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Daytona News & Notes – February 2015

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Andrew Booth, Senior Manager of Media Relations at Daytona International Speedway is our guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, February 9, 2015 at 8:40 pm ET. During the LIVE broadcast, call 714-202-9918 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments.

Daytona News & Notes – February 2015

Check back for more updates as the days wind down to events at Daytona International Speedway in February 2015. During Race Weekend, look for schedule, practice, and qualifying reports posted here

Tickets for the 57th annual DAYTONA 500 and all Budweiser Speedweeks 2015 events are on sale now and available by calling 1-800-PITSHOP or visiting www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com

Fans can follow NASCAR on Twitter and stay up to speed on the latest news by using hashtag #DAYTONA500 and #SPEEDWEEKS. Fans can also stay connected with Daytona International Speedway on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest for the latest news all season long. Fans can follow the latest on DAYTONA Rising, the $400 million frontstretch renovation at the “World Center of Racing” by using #DAYTONARising on Twitter or visiting www.daytonarising.com. Continue reading →

Legend of ‘Awesome Bill’ Started from Meager Beginnings

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Bill Elliott scored six wins on his way to becoming the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion. Photo - Getty Images

Bill Elliott scored six wins on his way to becoming the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion. Photo – Getty Images

Elliott’s NASCAR Hall of Fame Career a Story of Perseverance 

Note: This release is part of an advance series before the 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Jan. 30, broadcast live at 8 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network, Motor Racing Network Radio and SiriusXM Satellite Radio. Bill Elliott, Fred Lorenzen, Wendell Scott, Joe Weatherly and Rex White are the five 2015 inductees.

When Bill Elliott climbed into his Ford on a late-winter afternoon in 1976, little did fans at North Carolina Motor Speedway know they were witnessing the birth of a NASCAR Hall of Fame career.  Continue reading →