The finish of Saturday’s Powershares QQQ 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Daytona International Speedway left winner Chase Elliott out of gas on the cool-down lap and runner-up Joey Logano pounding his steering wheel in frustration.
But it was the high-speed chess game seconds before the first and second-place cars crossed the finish line that made all the difference. Continue reading
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With the World Center of Racing taking a spotlight tomorrow for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stars are teaming up with Homeland Security for the “If You See Something, Say Something™” campaign.
The new Public Service Announcements/PSA, which feature Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr, and are on display this weekend at the Daytona 500. Since 2011, The Department of Homeland Security has partnered with NASCAR to create public service announcements and digital awareness products through the “If You See Something, Say Something™” campaign. Continue reading
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The PowerShares QQQ 300 starting line up for today’s NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Daytona International Speedway includes Ty Dillon, with Richard Childress Racing as the Coors Light Pole sitter.
This is Dillon’s fourth pole in 79 XFINITY Series starts and his first pole of the 2016 season with a lap of 49.493 seconds, 181.844-mph. Dillon has six starts at Daytona and this is his first pole at the Track.
Daniel Suarez is sharing the front row with Dillon for today’s race, with Bobby Labonte in third, Austin Dillon is fourth and Erik Jones – the fastest rookie – rounds out the top-five starters.
Watch the XFINITY Series PowerShares QQQ 300 today at 3:30 pm ET on FOX Sports 1
Championship or Bust for Dillon
Ty Dillon has one goal on his mind for the 2016 – a NASCAR XFINITY Series title.
“It’s winning races or bust for me,” Dillon said. “I know with that will come a championship opportunity. So we get locked in that Chase, you have to win the races, just like they have in the Sprint Cup Series.”
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With a new season brings tons of excitement and some great new ideas to the table for the NASCAR XFINITY Series. Much like the successful NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chase, the XFINITY Series has now adopted a new version of NASCAR’s playoff system. Also the fan and driver adorned Dash 4 Cash program returns for 2016, but this time with a tweak to the process. Below are details to the biggest changes the NASCAR XFINITY Series will see in 2016. Continue reading