Luke Bryan to Headline the DAYTONA 500 Budweiser Pre-Race Show
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The reigning Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan will electrify the crowd during the DAYTONA 500 Budweiser Pre-Race Show, the prelude to the start of the “The Great American Race” at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 23 (1 p.m. – FOX, FOX Deportes, MRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Continue reading
Turner Scott Motorsports (TSM) announces its 2014 driver lineup for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East (NKNPSE). Drivers Brandon Jones and Ben Rhodes, who each drove part-time for TSM last season, will return with the organization, joined by newcomers Kaz Grala, Cameron Hayley and Scott Heckert. Continue reading
Team switches No. 93 to No. 23 and Announces 2014 Daytona 500 sponsor
BK Racing has signed Tucson, AZ native Alex Bowman and Mayetta, NJ native Ryan Truex to pilot the team’s No. 23 and No. 83 BK Racing entries and compete for Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Bowman will driver the newly renumbered No. 23 and comes off his rookie season in the NASCAR Nationwide Series which saw him win two poles and finish 11th in the final standings. Truex made four starts between the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Camping World Truck Series this past season. Both Bowman and Truex tested for BK Racing in the Preseason Thunder sessions at Daytona last week and have already begun to create a relationship with their respective teams and crew chiefs. Continue reading
American Blade Runner, Blake Leeper is Honorary Race Official for 56th Annual Daytona 500
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Paralympic athlete Blake Leeper, known as the “American Blade Runner,” will serve as Honorary Race Official for the 56th annual Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, Feb. 23 at Daytona International Speedway (FOX, 1 p.m. ET). Continue reading
‘Change’ is the hottest topic around NASCAR circles as drivers, teams, media and fans contemplate the latest changes leading up to the Sprint Cup Series season opener at Daytona in February.
And more changes are coming. As reported by the Charlotte Observer, NASCAR is contemplating changes to the Chase ten-race playoff system to decide the 2014 champion. Continue reading