NASCAR Cup Series

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - As you watch the replay, what happened in the accident? “Just looks like the 2 (Brad Keselowski) got into my left rear and he got away unscathed and trashed everybody else’s stuff.”

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 COCA-COLA CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed his year so far and desire to get his first Cup win and make it into the Chase, his approach to racing on superspeedways, his best moments thus far in the Cup Series, and more.

Aric Almirola piloted the famed No. 43 Ford Fusion into victory lane one year ago here at Daytona International Speedway, his first career Sprint Cup victory. Almirola met with media members prior to opening practice sessions for the Firecracker 400 race weekend to discuss last year and his prospects to put the 43 back in victory lane.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and XFINITY Series travel to Daytona International Speedway this weekend. NBC Sports Network will carry each practice, qualifying session and race. The Camping World Truck Series is off. Please check below for the full schedule.

NBC will be covering its first Sprint Cup race since 2006 and I’m excited to see what they have after FOX kicked the season off with some of the worst coverage I’ve ever seen. Constant production mistakes, announcers giving false or misguided information, biased studio analysts, constant commercials, and a terrible pre-race “grid walk.”

“To do that, we are asking our fans and partners to join us in a renewed effort to create an all-inclusive, even more welcoming atmosphere for all who attend our events. This will include the request to refrain from displaying the Confederate Flag at our facilities and NASCAR events.

Big Red, Inc. today announced that it will serve as primary sponsor for Josh Wise and the Premium Motorsports team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for four races. The program will kick off Saturday, July 11th at Kentucky Speedway, where the No. 98 Big Red Ford will compete in the running of the Quaker State 400.

The Race Team Alliance (“RTA”), a coalition of NASCAR Sprint Cup teams, through its affiliate RTA Promotions, LLC, has entered into a multi-year marketing partnership with DraftKings Inc., a leading Daily Fantasy Sports company.

Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 3M Chevrolet SS, is joining forces with 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division to offer a special 3M Hire Our Heroes “thank you” to all of the active duty military members and veterans for the Fourth of July.

McMurray, a two-time winner in NSCS competition at DIS, has made 25 career starts at the 2.5 mile high-banked tri-oval. He has five top-10 and three top-five finishes at the famed “World Center of Racing”, as well as two wins,(2007 Coke Zero 400 and the 2010 Daytona 500).