Chili’s® Grill & Bar Expands Its Motorsports Program, Adding ARCA Menards Series Race Entitlement Partnership at Daytona International Speedway

Chili’s® Grill & Bar Expands Its Motorsports Program, Adding ARCA Menards Series Race Entitlement Partnership at Daytona International Speedway

Chili’s Ride the ‘Dente 200 at Daytona International Speedway serves as opening race for the
2025 ARCA Menards Series season on Saturday, Feb. 15, at 12:00p.m. ET

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 3, 2025) – Daytona International Speedway announced today that Chili’s® Grill & Bar has been named the ARCA Menards Series race entitlement partner during Speedweeks Presented by AdventHealth. On Saturday, Feb. 15, the Chili’s Ride the ‘Dente 200 at Daytona International Speedway will kick off a double-header of racing action and will serve as the opening race for the 2025 ARCA Menards Series at Noon ET.

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Clash at Bowman Gray Thrived in Electric Atmosphere

Clash at Bowman Gray Thrived in Electric Atmosphere

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

It’s not hyperbole to describe Sunday night’s Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium as an unequivocal success.

That was the overwhelming consensus of race fans and competitors alike, after Chase Elliott outlasted hard-charging Ryan Blaney to win the season-opening exhibition race for the first time.

That said, here are three top-line conclusions drawn from Sunday’s race.

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Drivers Commend NASCAR for Getting Back to Its Roots at Bowman Gray

Drivers Commend NASCAR for Getting Back to Its Roots at Bowman Gray

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For the last three years, NASCAR tried a grand experiment, taking its annual preseason exhibition, the Cup Series Clash, to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Much the same as the NFL playing games in London, the idea was NASCAR should stage a race in a new market to grow the sport and let new fans see an event live.

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NASCAR Partners With Xfinity to Award One Point for Fastest Lap

NASCAR Partners With Xfinity to Award One Point for Fastest Lap

by Austin Konenski, Motorsports Wire

Starting in 2025, NASCAR will introduce an unprecedented rule change to all three levels. On Tuesday morning, Sports Business Journal’s Adam Stern reported that NASCAR will partner with Xfinity to award one point to the driver with the fastest lap in a Cup, Xfinity, or Truck Series race. It will be called the “Xfinity Fastest Lap.” (more…)

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Davey Allison “Superstar” 1992 Ford NASCAR Race Car Bring a Trailer Auction for the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Ends Wednesday

Davey Allison “Superstar” 1992 Ford NASCAR Race Car Bring a Trailer Auction for the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Ends Wednesday

No Reserve Offering is 2025’s First Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) Bring a Trailer Auction Fundraiser and Features a Taurus-Bodied Ford Raced in its Prime by Davey Allison (MSHFA Class of 2021) as a Robert Yates Racing Texaco/Havoline Thunderbird

– Known as “Superstar,” the No. 28 Ford Thunderbird Contested Three Races in 1992, Leading All and Finishing Second at Rockingham After Leading 190 Laps

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 3, 2025) – Not everyone can be a “Superstar” but now you can own one if you are the top bidder in the latest Bring a Trailer charity auction benefiting the non-profit Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. Ending this Wednesday, February 5, at approximately 1:30 p.m. EST, this exclusive BaT auction features a Taurus-bodied Ford stock car raced in its competition prime by Davey Allison (MSHFA Class of 2021) as one of the successful Robert Yates Racing (RYR) Texaco/Havoline Ford Thunderbirds.

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Chase Elliott Wins Cook Out Clash at Historic Bowman Gray Stadium

Chase Elliott Wins Cook Out Clash at Historic Bowman Gray Stadium

Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet celebrates after winning the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on February 02, 2025 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Pole winner Chase Elliott held off a dramatic charge from Ryan Blaney to win Sunday night’s Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium in front of a teeming, vociferous sellout crowd at the historic quarter-mile.

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