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Traditional vs Cryptocurrency: Which Is Better to Use at Online Casinos?

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The digital currency world has been growing tremendously. Due to this, it’s challenging to keep track of all the different coins that are created right now. Some people prefer using crypto, while others prefer using traditional currency. In this article, we’ll compare the two to see which one is better to use at online casinos.

Benefits of Crypto Casinos

Better Bonuses

Traditional casinos have been around for a long time, and they’re trusted by many. With cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin becoming more popular, it’s now possible there’s a better way to play your favourite games. You can also benefit from Casino bonuses at Casumo.

Crypto casinos offer better bonuses. You can get free spins or free bets on some of your favourite games when you sign up for an account at one of these sites. You can also get free cash if you play at a crypto casino for a certain period.

Better Customer Service

Crypto casinos also offer better customer service than traditional ones. Anyone who has ever dealt with customer service at a traditional casino knows how frustrating it can sometimes be to call them for help. This is especially true if you have a problem with your account. It’s even worse if that problem affects their ability to pay out money from their system, and that’s why crypto casinos are so popular today!

Faster Transactions

Crypto casinos process transactions faster than traditional casinos. This is because they use blockchain technology, which is an open ledger that’s decentralized and secure. This technology allows users to keep their information safe. It also ensures that it can’t be tampered with or altered once it has been recorded.

No Limits

Crypto casinos have no limits for deposits and withdrawals. This is different from traditional online gambling sites with strict limits for each. For example, you can make an instant deposit or withdrawal at a crypto casino without worrying about your limit being utilized. As mentioned above, you also have the benefit of faster transactions.

Better Security

Traditional casinos have a lot of issues with their security, ranging from how they’re run to how they handle money and customers. These issues can lead to money being stolen or games being tampered with, which can cause a great deal of damage to an organization.

Crypto casinos use encryption systems. This way, nobody can view your transactions unless you’ve approved them first! This means that you won’t have any issues with hackers trying to steal your account information. They can’t access your funds without any sort of verification process.

Anonymity

Traditional casinos have a system in place that allows them to keep track of all of the players’ accounts and transactions. This means that traditional casinos can quickly identify players who are using multiple accounts or are playing on multiple devices at the same time. However, this isn’t the case with crypto casinos. Crypto casinos use encrypted technologies and advanced security measures to ensure that your information remains anonymous. This is also true even when you’re using multiple devices or accessing your account from different locations.

Benefits of Traditional Casinos

More Payment Methods

Traditional casinos offer more payment methods than crypto casinos. As a result, traditional casinos have the advantage in terms of being able to accept payments from more players. One thing that makes this particularly important is that many players prefer to use credit cards or other forms of third-party payment because they’re more convenient than cryptocurrencies.

This means that if your casino accepts credit cards, you can deposit funds into your account quickly and easily. On the other hand, if you use Bitcoin or some other cryptocurrency as a payment method, it may not be accepted by all casinos.

What Is the Difference Between Crypto and Traditional Casinos?

The most significant difference between crypto and traditional casinos is that you can use cryptocurrency on both. You don’t have to convert it into fiat currency before playing at crypto casinos, and you can use your crypto to bet at traditional casinos.

While there are some differences between the two gambling sites, they offer the same types of games and chances to win. In addition, many people who play at traditional casinos also use cryptocurrencies as their primary form of payment. The only difference is crypto casinos allow you to bet with cryptocurrency without converting it first.

Another difference is that crypto casino software is usually more advanced than traditional casino software. This means that you may have more options for customizing your experience with an online casino than with one that uses traditional systems.

Conclusion

Adopting the blockchain is likely to be the way forward for gaming companies, as it reduces costs and increases transparency. With increased transparency and a secure environment, players can trust cryptocurrency casinos more than traditional online casinos.

Could Daniel Ricciardio’s Uncertain Future Lead to NASCAR Switch?

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"Melbourne Grand Prix" (CC BY 2.0) by Steven Penton

Following news that Daniel Ricciardo had been unceremoniously dumped by his McLaren F1 team, the Australian has been considering his future in Motorsport. The manufacturer intends to replace their current driver with Oscar Piastri in 2023 but where does that leave the likable Aussie?

One report claims that Ricciardo may well have a future in NASCAR. As part of Project 91, it’s suggested that Bubba Wallace is contemplating calling him and proposing an F1 swap. Wallace’s comments may have been ‘tongue in cheek’ but Daniel Ricciardo’s future is uncertain and all options are on the table right now.

Battling Performances

In an era where Mercedes drivers have dominated the sport, Daniel Ricciardo’s F1 record is a respectable one. In 11 years since his first race at the British Grand Prix in 2011, the Australian has recorded eight Grand Prix victories.

Those eight wins contribute to a total of 32 podium finishes. While driving for HRT, Toro Rosso, Red Bull, Renault, and McLaren, Ricciardo hasn’t always been able to be competitive. He’ll be looking for a new challenge when the campaign comes to an end, but he’ll need to refocus for the remaining months.

Unfinished Business

All current F1 drivers are focusing on the 2022 season and next up on the calendar is the Belgian Grand Prix. Daniel Ricciardo is scheduled to take his place in the field but he isn’t expected to win.

The favorite, according to online betting sites attached to SBO.net, is the reigning world champion and current drivers’ championship leader Max Verstappen. Charles Leclerc is his closest challenger while there is a gap to a chasing pack that includes Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, and Carlos Sainz.

Way down among the outside bets is McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo. There will be other markets in place for the Belgian GP including Podium Finish, Fastest Lap, Fastest Qualifier, and whether the Safety Car will come out.

Sbo.net will report on all of these while publishing news stories and opinion articles from the world of motorsport. Each sportsbook represented here will be happy to accept new customers and it’s easy to sign up.

Following a fast and secure registration process, it’s likely that there will be a generous welcome offer to take advantage of. Opening bets will need to be covered and a choice of funding providers can help with that.

Once onboard and playing as a regular customer, there are other benefits on the table. These are likely to include ongoing offers, mobile betting via an app, live markets, and efficient customer service facilities.

In summary, it’s a site for those who follow any form of motorsport betting, but what discipline will Daniel Ricciardo be involved in next year?

Options on the Table

It’s no surprise that Daniel Ricciardo has been linked with a number of other F1 teams for 2023. Recent stories suggest that Haas made an approach to the Australian driver around the time of the Hungarian Grand Prix of July 31st.

Haas may well have a suitable vacancy: They’ve recently hired Kevin Magnussen but Mick Schumacher’s contract runs out at the end of the 2022 season. A driver of Ricciardo’s experience and quality will have surely alerted Haas to the possibility of teaming him up with Magnussen for 2023 and beyond.

Other F1 teams have also been mentioned but what about NASCAR? Bubba Wallace may have made a throwaway remark but could Daniel Ricciardo be a good fit? It certainly wouldn’t be setting a precedent. Formula One drivers have crossed over to NASCAR with mixed success and former world champion Kimi Raikkonen is the latest to try his luck.

Ricciardo doesn’t have any great experience of other disciplines. Like many of his contemporaries, he’s worked his way through the ranks with formula three a final staging post before earning that first F1 drive in 2011.

At the age of 33, Daniel Ricciardo has plenty left to offer but it could all come down to a question of ambition. He’s driven for underperforming teams throughout his career and that situation wouldn’t change at Haas.

In NASCAR, there is the possibility of becoming more competitive and, while it’s a long shot, it’s one that Ricciardo may well want to consider.

Weekend schedule for Daytona

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Angie Campbell
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Photo by Andrew Boyd for SpeedwayMedia.com.

This weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series travel to Daytona International Speedway.

Sunday’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 will feature the Cup Series regular-season finale and establish the 16 contenders for the Playoffs which begin at Darlington Raceway on Sept.4.

With 15 different winners this year, there would normally be only one open slot. However, Kurt Busch, who won at Kansas Speedway in May, is still recovering after an injury at Pocono Raceway with concussion symptoms and will be unable to compete in the Playoffs.

In a statement released by 23XI Racing, it was announced that they had withdrawn his medical waiver.

Busch said, “I respect the sport of NASCAR, my fellow drivers and the fans too much to take up a playoff spot if I know I can’t compete for a championship.”

This decision means there are now two open spots available in the Cup Series Playoffs. With this new development, the competition at Daytona will be even more intense. Currently, Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex Jr. are 15th and 16th in the standings.  

There are four races to go in the Xfinity Series regular season before the Playoffs begin at Texas Motor Speedway on Sept. 24. Seven different drivers have won this year led by Ty Gibbs with five wins.

The Camping World Truck Series is off but returns to action for the final race of Round 10 in the Playoffs at Kansas Speedway on Sept. 9 where two drivers will be eliminated.

All times are Eastern.

Friday, August 26

3:05 p.m.: Xfinity Qualifying (Impound, Single Vehicle/1 Lap/2 Rounds) USA – Canceled due to weather
5:05 p.m.: Cup Series Qualifying (Impound, Single Vehicle/1 Lap/2 Rounds) USA/MRN – Canceled due to weather

7 p.m.: Xfinity Series – Driver Intros – Delayed due to weather – Drivers to Pit Road at 10:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series Wawa 250 powered by Coca-Cola
Stages 30/60/100 Laps = 250 Miles
USA/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Saturday, August 27

6:55 p.m.: Cup Series Driver Intros (Stage)
7 p.m.: Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 – Postponed to Sunday at 10 a.m. ET on CNBC, Peacock, NBC Sports App, MRN and SiriusXM.
Stages 35/95/160 Laps = 400 Miles)
NBC/Peacock/MRN/ SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

COLOSSEUM CHAOS: TOP 10 WILDEST FINISHES IN BMS HISTORY

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The Food City 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series regular season finale last season at Bristol produced one of the wildest finishes in track history as A.J. Allmendinger (16) held off Austin Cindric (22) for the regular season crown.

Last year’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race weekend produced two of the 10 wildest and wackiest finishes in the history of The World’s Fastest Half-Mile

BRISTOL, Tenn. (Aug. 24, 2022) – There have been so many memorable finishes at iconic Bristol Motor Speedway during its 60-plus year history, that narrowing down the wildest finishes to a top 10 list is quite the herculean task.

With more than 123 NASCAR Cup Series races and counting to choose from, along with many more races showcased in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series around the all-concrete (and sometimes dirt) high-banked half-mile oval that’s been called the “Holy Grail of Short Tracks,” and you can clearly understand the dilemma.

Simply put, this versatile, multi-purpose entertainment venue has seen some things. And it quite literally seems to always deliver intensely compelling racing action.

Bristol Motor Speedway’s unique layout with steep high-banks in a .533-mile distance produces tight quarters racing on a short track that races like a superspeedway. NASCAR Cup Series cars often reach speeds of more than 130 mph. Put 40 high-revving stock cars on the track at the same time, and well, you get the picture.

Nine-time BMS winner Rusty Wallace once said racing at Bristol is like turning 40 fighter jets loose in a gymnasium.

Over the years, sparks have flown, tempers have flared, bumpers have been banged and dreams have been dashed. At the same time, winners have emerged, champions have been crowned and above all, mayhem and chaos have ruled supreme.

There have been a lot of top 10 lists in BMS history, but this one attempts to compile the 10 wildest finishes in BMS history. Interestingly, a few of them have happened recently. Racing at Bristol just seems to get wilder when the NASCAR Playoffs come to town, or when track officials create a temporary dirt racing surface.

According to a committee of Bristol experts, including journalists, racing historians and track officials, the following are the Top 10 Wildest NASCAR Finishes in Bristol Motor Speedway history. As you review these 10, you might think of a few that would be on your list that aren’t documented here, and that’s the fun of this exercise. There’s just so many wild finishes to choose from. But remember, with another Bass Pro Shops Night Race weekend coming Sept. 15-17, there will certainly be three more wild finishes for consideration to add to the list once the smoke clears from that thrilling three nights of action.

No. 10, 2013 UNOH 200
The 2013 UNOH 200 was dominated by Timothy Peters and Chase Elliott as the pair led 188 of 200 laps. However, neither driver would see the checkered as late race cautions brought eventual race winner Kyle Busch into the mix. Busch, whose 7 laps led were all within the final 8 laps, barely beat out Peters for the victory as the two tangled causing Peters’ truck to slide across the finish line.

No., 9, 2008 Sharpie 500
The two most dominant drivers of the 2008 Sharpie 500 were Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch. Edwards started on pole and led 53 of the first 54 laps until Busch took the lead at lap 55. Busch held that lead for 415 laps by about two and half seconds before a caution with 38 to go came out. Bunching the field back up, Edwards now sat behind Busch to make his move. Edwards used the “bump and run” to move Busch and win the race. After the race, Busch came alongside Edwards hitting him on the driver side multiple times. As Busch drove away, Edwards turned down and spun out the #18 car, to the roar of cheers from fans.

No. 8, 2013 Jeff Foxworthy’s Grit Chips 300
The Kyle and Kyle show, Vol. 1, referring to finishes regarding Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson, got its first episode at the Jeff Foxworthy Grit Chips 300 in 2013. Larson, in only his fourth Xfinity start, took on the likes of Busch, Kevin Harvick, and defending Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski. Spending much of his day in the top 10, Larson found himself battling Busch, who swept all three NASCAR series races at Bristol in 2010, in the closing laps to try and claim his first victory. However, experience played out, and a thrilling final few laps of beating and banging were showcased and when the two stars rumbled to the finish line, Busch edged out the young rookie by a fender.

No. 7, 1997 Food City 500
The first installment of Rusty Wallace and Jeff Gordon on-track entanglements happened at the 1997 Food City 500. Wallace and his No. 2 “Blue Deuce” passed Gordon’s No. 24 “Rainbow Warrior” Chevy with 85 laps to go and looked poised to take a sixth Bristol win. A caution with 50 laps to go jumbled the field back up and Wallace pulled away yet again. However, thanks to some lapped traffic, Gordon found himself on the back bumper of Wallace with about 15 laps to go. Try as he might, Gordon couldn’t get his car around Wallace, until the last lap when the eventual 1997 Cup Series Champion used the famed bump and run to get around Wallace for the win. Wallace managed to hold on to his sliding car and guide it across the line to edge out Terry Labonte for second.

No. 6, 2022 Food City Dirt Race
After jumping out to the lead on lap one of the 2022 Food City Dirt Race, Chase Briscoe maintained that position until a blown right rear tire on lap 50 caused him to spin out. Briscoe worked his way back up through the field to retake the lead when rain began to fall over the dirt-converted half-mile. After some initial confusion due to a pitstop by Briscoe, Tyler Reddick inherited the lead. Reddick led the next 99 laps with a charging Briscoe hot on his tail. Needing a big move to take the win, Briscoe went for it, and drove his No. 14 SHR machine deep into Turn 3 on the last lap and made contact with Reddick’s Chevy, spinning them both out. Kyle Busch, who had been running in the top five most of the day, kept charging and at the last instant passed both cars as they attempted to recover. Reddick got his car back on track and was approaching the finish line just as Busch’s No. 18 streaked by to take the checkered flag. Briscoe fell to 22nd in the final order.

No. 5, 2021 Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Fireworks erupted as Kevin Harvick pushed the No. 9 car of Chase Elliott down pit road after the conclusion of the 2021 Bass Pro Shops Night Race. The two drivers emerged from their cars and immediately approached each other. Fans had just witnessed a 30-lap battle between the two drivers until some contact resulted in a cut tire for Elliott. After being forced to pit and repair the tire, an angered Elliott seemed to stalk Harvick the rest of the night, opening the door for Kyle Larson to fight for the victory. Larson managed to get around Harvick with a few laps remaining, despite Harvick trying his best to hook the driver of the No. 5 Chevy in one last gasp attempt. While Larson grabbed his first Bristol Cup victory, Elliott and Harvick sorted out their frustrations on pit road in an intense and often heated finger-pointing discussion that at first had to be broken up by NASCAR officials.

No. 4, 2020 Food City Supermarket Heroes 500
This race is possibly the greatest finish in NASCAR history that fans were not able to witness live. While COVID-19 restricted fans from coming to watch the race in person, those who watched from home enjoyed a thrilling battle to the end. Chase Elliott had won both stages and appeared to have the car to beat and was battling with Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, and Kyle Busch. Interestingly, none of those drivers would take home the Bristol Gladiator Sword on this afternoon. With 10 laps to go, Elliott and Logano passed Hamlin for the lead, but the momentum slid the three drivers up the track and as Logano made contact with the wall, Hamlin couldn’t slow down in time, spinning and bringing out a caution. Elliott, Logano and Busch restarted first through third respectively. Brad Keselowski passed Busch for third on the restart and with two laps to go, Elliott and Logano were battling for the lead once again and made contact, sending both cars sliding up into turn 3 and into the wall, allowing Keselowski to streak by and grab the victory. As Keselowski celebrated in victory lane, Elliott and Logano had an animated discussion on pit road.

No. 3, 1999 Night Race
The second episode of Dale Earnhardt vs Terry Labonte ended in a similar fashion as the first that took place four years earlier. While neither driver led a lap in the first 299, Labonte took the lead at lap 300 and it became a battle between “The Iceman” and “The Intimidator”. No other driver led a lap for the remainder of the race. With 11 to go, Labonte, who was leading, was spun out by Darrell Waltrip after the caution had come out. After taking four new tires, Labonte restarted fifth as Earnhardt led with five to go. Taking the white flag, Labonte took the lead from Earnhardt. Then, as the cars approached Turn 2 on the final lap, Earnhardt sent Labonte’s Chevy around, leaving Earnhardt a clear track ahead to take the checkered flag. Labonte finished ninth. In BMS Victory Lane, Earnhardt, who was hearing boos of disapproval from the thousands of fans attending that night, said, “I didn’t really mean to turn him around; meant to rattle his cage though.” Labonte, who had seen that movie before in 1995, sarcastically responded with, “He never has any intention on taking anyone out, it just happens that way.”

No. 2, 2021 Food City 300
The final regular season race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series ended in dramatic fashion at Bristol Motor Speedway. Battling for the regular season points championship and the win, A.J. Allmendinger and Austin Cindric put on an amazing performance for the fans in a two lap shootout. Restarting 1-2, Cindric got the better start over Allmendinger but as they approached turns 3 and 4, Allmendinger slid up into Cindric, allowing for Justin Allgaier to take the lead briefly. Allgaier then drove hard into Turn 1 and bumped into Cindric allowing Allmendinger to get a run and pull ahead. After the contact, Cindric regained momentum and drove it in hard coming off Turn 4, making contact with Allmendinger as the two slid across the finish line as the checkered flag waved. Allmendinger took the win and the regular season points just ahead of Cindric in second. Allmendinger’s car suffered major damage after the finish and the car wasn’t able to make it to Victory Lane. Allmendinger was checked and released from the infield care center and walked to Victory Lane where he was presented his trophy and BMS Gladiator Sword.

No. 1, 1995 Night Race
The first episode of Dale Earnhardt vs Terry Labonte at BMS is an instant classic. After spinning out Rusty Wallace early in the race, Earnhardt was black-flagged and sent to the rear of the field. Earnhardt then charged through the field to take the lead and battle with a handful of drivers. Labonte ran the more consistent race, spending the majority of it in the top five. With less than 100 laps to go, Earnhardt found himself sitting outside the top 10, while Labonte fought for the lead with Dale Jarrett. Labonte passed Jarrett with 69 to go and Earnhardt had finally made his way back into the top 10. Earnhardt charged through the field in his damaged No. 3 Chevy as the laps clicked away. Slowed by lapped cars, Labonte lost his one second lead in the final two laps and coming off turn 4 on the last lap, Earnhardt got into the back of Labonte, spinning his No. 5 Chevy across the line and destroying the nose of the car as it pinballed off the retaining walls. Labonte’s car was smoking and spewing fluids as it sat crumpled in Victory Lane for the post-race photos. Meanwhile, Earnhardt and Wallace were catching up in the pits regarding their early race encounter. Wallace tried to get Earnhardt’s attention and finally tossed a water bottle toward Earnhardt and it bounced off the Intimidator’s head. That move riled Earnhardt and the two were face to face before finally being separated by crew members and race officials.

The weekend begins with Zane Smith, John Hunter Nemechek, Ben Rhodes and defending winner Chandler Smith battling for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory Thursday night in the UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics (Sept. 15, 9 p.m., FS1, MRN Radio). The rising stars in the ARCA Menards Series also will take on the challenging half-mile bullring in the Bush’s Beans 200 as part of the Thursday night doubleheader (Sept. 15, 6:30 p.m., FS1, MRN Radio).

On Friday, Sparks are sure to fly in the Food City 300, as NASCAR Xfinity Series favorites A.J. Allmendinger, Noah Gragson, Justin Allgaier, Ty Gibbs and Josh Berry will be trying to lock in their Playoff positions in the season’s final regular season race (Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m., USA Network, PRN Radio). The stars of the NASCAR Cup Series will take to the track on Saturday for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race (Sept. 17, 7:30 p.m., USA Network, PRN Radio), you’ll get to see all of your favorite drivers racing hard to advance in the first elimination race of the Playoffs.

To purchase tickets, please visit www.bristolmotorspeedway.com or call the BMS Ticket Sales Center at (866) 415-4158. Fans can also purchase tickets at any Food City location through Sept. 6.

About Bristol Motor Speedway
Forged amid the scenic mountains of Northeast Tennessee near the Virginia state line, Bristol Motor Speedway is The Last Great Colosseum, a versatile multi-use venue that hosts major auto races, football games, concerts and many other captivating events. The facility features a 0.533-mile concrete oval race track with 28-degree corner banking and 650-feet straightaways that offers racing in several NASCAR touring series, highlighted by two major Cup Series weekends each year. In 2020, the track also served as host of the prestigious NASCAR All-Star Race, and in 2021 began converting to a temporary dirt track each spring to take the Cup Series back to its racing roots. While at the track, fans are offered a unique viewing experience courtesy of Colossus TV, the world’s largest outdoor center-hung four-sided video screen with a 540,000-watt audio system. The adjacent quarter-mile dragstrip, Bristol Dragway, offers more than 50 events annually, including the marquee NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. The Thunder Valley Amphitheatre presented by Ballad Health transforms Bristol Dragway into a premier outdoor concert venue for the world’s greatest music performers. Three football games have kicked-off inside the oval, most notably the 2016 Pilot Flying J Battle at Bristol, where border rivals the University of Tennessee and Virginia Tech met before an NCAA-record crowd of 156,990. In existence since 1961, Bristol Motor Speedway was purchased in 1996 by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., a publicly traded company that is a leading marketer and promoter of motorsports entertainment in the United States. For more information, please visit www.bristolmotorspeedway.com.

Hendrick Motorsports Media Advance: Daytona

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Daytona International Speedway
Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022
2.5-Mile Oval
7:00 PM ET
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
TV: Fox
Event: NASCAR Cup Series (26 of 36)
Radio: SiriusXM, logo

5 KYLE LARSON
Age: 30 (July 31, 1992)
Hometown: Elk Grove, California
Resides: Mooresville, North Carolina
Crew Chief: Cliff Daniels
Standings: 2nd

No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

A TURKEY: At Watkins Glen International, Kyle Larson swept the weekend on the 2.45-mile road course. On Saturday, the Elk Grove, California, native drove the No. 88 HendrickCars.com JR Motorsports entry to victory lane in the NASCAR Xfinity Series event. Larson then led the final five laps in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race to win in the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. Dating back to last year, the 2021 Cup Series champion now has three consecutive wins at the New York track.

18 AND LIFE TO GO: Last weekend’s Cup Series win was Larson’s 18th which now ranks him 47th on the all-time Cup Series victory list. The 2021 Cup Series champion is now tied with Neil Bonnett, Harry Gant, Kasey Kahne, Geoff Bodine and Ryan Newman in that statistical category.

COMETH FOR THE ICEMAN: Larson’s win last weekend at Watkins Glen marked his 12th with Hendrick Motorsports. He now sits tied for fourth with the “Iceman” Terry Labonte for most Cup Series wins for the 14-time Cup Series champion organization. Jeff Gordon (93) tops the list followed by Jimmie Johnson (83) and Chase Elliott (17).

TEN TO FIVE: Larson’s second win of the season marked his 10th top-five finish of 2022. One of those top-five finishes was a fourth-place finish at Talladega Superspeedway in April – his best Cup Series result at a superspeedway. The 30-year-old driver is tied for the most top-five finishes this season with Ross Chastain and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Elliott.

OH SO CLOSE: In 2017, Larson led the field with one lap to go in the DAYTONA 500. However, his Chevrolet ran out of fuel on the final lap and he coasted to a 12th-place finish. In 16 starts at the 2.5-mile track, Larson has five top-10s.

WINNER AT DAYTONA: In July 2018, Larson won the Xfinity Series race at Daytona. The 2014 Cup Series rookie-of-the-year led a race-high 40 laps en route to victory.

YOUR CAR NEEDS: This weekend, Larson will drive the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro. From the convenience of home, customers can select the category, make, model and vehicle packages that are important to them from the nearly 30,000 new, high-quality pre-owned and certified cars, trucks and SUVs available at HendrickCars.com. The website also makes it easy for customers to find one of Hendrick Automotive Group’s 93 dealership locations nationwide.

9 CHASE ELLIOTT
Age: 26 (Nov. 28, 1995)
Hometown: Dawsonville, Georgia
Resides: Dawsonville, Georgia
Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
Standings: 1st

No. 9 A SHOC Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

REGULAR SEASON CHAMP: This past weekend at Watkins Glen International, Chase Elliott clinched his first NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Championship with one race remaining before the playoffs get underway. With that honor comes 15 coveted playoff points that will be added to the 25 he has already accumulated (plus any playoff points he earns in the regular season finale) at the start of the playoffs. This will mark Elliott’s seventh consecutive playoff appearance as he has earned a spot in every full-time season he has raced in the series. The Hendrick Motorsports driver heads to Daytona International Speedway with a 134-point lead over teammate Kyle Larson.

DAYTONA STATS: In 13 Cup Series starts at Daytona, Elliott has two top-five finishes – both being runner-up results – four top-10s and three poles. At the 2.5-mile superspeedway, he has led 126 laps, including 36 laps last August. While the Dawsonville, Georgia, native is still looking to capture his first points-paying Cup Series win on Daytona’s oval, he does have two Duel victories (2017 and 2018) and also won a Cup Series event on the track’s road course in 2020.

ACTIVE STREAK: Elliott’s four top-10 finishes have come in the four most recent events on the Daytona oval. That is currently the longest active streak at the track and the longest by a Hendrick Motorsports driver there since Jimmie Johnson had five straight top-10 finishes between 2004 and 2006.

STARRING ON SUPERSPEEDWAYS: In four starts in 2022 on superspeedways and similar tracks, Elliott is the only driver to finish in the top 10 in all four events. The 2020 Cup Series champion scored a victory on the newly reconfigured Atlanta Motor Speedway just last month, which uses the superspeedway rules package, leading 96 laps. In addition to his win, he finished 10th in the DAYTONA 500, sixth in the Atlanta spring race and seventh at Talladega Superspeedway. The driver of the No. 9 has earned the most points across those three tracks this season with 178.

GREAT EIGHT: Across Elliott’s last eight Cup Series starts at Daytona and Talladega, he has finished with a series-high six top-10 results. Two of those finishes were runner-up results, which is tied with Bubba Wallace for the most. His average finish during that span also tops the series among drivers with more than two starts (9.5).

NOT YOUR AVERAGE ALAN: Alan Gustafson leads all active crew chiefs with 11 superspeedway poles, including five at Daytona. He has one points-paying win on traditional superspeedways coming in April of 2019 at Talladega with Elliott. The duo also scored a victory at Atlanta earlier this year, a 1.54-mile track that races more like a superspeedway now. Daytona’s oval is the site of two Duel victories for the No. 9 pit boss – both with Elliott in 2017 and 2018.

RETURNING HOME: Gustafson will make his return home to the “World Center of Racing” this weekend. Gustafson grew up in Ormond Beach, Florida, just down the road from the legendary track. After graduating from Seabreeze High School, Gustafson enrolled at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to study mechanical engineering. This marks his 18th season as a crew chief and his seventh year with Elliott.

RACEDAY APPEARANCE: On Saturday, Elliott will stop by the Team Chevy stage for a Q&A at 4:45 p.m. ET.

A SHOC RETURNS: This weekend, A SHOC Energy is back as the primary sponsor of the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for its second and final race of the 2022 season. Earlier this year, the performance energy drink brand was on board for the spring Richmond Raceway event where Elliott and the No. 9 team earned a 14th-place result. Get a glimpse of all the angles of the 2022 A SHOC paint scheme here.

24 WILLIAM BYRON
Age: 24 (Nov. 29, 1997)
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Resides: Charlotte, North Carolina
Crew Chief: Rudy Fugle
Standings: 10th

No. 24 Axalta/Service King Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Axalta/Service King Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, will be available to members of the media at the Daytona International Speedway media center on Friday, Aug. 26, at 3:30 p.m. local time.

POINTS, POINTS, POINTS: Heading into the final race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series regular season, William Byron has secured 13 playoff points – tied for the fourth-most by a driver so far this season with Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin.

UP FRONT: Byron continues to hold the statistic of leading the second-most laps this season with 611 behind teammate Chase Elliott, who has led 688. The laps led by Byron are not only his most in a single Cup Series season but have come across 12 races – tied for the seventh-most races led by a driver this year with Ross Chastain.

SUPER ON SUPERSPEEDWAYS: Saturday’s race at Daytona International Speedway will be Byron’s 19th superspeedway start in the Cup Series. In his previous 18 starts, Byron has scored one win (Daytona, August 2020), two runner-up finishes, four top-fives, and four top-10s with 187 laps led. In fact, two of Byron’s four top-five finishes have come in the summer race at Daytona – including his first Cup Series win.

BACK AT THE BEACH: During his time in the Cup Series, Byron has nine starts at Daytona. In that time, he has collected one win, two top-five finishes, two top-10s, and led 93 laps. However, his stats don’t accurately depict Byron’s success at the 2.5-mile oval. Not only is this the venue where he collected his first pole award (2019 DAYTONA 500) and his first Cup Series win, but he also won the Duel qualifying race in 2020 and was in position to capture the win during the summer race in 2019 before weather ended the event early, leaving Byron with a runner-up finish. Byron’s success here doesn’t end in the premiere series. During his 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship campaign, Byron qualified third in the July race, leading 29 laps to score the victory, becoming the youngest driver with a Xfinity Series win at the venue at 19 years, seven months and one day.

RUDY RETURNS: Saturday’s race will mark crew chief Rudy Fugle’s fourth Cup Series start at the 2.5-mile oval. In his three previous starts, all with Byron and the No. 24 team, they have started on the front row two times, showing speed across all three events prior to unfortunately being caught up in on-track incidents before the checkered flag. Aside from those three Cup starts, the Livonia, New York, native has nine other oval starts at Daytona, with seven coming in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and two in the Xfinity Series. Fugle has one runner-up result, one top-five finish and two top-10s across those races. Of those Truck Series starts, one was with Byron where the duo qualified and finished 13th.

BEACH BUMS: Returning to Daytona for the second time this season, two crew members on the No. 24 team will be making their way back home for Saturday’s race. Engineer Brandon McSwain grew up approximately 100 miles from the “World Center of Racing” in Auburndale, Florida. While just a few miles down the road from where McSwain grew up, engine tuner Ben Proctor calls Lakeland, Florida, home.

RACEDAY APPEARANCE: On Saturday, Byron will stop by the Team Chevy stage for a Q&A at 4:10 p.m. ET before appearing at the NASCAR Live! stage at 4:30 p.m. ET.

AT IT AGAIN WITH AXALTA: Heading to Daytona for the second time in the 2022 season, Axalta will be back on board Byron’s No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Saturday’s race with co-branding from Service King. Now in its 30th year of partnership with Hendrick Motorsports, this is Axalta’s fifth season as a primary partner on Byron’s No. 24.

48 Alex Bowman
Age: 29 (April 25, 1993)
Hometown: Tucson, Arizona
Resides: Concord, North Carolina
Crew Chief: Greg Ives
Standings: 11th

No. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

DAYTONA DÉJÀ VU: Alex Bowman will return to Daytona International Speedway this Saturday for the final race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series regular season. In this year’s DAYTONA 500, Bowman qualified on the front row for the fifth consecutive year and garnered Hendrick Motorsports’ eighth 1-2 start at the season opener. The No. 48 driver has three top-10 finishes across his 12 starts at the superspeedway and matched his career-best finish of seventh place in last year’s regular season finale at Daytona.

2022 RECAP: With one race left in the Cup Series regular season, Bowman has tallied one win (Las Vegas Motor Speedway), three top-five finishes and 10 top-10s thus far – locking himself into the Cup Series playoffs for the fifth consecutive year with Hendrick Motorsports.

IN GOOD COMPANY: Since the start of the 2021 Cup Series season, the 29-year-old’s five wins trail only two drivers and both happen to be his teammates – 2020 Cup Series champion Chase Elliott (six) and 2021 Cup Series champion Kyle Larson (12).

IVES’ SUPERSPEEDWAY SUCCESS: Crew chief Greg Ives has an impressive background on superspeedways, finding success throughout his career on top of the box. In the Cup Series, the Bark River, Michigan, native has tallied four pole positions – three of those coming at Daytona – two points-paying wins (Talladega Superspeedway in May 2015 and Daytona in July 2015 with Dale Earnhardt Jr.) and two victories in the Daytona Duel qualifying races (2015 and 2016 with Earnhardt). In addition, Ives led Regan Smith to a NASCAR Xfinity Series win at Talladega in May 2013.

LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY BEST FRIEND: Each week of the season, Bowman and primary sponsor Ally have joined forces to contribute $4,800 to Best Friends Animal Society. If Bowman wins, the donation increases to $10,000. To date, a total of $130,000 has been donated to Best Friends Animal Society and its network partners in each race market the Cup Series visits.

REVVING TO A MILESTONE: The engine shop at Hendrick Motorsports sits three wins away from 500 victories. To date, the company’s engine program is responsible for 337 wins in the NASCAR Cup Series, 123 wins in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, 22 wins in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and 15 wins in the ARCA Menards Series and the K&N Pro Series (now ARCA Menards Series East and West) ranks.

PUSHING TO THE PLAYOFFS: While the playoffs don’t start for another week, all four Hendrick Motorsports drivers are locked into the 16-driver field. This is the fifth season – and second in a row – that the Rick Hendrick-owned squad has had four drivers make the postseason. Its mark of 15 seasons with at least three drivers in the playoffs, and 17 straight seasons with at least two drivers in it, are both the most among all organizations.

LEADING THE WAY: With nine wins through 25 NASCAR Cup Series races in 2022, Hendrick Motorsports has earned the most victories so far this season. It is the only four-car team to see all of its drivers win a race this season. The organization is the only one to have multiple drivers with at least two wins – Chase Elliott (four), Kyle Larson (two) and William Byron (two). On top of that, the 1,624 laps out front lead all teams in the series by 74 circuits. Elliott and Byron rank 1-2 in laps led this year.

THREE’S NOT A CROWD: For the fifth time in team history, the company has had three drivers with multiple wins in the same season – the most for any one organization out of the 12 times it has happened in Cup Series history. The other occurrences for Hendrick Motorsports were in 2005 (with Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson), 2012 (with Gordon, Johnson and Kasey Kahne), 2014 (with Gordon, Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr.) and 2021 (with Elliott, Larson and Alex Bowman).

FINE NINE: Larson’s win at Watkins Glen International gives the 14-time Cup Series championship organization its 16th season with at least nine wins. That mark is the most by three seasons for a Cup Series team. This is the ninth time since 1995 that the team has at least nine wins through the first 25 races of the season.

QUALIFYING QUICKNESS: With 22 poles at Daytona International Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports has twice as many poles at the “World Center of Racing” as any other team. The Concord, North Carolina-based team has won the pole for nine of the last 11 Daytona races. All four drivers in the current lineup have earned a pole position at the 2.5-mile track.

V FOR VICTORY: The organization is tied for the most wins at Daytona with 15 – eight in the DAYTONA 500 and seven in the 400-mile summer race. Those 15 wins have come with seven different drivers – which is also tied for the most drivers on one team to win at the Florida venue. Gordon’s six wins top the board, followed by Johnson with three victories and Earnhardt Jr. at two triumphs. Byron, Geoff Bodine, Tim Richmond and Darrell Waltrip each have one win.

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Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on how the team attacks Daytona International Speedway with so many points and playoff implications: “It’ll be interesting. It’ll be a wild race – maybe not in the first two stages – but definitely in the last stage when drivers will be going for it. In our case, there are four or five of us close to second place in points. The No. 5 team can’t forget about that. We need to go chase points to try and stay up front all race long to finish second in regular season points and get those 10 extra bonus points. Our goal will be to get to the finish and beat those guys behind us in points.”

Cliff Daniels, crew chief of the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on earning points Saturday night to possibly secure second in the regular season standings: “We certainly want to get all the points we can and we’ll try to be smart in the first two stages to be in position to get points. It’s really going to be about staying clean. A lot of guys are going to try to get that win to get themselves in the playoffs. We need to be smart about positioning ourselves in the field and hopefully call a good strategy. Would be nice to have a good finish and good points in all the stages to just get what we can.”

Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on what the feeling is as the team prepares to run for another championship: “The feeling is good, honestly. Our group, amongst our team, is just such low drama and we just put our work in, we go to the track, we give it our best effort and we go home. If it went good, great. If it didn’t, we’re going to try harder to do a better job when we go back. That’s really all you can control. So that’s really where our mindset is every week whether we’ve had a good year, a bad year, a mediocre year, a good month or a bad month, coming off a win or a loss. That is something about our team. I’m super privileged to have a group of guys that have their priorities so straight that performance (is what matters) and putting things first that need to go first ahead of things that don’t matter in order to be successful. I feel like our team is just solid and we look forward to going to battle with each other every weekend, and regardless of the result, we’re ready to re-rack and try harder to do better the next week.”

Elliott on superspeedway racing: “When I sit back and I look at the plate races, yes there are a lot of things that need to go your way, but we see the same guys up front winning those races more times than not. To me, Ryan Blaney and Denny Hamlin are two guys that I see putting themselves in position to win those races as consistently as one can. I think that it’s just a balance that you really have to try to find and it’s one that I can’t say that I’ve really found quite as good as those guys to have odds as good as them. You’ve got to have a knack for it. You’ve got to enjoy it and embrace it. To me, that’s kind of step one of figuring it out is just embracing it. I feel like I’ve embraced it. I don’t know about the figuring it out part, but it’s been embraced.”

William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on the last race before the playoffs: “I’m excited to get to Daytona (International Speedway) this weekend. This is the first year that we have been solidly locked into the playoffs with multiple wins, meaning there’s less stress heading into this race compared to normal. That doesn’t mean, though, that we are going to take it easy by any means. There’s still playoff points on the line this weekend, and with how much of a wild card Daytona can be, any extra points we can get before the first round (of the playoffs) gets underway, the better. Daytona is a track we’ve always been fast at, and we were for sure fast in the (DAYTONA) 500 earlier this year. We just need to do a good job of managing the details we can and put ourselves in position to battle for the win at the end and carry some good momentum into Darlington for the Round of 16.”

Rudy Fugle, crew chief of the No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on what he expects at Daytona: “The No. 24 team has always seemed to have speed at Daytona (International Speedway) in both last year’s car, the Next Gen car as well as the Hendrick Motorsports organization as a whole over the years. I feel like this weekend should be no different. We were fast in the DAYTONA 500 and could really make moves it seemed like. The main difference this time, though, is that it will be much warmer now then it was at that time. That means handling will play a bigger factor than it did in February. We won’t have any practice time but I feel like we have a good idea of what to expect. It will just be about adapting early on and putting ourselves in a position to be there at the end.”

Alex Bowman, driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on making the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year with Hendrick Motorsports: “Obviously, I am excited to be back in the playoffs again. It’s no secret that we have had our struggles this summer, but I know we have a lot of smart people at the shop working really hard to get us out of the summer slump we have been in. Two years ago, we struggled to make the playoffs and then had one of the best playoff runs I have ever had. We all know what we are capable of. It’s time to go out there and execute and try to win Hendrick Motorsports’ 15th championship.”

Greg Ives, crew chief of the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on heading to Daytona: “Daytona (International Speedway) is a place that you can get caught in someone else’s mess pretty quickly. So for us it’s all about doing the fundamentals – bringing a fast No. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and continue to work on the ability to be aggressive. I think you have to be a little aggressive at these speedway-style racetracks, be able to make moves quickly and have confidence in the car in order to have success. We are going to continue to work hard and execute on Saturday.”

Coup d’Christopher! Buescher Campground Takeover Set for Friday in Daytona

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RFK to Take Buescher through Campgrounds at DIS, Rewarding Fans with Memorabilia

CONCORD, N.C. (Aug. 24, 2022) – Coming off a week where Chris Buescher saw his name reference change to Christopher, he and RFK Racing will be taking a trip through the campgrounds at Daytona International Speedway this weekend as a Thank You to fans, passing out memorabilia and spending time with the Buescher faithful.

“The talk around the name change in the last week has certainly been fun,” said Buescher. “I think I underestimated how far this whole thing would go, so no reason to stop it now. We’re excited to get to Daytona and have a little fun with the fans before we strap in and go for the win on Saturday.”

Rewinding to the NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond (Aug. 14), Buescher became one of the major talking points as he ran second to eventual winner Kevin Harvick for much of the closing laps, ultimately finishing third in his best career run to date at the track. During that broadcast, NASCAR Hall of Fame announcer Dale Earnhardt Jr. made multiple references to Buescher as Christopher, his full name.

Initially a misspeak, Jr. leaned into the reference and continued it throughout the end of the broadcast, a trend that gained traction and stuck on social in the days after Richmond. RFK continued the momentum by changing his name rail on the car to Christopher, and now will continue that throughout the season, at his request. Buescher himself even changed his name on Twitter to Christopher.

With a playoff spot on the line this Saturday night (7 p.m. ET, NBC), Buescher will be through the campgrounds Friday afternoon ahead of single-car qualifying. Stay tuned to RFK’s social channels for updates on timing, with the takeover expected to be sometime around 3 p.m. ET in Daytona Beach.

Buescher will pilot the No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford Saturday night in the regular-season finale, and is one of 14 drivers needing a win to secure the final position in the 2022 playoff field.

RFK Weekly Advance | Daytona II

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Roush Fenway Keselowski Weekly Advance | Daytona II

Daytona stands as the final opportunity for RFK to catapult itself into the 2022 NASCAR Playoffs, as ‘The World Center of Racing’ hosts its annual night race this Saturday night. RFK has seven Cup wins all-time at DIS including five in the summer race.

NASCAR Cup Series Race at Daytona
Sunday, Aug. 27 | 7 p.m. ET
NBC, MRN, SiriusXM Channel 90

· Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Castrol Ford Mustang
· Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford Mustang

Shining Bright in the ‘Sunshine State’
In 220 NCS starts at Daytona, RFK has recorded seven wins, 42 top-fives, 80 top-10s and has led 909 laps. Stenhouse earned the win in this race five years ago, the organizations most recent win overall. RFK also has five poles in the Cup series at Daytona, with the most recent coming in 2016 with Greg Biffle.

Two Trips to Victory Lane in 2017
Just two years after earning his first ever NASCAR win, Ryan Reed survived a wild kickoff to the 2017 season. He survived multiple on-track incidents after starting on the outside of the front row and led only nine laps, but the final two, en route to the win over a host of Cup regulars.

Then, in July of 2017, Stenhouse found himself in victory lane for the second time after leading 17 laps in his Fifth Third Ford. Stenhouse first led at lap 86, and from there survived a total of 14 cautions for 51 laps in what was his second win of the season.

Born in the USA

RFK has recorded five victories in the July event at Daytona, including the organization’s first at the high-banked oval with former driver Jeff Burton in 2000. Former RFK drivers Greg Biffle, Jamie McMurray and David Ragan earned victories in 2003, 2007 and 2011, respectively. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. earned the fifth in 2017.

RFK Daytona Wins

2000-2 Burton Cup

2003-2 Biffle Cup

2004 Edwards Truck

2006 Martin Truck

2007-2 McMurray Cup

2009-1 Kenseth Cup

2011-2 Ragan Cup

2012-1 Kenseth Cup

2015-1 Reed NXS

2017-1 Reed NXS

2017-2 Stenhouse Jr. Cup

Ford Performance NASCAR: Harrison Burton Embracing Win and You’re In Scenario at Daytona

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Ford Performance Notes and Quotes
NASCAR Cup Series
Martinsville Test | Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Harrison Burton, driver of the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang in the NASCAR Cup Series, knows that if he wins Saturday night’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway, he will qualify for the playoffs. Burton, who is taking part in a two-day test at Martinsville Speedway for Wood Brothers Racing, spoke about his situation earlier today.

HARRISON BURTON, No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang – HOW HAS YOUR MARTINSVILLE TEST GONE SO FAR? “I think it’s been going really well. We’ve had good pace and been able to kind of tune ourselves in and out of the top group of cars and feel like we have a good direction for coming back here and what we’re gonna need to go fast. We’re trying to manage the temperature difference and the rubber difference. It’s laying a lot of rubber down compared to what we thought it would coming here, so that’s different and the temp is gonna be different. How you apply that to the real race is gonna be the biggest challenge.”

BUT IT MUST BE NICE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEST FOR A CHANGE? “Oh, for sure. I think yesterday we turned 100 laps more than anyone else. We made 370 or 380 laps and just did a lot of long runs. I learned a lot about the race car and what direction it falls off when you have a certain balance and what small changes we can do to make it fire off even better. That’s the biggest thing, I think, is we’ve been good on the long run for the whole test, but our short run speed is where we need to be faster. I’ve been getting that more and more recently, so it’s good to see changes that are putting us in the right direction.”

THE TASK THIS WEEKEND IS SIMPLE – WIN AND YOU’RE IN – RIGHT? “Yeah. That’s the only goal when we go there now. At this point, it doesn’t really help us to have a decent points day, so it’s win or go home.”

AFTER ENDING ON YOUR ROOF THE LAST TIME, DO YOU FEEL DAYTONA OWES YOU ONE THIS WEEKEND? “I don’t know if it ever owes you one. Daytona is a place that takes more than it gives, for sure. There have been a lot of people that have tried for decades to win there and have never done it or eventually do it. Obviously, having speed and being up front there at the beginning of the year was cool. Flipping isn’t cool, but we’ve got to be aggressive to go try and get up front. At the end of the day, it’s not a deterrent. We were up front and something happened, so, if anything, I think it’s encouraging for us that we can be up front.”

WE SEE OEM’S STICK TOGETHER IN THIS RACE, SO DOES THE STRATEGY OF PITTING AND RUNNING WITH TEAMMATES ALL DAY HELP YOU WIN A RACE LIKE THIS? “Yeah, it does help you, especially if the Fords are as fast as they were in February. In our Duel, our group of Fords linked up and created a gap to where there was literally only a chance that a Ford could win the race at the end of the second Duel. We ended up finishing second or third and that was after we crashed, but we had a big gap on everybody and hopefully we can go back and do that again.”

Kaulig Racing Weekly Advance | Daytona International Speedway

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 Coke Zero Sugar 400
Daytona International Speedway
NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Saturday, August 27 at 7 p.m. ET on NBC

  • In the 2022 NCS season, Kaulig Racing has earned two top fives, seven top-10 finishes and has led 25 laps

Daniel Hemric, No. 16 Cirkul Camaro ZL1

  • Daniel Hemric has three starts and has led one lap at Daytona in the NCS
  • He has led one lap at Daytona in the NCS
  • So far in the 2022 NCS season, Hemric has one top-10 finish and two top-15 finishes, with an average finish of 16.2 across five starts

“Heading to Daytona, I am excited to have a fresh start after Watkins Glen. Our guys at Kaulig Racing have been working super hard to prepare our superspeedway cars. I’m also excited to be back in the cup car with Kaulig Racing after a couple really good runs together earlier in the season, including the Daytona 500. Our awesome partner, Cirkul, will be onboard for both races, which is extremely special. Hopefully we can stay clean until the end with our teammates.” – Daniel Hemric on Daytona

Justin Haley, No. 31 Celsius Camaro ZL1

  • Justin Haley has made four starts at Daytona, winning in only his first start in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 in 2019
  • Haley has two top-10s, has an average finish of 10.8 and has led one lap at Daytona
  • He has earned one top five, two top 10s and and nine top-15 finishes in 2022
  • Haley has led 20 laps in the 2022 season

“Daytona has always been a great track for me. It’s super special that Matt and Chris are letting me drive their race car. I always enjoy that Friday night Xfinity Race. It’s also cool to bring a new sponsor to the sport (DaaBIN Store), and it’s a huge deal for them to be at a big race like Daytona. Having a good team, strategy and spotter are vital. Everything just needs to sync up to be able to pull off a win at Daytona. It’s a pretty cool opportunity for Matt to have four shots at getting a trophy. I am excited for it, as well as competing in the race on Saturday night in our No. 31 Celsius Camaro in a race that I have won in the past.” – Justin Haley on Daytona  
 
Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola
Daytona International Speedway
NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS)
Friday, August 26 at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA

Kaulig Racing has earned three wins, 15 top five and 37 top-10 finishes in the 2022 NXS season
The team has led 344 laps in the 2022 NXS season so far
Allmendinger: 274 laps
Hemric: 53 laps
Cassill: 17 Laps
 

Landon Cassill, No. 10 Voyager Chevrolet

  • Landon Cassill has made 10 starts at Daytona in the NXS and has earned one top-five finish
  • Landon Cassill has earned three top five and eight top-10 finishes in the 2022 NXS season
  • He has led 17 laps so far in the 2022 NXS season

“I am looking forward to getting to Daytona, a place Kaulig Racing is always so strong at. We have such a great superspeedway program here, and now with the addition of Justin (Haley) to our Xfinity Series lineup, I’m super optimistic. If we can get all the Kaulig Chevrolets lined up and there at the end, we will be tough to beat.” – Landon Cassill on Daytona

Daniel Hemric, No. 11 Cirkul Chevrolet

  • Daniel Hemric has earned one top-five, three top 10s and has an average finish of 20.4 at Daytona across eight starts
  • He has led 45 laps at Daytona in the NXS
  • Hemric has earned two top fives, eight top-10 finishes and has led 53 laps in the 2022 NXS season

Justin Haley, No. 14 DaaBIN Store Chevrolet

  • Justin Haley has earned two wins at Daytona in the NXS, the two, most recent Wawa 250 races
  • Haley has earned three top fives, four top-10 finishes and has led 29 laps at Daytona in the NXS

AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Action Industries Chevrolet

  • Allmendinger has three top-five finishes at Daytona and an average finish of 12.4 across five starts
  • Allmendinger has led 138 laps at Daytona in the NXS
  • He has earned a win for Kaulig Racing in four-straight NXS seasons
  • In 2022, Allmendinger has led 274 laps, recorded three wins, 10 top five and 19 top-10 finishes
  • Allmendinger has an average finish of 6.7 in the 2022 NXS season

“Daytona is a fun place to go to being so rich with NASCAR history. Anything can happen at these superspeedways, which means we have to execute in every aspect. This is a track Matt Kaulig loves, and that makes us want to win that much more for him. I think we have a great opportunity with my teammate, Justin Haley, coming back to the Xfinity Series after winning this race last year.” – AJ Allmendinger on Daytona  

About Kaulig Racing™

Kaulig Racing™ is a full-time multi-car NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) and NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) team, owned by award winning entrepreneur, Matt Kaulig. Established in 2016, Kaulig Racing™ has made the NXS Playoffs consecutively each season since the playoff system started and made the Championship 4 round in both the 2020 and 2021 seasons. They will continue fielding three, full-time NXS entries; the No. 10 Chevrolet driven by Landon Cassill, the No. 11 Chevrolet driven by Daniel Hemric, and the No. 16 Chevrolet driven by AJ Allmendinger. With multiple wins, Kaulig Racing has come to be one of the top competitors on track each weekend. The team made multiple starts in the NCS in 2021 and won in its seventh-ever start with AJ Allmendinger’s victory at “The Brickyard” for the Verizon 200 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The young team has acquired two charters for the 2022 NCS season, with Justin Haley competing as its first, full-time driver in the series. The team’s second entry will be shared by part-time teammates AJ Allmendinger, Daniel Hemric and Noah Gragson. To learn more about the team, visit kauligracing.com.

Mahindra Tractors Racing: Chase Briscoe Daytona Advance

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CHASE BRISCOE
Daytona Advance
No. 14 Mahindra Tractors Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing

Event Overview

● Event: Coke Zero Sugar 400 (Round 26 of 36)

● Time/Date: 7 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 27

● Location: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway

● Layout: 2.5-mile oval

● Laps/Miles: 160 laps / 400 miles

● Stage Lengths: Stage 1: 35 laps / Stage 2: 60 laps / Final Stage: 65 laps

● TV/Radio: NBC / MRN / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Notes of Interest

● Chase Briscoe, driver of the No. 14 Mahindra Tractors Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), returns to the scene of his career-first top-five finish in the NASCAR Cup Series during Saturday night’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. Briscoe finished third there in this year’s season-opening Daytona 500. It was his best finish in three points-paying starts at Daytona.

● Three weeks later, on March 13 at Phoenix Raceway, Briscoe followed up his Daytona breakthrough with his first Cup Series victory. It secured the 27-year-old driver’s position in this year’s 16-driver playoff field. In his two fulltime NASCAR Xfinity Series seasons in 2019 and 202, Briscoe qualified for the playoffs both years and reach the Championship 4 at Phoenix in 2020. He will make his Cup Series playoff debut next weekend at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.

● Outside the Cup Series, Briscoe has made six previous starts at Daytona – four in the Xfinity Series and one apiece in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and in the ARCA Menards Series. He has started inside the top-10 for five of those races, with his best being a third-place qualifying effort in the 2016 ARCA season opener. His best finish is third, earned twice – August 2020 in the Xfinity Series and February 2017 in the Truck Series.

● Mahindra Tractors, a brand of Houston-based Mahindra Ag North America, returns to the No. 14 Ford Mustang for Saturday night’s event. Part of Mahindra Group’s Automotive and Farm Sector, Mahindra Ag North America is the No. 1 selling farm tractor company in the world, based on volumes across all company brands. Mahindra farm equipment is engineered to be easy to operate by first-time tractor or side-by-side owners, and heavy duty to tackle the tough jobs of rural living, farming and ranching. Steel-framed Mahindra tractors and side-by-sides are ideal for customers who demand performance, reliability and comfort at a great value. Mahindra dealers are independent, family-owned businesses located throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Chase Briscoe, Driver of the No. 14 Mahindra Tractors Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing:

Does going into Daytona knowing you’re locked into the playoffs take off any pressure or change your strategy?

“I don’t think so. We’ve been doing the same thing the last few weeks just working to get points, playoff points with stage wins if we’re in position to do so and, if we’re in a place to go for a win, we will. I don’t think that changes. We’ve got a good amount of playoff points, but more is always better. There are guys who have terrible first rounds but the points they started off with have kind of saved them from elimination. I hope we don’t need that, but any help we can get to start the playoffs is always better.”

Before the Daytona 500, you set goals to consistently run up front and compete for wins, to win a race or two, and to make the playoffs. You’ve met all of those goals as you head into the regular season finale. What is the goal for the final 10 races?

“I try to set realistic goals, at least ones I feel are realistic, and I’ve said all along that I’d really like to not just make the playoffs but make arun in the playoffs to try to get to that final race. Maybe we don’t make it that far, anything can happen with this format. But, we’ve been up front and in position to win several races and I’ve made a move to give it away. We had some things we tried that didn’t work and we’ve gone in a different direction, but I think we’ve learned enough to go into the playoffs, compete with some of these other guys and give a good effort to make it to Phoenix.”

No. 14 Mahindra Tractors Team Roster

Primary Team Members

Driver: Chase Briscoe
Hometown: Mitchell, Indiana

Crew Chief: John Klausmeier
Hometown: Perry Hall, Maryland

Car Chief: J.D. Frey
Hometown: Ferndale, California

Engineer: Mike Cook
Hometown: Annapolis, Maryland

Engineer: Marc Hendricksen
Hometown: Clinton, New Jersey

Spotter: Joey Campbell
Hometown: Berlin, Connecticut

Over-The-Wall Members

Front Tire Changer: Shayne Pipala
Hometown: Frankfort Square, Illinois

Rear Tire Changer: Dakota Ratcliff
Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee

Tire Carrier: Jon Bernal
Hometown: Shelby, North Carolina

Jack Man: Dylan Moser
Hometown: Monroe, North Carolina

Fuel Man: Corey Coppola
Hometown: Bluefield, West Virginia

Road Crew Members

Underneath Mechanic: Stephen Gonzalez
Hometown: Mooresville, North Carolina

Interior Mechanic: Trevor Adams
Hometown: Naples, Florida

Tire Specialist: Keith Eads
Hometown: Arlington, Virginia

Shock Specialist: Brian Holshouser
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina

Engine Tuner: Jon Phillips
Hometown: Jefferson City, Missouri

Transporter Co-Driver: Todd Cable
Hometown: Shelby, North Carolina

Transporter Co-Driver: Rob Fink
Hometown: Mocksville, North Carolina

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