No driver has ever won more races at the Daytona International Speedway than Dale Earnhardt. .He amassed a total of 34 victories across three series.
Earnhardt won his first Twin 125 qualifying race in 1983 and would again in 1986.
It was the only the beginning of his domination at the 2.5 mile track.
The Intimidator started a streak in 1990 no driver may ever replicate again.
Every year in the ’90s, he won his Twin 125 qualifying race. And to go along with them, Earnhardt won five straight NASCAR Busch (now Nationwide) Series races at Daytona from 1990 to 1994. Continue reading →
Brian Keselowski’s car awaits the start of the 2011 Daytona 500 Photo – Kyle Magda
Brian Keselowski was a long shot to make it into the 2011 Daytona 500.
He and his No. 92 team posted the slowest qualifying speed on pole day and the team had a lot of work ahead of them. Keselowski started 24th in the second Gatorade Duel, the last position in the field. His brother Brad was competing in the same duel.
Brian ran in the back for most of the race.
A popular way of racing during 2011 Speedweeks was the new tandem draft, when two cars would hook up and push each other around the track.
With 21 laps remaining, Brad got a bump from Todd Bodine and sent the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge spinning. This forced Brad to come to pit road to fix some damage and start in the back on the ensuing restart. He happened to find his brother and the two stormed their way to the front.
With Brad’s help, Brian made the Daytona 500 by securing the second transfer spot with a fifth-place finish. After failing to make a race in three tries in 2010, Brian Keselowski finally made his Sprint Cup Series début in the 2011 Daytona 500.
A few days after the Duels, Brian received funding from Discount Tire, who came on as a sponsor for the No. 92 Dodge.
Brian started 12th in the Daytona 500, but the “Big One” took him out on lap 28, relegating him to a 41st place finish.
2011 Gatorade Duel #2 Top Ten
#31 Jeff Burton (won by. 005 seconds)
#33 Clint Bowyer
#15 Michael Waltrip (got first transfer spot)
#18 Kyle Busch
#92 Brian Keselowski (grabbed second transfer spot)
#1 Jamie McMurray
#2 Brad Keselowski (helped his brother make the Daytona 500)
#11 Denny Hamlin
#56 Martin Truex Jr.
#99 Carl Edwards (finished second in the 2011 Daytona 500)
“Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier” Photo – Marvel Entertainment
Actor Chris Evans, Star of Marvel’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” is Grand Marshal for 56th Annual Daytona 500
Evans Will Deliver the Most Famous Words in Motorsports
for the ‘The Great American Race’
Chris Evans, star of Marvel’s latest Super Hero adventure “Captain America: The Winter Solider,” scheduled for release on April 4, will serve as Grand Marshal for the 56th annual Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, Feb. 23, at Daytona International Speedway. The race is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET and broadcast on FOX, FOX Deportes, MRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, as well as streamed live on the FOX Sports GO app. Continue reading →
Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 DOW Chevrolet, poses for a photo with the Coors Light pole award after winning pole position for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 16, 2014 Photo – Patrick Smith/Getty Images
Driving Iconic No. 3, Dillon will Lead the Field to Green in ‘The Great American Race’
Austin Dillon, driving the historic No. 3 car in its return to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition for the first time since 2001, won the Coors Light Pole for the 56th running of the Daytona 500 – NASCAR’s most prestigious race and season opener. “The Great American Race” is scheduled to take place on Sunday, Feb. 23 at Daytona International Speedway. Fans can watch at 1 p.m. on FOX, and listen on Motor Racing Network Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Continue reading →
