Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion and defending Daytona 500 winner, met with media Friday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway ahead of practice for Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint Unlimited event.
Daytona Speedweeks got started in earnest Friday afternoon with a pair of Sprint Unlimited race practice sessions. Prior to cars hitting the track, Eddie, Len and Jon Wood of Wood Brothers Racing met with media members to discuss the upcoming 2016 season in which they will race full time, and address the team not receiving one of 36 NASCAR charters for the year.
HScott Motorsports announced today that it has reached agreement with Premium Motorsports for use of its Charter in 2016 to run the No. 46 Pilot Flying J Chevrolet driven by Michael Annett. This agreement has been accepted and approved by NASCAR.
One of the largest and fastest growing credit card issuers in the United States, Credit One Bank has entered into a multi-year partnership with NASCAR to include official agreements with both the sanctioning body and one of the most successful teams in auto-racing, Chip Ganassi Racing. The collaborations designate Credit One Bank as the “Official Credit Card of NASCAR,” in addition to being a partner of Chip Ganassi Racing.
Michael J. Cane, J.D. Tax Advisor is joining JD Motorsports with Gary Keller and driver Ryan Preece as an associate sponsor for the Feb. 20 NASCAR Xfinity Series PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway, to be televised on Fox Sports 1.
General Tire has partnered with eight tracks as part of their "all-in" involvement with the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards. In addition to the presenting sponsorship status with this weekend's season opener at Daytona - the Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire - the tire manufacturer is partnering with Talladega Superspeedway, Pocono Raceway, DuQuoin State Fair, and Kentucky Speedway to build an entitlement portfolio for the 2016 ARCA season.
NASCAR driver and team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced today that one of his digital properties, Dirty Mo Radio, will launch its fourth season this week and debut a line-up that includes eight programs, four of which are brand new.
JGL Racing officials announced today the formation of "The JGL Racing Young Guns" program designed to highlight a group of rising stars in the NASCAR ranks. The "Young Guns" collectively will pilot the team's No. 24 Toyota entry in the NASCAR XFINITY Series.
MAKE Motorsports is happy to announce a new associate partnership with Corvetteparts.net also known as Keen Parts. Corvetteparts.net will be sported on the MAKE Motorsports NASCAR Camping World Truck Series entries during the 2016 racing season.
WWE Superstar and actor John Cena will serve as the Honorary Pace Car Driver for the 58th annual DAYTONA 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, Feb. 21 at 1 p.m. at Daytona International Speedway (TV – FOX, FOX Deportes; Radio – MRN Radio, SiriusXM). Cena will pace the 43-car field to the green flag in a Toyota Camry.
