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MOORESVILLE, N.C. (July 8, 2019) – Ryan Truex will ride into Kentucky Speedway this weekend with a fresh car design. JR Motorsports and the No. 8 team have joined forces with MULTI-PLATINUM superstar duo Florida Georgia Line to create a fresh spin on an old-school look with the classic red and gold paint scheme. The design inspiration came from the timeless liveries of motorsport legends Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Tim Richmond. Continue reading “Florida Georgia Line Sponsoring Ryan Truex at Kentucky”

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DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – JULY 07: Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 American Ethanol Chevrolet, and Clint Bowyer, driver of the #14 Mobil 1/Rush Truck Centers Ford, start an on-track incident during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 07, 2019 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)

What a soggy mess Daytona International Speedway was this weekend. The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 was rained out on Saturday, was contested on Sunday, before ultimately ending 33 laps short of it’s scheduled distance thanks to lightning and rain.

Despite the wild weather delays, the Cup Series race scored a decent rating on NBC. Continue reading “Rescheduled and Rain-Shortened Daytona Race Scores Decent Overnight Ratings”

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Justin Haley, driver of the #77 Fraternal Order of Eagles Camaro ZL1, races to his win Sunday, July 7, 2019 in the rain-shortened, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The race was postponed yesterday due to weather. (Photo by Jim Fluharty/HHP for Chevy Racing)

To call Justin Haley’s win in Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona an upset would be a massive understatement. Okay, it would be more than a massive understatement. There aren’t even words that have been constructed yet to describe how big of an underdog story the No. 77 car was on Sunday.

Haley, 20, was making his third-career start, and he was a 1,000 to 1 betting underdog. Continue reading “Justin Haley’s Win: Biggest Upset of All-Time?”