If you missed the live broadcast of the 2021 Daytona 500, or just want to watch it all again, here is a full race replay courtesy of NASCAR… (more…)
Relive all the action from the 2021 Daytona 500 in these extended highlights (about 12 minutes’ worth) from NASCAR. (more…)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 16, 2021) – Daytona International Speedway announced today its three entitlement sponsors for NASCAR’s second visit to the DAYTONA Road Course, set for this weekend, Feb. 19-21.
The O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 NASCAR Cup Series race is set for Sunday, Feb. 21, at 3 p.m. ET. The event on the 3.61-mile, 14-turn layout will consist of 70 laps. The weekend kicks off Friday, Feb. 19, with the BrakeBest Select 159 At DAYTONA presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts (44 laps) for the NASCAR Camping World Series (7:30 p.m. start) while Saturday’s SuperStart 188 At DAYTONA presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts (52 laps) gets the green flag at 5 p.m. ET. (more…)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 15, 2021) – A day after one of the biggest upsets in the history of the DAYTONA 500, Michael McDowell and his team were honored Monday at Daytona International Speedway during a “Champion’s Celebration” inside the track’s Victory Lane, being awarded traditional gifts only awarded to DAYTONA 500 Champions! (more…)
KEYWEST, Florida – February 15, 2021 – Not your average NASCAR video! Prepare to see high-speed racing action like never before in the latest Monster Energy NASCAR video starring Kurt Busch. Watch the 42-year-old NASCAR icon from Las Vegas, Nevada, in the brand-new “Shifting Gears” release, live now on Monster Energy’s YouTube channel. The video drop coincides with Busch’s return to the iconic Daytona 500 on February 14, twenty years after his debut as a young rookie. (more…)
A 1-2 Team Penske formation with a Daytona 500 victory at stake went downhill half a lap from the end, when running mates Joey Logano of Middletown, CT and Brad Keselowski collided, leaving both drivers short of the checkered flag. (more…)
Despite being a part of the carnage in Turn 3 on the last lap of the Daytona 500, Ryan Preece limped to a sixth-place finish in the Great American Race kicking off his 2021 season with solid footing despite an enormous amount of uncertainty ahead this season. (more…)
Michael McDowell was finally rewarded for years of toiling away in underfunded teams by being in the right place at the right time late Sunday night as he went to victory lane in the Daytona 500. McDowell has run well in this race before with his best finish being fourth in 2017, but he hasn’t always been rewarded with his patience at the Great American Race. (more…)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 14, 2021) – In a stunning upset at the end of an action-filled, rain-interrupted DAYTONA 500, Front Row Motorsports driver Michael McDowell claimed his first NASCAR Cup Series victory after charging into the lead during a brutal multicar wreck in Turn 3 on the final lap.
“I can’t believe it,” McDowell said. “I’ve got to thank God. So many years of just grinding it out, hoping for an opportunity like this. I’ve got to thank (team owner) Bob Jenkins for giving me this opportunity. I’m so thankful. (more…)
