Michael Self Sweeps Daytona Road Course on Historic Day

Michael Self sweeps Daytona road course in the ARCA Menards Series, General Tire 100 on Friday evening for Venturini Motorsports.
Michael Self, driver of the No. 25 Sinclair Lubricants Toyota celebrates after winning the General Tire 100 at the Daytona Road Course for the ARCA Menards Series in Daytona Beach, Florida on August 14, 2020. Photo by James Gilbert/ARCA Racing

Michael Self sweeps Daytona road course in the ARCA Menards Series, General Tire 100 on Friday evening for Venturini Motorsports.

Michael Self has already proven he can conquer the superspeedway at Daytona International Speedway. Back in February, he won the season opener at ‘The World Center of Racing’ for the second time.

Friday night, he added an historic first to his racing resume.

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NASCAR is Making Historic Return to Road Course Racing in Daytona

NASCAR is making a historic return to road course racing in Daytona. NASCAR founder, Bill France Sr raced the sandy Daytona road course.
Big” Bill France, Sr. (second from left) stands with drivers (L to R) Smokey Purser, Roy Hall and Sammy Packard before a stock car race on the Daytona beach-road course in 1940. Hall won the race with Big Bill finishing fourth, Purser fifth and Packard 19th. Big Bill would eventually give up driving and focus on promoting road course events at Daytona Beach as well as the creation of today’s NASCAR’s Cup Series. Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images
 

NASCAR is making a historic return to road course racing in Daytona. NASCAR founder, Bill France Sr raced the sandy Daytona road course.

As NASCAR’s three national series get ready to make their historic first attempts at the DAYTONA Road Course inside the Daytona International Speedway on Aug. 14-16, let’s take a look back at how road course racing began in Daytona Beach, “The Birthplace of Speed.”

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Wallace, Mid-Week Racing, Daytona Road Course – Hot Topics Sound Off

Bubba Wallace, mid-week racing, and Daytona road course at the top of this week's Hot Topics Sound Off with Fan4Racing writer Andy Laskey.   Share your thoughts by commenting below.
LOUDON, NEW HAMPSHIRE – AUGUST 02: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #43 Cash App Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on August 02, 2020, in Loudon, New Hampshire. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

Wallace, mid-week racing, Daytona road course are at the top of this week’s Hot Topics Sound Off with Fan4Racing writer Andy Laskey. Share your thoughts by commenting below.

Rumor: Bubba Wallace to Chip Ganassi Racing

A surprising turn in the 2021 silly season, is the recent rumor of Bubba Wallace possibly taking Chip Ganassi Racing’s No. 42 Chevy, in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season. While many peg Ross Chastain for the seat, Bubba Wallace could certainly bring a lot to that team.

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NASCAR Announces 2020 Schedule through Regular Season Finale Weekend

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NASCAR Announces 2020 Schedule through Cup Series Regular Season Finale Weekend
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NASCAR Announces 2020 Schedule through Cup Series Regular Season Finale Weekend

NASCAR announced on Wednesday its schedule of events through August for all three national series and the ARCA Menards Series, which includes two additional NASCAR Cup Series doubleheaders, and two separate stops – on two different courses – at Daytona International Speedway.

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NASCAR’s Season-Opening Busch Clash Moving to Famed Daytona International Speedway Road Course in 2021

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Busch Clash at Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Less than a month after Denny Hamlin celebrated his Daytona 500 crown in the sport’s most famous victory lane, Daytona International Speedway has announced major adjustments to the traditional 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season-opening race week – changing up the course of the popular Busch Clash race and condensing the schedule of Daytona Speedweeks.

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