NASCAR Cup Series

Brett Moffitt | No. 34 CSX 'Play It Safe' Ford "This will be my first superspeedway race, so I'm pretty excited about it. Obviously I've watched a lot of the Daytona and Talladega races on TV, and they're always exciting to watch and full of action and lots of strategy involved."

Six Cup starts with an average finishing position of 20.0 and best career finish of seventh in the 2014 Daytona 500.

The Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing Team is looking to finish at the Coke Zero 400 this weekend what it started in February during the Daytona 500 when a hard-charging, fast race car retired early with engine trouble.

Daytona International Speedway: "It's anyone's race - - it's definitely a crap shoot," Allmendinger said. "We have a shot at it just like everyone else does. We just have to be smart, try to avoid the wrecks around us and be there at the end. Just finishing a race at a superspeedway is sometimes a tall order. You can get wrecked in the front, middle or back of the pack. Nowhere is really safe."

Johnson finished sixth at Sonoma, passed by eventual winner Kyle Busch with six laps remaining. Johnson is fourth in the Sprint Cup points standings, 70 out of first. “Maybe we should have pitted during that final caution,” Johnson said. “But we had a strategy and we wanted to stick to it.

What do you think of when you hear the word summer? Hot temperatures, long days, short nights and the beach! The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads back to the birthplace of speed this weekend, to Daytona International Speedway for the summer classic 400-mile race on the Daytona high banks just in time to celebrate Independence Day. As the midpoint of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season approaches, only nine races remain to secure a spot this year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

Only 10 drivers in the 56-year history of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway own more than one winner’s trophy— David Ragan hopes to become the 11th.

DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY (2.5-MILE SUPERSPEEDWAY) LOCATION: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA EVENT: NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES (RACE 17 OF 36) TUNE IN: 7:45 P.M. ET, SUNDAY, JULY 5 (NBC/MRN/SIRIUSXM) ​ ​ No....

After a weekend of racing in "The Golden State" of California, the No.32 C&J Energy Services team will travel to the "The Sunshine State" with 2000 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Champion Bobby Labonte for the 57th annual Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL.

Sam Hornish Jr. and the No. 9 Twisted Tea team are coming off their second Top-10 finish of the season after last weekend's 10th-place result in Sonoma, Calif. Now, Hornish is excited to return to Daytona International Speedway where Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) is the defending champion of the race.