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Celebrate the start of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season with your friends at Dover International Speedway at the Daytona 500 Watch Party on Sunday, Feb. 17.

M&M’S® announced today that the newest addition to the chocolate aisle – M&M’S Chocolate Bars – will be featured on the iconic No. 18 M&M’S Toyota for the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series opening race in Daytona Beach, FL. The new treat from M&M’S, which hit shelves late last year, will grace the No.18 M&M’S Chocolate Bar Toyota driven by 2015 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion, Kyle Busch, at four races during the 2019 season.

NASCAR Racing Experience has entered into a multi-year partnership to serve as the title sponsor for the NASCAR Xfinity Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway, part of DAYTONA Speedweeks Presented By AdventHealth. The 120-lap, 300-mile race will be known as the NASCAR Racing Experience 300.

The Indy 500 Snake Pit presented by Coors Light will feature a lineup of global electronic music superstars performing at Race Weekend's biggest and best party, with Skrillex, Alesso, Illenium and Chris Lake headlining the Race Day concert Sunday, May 26 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Making waves during a nearly full-time ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards schedule in 2018 which included his first career stock car win at Berlin (Mich.) Raceway, Joe Graf Jr. (@joegrafjr) will seek the series’ championship in 2019 after re-upping with Chad Bryant Racing (CBR) for the full 20-race schedule beginning with the Lucas Oil 200 presented by General Tire on Feb. 9, 2019 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.

After a strong season racing limited late models last year, Brody Pope is making the step up to late model stocks.

Fans arriving early for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway on Sunday, May 5 will receive a special Monster Mile 50th Anniversary diecast car, track officials announced today.

In a spectacular preview of its 60th season, Charlotte Motor Speedwayon Monday unveiled a striking, commemorative logo for the 60th running of the Coca-Cola 600 and hosted Team Penske’s NASCAR drivers and teams for a preseason pit crew competition.

Moffitt will make the first Daytona start in his young career with his partner Performance Plus, who has sponsored him in his previous ARCA starts.

With the start of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) season less than a month away, officials from Rick Ware Racing (RWR) announced today that West Palm Beach, Fla.-based JACOB Companies will return to the team this year in a variety of roles beginning with the season-opening Daytona 500 on Sun., Feb. 17.