WHAT HAPPENED? “It looked like somebody turned (David) Gilliland. This plate racing deal is pretty tough right now. It’s kind of a hybrid of pack drafting and it’s not working out real well.”
EXPRESS NOTES: Shootout Recap: Denny Hamlin drove the #11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry to a fifth-place finish in Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway, battling an overheating engine and avoiding a handful of late multi-car accidents in the 75-lap season
Riviera Hotel & Casino is hosting a series of events as part of NASCAR® March Race Weekend, March 8–11, 2012. The weekend officially begins on Thursday, March 8, with a slot tournament benefiting the Kyle Busch Foundation.
Roush Fenway Racing kept its perfect streak alive, once again leading all speeds at Daytona International Speedway as the Sprint Cup Series concluded practice for tomorrow’s Gatorade Duel qualifying races.
Quaker Maid Meats®, a leading supplier of frozen meat products, has reached a partnership agreement with Richard Childress Racing for the company's Mama Lucia Meatballs brand to be the primary sponsor of the February 24 race at Daytona International Speedway with RCR's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series No. 22 team driven by 2011 Sunoco Rookie of the Year Joey Coulter.
Ryan Truex will pilot the Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) No. 36 Chevrolet in the team’s NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) debut at Daytona International Speedway (DIS). Truex is set to qualify for the Drive4COPD 300 Friday, February 24.
Annett will make his sixth career start in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Daytona Annett will be making his first start for Richard Petty Motorsports this weekend Annett’s best finish (sixth) came in 2011 at Daytona International Speedway
The reigning O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion from Menlo Park, California, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 131.694 mph in 27.336 seconds for his second pole of 2026 at the desert state.
Joe Gibbs Racing drivers Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell were made available to the media on Saturday prior to the NASCAR Cup Series race from Phoenix Raceway.
Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media in a panel with fellow Chase contenders, Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell, in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session at Phoenix Raceway.
Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 12 Menards/Richmond Ford Mustang Dark Horse, is going for a NASCAR Cup Series season sweep at Phoenix Raceway after winning here in March.
