DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Less than a month after Denny Hamlin celebrated his Daytona 500 crown in the sport’s most famous victory lane, Daytona International Speedway has announced major adjustments to the traditional 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season-opening race week – changing up the course of the popular Busch Clash race and condensing the schedule […]
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Win Tickets For July And September NHMS NASCAR Events At RaceDayCT Kickoff Party
February 25, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Looking to get your chance to watch some great NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour action, and plenty more, this year at New Hampshire Motor Speedway? Want the chance to do it for free? Well if you show up at the RaceDayCT Racing Season Kickoff Party on March 29 at the Four Seasons by the Lake in […]
Ryan Newman Released From Hospital After Awful Daytona Wreck
February 19, 2020 by 14 Comments
Roush Fenway Racing announced Wednesday afternoon that NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Newman, who was involved in a horrific crash Monday on the final lap of the Daytona 500 has been released from Halifax Medical Center in Daytona, Fla. Roush Racing did not release a statement but simply posted on social media channels: “Ryan Newman […]
Wakeup Call Wreck Shows Again Tragedy In-Waiting Of Competition At Daytona And Talladega
February 18, 2020 by 69 Comments
Bristol Motor Speedway management created a marketing gem slogan in branding the high-banked half-mile oval as “The Last Great Colosseum” Beyond the word play of fashionable marketing schemes when it comes to NASCAR, the true “Colosseum’s” of the sport are the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway and the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway. “The Big One” has become […]
Ryan Newman Awake, Speaking After Horrific Daytona 500 Crash
February 18, 2020 by 1 Comment
Roush Fenway Racing released a statement Tuesday afternoon updating the condition of NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Newman, who was involved in a horrific crash Monday on the final lap of the Daytona 500. The statement from Roush Racing read: “Ryan Newman remains under the care of doctors at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, […]
Jimmie Johnson’s Final Daytona 500 Ends Early
February 18, 2020 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – In the hours before his final Daytona 500 start, seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson was riding bikes with his wife and two young daughters in the infield, enjoying the sunny Florida day and the good vibes before NASCAR’s highest profile green flag flew. On the grid before the race, […]
Daytona Notebook: Brendan Gaughan Gets Career Best Finish In Final Daytona 500 Start
February 18, 2020 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – With 10 laps left in his final Daytona 500, Brendan Gaughan was two laps down. Two quick cautions, however—the last one coming on Lap 199 of a scheduled 200—got Gaughan back on the lead lap as the highest-scored lapped car just in time for the first of two overtimes. Gaughan made […]
Ryan Newman Seriously Injured In Last Lap Crash At Daytona 500
February 18, 2020 by 1 Comment
NASCAR Cup Series veteran Ryan Newman was seriously injured in an accident on the final lap of the Daytona 500 Monday at Daytona International Speedway. Newman, in his 19th full-time year in the NASCAR Cup Series, was racing for the lead with Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney coming to the checkered flag of Monday’s race, which […]
Denny Hamlin Edges Ryan Blaney To Win Daytona 500; Ryan Newman Hospitalized After Wreck
February 18, 2020 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – With the car of Ryan Newman sliding upside-down trailing sparks behind him, Denny Hamlin joined elite company on Monday night in the second-closest finish in Daytona 500 history. Hamlin beat Ryan Blaney to the finish line at Daytona International Speedway by .014 seconds, and while the driver of the No. 11 […]
Longtime NASCAR, IndyCar Driver John Andretti Dies
January 30, 2020 by 7 Comments
John Andretti, a former NASCAR, IndyCar Series and sports car racing regular died Thursday. Andretti was 56 years old. He was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2017. The Andretti Autosport team released this statement Thursday: It’s with the heaviest of hearts we share that John Andretti has today lost his battle with cancer. John was […]
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