NASCAR Cup Series

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 BASS PRO SHOPS/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed his outlook for the Daytona 500, his charity involvement, new sponsorship for three races, Danica Patrick, and more.

Mark Reuss, General Motors North America president, who was instrumental in bringing the new Chevrolet SS to NASCAR, will be the honorary pace car driver for the 55th annual Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 24.

DANICA PATRICK AND TONY GIBSON (CREW CHIEF), NO. 10 GODADDY CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Daytona International Speedway and discussed starting on the pole for the 55th running of the Daytona 500, their strategy for the rest of the weekend and the Daytona 500 and other topics.

The American Dental Association's (ADA) Give Kids A Smile® program, ADA Foundation, Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSIC), Care Credit and 3M ESPE Dental are teaming up with NASCAR star Greg Biffle for the third year to put good oral health on the fast track for young fans of NASCAR.

Few athletes have ascended to the top of their sport like Jimmie Johnson, who will be making his 400th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start in the 55th running of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 24 (FOX, FOX Deportes, MRN Radio, SiriusXM Satellite Radio).

Kurt Busch, American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver has partnered with the gasoline-fueled actions sports apparel brand Panic Switch Army, founded by former Silver Star owners, Luke Burrett and Charis B.

Carl Edwards got his No. 99 Fastenal Ford Fusion back on the track to participate in single car runs during Friday’s second practice for Sunday’s Daytona 500. Edwards who has wrecked four race cars dating back to Preseason Thunder testing here at Daytona in January, and crew chief Jimmy Fennig talked about getting back out on the track and putting the bad luck behind them.

During Saturday’s season-opening 300-mile Nationwide Series race at Daytona (Fla.) Int’l Speedway, Eric McClure will run a special “Saving Owen” decal on the C-post of his No. 14 Hefty®/Reynolds® Camry.

Daytona International Speedway (DIS) President Joie Chitwood this morning conducted the first in-depth, virtual “walk through” of what the iconic Speedway would look like as part of a proposed redevelopment project, one that Chitwood emphasized would be designed to reaffirm the Speedway’s standing among race fans as “the world center of racing for years to come.”

The February 21st Budweiser Duels qualifying races gave us considerably more to talk about than just setting the final line up for the Daytona 500. The 150 mile twin events gave us a detailed look at the performance capabilities of NASCAR's new Generation-Six race cars under very stringent competitive levels.