NASCAR Media Tour Notebook

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DARRELL “BUBBA” WALLACE IS READY TO ENJOY A STINT AT THE TOP OF THE NASCAR WORLD

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Darrell “Bubba” Wallace has arrived—and he’s feeling it.

After years of starts and stops in a racing career that’s finally in gear, Wallace is set to compete in his first full-time season in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series racing. Continue reading

Aric Almirola Visits Feeding South Florida Food Bank, Little Havana and Freedom Tower During Road to Daytona 500 Media Tour in Miami

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With the Harley J. Earl DAYTONA 500 trophy in the background, driver Aric Almirola presents a check from his sponsor Smithfield Foods for $6,010 – with the 60 representing the 60th running of the DAYTONA 500 and the 10 representing his new car number – to Paco Velez, President, and CEO of Feeding South Florida. Photo – Courtesy of DIS

Almirola and Smithfield Foods Make Donation to Feeding South Florida Food Bank

Miami is the First Stop of the Road to the DAYTONA 500 Tour                    

Miami, Fla. (January 18, 2018) – The Road to the DAYTONA 500 Tour kicked off Thursday in Miami with Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 10 Smithfield Ford Fusion for Stewart-Haas Racing. The media tour included visits to Feeding South Florida food bank, the Freedom Tower, Little Havana and local TV studios where Almirola previewed the upcoming 60th annual DAYTONA 500 – the prestigious season opener for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series which will take place Feb. 18th at Daytona International Speedway. Continue reading

Multiple Changes at Stewart Haas Racing ahead of the 2018 Season

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The start of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season is only a little over a month away and when Stewart Haas Racing(SHR) hits the track for Speedweeks in Daytona, there will be some notable changes. SHR will once again field four full-time Cup teams with a new driver piloting one of those entries, a rookie crew chief leading another, and another crew chief swapping teams. The intentions of these changes are to produce the highest level of performance in pursuit of another Championship. Continue reading

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hits the Track for Goodyear Tire Test

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Four Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams will officially bring in the sport’s New Year during a two-day Goodyear tire test at Texas Motor Speedway this week. Continue reading

Respect for Joe Gibbs Pushed Tony Stewart to Team Ownership

Tony Stewart, co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing, answers questions from the media following a press conference at Stewart-Haas Racing on November 8, 2017, in Kannapolis, North Carolina. Stewart-Haas Racing introduced Almirola as their driver of the #10 Smithfield Ford for the 2018 season. Photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images

Joe Gibbs couldn’t stay angry at Tony Stewart forever.

In fact, he couldn’t stay angry for very long at all—once he got over the shock of Stewart’s planned departure from Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of the 2008 season. Continue reading