Daytona: Starting Lineup for Can-Am Duel Race #1

on February 14, 2016February 14, 2016

1 24 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevrolet
3 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford
4 21 * Ryan Blaney # Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford
5 3 Austin Dillon DOW Chevrolet Continue reading “Daytona: Starting Lineup for Can-Am Duel Race #1”

Daytona: Starting Lineup for Can-Am Duel Race #2

on February 14, 2016February 14, 2016

1 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota
2 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s 75 Toyota
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
4 19 Carl Edwards ARRIS Toyota
5 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation/Monster Energy Chevrolet Continue reading “Daytona: Starting Lineup for Can-Am Duel Race #2”

Clock runs out on Martin Truex Jr. car at Daytona, Furniture Row Fails Inspection

on February 14, 2016February 14, 2016

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Speedweeks at Daytona haven’t gone the way Martin Truex Jr. and the No. 78 Furniture Row team would have expected or preferred.

In Saturday night’s Sprint Unlimited, Truex fell victim to a late wreck and finished 13th. Continue reading “Clock runs out on Martin Truex Jr. car at Daytona, Furniture Row Fails Inspection”

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying Results – Daytona 500

on February 14, 2016February 14, 2016

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying – Daytona 500
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida
Sunday, February 14, 2016

1. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 196.314 mph.
2. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 196.036 mph.
3. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 195.682 mph.
4. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 195.207 mph.
5. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 195.118 mph. Continue reading “NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying Results – Daytona 500”

Rookie Chase Elliott edges Matt Kenseth for Daytona 500 pole

on February 14, 2016February 14, 2016

Feb. 14, 2016

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Chase Elliott’s rookie campaign just got a jump-start.

Faced with the daunting prospect of succeeding Jeff Gordon in the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, the 20-year-old Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate drove the same chassis to the same result Gordon accomplished last year—the pole position for the Feb. 21 Daytona 500 (on FOX at 1 p.m. ET). Continue reading “Rookie Chase Elliott edges Matt Kenseth for Daytona 500 pole”