for NASCAR Media Excellence on Saturday. Byrnes, who died of cancer April 21 at the age of 56, will be honored during the induction ceremony Jan. 22 at the NASCAR Hall of […]
Magic Mile Moment No. 9: Brian Vickers Returns To NHMS And Gets Upset Victory
July 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(Press Release from New Hampshire Motor Speedway) New Hampshire Motor Speedway is celebrating 25 years of racing at the track with a countdown of memorable moments LOUDON, N.H. – Nothing was going to stop Tony Stewart from pulling away from the field on restarts. Nothing, except a dry gas tank. And it was Brian Vickers […]
NASCAR Daytona Notebook: Kyle Busch Return To Daytona Starts With Another Crash
July 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Jeff Olson ~ NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Kyle Busch’s time at Daytona in 2015 has been far from positive. It took another bad turn just nine minutes into Friday’s first Sprint Cup practice session. Competing at DIS for the first time since he crashed and broke a leg Feb. 21 […]
Magic Mile Notebook: Coke Zero 400 At Daytona International Speedway
July 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(Press Release from New Hampshire Motor Speedway) **NHMS STORYLINES** Super Bowl Champion to Lead NASCAR Field to Green on July 19 On July 19, Super Bowl champion Rob Ninkovich and two-time American League All-Star Rico Petrocelli will celebrate the speedway’s 25th Anniversary by serving honorary roles during pre-race festivities for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series […]
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