MotorSportsNews.Net posts about the Daytona International Speedway, one of the race tracks used in NASCAR Cup Series, XFINITY Series, and Gander Trucks series
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 7, 2021) – When NASCAR returns to Daytona International Speedway for late summer night racing on Aug. 27-28, there will be no restrictions on the number of fans allowed to take in the action at the World Center of Racing. Fans will be treated to two races – the Coke Zero Sugar 400, NASCAR Cup Series regular season finale, on Saturday, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. and the Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Friday, Aug. 27 at 7:30 p.m. (more…)
CONCORD, N.C. (April 27, 2021) – Valvoline has expanded its partnership with 13-time NASCAR Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports by adding primary sponsorship of playoff-contending drivers Kyle Larson and William Byron for the next two seasons. (more…)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 9, 2021) – NASCAR and King’s Hawaiian announced today a multiyear track official partnership that secures the family-owned bakery naming rights to dining areas at four NASCAR-owned facilities – Daytona International Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Richmond Raceway and Phoenix Raceway. (more…)
At the Daytona road course race last weekend, Chase Elliott and Corey LaJoie got involved in a late incident. This ended up costing Elliott dearly and making him miss out on a road course win. Recently, LaJoie spoke about the incident from his perspective. (more…)
Though only 22-years old, Santino Ferrucci of Ridgefield, CT already has a long history in motorsports, but none of that experience has come in stock cars.
A professional driver since age 14, Ferrucci spent two years as a test driver for the Haas F1 team, before turning to IndyCar full-time in 2019. That same year, he finished seventh in the Indianapolis 500 to earn Rookie of the Year honors. (more…)
Over the weekend, NASCAR visited Daytona International Speedway for the second week in a row. However, this time, the triple-header weekend took place on the 3.61-mile road course.
View the Daytona tv ratings below. (more…)
Joey Logano of Middletown, CT is probably tired of being happy for his competitors.
Through two races in the 2021 NASCAR Cup season, the Daytona 500 and Sunday’s (Feb. 21) event on the Daytona International Speedway road course, Logano has been seen leading the field with two laps to go. (more…)
It’s just two races but it’s never too early to start counting championship points towards the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
The season has opened with back-to-back first-time winners in Michael McDowell and Christopher Bell, meaning there are just 14 positions remaining in the Field of 16, with two teams that didn’t qualify last year already punching their ticket. (more…)
At least Joey Logano of Middletown, CT finished this time.
One week after he was wrecked out of the lead on the final lap of the Daytona 500, Logano had another win at Daytona International Speedway slip through his fingers Sunday, this time on the road course. (more…)
NASCAR star Joey Logano might look to Kyle Larson as his next tutor.
Logano, the 2018 Cup Series champion, is trying to bounce back from a disappointing end to last week’s Daytona 500. If he intends to get back on the right track — pun fully intended — and win his second title in four years, applying a lesson from Larson, the controversial veteran driver, might work in his favor. (more…)
