As NASCAR teams prepare for next week’s round two at Daytona International Speedway following Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s memorable 2014 Daytona 500 victory, plans for 2015’s season launch are already underway.

NASCAR and Daytona International Speedway today announced that Preseason Thunder will take place one week later in 2015. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams will hit the track on January 15-16 as they prepare for the 57th running of the Daytona 500 on February 22, 2015. If there is rain, more track time is available on Saturday, January 17.

This year’s Daytona testing was Jan. 9-10, but rain washed out the planned first day of testing – forcing all on-track activity to Jan. 10.  Continue reading →