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Jeffrey Earnhardt will take another big step in his stock car racing career in 2014, teaming with JD Motorsports with Gary Keller to run the full Nationwide Series schedule for the first time.

DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Daytona International Speedway and discussed the departure of Steve Letarte as crew chief in 2015, his outlook for the 2014 season and other topics.

David Ragan, a race winner in NASCAR's Sprint Cup and Nationwide series, will make his return to Nationwide racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing in the DRIVE4COPD 300 Feb. 22 at Daytona International Speedway. Making his 100thcareer Nationwide start, Ragan will drive the No. 98 Curb Records Ford at a track where he has visited Victory Lane.

Organizers of the Honda Indy Toronto have announced the support series line-up for its 2014 event, taking place this summer from July 18-20. The event will feature a thrilling and diverse line-up of on-track entertainment to complement the two full-points IndyCar Series races headlining the weekend.

"Improvement" is chief among Matthew Brabham's description of an Indy Lights Open Test.

Since its launch in 2011, the Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Michelin has grown into one of this country’s most competitive and entertaining, single-marque racing divisions.

For the second year in a row, fans will decide upon a number of competition elements for the Sprint Unlimited at Daytona, the 75-lap, non-points race that kicks off the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing season on Saturday, February 15 (8 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Daytona International Speedway and discussed his thoughts heading into the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and many other topics.

JOEY LOGANO CONTINUED -- A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THE WHEELS STARTED COMING OFF FOR PENSKE LAST YEAR AT THE FIRST RACE IN TEXAS WITH THE WHOLE REAR END CONTROVERSY. DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT? IF NOT, WHAT WENT WRONG LAST YEAR AND WHAT CAN YOU DO THIS YEAR TO MAKE SURE THE YEAR DOESN'T REPEAT ITSELF? “I don't think it was a terrible season, in all honesty. We made the Chase. We were very solid. Week in and week out we were a Top-10 to top five car unless we had some kind of issue."

Racing legend and NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace was scheduled to hop back into the 2 car he made famous and turn laps in the afternoon testing session at Daytona Thursday afternoon. Rain thwarted that plan, but Wallace and current 2 car driver Brad Keselowski met with media to discuss how the idea came to be.