HAMPTON, Ga. – In a Daytona 500 that racked up late-race cautions—Ricky Stenhouse Jr. took a lambasting on social media for his part in a Lap 195 multicar wreck that collected Kevin Harvick’s Ford and a half-dozen other cars. As the front of the field approached Turn 3, Stenhouse saw a gaping hole between Harvick’s […]
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Shrugs Off Criticism, With Other Drivers’ Support
February 22, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Kevin Harvick Not Leaning On Past Experience At Atlanta Motor Speedway
February 22, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Kevin Harvick arrived at Atlanta Motor Speedway for Sunday’s Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500 (2:30 p.m. ET, FOX, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) with a bullseye on his back. Last year he won both the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race and the Xfinity race the day before. It is the venue where he so dramatically […]
Michael Annett’s Watershed Moment Came Long Before First XFINITY Series Victory
February 22, 2019 by Leave a Comment
HAMPTON, Ga. – To Michael Annett, the criticism was justified. He was the anchor on the JR Motorsports roster, and not in a positive sense. While a succession of teammates won races and contended for championships, Annett was winless in two full seasons with the team, posting just one top-five finish (a second at Road […]
NASCAR National Weekend Preview: Atlanta Motor Speedway
February 21, 2019 by 1 Comment
Sunday’s Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (2:30 p.m. ET, FOX, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) will mark the first competitive test of NASCAR’s new rules package in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The cars will be fitted with tapered spacers and a series of elements to increase downforce, all with the goal […]
Denny Hamlin’s Second Daytona 500 Win Celebration Follows Gibbs Team Tradition
February 18, 2019 by 10 Comments
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. – Denny Hamlin was still grinning Monday morning at Daytona International Speedway, 12 hours after hoisting his second Daytona 500 trophy in victory lane. He met with the media, signed special pieces of speedway memorabilia and received the traditional Daytona 500 winner’s leather jacket during the annual champion’s breakfast. There was a […]
Denny Hamlin Gets Emotional Second Daytona 500 victory
February 17, 2019 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. – Five weeks after the death of Joe Gibbs Racing president J.D. Gibbs, the driver he discovered won the Daytona 500 for the second time. In a two-lap dash in overtime Sunday at Daytona International Speedway, Denny Hamlin held off teammate Kyle Busch to win the 61st running of the Great American […]
Ryan Preece Shows Slick Moves, Makes Big Statement In First Daytona 500
February 17, 2019 by 16 Comments
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. – As far as Daytona 500 debuts go Ryan Preece was plenty encouraged if not wholly satisfied with his eighth-place finish Sunday night. He was running top-five, had even pushed into the top-three with a lap to go, but got shuffled out by veterans as the checkered flag flew to close out […]
Daytona 500 Notebook: Clint Boywer’s Last Ditch Effort Ends With Nine-Car Wreck
February 17, 2019 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. – The timing was right. Unfortunately, from Clint Bowyer’s standpoint, the execution left something to be desired. Bowyer was running out of time after a restart with two laps left in regulation in Sunday’s Daytona 500. On the backstretch at Daytona International Speedway, he ducked to the inside of Michael McDowell’s Ford […]
Michael Annett Gets First XFINITY Series At Daytona
February 16, 2019 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. – Michael Annett won a numerologist’s delight on Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. After an offseason change from No. 5 to No. 1 on the sides and roof of his JR Motorsports Chevrolet, Annett held off teammate Justin Allgaier in the NASCAR Racing Experience 300 at the 2.5-mile superspeedway to claim his […]
Austin Hill Wins Wild NASCAR Truck Series Season Opener In Overtime
February 15, 2019 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. – You could call Friday night’s NextEra Energy Resources 250 a battle of attrition, but that wouldn’t do justice to the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season opener. It was more like a long, full-blown war. In a race at Daytona International Speedway that saw a record 11 cautions, a record 55 […]
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