DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 15, 2020) – Noah Gragson won the NASCAR Racing Experience 300 on Saturday to open the NASCAR Xfinity Series season at Daytona International Speedway. (more…)
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NASCAR Cup Series News and Notes – 2020 Daytona 500
NASCAR Cup Series
Next Race: Daytona 500
The Place: Daytona International Speedway
The Date: Sunday, February 16
The Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
TV: FOX, 2 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 500 miles (200 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 65),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 130), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 200)
2019 Race Winner: Denny Hamlin (more…)
Tickets for 62nd Annual DAYTONA 500 Sold Out
Fifth Consecutive Year that ‘The Great American Race’ has Sold Out
Tickets for the 2021 DAYTONA 500 Available Through Pre-Sale
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 13, 2020) – Reserved tickets for the 62nd annual DAYTONA 500, the tradition-rich, prestigious season-opening event for the NASCAR Cup Series, are sold out, Daytona International Speedway President Chip Wile announced today. This is the fifth consecutive year that the DAYTONA 500 has sold out. (more…)
BUSCH ANNOUNCES THE FASTEST SWEEPSTAKES IN NASCAR HISTORY
Every time Kevin Harvick’s #4 Busch Car pit stops at this year’s Daytona 500, fans have seconds to act fast for a chance to win a new sports car
NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 6, 2020: The Daytona 500 is NASCAR’s biggest race, with fans hanging on to their favorite driver’s every turn, pass and pit stop in the hope he’ll take the checkered flag. At Daytona 2020, Busch Light is giving fans another reason to keep their eyes glued to the track with the announcement of #Pit4Busch—the fastest sweepstakes in NASCAR history that gives fans across the U.S. the chance to take home a brand-new sports car. (more…)
Air Force Technical Sergeant Nalani Quintello to Perform National Anthem Prior to 62nd DAYTONA 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 4, 2020) – Technical Sergeant Nalani Quintello, acclaimed vocalist with Max Impact, the United States Air Force Band, will perform the National Anthem prior to the 62nd annual DAYTONA 500 on Feb. 16 at Daytona International Speedway. (more…)
Daytona Bits: Defending DAYTONA 500 Champion Denny Hamlin Looks For Consecutive Wins
2019 DAYTONA 500 champion Denny Hamlin will look to become only the fourth driver to win consecutive DAYTONA 500s. The last driver to win consecutive DAYTONA 500s was Sterling Marlin in 1994-95. (more…)
WWE Superstar Sheamus Named Honorary Pace Car Driver for 62nd DAYTONA 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 28, 2020) – Four-time World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Champion Sheamus will serve as the Honorary Pace Car Driver for the 62nd annual DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, Feb. 16 at Daytona International Speedway, behind the wheel of a 2020 Toyota Camry TRD. (more…)
Ned and Dale Jarrett on Fireball Roberts’ crash, 1993 Daytona 500 (Part 2) | Coffee with Kyle (Video)
In Part 2 of Kyle Petty’s sit down with Ned and Dale Jarrett, the Jarretts recall Fireball Roberts’ crash and Dale’s win at the 1993 Daytona 500. #NBCSports #NASCAR #CoffeewithKyle (more…)
Kyle Busch: Runner-up Daytona 500 Finish Is ‘Bittersweet’ (Video)
Kyle Busch finishes as the runner-up in the 2019 Daytona 500 and describes the finish as bittersweet for himself as he continues his quest for a Daytona 500 victory.
Denny Hamlin Wins DAYTONA 500 for 2nd Time
DAYTONA BEACH (Feb. 17, 2019) – Denny Hamlin won the 61st annual DAYTONA 500 Sunday at Daytona International Speedway, his second triumph in “The Great American Race.”
In the process, he delivered a special ending to a special day for Joe Gibbs Racing. The organization honored Joe Gibbs’ late son J.D. Gibbs on Lap 11, as crew members stood on pit wall as a tribute. J.D. Gibbs, who passed away last month due to a neurological disease, wore No. 11 as a high school football player and later, as a race car driver himself. Hamlin’s car number: 11. (more…)
Daytona Nibbles: The Leader: Most Laps Led Are Not Always A Driver’s Friend
The driver who has led the most laps in the Daytona 500 has only won two of the last five races (Denny Hamlin in 2016 and Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2014). Twice in that time, a driver has led only the last lap for victory – Austin Dillon in 2018 and Kurt Busch in 2017. (more…)
Daytona Nibbles: Austin Dillon Aims to Win Back-to-back Daytona 500s
Last year’s dramatic last-lap win of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500 produced one of the most talked about finishes in recent memory. Driving the iconic No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for his grandfather Richard Childress – the same car that the late Dale Earnhardt won the 500 with in 1998 – Austin Dillon maneuvered past final-lap contact to take the checkered flag. (more…)
The Yawn at Daytona
Good golly. Mother Nature has sure made for some less than thrilling racing so far this season at Daytona. (more…)
Jimmie Johnson Evades Late-Race Incident to Win Advance Auto Parts Clash
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 10, 2019) – Jimmie Johnson. Remember him? Just in case you’d forgotten about the capabilities of the two-time DAYTONA 500 champion – and seven-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion – he served up a reminder Sunday by making a trip to Gatorade Victory Lane at Daytona International Speedway. (more…)
Harrison Burton Wins Lucas Oil 200 Driven By General Tire At Daytona International Speedway
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 9, 2019) – Harrison Burton, the 18-year-old son of retired NASCAR great Jeff Burton, won the Lucas Oil 200 Driven By General Tire Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway, in the opening event of this year’s DAYTONA Speedweeks Presented By AdventHealth. (more…)
Daytona Nibbles: The Champ is Here
After earning the title of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion in 2018, Joey Logano will look to win his second DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, Feb. 17. The 28-year-old Connecticut native won “The Great American Race” in 2015, giving Roger Penske his second victory in the event. The last time a MENCS champion went on to win the DAYTONA 500 the following year was Dale Jarrett in 2000.
(Daytona Speedway PR)
DAYTONA Speedweeks Presented By AdventHealth, Week 1: Fan-Friendly Schedule Gets 2019 Season Off to Fast Start
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 6, 2019) – Daytona International Speedway has a stellar lineup of activities for the first half of DAYTONA Speedweeks Presented By AdventHealth, in a fan-friendly build-up for the 61st annual DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, Feb. 17. (more…)
Daytona Nibbles: Daytona 500 Defending Champion Looks to Repeat
Austin Dillon will look to become only the fourth driver to win consecutive DAYTONA 500s. Dillon captured a victory in “The Great American Race” in 2018, 20 years after Dale Earnhardt did the same in the Richard Childress Racing No. 3 for his only DAYTONA 500 win. The last driver to win consecutive DAYTONA 500s was Sterling Marlin in 1994-95.
(Daytona Speedway PR)