Daily Archives: February 16, 2013

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John Wes Townley Takes the Pole for Lucas Oil 200

download (1)John Wes Townley earned the pole position on Friday for the Lucas Oil 200 Presented By MAVTV American Real ARCA Racing Series Presented By Menards season-opening event.  The race will run at 4:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at Daytona International Speedway (SPEED-TV)

Townley, in the No. 15 Zaxby’s Toyota with Venturini Motorsports, secured the pole with a lap speed of 181.313 mph on the 2.5-mile tri-oval.  Townley was also the fastest during Thursday’s rain-shortened practice. Continue reading

Notes ‘n Nuggets – Budweiser Speedweeks at Daytona

The Sprint Unlimited, Daytona 500 Qualifying Signal Opening of 2013 Season

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A jam-packed Speedweeks featuring racing for everything NASCAR kicks off the 2013 season this weekend at Daytona International Speedway.

Ten days of high-speed activity begin Friday with practice for Saturday night’s Sprint Unlimited, a non-points race for 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Coors Light Pole winners in which the new Gen-6 car will debut. All competition leads up to the year’s signature event, the 55th Annual Daytona 500 at 1 p.m. ET Sunday, Feb. 24. Continue reading