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Denny Hamlin Wins DAYTONA 500 for 2nd Time

by WebmasterFebruary 18, 2019February 18, 2019

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: William Byron Will Battle The Odds From The Front

by WebmasterFebruary 16, 2019February 13, 2019

While 21-year old Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron is justifiably optimistic for his second Daytona 500 start, having earned the celebrated pole position in his No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, it’s actually been 19 years since a pole winner won the race. Dale Jarrett won the pole and the Daytona 500 in 2000. (more…)

Menard Secures Seventh Starting Spot For Daytona 500 As Mustang Drivers Dominate Duels

by WebmasterFebruary 15, 2019

Paul Menard and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team are set to start the Daytona 500 from seventh place thanks to Menard’s third-place finish in the first of two Gander RV Duels on Thursday night. (more…)

Former Champions Kevin Harvick and Joey Logano Win Gander RV Duel Races, Earn Row 2 Starting Spots for 61st Annual DAYTONA 500

by WebmasterFebruary 15, 2019

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 14, 2019) – Kevin Harvick and Joey Logano won the two Gander RV Duel races Thursday night at Daytona International Speedway, securing second-row starting positions for Sunday’s 61st annual DAYTONA 500 (2:30 p.m. ET; TV–FOX; Radio–MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR Radio), the season-opening race for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. (more…)

Daytona Nibbles: The Leader: Most Laps Led Are Not Always A Driver’s Friend

by WebmasterFebruary 15, 2019February 13, 2019

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: Almost for Aric Almirola

by WebmasterFebruary 14, 2019February 13, 2019

As the only Florida native in the 2018 Daytona 500 field, Tampa’s Aric Almirola came one lap away from winning the sport’s greatest race last year. After taking the white flag and holding off the field, Almirola’s No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mustang was hit by Austin Dillon’s No 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 on the back straightaway, spinning Almirola out and sending Dillon on to take the checkered flag. (more…)

Daytona Nibbles: Austin Dillon Aims to Win Back-to-back Daytona 500s

by WebmasterFebruary 13, 2019

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…)

NASCAR National Series Notes — Daytona

by WebmasterFebruary 13, 2019February 13, 2019

Here are the race notes, starting times, TV and radio stations for the upcoming Daytona 500 race weekend at Daytona International Speedway…

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Daytona Nibbles: DAYTONA 500 Honorary Pace Truck Driver… A Familiar Face

by WebmasterFebruary 12, 2019February 12, 2019

Dale Earnhardt Jr., the two-time DAYTONA 500 champion, will serve as the Honorary Pace Truck Driver for the 61st annual running of “The Great American Race.” (more…)

Daytona Nibbles: Jamie McMurray Gives a Nod to the Past and Starts a New Chapter

by WebmasterFebruary 11, 2019February 7, 2019

Jamie McMurray, 2010 DAYTONA 500 champion, will take to the high banks during DAYTONA Speedweeks Presented By AdventHealth behind the wheel of the No. 40 Chevrolet of Spire Motorsports in partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing. (more…)