● Event: Ambetter Health 400 (Round 2 of 36) ● Time/Date: 3 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 25 ● Location: Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia ● Layout: 1.54-mile oval ● Laps/Miles: 260 laps/400 miles ● Stage Lengths: Stage 1: 60 laps / Stage 2: 100 laps / Final Stage: 100 laps ● TV/Radio: FOX / PRN / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio ● Ryan Preece finished 23rd in the season-opening Daytona […]
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After Daytona 500 Win, William Byron Won’t Be “The Other Guy” Anymore
February 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Overlooked and underappreciated. That’s the perception that has driven newly crowned DAYTONA 500 champion William Byron to achievements beyond his imagination. Byron learned how to race on a computer, and when team owner Rick Hendrick promoted him to the NASCAR Cup Series as a 20-year-old in 2018, there were plenty of […]
Let Them Race: Time For NASCAR To Complete All Cup Series Events Under Green
February 20, 2024 by 13 Comments
Is it over? That was certainly the question being asked by millions of people who were tuned in to watch the conclusion of the Daytona 500 on Monday evening. And it wasn’t just fans asking that question. One could tell from the restrained tone of the broadcasters calling the event that they weren’t even sure […]
With Caution: William Byron Wins Daytona 500
February 19, 2024 by 1 Comment
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 […]
Daytona 500 Postponed
February 18, 2024 by 1 Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The weather simply wouldn’t cooperate with the Great American Race. With Daytona International Speedway awash with rain and no abatement likely, NASCAR was forced to postpone the 66th running of the DAYTONA 500 until Monday at 4 p.m. ET. The 500 now will be run as the second leg of a […]
RaceDayCT Poll: Who Is The Biggest Upset Winner In Daytona 500 History
February 16, 2024 by 1 Comment
The Daytona 500 has a history of being an event where upset victories are all too common. And that’s been the case for the last three years at the Great American Race. Today’s poll question asks, who is the biggest upset winner in Daytona 500 history? Vote below.
Chasing The Big One: Ryan Preece To Start 25th In Fifth Daytona 500 Appearance On Sunday
February 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Ryan Preece finished 13th in the first 150-mile qualifying duel event Thursday at Daytona International Speedway. The twin Bluegreen Vacations Duels on Thursday set the the starting field for Sunday’s Daytona 500. Preece, a former NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion and Berlin native, will start 25th in the Daytona 500. “We have a really good […]
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 […]
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