Justin Haley Gets First Cup Win at Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – JULY 07: Justin Haley, driver of the #77 Fraternal Order of Eagles Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 07, 2019 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – As the dark clouds and lightning descended upon Daytona International Speedway Sunday afternoon, Justin Haley climbed out of his No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet feeling like it was perhaps divine intervention. He was first on the scoreboard at the time Sunday’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 was red-flagged for lightning 33 laps short of the intended 160-lap distance.

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Ross Chastain Leads Podium Sweep at Daytona for Kaulig Racing

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – JULY 05: <>during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Circle K Firecracker 250 Powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway on July 05, 2019 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images


DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Kaulig Racing found the key to victory in Saturday night’s Circle K Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway, and the team did so in triplicate.

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NASCAR President Steve Phelps Lauds Heightened Competition Under 2019 Cup Rules

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – JULY 07: Alex Bowman, driver of the #88 Valvoline Patriotic Chevrolet, races Parker Kligerman, driver of the #96 TRD 40th Anniversary Toyota, and Ty Dillon, driver of the #13 GEICO Military Chevrolet, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 07, 2019 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Perhaps the most visible hallmark of the first half of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season has been the quality of racing at 1.5-mile intermediate speedways, an assertion bore out by statistics and emphasized by NASCAR president Steve Phelps during a meeting with reporters at the sanctioning body’s headquarters on Friday.

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