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At Daytona International Speedway, the line between putting oneself in strong position to challenge for possible race victory and being swept up in a mess not of one’s making is razor-thin, as rookie Austin Wayne Self discovered en route to a 19th place finish in the NCWTS NextEra Energy Resources 250 on Friday.

To kick off their 25th anniversary of Motorsports, Rick Ware Racing (RWR) has announced a multi-level partnership beginning with the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) season-opener PowerShares® QQQ 300 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.

With the No. 4 Toyota of Christopher Bell barrel-rolling through Turn 1 behind him, Johnny Sauter nosed ahead in his No. 21 Chevrolet and had more than a car-length lead when NASCAR called the final caution of the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway.

Chevrolet is the most successful manufacturer to put rubber to the road at Daytona International Speedway. The 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series kicks off with the ‘super bowl’ of racing – the Daytona 500; and Chevrolet enters another season, hungry to win on the track and in the showroom.

Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion, was the fastest Ford in today’s second practice session at Daytona International Speedway. Blaney, who was sixth overall, drafted with Joey Logano and Trevor Bayne for 10 laps before calling it a day.

Richard Petty Motorsports announced its newest sponsor today. Jeb Burton will pilot the No. 43 J. Streicher Ford Mustang for the 2016 NASCAR XFINITY Series season. The dynamic blue and black Ford debuts this Saturday in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway.

HScott Motorsports is pleased to announce that the Fraternal Order of Eagles (F.O.E.) will continue its relationship with HScott Motorsports by sponsoring Clint Bowyer, driver of the No. 15 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for the 2016 season. The sponsorship comprises nine Sprint Cup Series races as a major associate sponsor including the Daytona 500 on Sunday, February 21 while serving as an associate sponsor for the entire season.

Rick Ware Racing (RWR) announced today the signing of 2000 +NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) champion Jeff Green to drive the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro in the PowerShares® QQQ 300 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.

Ty Dillon avoided catastrophe in the final laps of Duel No. 2 Thursday night at Daytona International Speedway and drove the No. 95 Cheerios/Kroger Chevrolet SS to a fifth-place finish. Dillon was racing outside the top ten when the "big one" happened, but he dove low on the race track and missed having his car damaged. The fifth place finish qualified Dillon 12th for the 58th running of the Daytona 500 this Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Richard Childress Racing drivers Austin Dillon and Paul Menard finished 11th and 21st in the first of two Duels at Daytona. Ryan Newman competed in the second Duel and finished 22nd.