NASCAR Daytona Road Course

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Sheldon Creed Wins Inaugural Truck Race at Daytona Road Course

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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

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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

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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: Two Procedure Changes Ahead of Playoff Races

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NASCAR: Two procedure changes for all three national series given before playoff races, starting at Michigan International Speedway this week.

Choose Rule Added to Majority of Races; Performance Metrics Set Starting Lineup, Busch Pole Award & Cometic Gaskets Pole Award

NASCAR: Two procedure changes for all three national series given before playoff races, starting at Michigan International Speedway this week.

NASCAR is incorporating the ‘choose rule’ into the restart procedure for all national series races except those held on road courses and superspeedways (Daytona and Talladega). The rule made its NASCAR national series debut during the NASCAR All-Star Race at Bristol Motor Speedway last month. As drivers approach a designated spot on the track, they must commit to the inside or outside lane for the restart. The rule will add strategy and is especially important on those tracks that have a distinctly dominant lane on restarts; the drivers will have their choice of track position or the preferred lane as the race returns to green flag conditions. 

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