After the craziness of the Daytona 500 led to Michael McDowell’s upset win, it wasn’t outrageous to think that the Daytona Road Course might tone down a little bit. Early on, it appeared as if that was exactly what would happen, with pole-sitter Chase Elliott driving away from the field and winning stage one with ease.
Nominations Close March 19, Winner Announced in November
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 22, 2021) – Nominations open today for The NASCAR Foundation’s 11th annual Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award, a recognition that honors the philanthropic ideals and vision of Betty Jane France, The NASCAR Foundation’s late founder, and chairperson.
Daytona Road Course NASCAR Race Review is presented by host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala. Join us for the smartest race talk around! Then, stick around for Hot Topics Sound Off with co-host Andy Laskey and the Fan4Racing crew!
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver with ThorSport Racing brings home a top-ten finish in the No. 98 from the Daytona Road Course.
This episode centers around the Daytona Road Coursein the NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, and Truck, Series. We’ll also offer some updates from the ARCA, ARCA East, and ARCA West Series.
The Agenda
We start with some updates from each of the ARCA Menards Series.
In our second half-hour, our guest Christian Eckes with ThorSport Racing joins the conversation.
We also review the Truck Series on the Daytona Road Course
In the next half-hour, we review the Xfinity and Cup Series races on the Daytona Road Course
Our final half-hour (maybe an hour), covers our Hot Topics Sound Off with the Fan4Racing Crew.
The NASCAR Cup Series stays at Daytona International Speedway to run on its road course. Its 15-turn course takes the field through a winding infield before returning onto the superspeedway where drivers race down the backstretch to a tricky chicane. Cars and driver’s ability to control the brakes are so crucial in this course with all the tight hairpin turns. Brake failure often ruins a team’s day in road course racing.