Austin Cindric Wins a Thrilling Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 20: Austin Cindric, driver of the #2 Discount Tire Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series 64th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2022 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Austin Cindric wins a thrilling Daytona 500 in the NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday afternoon.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – On the 85th birthday of his car owner, Roger Penske, 23-year-old NASCAR Cup Series rookie Austin Cindric beat Bubba Wallace to the finish line by 0.036 seconds in overtime to win Sunday’s 64th running of the Daytona 500.

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Toyota Unveils ‘Countless’ Daytona 500 Feature

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Toyota Unveils ‘Countless’ Daytona 500 feature of the Joe Gibbs Racing drivers and their history in the NASCAR Cup Series. Courtesy of TR

Toyota is proud to debut ‘Countless’, a new commercial featuring two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch, 2017 Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin.

The piece highlights all of Toyota’s incredible accomplishments in its 15 seasons in the top level of NASCAR, including 162 race wins and three championships. However, for Toyota – it’s not all about the on-track achievements; it’s about the memories made and the ‘countless’ celebrations along the way.

Produced by North Carolina-based What Not Films, which was behind Toyota’s previous motorsports commercial efforts – ‘Sign the Line’ and ‘The Dream,’ ‘Countless’ will make its television debut as part of the Daytona 500 broadcast this afternoon before beginning regular commercial rotation at the series’ second race of the season at Auto Club Speedway.

Dale Earnhardt Jr Interview on Racing at Daytona

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Dale Earnhardt Jr interview on Racing at Daytona on the Jim Rome show on Friday, February 18, 2022. Courtesy of the Jim Rome Show

Rookie Austin Hill Snags Xfinity Series Win at Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 19: Austin Hill, driver of the #21 Bennett/United Rentals Chevrolet, celebrates in the Ruoff Mortgage victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 19, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Austin Hill snags Xfinity Series win at Daytona International Speedway in the Beef it’s What’s for Dinner 300 on Saturday evening.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Austin Hill nosed ahead of AJ Allmendinger moments before an incident on the backstretch at Daytona International Speedway ripped the engine and rear end out of Myatt Snider’s car.

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Corey Heim Brings Venturini Another Victory in ARCA Opener at Daytona

Corey Heim brings Venturini another victory in ARCA Opener at Daytona International Speedway in the Lucas Oil 200 on Saturday afternoon.

Repeating their feat from last year, Corey Heim and Venturini Motorsports once again open the ARCA Menards Series season with a Daytona victory. Wheeling the No. 20 Venturini machine to the checkered flag, the win marks the fifth consecutive victory for the organization. For Heim, he now has eight ARCA visits to victory lane.

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