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Camping World Truck Series NEXTera Energy 250 Starting Grid

Daytona Beach, FL – The NEXTera Energy 250 was rained out Friday night but promises to be a great race on Saturday night.  Scheduled to start at 7:00 pm the race will be broadcast live on SPEED. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Truck Series

Revised Schedule For Saturday at Daytona

With tonight’s race rained out, NASCAR had to rework it’s schedule for Saturday. Here is the new schedule for Saturday’s activities. … Read entire article »

Filed under: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Truck Series

Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD Starting Grid

Daytona Beach, FL – Rain washed out qualifying for the NASCAR Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD 300 on Friday. The lineup was set per the rule book, with the following parameters: The top-30 owners in the 2009 standings — or teams they had “transferred” their points to — got those spots. Greg Biffle and Tony Stewart, who won races last season, got the next two positions, followed by 2000 series champion Jeff Green. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Nationwide Series

Richard Petty to Drive the Pace Car for the Daytona 500

DEARBORN, Mich – Richard Petty will find himself in a very familiar place on Sunday afternoon, leading the field in the Daytona 500. Petty, who holds the NASCAR record with seven Daytona 500 victories, has accepted the role as “Pace Car Driver” for the 52nd running of “The Great American Race,” … Read entire article »

Filed under: Sprint Cup

Dale Earnhardt, Inc. to Hold 9th Annual Dale Earnhardt Candlelight Tribute

Mooresville, NC – Dale Earnhardt, Inc. will hold its 9th Annual Dale Earnhardt Tribute on Thursday, February 18, 2010. The event, taking place at the DEI headquarters in Mooresville, N.C., has been held yearly since the loss of Dale Earnhardt in 2001. The Dale Earnhardt Tribute will allow fans to celebrate Earnhardt’s life and pay tribute to the seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion. … Read entire article »

Filed under: NASCAR

NextEra Energy Resources 250 Postponed Until Saturday

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Due to inclement weather, the NextEra Energy Resources 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race has been postponed until Saturday night at 7 p.m. … Read entire article »

Filed under: NASCAR, Truck Series

Transcript – Daytona 500 Q & A with Tony Stewart

Tony Stewart met with media and discussed his expectations of the Daytona 500, the motivation of the No. 48 team’s success, Danica Patrick entering stock car racing, and more. Full Transcript: … Read entire article »

Filed under: Sprint Cup

SUBWAY and Carl Edwards Bring ‘Footlong Nation Appreciation’ to Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – SUBWAY® restaurants, the world’s largest submarine sandwich franchise, today announced that Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac/SUBWAY Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion, is helping to bring the company’s “Footlong Nation Appreciation” campaign to Daytona. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Sprint Cup

Crown Royal Honors Military Hero with Naming Rights to Cup Series Race at Richmond

DAYTONA, FL – A special patriotic ceremony today at Daytona International Speedway® revealed Heath Calhoun, a retired member of the Army who lost both of his legs in an explosion in Iraq, as the grand-prize winner of the annual Crown Royal® “Your Name Here” 400 program. … Read entire article »

Filed under: NASCAR