Новости за 29.06.2017

Kyle Busch topped the chart in first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Daytona International Speedway.

Chevrolet leads all other manufacturers in wins at Daytona International Speedway.  The Bowtie Brand has taken home 45 victories from the World Center of Speed, 23 being at the Daytona 500 and the other 22 occurring at the annual July event.

Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 41 Monster Energy/Haas Automation Ford Fusion, met with media members Thursday prior to opening Monster Energy Cup Series practice at Daytona International Speedway.

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 NAPA PATRIOTIC CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed his contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports (HMS), the past few races, his relationship with Dale Earnhardt Jr., at HMS, his approach to the Daytona race this weekend, and more.

Michael McDowell is returning to the site of his best finish in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) for the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway (DIS).

NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon will drive the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Pace Car to lead the field to the start of the 24th annual Brickyard 400 on Sunday, July 23 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

But did you know that the first summer race at Daytona International Speedway was called the Firecracker 250? The 250-miles race was held on July 4, 1959, and was won by Fireball Roberts. He dominated the caution-free event, leading 84 of 100 laps and finishing ahead of the second-place finisher, Joe Weatherly, by 57 seconds.

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series travels to Daytona International Speedway this weekend for the Coke Zero 400 while the XFINITY Series will hit the track for the Coca-Cola Firecracker 250.

The changing of the guard. NASCAR fans are getting used to that. Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, and soon Dale Earnhardt Jr. Summer returns, which means FOX leaves to be replaced by NBC.

Another Top-10? : Earlier this year, the Go Fas Racing team and Matt DiBenedetto kicked off their 2017 season with a top-10 in their first race working together. This Saturday night, they'll look to find some of that same magic in hopes of another great finish on the high-banks of Daytona International Speedway. Daytona will be the first track the circuit returns to for a second time thus far on the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

As Eddie Wood heads to Daytona International Speedway for Saturday’s Coke Zero 400, the co-owner of the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion driven by Ryan Blaney figures there’s no better time to be campaigning a Ford Fusion.

SPONSOR THIS WEEKEND: "I'm really proud to be able to bring the red, white and blue patriotic No. 37 Coffee-mate Chevrolet to Daytona (International Speedway) this weekend," Buescher said. "We have several Nestle brands on the car and we want to thank them all for letting us have some fun with their paint scheme to help celebrate Independence Day."

Challenges: "Daytona is like a Christmas present that you open up and it’s socks sometimes - - it depends on how it plays out," Allmendinger said. "It’s just a challenge. This Daytona race is a lot slicker than the Daytona 500. It’s very humid. The cars don’t have hardly any downforce on them at that point. Racing gets three wide there. So, track position is even more critical early in the race than trying to wait it out. You can’t quite do that anymore. If you do wait it out, you have to go a lot quicker. Читать дальше...