Recap all of the thrills, spills and chills of the riveting 2019 Daytona 500 including the frantic NASCAR Overtime finish.
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Canadian Teenager Raphael Lessard set for Truck Series Debut at Martinsville
17-Year-Old Driver Graduates from Super Late Model Program to Three-Race NGOTS Schedule
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 15, 2019)– Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) announced today that 17-year-old Canadian driver Raphael Lessard will pilot the team’s No. 46 Tundra in three NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series (NGOTS) events this season. Lessard will make his Truck Series debut March 23 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway and also compete in the organization’s fourth entry at Dover (Del.) International Speedway and Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.
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…
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: 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…)
General Tire Signs Multi-Year Deal with NASCAR Regional & International Series
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 5, 2019) – NASCAR and General Tire announced today a multi-year partnership naming the tire company the “Official Racing Tire” and “Exclusive Tire Supplier” of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series, NASCAR Pinty’s Series and NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series. (more…)
Change…. One Thing You Can ALWAYS Count On With NASCAR!
Greetings race fans! Welcome to the 2019 NASCAR season. One thing you can be sure of is that there have been a lot of changes since the end of 2018 in all three NASCAR series. Well, all four, if you count ARCA. (more…)
NASCAR Drive for Diversity Announces 2019 Driver Class
Four Returning Drivers Among Six Selected to Compete for Rev Racing in the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development Program
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 6, 2018) – Six drivers with hopes of reaching the highest levels of NASCAR® will compete for Rev Racing next season in the NASCAR Drive for Diversity® Driver Development Program, NASCAR announced today on its digital and social media platforms.
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