By Holly Cain. NASCAR Wire Service
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – High drama and big celebration marked the NASCAR Cup Series Duel at DAYTONA on Thursday night at Daytona International Speedway – and that wasn’t even in the track’s famous Victory Lane.
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Bubba Wallace, Austin Cindric Win Duels; Allgaier Puts JRM Chevrolet in the Show (Includes Full Results)
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — With a push from teammate Tyler Reddick, Bubba Wallace surged ahead of 2024 DAYTONA 500 winner William Byron to win Thursday night’s first Duel at Daytona 150-mile qualifying race and earn the third starting position for the Sunday’s 67th running of the Great American Race (2:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Horizon Hobby Returns to Front Row Motorsports in Multi-year, Multi-race Partnership
Horizon Hobby to Partner with Smith at Kansas Speedway and Dover Motor Speedway in 2025
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (February 13, 2024) –Horizon Hobby, a global leader in RC products, will return to Front Row Motorsports (FRM) in a multi-year, multi-race partnership that will span across the 2025 and 2026 NASCAR Cup Series seasons with Zane Smith and the No. 38 Ford Mustang Dark Horse team. Smith is no stranger to Horizon Hobby and its brands, having partnered with the company through its ARRMA brand in his 2022 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) championship season and in 2023. (more…)
RCR Race Preview: Daytona International Speedway
Richard Childress Racing at Daytona International Speedway… Richard Childress Racing has collected seven points-paying victories and 11 poles 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). (more…)
Chase Briscoe Earns Toyota’s First Pole Position for the 2025 DAYTONA 500 (Includes Qualifying Results)
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Chase Briscoe spoiled Ford’s pole position party during Wednesday night’s qualifying session for the 67th running of the DAYTONA 500.
Fastest in both rounds of time trials, Briscoe turned a lap in 49.249 seconds (182.745 mph) to secure the top starting spot for Sunday’s race (2:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Transcripts: Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson – Press Conference – 02.12.25
NASCAR Media Conference
Press Conference
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
An Interview with:
Martin Truex Jr.
Jimmie Johnson
Transcripts: Austin Cindric – Pit Road Interview – 02.12.25
Austin, you’re starting on the front row in The Great American Race. You’ve won it before, but how special is it to start on the front row?
Transcripts: Chase Briscoe – Pit Road Interview – 02.12.25
Chase Briscoe makes the move to Joe Gibbs Racing this season. In your first start in this 19 car, you’re also going to give Toyota their first pole in the Daytona 500. How good does that feel?
Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex, Jr. Secure Spot in DAYTONA 500 Field
Joseph Srigley of TobyChristie reports that for NASCAR Cup Series champions Jimmie Johnson and Martin Truex, Jr., there are no more concerns about failing to qualify for ‘The Great American Race’. (more…)
Team Penske NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying Report – DAYTONA 500
BACK AT DAYTONA: NASCAR Cup Series teams arrived to sunny Daytona Beach, Florida, for the first slate of on-track activity Wednesday ahead of the 67th running of the prestigious DAYTONA 500 at Daytona International Speedway. After a 50-minute practice session, teams turned their attention to single-car qualifying under the lights, setting the front row for Sunday’s race and determining the lineups for Thursday’s Duel races.