In honor of the final flight of the Space Shuttle program – STS-135 Space Shuttle Atlantis scheduled for July 8 – Daytona International Speedway will pay tribute to NASA’s Space Shuttle program during the 53rd annual Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Saturday, JulyContinue Reading
Bass Pro Shops, a leading supplier of outdoor gear and equipment, has partnered with the National Rifle Association (NRA) to sponsor the No. 39 Chevrolet Impala driven by Ryan Newman in the July 2 Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. Newman proved strongContinue Reading
Jimbo Fisher, head football coach for the Florida State Seminoles, will serve as Grand Marshal for the 53rd annual Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Saturday night, July 2. Fisher will give the starting command, “Gentlemen start your engines,” in Saturday’s 160-lap, 400-mile race.Continue Reading
For Eddie Wood and the rest of the Wood Brothers team, this week’s trip through the old Turn Four tunnel at Daytona International Speedway will be more special than usual. As he drives down into the tunnel and then launches up into the track’s infield, Wood will see the speedwayContinue Reading
HAS ANY OF THE EXCITEMENT WORN OFF THESE PAST FIVE MONTHS? “No, it’s still awesome. I’ve got stacks of pictures and flags and autograph requests at my house to remind me of it every day, so it’s still really cool and I think it’ll take a long time for thatContinue Reading
Regan’s Smith breakout year started to take shape before the first Sprint Cup points race of the 2011 season. Heads started to turn toward the Furniture Row Racing driver when he placed second in February’s 150-mile qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway, which set the 43-car lineup for the season-opening Daytona 500. The strong performanceContinue Reading
Bobby Labonte raced for the win in the closing laps of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway (DIS) in February. Labonte pushed Trevor Bayne to victory and snatched a fourth-place finish after leading once for two laps in the season-opener. Now, Labonte returns with the No. 47 Kingsford ToyotaContinue Reading
Two-time Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip has enjoyed many special races in his career, but few will be as meaningful to the Owensboro, Ky. native as the July 9 inaugural NASCAR Sprint race at Kentucky Speedway. With the support of long-time sponsor Aaron’s Inc., Michael will celebrate the election ofContinue Reading
UPS will pay tribute to Ned Jarrett’s recent induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame with a commemorative design on David Ragan’s No. 6 UPS Ford at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The throwback paint scheme was unveiled today at Infineon Raceway and resembles Jarrett’s 1965 championship-winning Ford Galaxie. UPS sponsored Jarrett’sContinue Reading
A reliable engine and steady hands on the wheel propelled Kurt Busch and the No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge to Victory Lane for the first time this year and earned the Penske Engines team their third MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Race Award Sunday at the Toyota SaveMart 350 atContinue Reading