DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Friday night’s bizarre, attrition-filled, rain-delayed NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway produced an appropriately unexpected outcome when Jeremy Clements took the checkered flag under caution at the end of the third attempt at overtime. Clements’ victory in the Wawa 250, a race that started roughly three hours late and […]
Messy Mayhem: Jeremy Clements Scores Daytona Upset In Wild NASCAR Xfinity Race
August 27, 2022 by Leave a Comment
NASCAR Notebook: Qualifying Rainout Puts Kyle Larson Pole For Daytona Cup Race
August 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Kyle Larson will start on the pole for Saturday’s all-important Coke Zero Sugar 400 NASCAR Cup Series race after rain at Daytona International Speedway on Friday forced cancellation of qualifying for the final regular-season race. Larson won last Sunday at Watkins Glen and topped the Daytona field according to metrics, which by rule […]
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Daytona International Speedway – Last Chance To Make Cup Series Playoffs
August 25, 2022 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Drama, intrigue and action have perpetually been a part of NASCAR Cup Series races at the sport’s crown jewel, Daytona International Speedway. And this weekend, the next chapter of the thrilling Daytona storyline will formally set the 2022 16-driver Playoff field. The Coke Zero Sugar 400 on Saturday night (7 p.m. […]
Celebrity Spotting: Ryan Preece Jumps At Chance To Meet Barstool Sports Founder At Daytona 500
February 20, 2019 by 9 Comments
On Sunday at Daytona International Speedway, Ryan Preece was on the big stage as one of the Monster Energy Cup Series drivers fans were showing up to watch put on the biggest show of the season for NASCAR But while Preece was part of the show, the Berlin native also spent some time of his […]
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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