Four years ago, Ryan Reed was told that he would not be able to drive a racecar due to being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Tonight, though, he stands in victory lane as a winner at Daytona International Speedway.
After a one-year sabbatical, Matty's Picks is back for the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. I had a great year last year, enjoying a few races from the stands as a fan, but I'm back in action this year on the keyboard and behind the camera lens bringing you my less than expert picks for the races each Sunday.
The Brad Keselowski Racing teammates would pull off the perfect strategy in holding the top two positions all night as they orchestrated restart after restart to have both trucks on the bottom of the track. In the end, it'd be Tyler Reddick capturing his first career Camping World Truck Series victory in his 18th career start.
NASCAR indefinitely suspended Kurt Busch Friday afternoon “following the release today of a supplemental disposition setting forth the findings and conclusions that formed the basis for the Family Court of the State of Delaware’s decision on Monday to issue an Order of Protection from Abuse against him.”
After taking the lead after a round of pit stops on lap 26, Jimmie Johnson would hold off all challenges en route to scoring the victory in the second Budweiser Duel at Daytona.
After taking the lead with 17 laps to go, Dale Earnhardt Jr. would not look back as he scored the victory in the first Budweiser Duel at Daytona International Speedway.
Entering the garage as the defending Daytona 500 champion, there's certainly people who will remind you of the win by questions and comments they share. However, Dale Earnhardt Jr. says beyond that, this year doesn't feel any different as being last year's winner "doesn't really help you out there in the heat of the battle".
The 2023 Cup Series champion from High Point, North Carolina, led a race-high 171 of 263 over-scheduled laps and capped off a dominant run from pole position by sweeping all stages and surviving an overtime attempt for his second Cup victory of 2026 at EchoPark Speedway.
