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DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO.88 NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Daytona International Speedway and discussed past success at restrictor plate races, side-drafting, his expectations for the Daytona 500, and more.

I don’t think we’ve put any more or less effort into the Daytona 500 than we did last year. It’s always a focus, it’s always something you’re working on -- it’s the biggest race of the year and kicks off the season.

American Ethanol is enhancing its partnership with Richard Childress Racing and driver Austin Dillon for the 2014 NASCAR season. Beginning with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on March 2, Dillon will race the No. 3 American Ethanol Chevrolet SS in select races during the 2014 season.

Saturday night NASCAR stock car racing at Grandview Speedway will be featured on RCN television at least six times during the 2014 racing season. NASCAR sanctioned stock car racing will get underway with a free-to-the-public practice session on Saturday, March 29th at noon.

Tommy Baldwin Racing welcomes back Golden Corral as the primary sponsor of Reed Sorenson's No. 36 Chevrolet for the Daytona 500.

MB Motorsports, one of the original NASCAR Camping World Truck Series’ teams, is set to return to Daytona International Speedway with Justin Jennings behind the wheel of the #63 Mittler Brothers Machine and Tool Chevy Silverado. Jennings will be looking to make his first series start at Daytona.

In 17 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at Daytona International Speedway, Red Horse Racing boasts two wins (Timothy Peters in 2010 and John King in 2012), five top-five and seven top-10 finishes. The Mooresville, N.C.-based organization has an average starting position of 19.2 and 13th-place average finishing position. RHR teams have completed 1,628 of 1,735 (93.8 percent) laps of competition and 24 led.

Jeffrey Earnhardt has run 27 races across four Nationwide Series seasons, but now he’s ready to take on the circuit week by week, track by track.

In 2011, Cassill rolled home third in a Nationwide Series race at DIS, one of the spotlighted venues on the 33-race Nationwide schedule.

Ganassi at Daytona: Since 2001 as a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) car owner, Chip Ganassi has 60 starts at Daytona International Speedway (DIS). In those 60 starts his cars have completed 9,634 laps (24,085 miles) of competition, led 210 laps and have posted one victory (2010 Daytona 500), six top-five, 15 top-10 finishes and two pole awards.