As the field came to the checkered flag for the Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway, Kyle Busch was behind Timothy Peters and looked as if he'd come up short on the win once again. However, as he called it, he "kind of of threw a Hail Mary out there" and pulled to the outside of Peters.
Denny Hamlin was entangled in multiple issues during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series last season. The problem that halted Hamlin's charge towards his first career Sprint Cup title occurred in Fontana, California after he slammed the inside barrier and was diagnosed with a severe back injury that sidelined him multiple weeks.
As the Daytona 500 closed into the final 25 laps, Dale Earnhardt Jr. had put himself in position to win the sport's greatest race and take home the biggest victory of them all.
After a rain delayed start, Dale Earnhardt Jr. earned a hard fought victory in a thrilling Daytona 500 under the lights at Daytona International Speedway. The joy on his face was unmistakable as he took a victory lap around the track to celebrate with thousands of his fans.
Who is Landon Cassill? That's a good question. He might be the most anonymous driver in the Cup series right now. I could probably count on one hand how often he was mentioned yesterday on FOX.
Emotions ran high at the end of the 56th Annual Daytona 500 as Dale Earnhardt Jr. scored his first victory in the Great American race since 2004. It had been a long ten years since he last won in 2004. The years were filled with plenty of close finishes including three runner-ups, but Earnhardt Jr. could never close the deal.
NASCAR team owners and fans both expressed the fact that they did not tandem drafting at Daytona so a solution was drawn up. NASCAR outlawed the act, saying that if a driver locked bumpers with another, they would be brought to pit road to serve a pass-through penalty.
When it came to IndyCar Media Day earlier this month, the question that Scott Dixon got asked was a simple - could he win his fourth IndyCar title this season? His answer was simple - "Beat everybody else."
Ryan Preece, driver of the No. 60 RFK Racing Ford Mustang Dark Horse, is currently in a battle to qualify for the NASCAR Cup Series Chase, which will begin at Darlington Raceway on Sept. 6.
It was just three years ago that one of the sport’s most iconic venues, North Wilkesboro Speedway, was revived to welcome NASCAR back to its hallowed grounds.
