NASCAR Cup Series

Chase Elliott on The Clash and if he can take any notes from that to the DAYTONA 500: “I think it's definitely a good tune-up, especially for the guys that didn't get selected to test throughout the offseason. You know, for me, I haven't been back in the car since Homestead. It will be nice to get in a race and make sure everything looks right and feels right, and those cars are really similar to one another usually from The Clash to the 500. So, I'm sure there are things to learn. Obviously the distance is much shorter, but car-wise it will be a good start and a good look at things.”

Paul Menard and the No. 21 New Ford Tech Mustang are back in the Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona, thanks to the team’s pole-winning run at Chicagoland Speedway last summer.

Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Discount Tire Ford Mustang, is still looking for his first victory in the Daytona 500. He was a guest on this week’s NASCAR teleconference and talked about why that race is so hard to win, along with his thoughts on the debut of Mustang to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

Richard Childress Racing is pleased to announce the expansion of its partnership with AstraZeneca's SYMBICORT® (budesonide/formoterol fumarate dihydrate) brand for the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. The SYMBICORT brand will return as a multi-race primary partner on Austin Dillion's No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, and will also serve as the primary partner on Tyler Reddick's No. 31 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for the 2019 DAYTONA 500.

Roush Fenway Racing has announced that Wyndham Rewards has expanded its partnership with the team, serving as a partner in 10 races in 2019, while making its debut at the 2019 Clash All-Star Event which kicks off Daytona Speedweeks on February 10. The event will also mark Ryan Newman’s NASCAR debut in the famed No. 6 Ford Mustang. Newman, who has competed in the event 14 times, qualifies for the 2019 field via his 2008 Daytona 500 victory.

AdvoCare, a health and wellness company that builds champions through physical and financial wellness, has joined Hendrick Motorsports as its Official Nutrition Partner through the 2020 NASCAR season.

If you weren't convinced that NASCAR was serious about going in a new direction, yesterday's announcements should do the trick.

Rick Ware Racing (RWR) announced today that Wauchula, Fla. native B.J. McLeod (@bjmcleod78) will pilot the No. 51 JACOB Companies Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in next Sunday’s Daytona 500 in a two-car charter effort for the Thomasville, N.C. team.

It’s All About the Fans… The Toyota Injector continues to remain popular with fans at Daytona as the 166,000 square foot activation continues to span four levels and feature numerous Toyota activities, vehicles and displays.

Speedco, a national network of service locations for the trucking industry and member of the Love's Family of Companies, will join Matt Tifft and the No. 36 Ford Mustang team for the 61st running of the Great American Race on Feb. 17 at Daytona International Speedway, Front Row Motorsports announced today.