Monthly Archives: February 2016

Dalton Sargeant Joins Venturini Motorspsorts for 2016 ARCA Season

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Dalton Sargeant is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast. 

Last week, Venturini Motorsports announced Dalton Sargeant is joining them for the 2016 season in the No. 55 Toyota Camry for a multi-race deal in the ARCA Racing Series. On Thursday, Sargeant, a Boca Raton, Florida native, announced with Venturini Motorsports on Toyota’s Pit Pass stage during Daytona Speedweeks, unveiling his No. 55 Toyota Camry.

The 17-year old, high school senior is competing in 15 of the 19 remaining events beginning at Salem Speedway on April 24. Sargeant is also driving his Toyota at Talladega, Toledo, New Jersey Motorsports Park, both Pocono dates, Michigan, Winchester, Iowa, Lucas Oil Raceway, Berlin, Salem, Chicago, Kentucky and the ARCA Series finale at Kansas. Continue reading →

Denny Hamlin Wins Closest Daytona 500 in History

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Most of the time, when an athlete talks about a ‘team victory,’ it’s nothing more than a sports cliché.

But Denny Hamlin’s win in Sunday’s Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway—by the closest margin in the history of the Great American Race—was a testament to the strength and solidarity of the Toyota teams of Joe Gibbs Racing and Furniture Row Racing, a JGR affiliate. Continue reading →

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2016 Daytona 500 Preview

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Next Race: Daytona 500

The Place: Daytona International Speedway

The Date: Sunday, Feb. 21

The Time: 1 p.m. ET

TV: FOX, Noon ET

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Ch. 90

Distance: 500 miles (200 laps)

 

Logano(ther) One: No. 22 Ford Driver Looks to

Capture Second Straight Daytona 500 Victory

With a visit to Victory Lane in Sunday’s Daytona 500, Joey Logano would become only the fourth driver to win The Great American Race in consecutive seasons. The three drivers who have taken the checkered flag in the Daytona 500 two years in a row are Richard Petty (1973-74), Cale Yarborough (1983-84) and Sterling Marlin (1994-95). Continue reading →

Daytona Rising in the Spotlight for Daytona 500

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DAYTONA Rising in the Spotlight for Daytona 500

Sunday’s Daytona 500 marks the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the re-imagined Daytona International Speedway after the $400-million capital project transformed the facility into the world’s first motorsports stadium.

The project produced five expanded and redesigned fan entrances called “injectors,” 60 new trackside suites, three new concourse levels for fans that will span the frontstretch, 11 social areas throughout the frontstretch that are the size of football fields and filled with video screens, 17 elevators and 40 escalators.

Daytona Rising gives the area an economic boost by providing 6,300 new jobs, $300 million in labor income and more than $85 million in tax revenue.

There are now twice as many restrooms and three times the total of concession/merchandise points of sale, making the fan experience more convenient. Race enthusiasts can also enjoy premium viewing on the new hospitality level that transitions the hospitality experience from the old temporary chalet model to a permanent climate controlled high-end experience within Daytona International Speedway.

Click here for an infographic on Daytona Rising

NASCAR XFINITY Series Points Leader, Elliott Sader is Happy at JR Motorsports

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Apparently, the Sadler’s and the Earnhardt’s have been great friends since their teen years and now, coming full circle in the 2016 season, they are on the same team with JR Motorsports in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. After their first race together, the season opener at Daytona, so far they’re all happy.

Sadler finished fourth in Saturday’s PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway and as the highest finishing series regular, he is happy about having the points lead. Sadler knows the momentum his team will take into the next race at Atlanta is a big deal, and with their results at Daytona, he says there’s more reason for optimism down the road with JR Motorsports.  Continue reading →