DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — William Byron gave team owner Rick Hendrick something extra to celebrate in the 40th anniversary year of Hendrick Motorsports. In a frantic scramble after a restart on Lap 197 of 200 in the DAYTONA 500, Byron reached the finish line and took the white flag moments before NASCAR called the fifth […]
Nick Sanchez Scores First Victory In Wild Craftsman Truck Series Event At Daytona
February 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — With cars wrecking and flipping behind him in overtime, Nick Sanchez claimed the first NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series victory of his young NASCAR Cup Series career in Friday night’s Fresh From Florida 250 at Daytona International Speedway. The race ended under caution on the second lap of the overtime after Rajah […]
Tyler Reddick, Christopher Bell Top Cup Series Duels To Set Field For Daytona 500
February 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — With a deft move to the inside in the final corner of the first of two Bluegreen Vacations Duel 150-mile qualifying races on Thursday night, 19th-place starter Tyler Reddick took the checkered flag and earned the inside second-row starting position for Sunday’s DAYTONA 500 (2:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and […]
Joey Logano Wins Pole For Daytona 500; Michael McDowell Secures Front Row Starting Spot
February 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.— The new Ford Dark Horse lived up to its nomenclature in Wednesday night’s NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session for Sunday’s DAYTONA 500 (2:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Running the fastest lap in both rounds of the time trials, Team Penske’s Joey Logano put his car on the […]
Daytona 500 Media Day Notebook: Denny Hamlin Looking For Milestone Fourth Daytona 500 Victory
February 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—As Denny Hamlin sat at the dais in the Daytona International Speedway media center, a photo recalling the history he hopes to achieve hung on the wall to his immediate left. It was a Victory Lane shot of NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough, holding the Harley J. Earl Award the earned by […]
With Record Motorsports Purse, Daytona 500 Is Clearly The Race To Win
February 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – If Michael McDowell should win a second DAYTONA 500 this year, he won’t know how much he’ll get from the record purse of $28,035,991 until the check arrives. Suffice it to say that the winner’s share of the largest purse in motorsports history is enough to make a huge difference to […]
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Daytona International Speedway – Kicking Things Off Officially
February 13, 2024 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – There is no season-opener in sports like NASCAR’s DAYTONA 500. More than 200,000 people will fill the beloved Daytona International Speedway this Sunday to watch drivers and teams compete for a life-changing trophy. After months of offseason preparation, it’s time to drop the flag on the 2024 season. It’s time for […]
Geoff Bodine Biography “All Of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells The Rest Of The Story” Released
February 13, 2024 by 3 Comments
“All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story” officially released on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at major retailers, less than a week before this year’s Daytona 500 on Fox. The autobiography, written in collaboration with Dominic Aragon, takes a close look at Bodine’s life from growing up in New York to aspirations […]
Denny Hamlin Wins Rescheduled NASCAR Busch Light Clash
February 4, 2024 by 1 Comment
LOS ANGELES—The final restart was the difference for Denny Hamlin. A day earlier than planned—the result of a devastating weather forecast for the Los Angeles area—Hamlin got the jump he needed on an overtime restart and won Saturday night’s third edition of the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum. Smoking his tires in every corner […]
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum – Season Kicks Off With Busch Light Clash
February 1, 2024 by Leave a Comment
It truly will be a Clash of the Titans. No, that’s not a reference to the 1981 film steeped in ancient Greek mythology. It concerns the third iteration of the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum, a short-track NASCAR Cup Series exhibition race that features the titans of stock car racing, whose talent is no […]
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