NASCAR announced today that long-time official Kim Lopez will be the chief starter for Sunday’s 57th running of the Daytona 500. She will become the first woman and first Hispanic to flag the Great American Race, which begins at 1 p.m. ET Sunday, live on FOX, Motor Racing Network Radio, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed the adjusted qualifying format for the Truck Series and NXS Series, the 14th anniversary of the loss of his father, Dale Earnhardt, on being the defending Daytona 500 winner, his new crew chief, Greg Ives, and more. Full Transcript:
Landon Cassill is back in the JD Motorsports with Gary Keller Flex Seal Chevrolet for another Xfinity Series season, and he’s aiming to improve on the team’s fine run last year.
REDESIGNED TO RACE: When NASCAR returns to Daytona International Speedway to kick off the 2015 season, the on-track action will feature the redesigned Toyota Camry -- the first of NASCAR's current generation vehicles to be upgraded. Because the Toyota Camry production model received an upgrade for 2015, the change necessitated a redesign for the Camry race car to maintain continuity between the production model and racing program.
Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 Ortho Ford Fusion, narrowly escaped major damage in a multi-car accident during today’s first practice session at Daytona International Speedway. He spoke about the incident and his plan for tomorrow night’s qualifying race.
DANICA PATRICK, NO. 10 GODADDY CHEVROLET SS was involved in a multi-car accident during today’s first practice session and will go to a back-up car and start at the rear of the field in Thursday’s Budweiser Duel.
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How aggressive were drivers in practice? "People say in practice that you can't make aggressive moves, but we also have to put ourselves in decent positions where we're going to have to figure out what our car is doing."
The two-time ARCA Menards Series East champion from Prairie, Minnesota, cut his points deficit to make the Chase cutline by 14 points with a fifth-place run at IMS.
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Installing modern fleet dash cams with GPS tracking means managers can view exactly what was happening on the road at the same time as the position history of the vehicle.