DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 9, 2021) – NASCAR and King’s Hawaiian announced today a multiyear track official partnership that secures the family-owned bakery naming rights to dining areas at four NASCAR-owned facilities – Daytona International Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Richmond Raceway and Phoenix Raceway. (more…)
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IGLOO AND NASCAR WELCOME THE 2021 SEASON WITH SPECIAL-EDITION PLAYMATE COOLERS
Igloo was kind enough to send me one of their NASCAR-branded Playmate coolers. I was sent the NASCAR-branded model. (more…)
GRANDVIEW PRACTICE DAY MARCH 27, COVENTRY MALL SHOW MARCH 5-7
BECHTELSVILLE, PA March 1, 2021 . . . The annual free-to-the-public practice session on Saturday, March 27th will kick off the 59th consecutive season of stock car racing at Grandview Speedway. That practice, which starts at noon, is open to all forms of racing competition. (more…)
Kyle Petty Sparks Twitter Backlash from Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski
In his 17th season, Denny Hamlin is once again standing atop the NASCAR Cup Series championship standings, and his totally confident in his place in the sport.
Sure, he doesn’t have a Cup Series championship, but he has 44 victories and three of them have come in the Daytona 500. He’s arguably surpassed Mark Martin as the most decorated stock car driver of all-time without the big prize. (more…)
NASCAR Wins the Weekend in Sports Television Viewership – Road Course Racings Go Up
Over the weekend, NASCAR visited Daytona International Speedway for the second week in a row. However, this time, the triple-header weekend took place on the 3.61-mile road course.
View the Daytona tv ratings below. (more…)
O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 at Daytona Road Course | NASCAR Cup Series Highlights
After the jump, check out full highlights from the 2021 O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 at Daytona Road Course in Daytona Beach, FL for the NASCAR Cup Series. (more…)
American Investment Group Has Possible F1 Team Ownership on Radar
A newly-formed American investment company has Formula One on its radar. Ties between one of the group’s co-founders and F1 are hard to ignore.
Could another American ownership group buy into an F1 team? It’s a distinct, but admittedly too early to predict, possibility. (more…)
Founder Bill France Sr. Welcomed Road Course Racing As He Began Promoting NASCAR
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 18, 2021) – NASCAR’s top three national series are ready to make their second attempt on the iconic DAYTONA Road Course inside the Daytona International Speedway this weekend, Feb. 19-21, for an exciting tripleheader. It features Friday’s BrakeBest Select 159 At DAYTONA presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts (NASCAR Camping World Truck Series), Saturday’s SuperStart 188 At DAYTONA presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts (NASCAR Xfinity Series) and Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 (NASCAR Cup Series). A limited number of tickets are available for each day (www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com or call 1-800-PITSHOP). (more…)
2021 Daytona 500 TV Ratings
Last Sunday’s NASCAR Daytona 500 averaged a 2.8 rating and 4.83 million viewers on FOX, easily the lowest in the history of the race. Ratings fell 36% and viewership 34% from the previous low set last year, when most of the race was run on a Monday afternoon (4.4, 7.33M). (more…)
Starting Lineup Row by Row For The BrakeBest Select 159 At Daytona – NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Courtesy of NASCAR, after the jump you can see the starting lineup for the road course race at Daytona for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series… The BrakeBest Select 159 At Daytona: (more…)
