International Speedway Corporation today approved funding to redevelop the frontstretch of Daytona International Speedway.
The multi-year project will break ground on July 5, 2013, and is targeted for completion in January 2016, in time for the 54th Rolex 24 At Daytona and the 58th Daytona 500.
“We are truly creating history with this unprecedented endeavor,” said ISC’s Chief [...]
By Jonathan Ingram | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Some post-race observations at this year’s Daytona 500:
A Daytona 500 that failed to start on Sunday and ended on Tuesday is bound to be memorable. About the only thing missing from an unusual sequence of events was a victory by Dale Earnhardt Jr., who nevertheless ran [...]
Matt Kenseth survived floods, fire, a broken two-way radio and a green/white checkered restart to emerge victorious in the 54th running of the Daytona 500 on Monday night/Tuesday morning at Daytona International Speedway.
Kenseth, who led 50 of the 202 laps, became a two-time 500 winner with the result.
“It feels good,” he said. “We had a [...]
Juan Pablo Montoya has acquired a bit of a reputation as a driver who runs into things on a race track. On Monday night, he broke new ground when, under caution, he slammed into a jet dryer which was cleaning the track during the Daytona 500.
The jet dryer exploded in flames and the ensuing fire [...]
By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
Testing of the IZOD IndyCar Series’ new Dallara DW12 chassis at Texas Motor Speedway has re-ignited long-standing concerns over the inherent dangers of pack racing.
And while rumors of a possible boycott by series drivers created buzz on several websites, former champion Tony Kanaan said he is confident team engineers and [...]
The start of the 2012 Sprint Cup season is at hand. The start of the biggest race in stock car racing is at hand.
And everybody wants to know: Who?
Who will win the Cup title and who will win the Daytona 500? RacinToday.com is here to serve.
The following are the RacinToday.com staff’s picks to win this [...]
The start of the 54th annual Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway has been postponed again due to rain showers.
Originally scheduled to begin on Sunday at noon, it was postponed until Monday, with a noon start again scheduled. But with rain still falling, the start was moved back to 7 [...]
By Jonathan Ingram | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – So the great Danica Patrick debate is on and the tweets are in.
There’s no escaping the question: Does she belong or is she just another pretty face?
It’s even become a mainstream question, which is always an accomplishment for motor racing. Patrick’s arrival in the Daytona 500 [...]
James Buescher emerged from a big wreck which took out the pack leaders on the final turn of the final lap and won the Drive4COPD 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday.
The final lap was the only lap that Buescher had led on the day. He was in 11th place when [...]
By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
RacinToday.com
Speedweeks have never really been that speedy for Jack Roush. Only once has he been the Cat in the Victory Lane late in the day on Daytona 500 Sunday, and that one time happened mainly because rains ended the 2009 race early and with Roush Fenway Racing driver Matt Kenseth [...]
By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
Staring at the prospect of a third green/white/checkered flag restart Friday night, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rookie John King’s thoughts wandered to his post-race apology to Johnny Sauter.
Contact between King and Sauter during the second GWC laps around the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway sent the latter crashing into the [...]
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