NASCAR Cup Series

ISC will install approximately 54,000 linear feet of additional SAFER Barrier at its facilities. From now through the end of 2016, ISC will work with Cheaha Construction, Smith Fence Company, and North Industrial Machine, all certified organizations with the University of Nebraska, on this installation.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Danica Patrick led the two practice sessions Friday at Daytona International Speedway, in preparation for Sunday night’s Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola.

"NASCAR extends its thoughts and condolences to the many family members and friends of Mary Scott, widow of Wendell Scott and matriarch of the Scott family.

During the Coke Zero 400 Weekend Powered By Coca-Cola on July 3-5, Daytona International Speedway will continue the tradition of saluting the nation’s military service men and women.

MARTIN TRUEX JR., NO. 78 FURNITURE ROW/VISSER PRECISION CHEVROLET SS – Involved in a multi-car accident early in the first Sprint Cup Series practice session at Daytona International Speedway. Truex Jr. will go to a back-up car, which was the team’s superspeedway Chevy SS in 2014. It last competed in October at Talladega Superspeedway.

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.”