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.
Matt Kenseth would win the first Budweiser Duel in a crazy three-wide dash to the finish, while Denny Hamlin won the second Budweiser Duel in a crash-filled finish.
Matt Kenseth would hold off an impressive move on the last lap by Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne to win the first of the two Budweiser Duels at Daytona International Speedway.
After starting on pole, Denny Hamlin would lead the most laps and worked his way to the front at the end of the Sprint Unlimited to pick up the win. It marks the second time that Hamlin has won the event as he won it in his rookie year in 2006.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series cars have hit the track for the first set of practices of the 2014 race season as teams prepare for the Sprint Unlimited. With practice complete, familiar faces rise to the top.
The three-time IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar champion and four-time Rolex 24 at Daytona winner from Ovalo, Texas, will make his second Truck start with Kaulig four months after competing at the Streets of St. Petersburg.
For the first time since 2019, NASCAR’s Cup and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series make their highly-anticipated return to Chicagoland Speedway this July 4th weekend. Joining them back in Joliet, Illinois, will be the ARCA Menards Series.
Donovan Strauss and Niece Motorsports are proud to welcome a first-time partner into the sport for Strauss’ NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) debut at North WIlkesboro Speedway on July 18.
