Daily Archives: February 17, 2018

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Tyler Reddick Inches Past Elliott Sadler for Five-Overtime NASCAR Xfinity Win

Tyler Reddick, the driver of the #9 BurgerFi Chevrolet, poses with the trophy after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 17, 2018, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – In a day race that ended under the lights, with the closest margin of victory in NASCAR history, Tyler Reddick finished Saturday’s PowerShares QQQ 300 less than three inches ahead of JR Motorsports teammate Elliott Sadler. Continue reading

Tough Start for Cindric in Daytona

Austin Cindric, driver of the #60 Pirtek Ford, and Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s Chevrolet, are involved in an on-track incident during the NASCAR Xfinity Series PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 17, 2018, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 17, 2018) – Roush Fenway rookie driver Austin Cindric rolled off the grid 11th in Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) opener at Daytona International Speedway. Unfortunately, the young driver’s (NXS) Daytona debut came to an abrupt end after his No. 60 Pirtek Ford Mustang made contact with the outside wall on lap nine after getting caught in the middle of three-wide traffic. With the damage too extensive to repair on pit road the team was forced to settle for a 40th-place finish. Continue reading

Busy Offseason for Toyota Owners have them Excited for 2018

Joe Gibbs and Barney Visser speak with the media at Daytona International Speedway Photo – Getty Images

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Toyota Racing executive Ed Laukes sat alongside the make’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series team owners Joe Gibbs and Barney Visser to address the racing media Saturday morning eager for the group to step right in where it left off in 2017 – a lot of victory circles and on stage hoisting the championship trophy. Continue reading