HAMPTON, Ga. -- Chase Elliott won the pole for the Daytona 500, won his qualifying race, led 39 laps and was in the lead in the closing laps of the Daytona 500. Unfortunately, destiny was not in his favor.
On Sunday, 16 cars retired from the Daytona 500 due to an accident. On Saturday, 23 cars retired from the XFINITY Series race due to an accident. On Friday night, 11 trucks retired from the Camping World Truck Series race due to an accident. And those numbers don't include the vehicles that also received damage as a result of these wrecks.
Kurt Busch now adds a Harley J Earl Trophy to his collection and résumé, alongside his 2004 championship, after winning the 59th running of the Daytona 500.
In a race that evolved dramatically from early attrition into stunning door-to-door competition, Ryan Reed won the PowerShares QQQ 300, the high-intensity season-opener for the NASCAR XFINITY Series on Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway.
A few hours after earning his first pole in NASCAR, Kaz Grala was in the right place on the final lap to drive through a field of wrecking trucks to win the season-opening NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway.
Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin won the Can-Am Duel races on Thursday night at Daytona International Speedway, as the starting grid for Sunday’s 59th annual DAYTONA 500 was established by the two 150-mile qualifying events.
World Wide Technology Raceway announced today that Hall of Fame baseball manager Tony La Russa has been named Grand Marshal for Sunday's Enjoy Illinois 300 NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and two-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Josef Newgarden will serve as the Chevrolet celebrity pace car driver for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race on Saturday, Sept. 19 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Simulator work may build on those details. However, the return trip asks a harder question. Which lessons still apply, and which belong to conditions that no longer exist?
Drivers who add an electrolyte powder for hydration to the bottle take in sodium with the fluid, and the concentration that suits one driver will be far too dilute for a teammate on the other end of the range.
