Here are some additional notes and news about the NASCAR Xfinity Series racing this weekend at Daytona International Speedway…
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Daytona Nibbles: Almost for Aric Almirola
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 (ARCA Menards Series): Various News and Notes
Here are various news and note items from the ARCA Menards Series racing this week at Daytona International Speedway…
Daytona Nibbles (NASCAR Xfinity Series): Daytona Kicks Off a Highly Anticipated 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Season
Last February at Daytona International Speedway, the NASCAR Xfinity Series not only set the NASCAR national series record for the closest finish to a race ever (0.0004 secs. margin of victory), but did it in spectacular fashion, as the race reached a record five NASCAR Overtimes, and extended the race to a record 143 laps – 23 more laps and 57.5 more miles than originally scheduled. (more…)
Manscaped Sponsors StarCom Racing’s 00 NASCAR at the Daytona 500
SAN DIEGO, Feb 13. 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Manscaped announces its debut into motorsports with its associate sponsorship of the StarCom Racing (SCR) 00 Camaro in the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series at the 2019 Daytona 500. The SCR 00 Camaro with Landon Cassill at the wheel will prominently display the Manscaped logo on the rear bumper TV panel as it whips smoothly around the Daytona International Speedway on February 17. (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…)
Daytona Nibbles: DAYTONA 500 Honorary Pace Truck Driver… A Familiar Face
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
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…)
Daytona Nibbles: New Faces
Daniel Hemric, Ryan Preece, Matt Tifft and Tanner Berryhill are beginning their rookie campaigns in the Monster Energy Series in 2019. Preece and Tifft, both former Joe Gibbs Racing drivers in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, will race in the No. 47 for JTG-Daugherty Racing and the No. 36 for Front Row Motorsports, respectively. Hemric, the two-time NXS championship finalist, will wheel the No. 8 for Richard Childress Racing, marking the return of the number made famous by Dale Earnhardt Jr. when he drove for Dale Earnhardt Inc. from 2000-07. Berryhill will make his first start in “The Great American Race” behind the wheel of the No. 97 Obaika Racing Toyota. The last driver to win the DAYTONA 500 in their first start was Trevor Bayne in 2011.
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ARCA Series Tests at Daytona With Familiar Names Behind the Wheel
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 11, 2019) – Daytona Beach residents are familiar with the roar of engines being heard from Daytona International Speedway, especially this time of the year. On Friday however, it was the loud distinct noise of ARCA Racing Series’ stock cars testing the high banks of the speedway for February’s Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire that could be heard throughout the city. (more…)