Country Music Stars Pryor & Lee to Perform National Anthem Ahead of 43rd Annual Busch Clash at DAYTONA on Iconic DIS Road Course

Country Music Stars Pryor & Lee to Perform National Anthem Ahead of 43rd Annual Busch Clash at DAYTONA on Iconic DIS Road Course

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 9, 2021) – Country music stars and Black River Entertainment recording artists Pryor & Lee will virtually perform “The Star Spangled Banner” ahead of the 43rd  Annual Busch CLASH at DAYTONA on Tuesday evening, kicking off an exciting week of heart-pounding action at Daytona International Speedway as a part of Speedweeks Presented by AdventHealth. (more…)

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2021 Daytona 500 Preview – Austin Dillon

2021 Daytona 500 Preview – Austin Dillon
Austin Dillon, the 2018 Daytona 500 Champion, has 15 previous starts in the NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona International Speedway, acquiring one pole award, two top-five and seven top-10 finishes. The Welcome, North Carolina, driver, who grew up attending races at Daytona International Speedway with his family, has 10 starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with one win, seven top-five and seven top-10 finishes. He has two starts at the track in the NASCAR Truck Series.

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2021 Daytona 500 – Richard Childress Racing Preview

2021 Daytona 500 – Richard Childress Racing Preview
Dating back to 1976, Richard Childress Racing has won 11 poles and collected six points-paying victories at the most-storied racetrack on the NASCAR Cup Series circuit. RCR owns three Daytona 500 wins (Dale Earnhardt – 1998, Kevin Harvick – 2007, Austin Dillon – 2018), three Coke Zero 400 trophies (Earnhardt – 1990, 1993 and Harvick – 2010) and 14 qualifying races, including a record 10-consecutive victories with Earnhardt (1990 – 1999). In addition, RCR has earned the Busch Clash victory a total of eight times, with drivers Harvick (2009, 2010, 2013) and Earnhardt (1986, ’88, ’91, ’93, and ’95).

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WWE® Superstar Sasha Banks® Named Honorary Starter for 63rd Annual DAYTONA 500

WWE® Superstar Sasha Banks® Named Honorary Starter for 63rd Annual DAYTONA 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 5, 2021) – WWE Superstar Sasha Banks will serve as the Honorary Starter for the 63rd DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, February 14. She will waive the green flag on the Great American Race, which is set for a 2:30 p.m. ET (FOX, FOX Deportes, MRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) start at the 2.5-mile World Center of Racing.

“I am honored to be the official starter of the Daytona 500. I would like to thank NASCAR and our partners at FOX for this opportunity,” said Sasha Banks.  “I can’t wait to get out to the track in front of the great fans and find out which driver has what it takes to be a ‘Legit Boss’.” (more…)

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Chris Buescher Makes 2nd Daytona Clash Start

Chris Buescher Makes 2nd Daytona Clash Start

Chris  Buescher makes his second start in the annual Clash event on Tuesday, and first since 2017. The 2021 field is limited to 2020 pole winners, past Clash winners who competed full-time in 2020, Daytona 500 Champions who competed full-time in 2020, former Daytona 500 pole winners who competed full time in 2020 and 2020 NCS Playoff drivers, race winners and stage winners. (more…)

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