The beginning of the 2011 NASCAR Canadian Tire Season couldn't had gone any better for Scott Steckly as so far he sits first in points, 48 points ahead of J.R. Fitzpatrick.
With firecrackers sparkling, patriotism soaring and flags flying high in celebration of the July 4th holiday weekend, here is what was surprising and not surprising from the Coke Zero 400 run under the lights at Daytona International Speedway.
Time and experience had improved the Nationwide race immensely so the Cup series should be just as good. Realistic expectation perhaps, but it didn’t come to pass.
When the green flag fell on NASCAR's Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series' events at Daytona, there was one thing evident to those of us at home watching on television.
CHRIS BUESCHER, No. 17 Kroger/Minute Rice Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “This is what we come to the racetrack for every week is to figure out how to put a trophy up on the shelf and bring the team to Victory Lane."
The 23-year-old Hocevar from Portage, Michigan, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 186.598 mph in 48.232 seconds for his fourth Cup career pole at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The 2020 Truck Series champion from Alpine, California, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 169.591 mph in 53.069 seconds for his first O'Reilly pole of 2026 at Indianapolis.
Kaden Honeycutt (No. 17 Mohawk Northeast / MMI Services Toyota) scored his second career ARCA Menards Series victory and his second win of the season in Friday’s LiUNA! 150
