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Notes ‘n Nuggets – Budweiser Speedweeks at Daytona

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The Sprint Unlimited, Daytona 500 Qualifying Signal Opening of 2013 Season

BudSpeedweeksThumbSpeedweeks Features Racing Events For Competitors At All Levels 

A jam-packed Speedweeks featuring racing for everything NASCAR kicks off the 2013 season this weekend at Daytona International Speedway.

Ten days of high-speed activity begin Friday with practice for Saturday night’s Sprint Unlimited, a non-points race for 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Coors Light Pole winners in which the new Gen-6 car will debut. All competition leads up to the year’s signature event, the 55th Annual Daytona 500 at 1 p.m. ET Sunday, Feb. 24. Continue reading →

Fans Will Be “All Shook Up” For Elvis Presley’s 1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II

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Elvis Presley's 1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II will be on display at the April 4-7 Food Lion AutoFair Photo - Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.
Elvis Presley‘s 1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II will be on display at the April 4-7 Food Lion AutoFair
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In the 1950s, the world couldn’t help falling in love with Elvis Presley and now fans can view one of The King of Rock ‘N’ Roll’s personal vehicles, a 1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II, at the April 4-7 Food Lion AutoFair at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Continue reading →

DIS Rides the #Daytona500 Social Media Wave

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The Photo tweeted by Brad Keselowski at the 2012 Daytona 500 that created a social media tidal wave that continues in 2013
The Photo tweeted by Brad Keselowski at the 2012 Daytona 500 that created a social media tidal wave that continues in 2013

Who doesn’t remember the Social Media tidal wave that rolled through the Daytona 500 in 2012 when Brad Keselowski tweeted from his race car a photo of the jet dryer incident? That tweet generated 200,000+ new twitter followers, within less than 24 hours for eventual Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski.

NASCAR tracks are still riding that social media wave as DIS launches their fan-centric social media initiatives for Budweiser Speedweeks 2013. Continue reading →

1963 Replica Car Built by Leonard Wood on Display during Budweiser Speedweeks

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1963 Daytona 500-Winning Replica Car Built by Leonard Wood to be on Display during Budweiser Speedweeks

No. 21 car with Tiny Lund behind the wheel in the 1963 Daytona 500. Photo - ISC Images and Archives
No. 21 car with Tiny Lund behind the wheel in the 1963 Daytona 500.
Photo – ISC Images and Archives

During Budweiser Speedweeks, fans will be able to take a special glimpse into the storied history of Wood Brothers Racing as a replica of the 1963 Daytona 500-winning car – the No. 21 Ford Galaxie driven by Tiny Lund — will be on display in the Sprint FANZONE. The replica car was constructed by Leonard Wood, who was recently inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Continue reading →