JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion (Finished 2nd) – “It was crazy like normal right? What a great race. I had a great Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion and we kept working our way up from the back and it was hard for us to get that lead. We had a decent start and the 20 was pushing me well and we were trying to get the right push. Larson and I worked really well together all day. I got him there at the end right behind me and I don’t know what started that crash there at the end. We were so close, right next to the 11 when they started crashing there. It is a good start for the weekend and I am proud of what we did. I want to get out there for the 500 now and try to get another big trophy.”
PAUL MENARD, NO. 27 PEAK ANTIFREEZE/MENARD CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED 3RD - WAS IT AS WILD FROM THE DRIVER’S SEAT AS IT WAS FOR THE FANS?“It was a lot of fun. We struggled with speed by ourselves, but the car just drafted really well. I picked some wrong lanes and I picked some right lanes and in the end, the middle worked pretty well. It was a wild race and a lot of fun.”
Crew chiefs drew their drivers' starting positions for the race on Friday -- the Sprint Unlimited (75 laps, 187.5 miles) is set for the green flag Saturday at 8:15 p.m. ET (FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Crew chief Chad Knaus landed the prime position for Jimmie Johnson, who will start from the pole position. Johnson has visited Victory Lane at the 2.5-mile track three times in his career.
Stewart-Haas Racing has named Brian Vickers interim driver of its No. 14 Chevrolet SS for all the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events during Speedweeks Feb. 12-21 at Daytona International Speedway.
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.
The two-time Daytona 500 champion from Charlotte, North Carolina, led a race-high 362 of 500 laps and snapped a yearlong winless drought with his second consecutive Cup Series victory at Martinsville in the fall.
William Byron and the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team showcased a near dominate afternoon at “The Paperclip” to earn their first trip to victory lane of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.
