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MICHAEL MCDOWELL, NO. 95 K-LOVE RADIO CHEVROLET SS, met with media at the annual Daytona 500 Media Day at Daytona International Speedway. Full transcript: IS THE SEGMENT FORMAT THE GREAT EQUALIZER FOR YOU BEING A SMALLER TEAM? “Yes, I definitely think so. For whatever reason for the last three or four years, we have put together a string of good finishes.

Toyota driver Timothy Peters was made available to the media at NASCAR Daytona Media Day: TIMOTHY PETERS, No. 17 Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra, Red Horse Racing - What has the crew chief transition been like this season? “It's like we never missed a beat, to be honest with you. Obviously he's grown and matured a lot, and I have as well. So hopefully that's a championship combination.”

DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at the annual Daytona 500 media day at Daytona International Speedway. Full Transcript:

Robert W. Kettelle Roofing Contractors of Florida will serve as a key associate sponsor for the JD Motorsports with Gary Keller team’s three-way run in Saturday’s Xfinity Series opener at Daytona International Speedway.

JOEY LOGANO – No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion – WHY DO YOU RACE? “Because I’m not good at anything else (laughing). I didn’t try hard at anything else. This is the only thing I’ve really tried hard at, and it’s just something I really enjoyed as a kid and put all my eggs in one basket.”

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at the annual Daytona 500 media day at Daytona International Speedway. Full Transcript:

CHRIS BUESCHER, NO. 37 COTTONELLE MEGA ROLL CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at the annual Daytona 500 media day at Daytona International Speedway. Full Transcript: INAUDIBLE: “Just watched a little bit in drafting. You know, we were up there with very competitive cars in the Clash and we were able to learn some stuff. It’s going to take some practice, but it could really help me in the 500.”

Aspen Dental, one of the largest and fastest-growing networks of independent dental care providers in the U.S., will serve as the title sponsor of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying day on March 3 as NASCAR returns to Atlanta Motor Speedway. Aspen Dental’s sponsorship of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying day will be focused on making it easier for patients to “Get Started” on their oral health journey.

Toyota driver Michael Waltrip was made available to the media at NASCAR Daytona Media Day: MICHAEL WALTRIP, No. 15 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota Camry, Premium Motorsports - So this is your last Daytona 500? "Yes, it's my 30th and final one and I just thought it was a cool place to run my last race."

Team Penske announced today that it has renewed its partnership with Fitzgerald Glider Kits, North America’s leading glider kit assembler, for the 2017 NASCAR season. The new agreement will extend the relationship into the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS), while continuing Fitzgerald’s involvement in the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS).