Chase Elliott Makes History with First-Ever Daytona Road Course Cup Series Win

Chase Elliott makes history in the NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling 235 by winning the series' first-ever race on the Daytona Road Course at Daytona International Speedway.
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – AUGUST 16: Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling 235 at Daytona International Speedway on August 16, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Chase Elliott makes history in the NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling 235 by winning the series’ first-ever race on the Daytona Road Course at Daytona International Speedway.

Adding a wrinkle to the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series schedule, NASCAR decided to race at the Daytona Road Course instead of racing at Watkins Glen because of COVID 19 limitations. For the first time, the NASCAR Cup Series raced the infield road course within the superspeedway oval.

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Elliott Holds Off Hamlin to Win First Cup Race at Daytona Road Course

Elliott holds off Hamlin to win the NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling 235 on the series' inaugural race on the Daytona Road Course at Daytona International Speedway.
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – AUGUST 16: Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling 235 at Daytona International Speedway on August 16, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Elliott holds off Hamlin to win the NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling 235 on the series’ inaugural race on the Daytona Road Course at Daytona International Speedway.

No practice, no qualifying, new course. No problem for Hendrick Motorsport’s driver Chase Elliott.

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Sheldon Creed Wins Inaugural Truck Race at Daytona Road Course

Sheldon Creed wins the inaugural NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Sunoco 159 at the Daytona International Speedway road course.
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – AUGUST 16: Sheldon Creed, driver of the No. 2 Chevy Accessories Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Sunoco 159 at Daytona International Speedway on August 16, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Sheldon Creed wins the inaugural NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Sunoco 159 at the Daytona International Speedway road course.

Holding off his GMS Racing teammate Brett Moffitt twice on restarts with less than five laps remaining in Sunday’s Sunoco 159, the 22-year old Sheldon Creed ultimately beat the former series champion by a mere 0.743-seconds in overtime. Creed earns the inaugural NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race victory at Daytona International Speedway’s famed road course for his second victory of the season.

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Austin Cindric Makes History with Victory at Daytona Road Course

Austin Cindric makes history in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, UNOH 188 on Saturday afternoon on the Daytona Road Course.
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – AUGUST 15: Austin Cindric, driver of the No. 22 MoneyLion Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series UNOH 188 at Daytona International Speedway on August 15, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Austin Cindric makes history in the NASCAR Xfinity Series UNOH 188 on Saturday afternoon on the Daytona Road Course.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Austin Cindric’s summer of dominance continued Saturday afternoon in the inaugural UNOH 188 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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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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