In Sunday’s Advance Auto Parts Clash, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams got their first taste of pit stops with five over-the-wall crew members instead of the six allowed last year. Continue reading
Daily Archives: February 11, 2018
Rapid Runs in the Clash may be a Good Omen for the Daytona 500
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Beer Ford, and Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Toyota, race during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway on February 11, 2018, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – What fans saw in Sunday’s Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway should constitute a promising look ahead to the Daytona 500 a week later. Continue reading
Clash Curse Continues for Jimmie Johnson
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Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet, Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 DC Solar Chevrolet, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #17 Fastenal Ford, race during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway on February 11, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images
At least Jimmie Johnson is getting closer.
On Sunday at Daytona International Speedway, Johnson made it to the last lap of the Advance Auto Parts Clash. He just didn’t make it to the checkered flag. Continue reading
Brad Keselowski Claims Dominant Victory in Advance Auto Parts Clash
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 11: Brad Keselowski, the driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway on February 11, 2018, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – For once, as he put it, Brad Keselowski didn’t “choke away” a chance at victory during Speedweeks at Daytona.
Just the opposite. Taking the lead on Lap 39 of the Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway, Keselowski held it the rest of the way to win the exhibition kick-off race to the 2018 season, leading Team Penske to a 1-2-4 finish. Continue reading