Tony Stewart, the three-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion picked up his 17 victory at Daytona International Speedway with a win in the Gatorade Duel No. 1 under cation flag conditions.
Canadians J.R. Fitzpatrick and Derek White have both have success in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series (NCTS), and are now going south to Daytona International Speedway for the Camping World Truck Series season opener.
Most years in February, I’m heading down to Daytona Beach for the opening of the NASCAR season. The last few years, I’ve stayed home for any number of reasons, but mostly because it’s inconvenient for me.
Once a year the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series presents the Gatorade Duels, their unique heat race format that will determine the final line up for Sunday's Daytona 500.
Last season, Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) had a dream year as they won their first championship with team co-owner Tony Stewart in a tie-breaker over Carl Edwards.
Being the nephew of nine-time ARCA Racing Series Champion Frank Kimmel is enough pressure in itself. When you’re taking over the seat that he had for over 10 years, that just continues to add to the pressure.
The original working title for this essay was originally going to be called, “Absence of Alice”, however, considering I’m halfway through an Archaeology class this term, and I didn’t want a general confusion to erupt.
When a primary sponsor, on the hood of a race car, is the same corporation that's also sponsoring the race it often makes a race driver dig a little deeper, and race a little harder. That's exactly what racing veteran Bobby Gerhart did on the afternoon of February 18th at the Daytona International Raceway.
The sport is physically demanding and technically complex. At high speeds, the laws of physics push a car to its limit. Air pressure has a huge impact on how a car handles and stays stable on the track.
