Harrison Burton outdueled veteran Kyle Busch on the final lap of an Overtime finish of Saturday night’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway to score his first career Cup Series victory and the 100th for his Wood Brothers team.
The win earned Burton and the Wood Brothers a berth in the 10-race, championship-deciding Playoffs, which begin after next week’s Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. (more…)
RACE RUNDOWN: Austin Cindric finished 18th in Saturday night’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 after a late-race incident put a damper on his stout performance throughout the night. Cindric started eighth after advancing to the final round of qualifying Friday evening and was a mainstay in the top 10 over the course of the opening Stage. (more…)
This was Ford’s 42nd NASCAR Cup Series victory at Daytona. Ford won its first race at Daytona on Feb. 24, 1963 with Tiny Lund.
There were seven caution periods for a total of 34 laps.
Only 20 of the 40 drivers in the race finished on the lead lap.
Tyler Reddick remains the championship leader after Daytona with a 17-point advantage over second-place Kyle Larson. (more…)
Harrison Burton won the Coke Zero Sugar 400 to score his first career NASCAR Cup Series victory. His margin of victory over second-place Kyle Busch was .047 of a second.
This was Ford’s 734th all-time NASCAR Cup Series victory and its sixth of the season.
Keselowski Eighth, Buescher 10th
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 24, 2024) – RFK Racing left Daytona International Speedway Saturday night with a pair of top-10 efforts as both Ford Mustangs steadily ran up front, with Brad Keselowski leading the charge with an eighth-place finish, while Chris Buescher defended his win with a 10th-place result. (more…)
Promising Race for Austin Dillon and the No. 3 BREZTRI AEROSPHERE® (budesonide, glycopyrrolate, and formoterol fumarate) Chevrolet Team at Daytona Before Late-Race Crash Takes Them Out of Contention (more…)
Kyle Busch, driver of the #8 Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, races to a second place finish Saturday, August 24, 2024 during the NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Harold Hinson/HHP for Chevy Racing) (more…)
The Kroger Racing team and driver, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. are entering this weekend’s race at Daytona International Speedway with their sights set on an event that could allow them to punch their ticket into this year’s NASCAR Playoffs, but also a weekend filled with new and unique items and opportunities. (more…)
Richard Childress Racing has collected seven points-paying victories in NASCAR Cup Series competition at Daytona International Speedway. RCR owns three Daytona 500 wins (Dale Earnhardt – 1998, Kevin Harvick – 2007, Austin Dillon – 2018) and four Coke Zero Sugar 400 trophies (Earnhardt – 1990, 1993, Harvick – 2010, Dillon – 2022).
RCR has won 11 pole positions at Daytona dating back to Ricky Rudd capturing the top starting spot for the 1983 Daytona 500. Other RCR drivers to win pole at Daytona include Dale Earnhardt (1994, 1995 and 1996-500), Mike Skinner (both races in 1997 plus 1998-500), Harvick (2002), Jeff Green (2003-500), Jeff Burton (2006-500), and Dillon (2014-500).
NASCAR has assessed the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing team an L2-level penalty for violating engine rules following the team’s victory in the Food City 500 at Bristol on March 17.
Denny Hamlin has been docked 75 points from the NASCAR Cup Series drivers’ championship and Gibbs docked 75 points from the Cup Series owners’ championship. The team was also docked 10 playoff points. Additionally, Hamlin’s crew chief, Chris Gabehart, has been fined $100,000. (more…)
