Daytona International Speedway news featuring stories and photos from the high banked super speedway. This section also includes news of the Daytona road course and anything that enters the Daytona Beach, FL race track.
Jimmie Johnson defends himself after comments from Kurt Busch and Paul Menard following the 17-car crash at Daytona
Kurt Busch came out of the Clash at Daytona with a runner up finish. Sure, 17 of the 20 cars crashed out completely. But, Busch was already in the 3rd position before all that took place.
Read MoreBowman builds his own dirt cars and still doesn’t understand cup car engineering
NASCAR has intensified the penalties for failing inspection in 2019. The penalties are higher and at the same time, the tolerance for failed inspections is reduced.
Ahead of qualifying for the race, it only takes two failed inspections to have you car chief ejected for the race weekend.
Read MoreJimmie Johnson: “I don’t crash people to win races.”
Jimmie Johnson went winless in 2018. That was the first time that happened since his NASCAR rookie year in 2001.
Now, in the very first race of 2019, Johnson put his Chevy Camaro in victory lane. It was an exhibition race,
Read MoreThe Clash at Daytona ends with a big crash that takes out all but 4 cars!
Next up, it’s the Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona. It’s the first race for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. It features 20 cars and 75 laps.
View full 2019 Clash at Daytona results below.
Read MoreDaytona 500 qualifying is complete for the NASCAR Cup Series
Today, the Daytona 500 front will be set with NASCAR qualifying. The 2.5-mile oval in Daytona Beach, Florida hosts the first qualifying session of the 2019 racing season.
View full 2019 Daytona 500 qualifying results below.
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TV | Clash Prac | Prac 1 &
Car chiefs ejected for the duration of Daytona Speedweeks
Chase Elliott, Austin Dillon and Ty Dillon have all been penalized ahead of Daytona 500 qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
NASCAR is heading into 2019 with a goal of ruling with an iron fist. Specifically, that’s in regards to inspections.
Read MoreNASCAR Cup Series first practice at Daytona International Speedway
It’s the first practice of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. The full field of cars are unloaded at Daytona International Speedway. This is Daytona 500 practice.
View full 2019 Daytona 500 practice results below.
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They’re crashing early at Daytona International Speedway! (Video)
It’s an 80 minute practice session at Daytona International Speedway. It’s Clash at Daytona final practice. This session features the 20 car field for the exhibition race on Sunday in Daytona Beach, Florida.
View full 2019 Daytona Clash practice results below.
Read MoreA week of NASCAR racing at Daytona International Speedway: Here’s the schedule including Daytona starting times and TV networks
On February 9 through February 17, NASCAR has landed at Daytona International Speedway. Six total races will take place at the high-banked 2.5-mile oval.
View the full 2019 Daytona TV Schedule for NASCAR Speedweeks below.
Read MoreNew NASCAR Gen 7 car announced; Failing post race inspection now results in disqualification
NASCAR today announced several initiatives and procedural updates for the 2019 season, which officially opens this weekend at Daytona International Speedway with an action-pack Sunday double-header — Daytona 500 Busch Pole Award Qualifying (12:10 p.m. ET on FOX,
Read MoreA tentative schedule for Daytona reveals new access for NASCAR fans
Mike Harrison just passed Kenny Wallace on the outside to take the race win. The checkered flag drops on the final race on your night at the dirt track.
The racing is over but your night at the local race track continues.
Read MoreIMSA officials explain the decisions made in rain shortened Rolex 24 at Daytona
The 2019 Rolex 24 at Daytona started out as a fantastic race. Wayne Taylor Racing, Whelen Engineering and the Mazda came were in a three way battle for the DPI and overall race lead at the front of the field.
Read More24 hours of chaos and great racing at Daytona International Speedway
The Rolex 24 at Daytona is the start of the 2019 IMSA season. The 3.56-mile road course features 12 turns and full degrees of banking (31 degrees) via the portion on the NASCAR oval.
Below is the Daytona International Speedway race report as well as 2019 Rolex 24 results.
Read MoreThe owner of Wayne Taylor Racing details why IMSA somewhat lacks American drivers
2019 Wayne Taylor Racing drivers for Rolex 24: Jordan Taylor of the United Stated (27), Renger Van Der Zande of Amsterdam (32), Fernando Alonso of Spain (37) and Kamui Kobayashi of Japan (32).
Wayne Taylor Racing are the defending winners of the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona.
Read MoreIMSA was set to drop the green flag; Then they dropped the red flag instead
First red flag in Rolex 24 at Daytona since 2004
Fernando Alonso has worked himself to the race leader of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The race is currently at the 17 hour mark.
Read MoreFrance says his team is ‘up to their eyeballs’ in trying to figure out the changing digital landscape
Jim France is currently a chairman for IMSA. At the same time, he’s the CEO of NASCAR. The NASCAR role was picked up as Brian France stepped down following an arrest in August.
Read MoreThe car leaked on the internet back in December; This week we got the official announcement
Photos of the AdventHealth race car surfaced back in December on the NASCAR reddit website. Now, we get the full announcement from AdventHeath and Chip Ganassi Racing.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., January, 2019 – AdventHealth announced that 2010 DAYTONA 500 champion Jamie McMurray will run the No.
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