NASCAR Cup Series

The inaugural UNOH Battle At The Beach will feature unprecedented live flag-to-flag coverage as the showcase event for the NASCAR touring and weekly series Feb. 18-19 at Daytona International Speedway.

Todd Bodine, who won the 2008 and 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season openers, will try to repeat the feat in 2013 as part of a three-truck Toyota Tundra lineup at ThorSport Racing.

Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, has learned plenty of lessons from last season as well as the off season. And he intends to take every bit of that new learning right into the 2013 season.

Better racing, more competition and more fans are expected out of arrival of the Gen 6 car and we are less than a week away from finding out if indeed, the Gen 6 car lives up to its hype.

Biffle has competed seven times in the Sprint Unlimited, earning two top-five and three top-10 finishes, while also leading for a total of 66 laps.

Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida going into The Sprint Unlimited on Feb. 16. A total of 19 drivers are eligible to participate in the annual preseason, non-points race.

No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota driver Mark Martin begins his 31st season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series when he takes to the track in Saturday’s Sprint Unlimited (formerly Shootout) and Sunday’s single-lap qualifying runs in preparation for the 55th annual Daytona 500 on Feb. 24.

Pepsi MAX driver Jeff Gordon has mastered Martinsville Speedway’s .526-mile oval in his career with seven victories along with countless top 5 and top-10 finishes.

It's all good in the Joe Gibbs neighborhood. The 2013 season is loaded with positive prospects for all three teams and it appears that any one of the three drivers has a better than good shot at the Sprint Cup championship.

The second day of NASCAR’s Acceleration Weekend kicked off with the 2013 NASCAR Preview at the NASCAR Hall of Fame and Charlotte Convention Center on Saturday morning.