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Shootout Eligibility Returns To Its Roots For 2013
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR today released the eligibility requirements for the 2013 Shootout at Daytona, an announcement that signals a return to the fan-favorite preseason event’s roots. Next season’s field will consist of 2012 Coors Light Pole winners and past Shootout winners who have attempted to qualify for at least one race during the 2012 season. Eligibility rules for next season’s annual non-points race mirror those from 1979-2008, and puts greater emphasis on each weekend’s NASCAR … Read entire article »
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Busch Wins Shootout In A Shootout
In her first race, Ms. Brown found Victory Lane. Ms. Brown, the newest edition to the M&M’s family of characters, was a “passenger” on board Kyle Busch’s No. 18 M&M’s Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) that won Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. Busch passed three-time and reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart just before the finish line on the final lap to claim his first career victory in the … Read entire article »
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2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Season Opens With Shootout At Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - It’s here. At last. The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season ramps up this week with a bevy of traditional events leading up to the 54tn annual Daytona 500. The “Great American Race” is set for 1 p.m. ET Sunday, Feb. 26 (FOX, MRN Radio, and SIRIUS/XM NASCAR Radio to broadcast nationally). But first things first. Thursday’s 13th annual NASCAR Media Day opens Speedweeks activities at Daytona International Speedway, followed by Saturday’s Budweiser … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Kyle Busch Looking for a Few Firsts at Daytona
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – Kyle Busch and the M&M’s team are shooting for several firsts as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season warms up with Saturday night’s non-points-paying Budweiser Shootout, continues through next week’s Gatorade Duels, and begins in earnest with the 53rd running of the Daytona 500 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway on Feb. 20. For starters, the driver of the No. 18 M&M’s Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) will be seeking something he badly wants to add to his resume: his first win in NASCAR’s biggest race – the Daytona 500 – and in the process bring M&M’s and Toyota their first victory in the Great American Race. And while the talented 25-year-old will enter his seventh full season as a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Budweiser Shootout Invite Adds to the Excitement and Workload at Furniture Row Racing
DENVER – When Furniture Row Racing received the recent news from NASCAR that its driver Regan Smith qualified for the invitational Budweiser Shootout, the excitement meter as well as the work meter hit new levels at the team’s shop in Denver. The invite to the prestigious, non-points Budweiser Shootout — Saturday night, Feb. 12 at Daytona International Speedway — was on the basis of Smith being a former NASCAR Sprint Cup rookie of the year (2008). It will mark the first time that Smith and the Furniture Row Racing organization will compete in the Budweiser Shootout, the traditional opening event of Daytona 500 Speedweeks. The shootout lineup will consist of nearly 30 drivers, including the 12 who earned a berth in last year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. “When I got … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Kahne, Montoya, Logano, Smith added to Shootout field
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Four drivers who otherwise would not have been eligible to compete in the 2011 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway can thank an expansion of the rules for their places in this year’s field. Former Raybestos rookie of the year winners Kasey Kahne (2004), Juan Pablo Montoya (2007), Regan Smith (2008) and Joey Logano (2009) all benefit from a rule change announced Friday that opens the field to Cup rookies of the year from the past 10 seasons, rather than just the reigning rookie winner (Kevin Conway). Already eligible for the Feb. 12 exhibition race are all 12 Chase drivers, past Cup series champions, former Budweiser Shootout winners and former winners of either the Daytona 500 or Coke Zero 400 at Daytona. The Shootout will mark the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Busch Brings Home Solid Finish in Budweiser Shootout
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M’s Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), battled a tight-handling racecar all night long but still managed to bring home a solid fourth-place finish in Saturday night’s non-points Budweiser Shootout NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Newman Shut Out of Shootout Victory Lane
Kannapolis – Ryan Newman and the Haas Automation Chevrolet team were caught up in a multi-car accident late in Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout non-points NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway and finished a disappointing 19th. Newman, driver of the No. 39 Haas Automation Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), hung in the back of the pack for much of the race, hoping to avoid the multi-car accidents that are commonplace in restrictor-plate racing at Daytona. … Read entire article »
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Kevin Harvick Takes Home Second Straight Budweiser Shootout
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — For the second straight year, Kevin Harvick is the Budweiser Shootout champion. Harvick slipped past Greg Biffle with two laps to go in the green-white-checkered finish and was declared the winner when the caution for a multi-car incident was brought out in Turns 3 and 4. … Read entire article »
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