Daytona 500 Archive
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Patrick Announces Full Plan For Final NASCAR Start
Posted on January 22, 2018 | No CommentsOnly four days after confirming that her longtime sponsor GoDaddy would sponsor her final Daytona 500 attempt next month, Danica Patrick announced Monday she will make that last NASCAR start […] -
Patrick To End Career With Daytona 500, Indy 500 Runs
Posted on November 17, 2017 | No CommentsDanica Patrick said good-bye to racing during a tearful press conference on Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway – but it will be a long good-bye. “This will be my final season […] -
Despite Crash, Strong Performance Encourages Earnhardt
Posted on February 27, 2017 | No CommentsReturning to action from a concussion that sidelined him for the second half of the 2016 season, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was leading Sunday’s Daytona 500 at the halfway point, having […] -
Kurt Busch Scores Monster Win In Wild Daytona 500
Posted on February 26, 2017 | No CommentsKurt Busch survived a wild race to score his first-career Daytona 500 victory with a last lap pass over a sputtering Kyle Larson to put his Monster Energy-sponsored Ford in […] -
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Busy In Final Daytona 500 Practice
Posted on February 26, 2017 | No CommentsIn Saturday’s final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. ran 30 laps at Daytona International Speedway, second only to the 36 posted by Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kasey […] -
Logano, Gordon, Shell/Pennzoil Renews With Penske
Posted on February 25, 2017 | No CommentsIn a sport whose landscape is constantly changing with movement among drivers, crew chiefs and sponsors, the watchword at Team Penske is “status quo.” The Roger Penske-owned organization went a […] -
Hamlin, FedEx Sign Extensions With Joe Gibbs Racing
Posted on February 24, 2017 | No CommentsDenny Hamlin has signed an extension to drive the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota with FedEx continuing as his sponsor, the team announced at a press conference on Thursday […] -
Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin Take Duel Wins At Daytona
Posted on February 23, 2017 | No CommentsChase Elliott and Denny Hamlin both made strong statements at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday night. If you want to win Sunday’s Daytona 500, you’ll have to contend with them. […] -
Ford Drivers Employ ‘Island Hopping’ Strategy At Daytona
Posted on February 22, 2017 | No CommentsJoey Logano and Brad Keselowski went island hopping last Sunday. If that sounds like a Caribbean vacation, or a way for the Team Penske teammates to relieve the accumulating stress […] -
Passion To Race Drives Dale Earnhardt, Jr.’s Return
Posted on February 21, 2017 | No CommentsDale Earnhardt, Jr. felt “wobbly” and didn’t know why. In his motor coach last July at Kentucky Speedway, Earnhardt felt the first hint of the concussion symptoms that would keep […]