Ricky Stenhouse Jr Hopes to Seize Best Opportunity at Daytona

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the driver of the #17 Fifth Third Bank Ford, practices for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 5, 2018, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is a realist.

Approaching the halfway point of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, the driver of the No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford is embroiled in a tight points battle for one of the last spots in the Playoffs. Continue reading

Bubba Wallace Promises Emotional Display if he Wins on Saturday

Bubba Wallace, the driver of the #43 U.S. Air Force Chevrolet, stands by his car during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 5, 2018, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images

When he finished second to Austin Dillon in the season-opening Daytona 500, Bubba Wallace lost his composure on the dais in the media center. Continue reading

Dillon Feels Optimistic in Return to Daytona

Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 American Ethanol e15 Chevrolet, practices for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 5, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images

Looking into his rearview mirror and seeing the field behind him as he sped across the finish line to win the season-opening Daytona 500 is something Austin Dillon won’t ever forget. Continue reading

Anything Can Happen Under the Lights of Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – JULY 01: Cars race during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 59th Annual Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway on July 1, 2017 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 700069079 ORIG FILE ID: 805425252

It was an opportunistic pass, one that ultimately also proved to be the winning pass. Continue reading

Tire-Changers Brehanna Daniels and Breanna O’Leary to Go Over the Wall Together in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race at Daytona

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NASCAR Drive for Diversity Crew Members to Pit for Ray Black Jr.’s No. 51 Chevrolet in Coke Zero Sugar 400 on July 7

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 3, 2018) – Less than two years after relocating to North Carolina to pursue careers as professional tire-changers, NASCAR Drive for Diversity pit crew members Brehanna Daniels and Breanna O’Leary will go over the wall together in Saturday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series™ race at Daytona International Speedway. Continue reading