The record will reflect that Joey Logano won Sunday’s 57th Daytona 500 under caution, when a multicar wreck on the backstretch forced NASCAR to wave the yellow flag as Logano led the field into the final corner on the second lap of a green-white-checkered-flag finish.
But the notation of that final caution does no justice to the memory of a race that produced some of the most scintillating restrictor-plate racing in the history of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Continue reading
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In the XFINITY Series’ Alert Today Florida 300 on Lap 112, during a ten-car wreck that started at the exit from the Daytona International Speedway tri-oval, Kyle Busch crashed nose-first into the concrete wall inside turn one. Busch climbed from his car but was unable to stay on his feet.
Emergency medical technicians put an air cast on Busch’s right leg before lifting him on a stretcher into a waiting ambulance. and sent directly to Halifax Medical Center for further evaluation. Busch was awake and alert and undergoing treatment for his leg injury. Joe Gibbs Racing said Busch will not drive in Sunday’s Daytona 500. Taking his place is Matt Crafton.
Sunday’s race will be the first Sprint Cup event since the 2001 season without one of the Busch brothers – Kurt or Kyle – in the field.
On Friday, NASCAR issued the following statements about Kurt Busch: Continue reading
Crafton Begins Quest For Three-Peat
Matt Crafton ran away with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship last season to become the first driver to win consecutive titles in its 20-year history. The No.88 ThorSport Racing driver visits Daytona on Friday for the first stop on his quest for a three-peat – the NextEra Energy Resources 250 (7:30 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1). He will look to improve on his 13th-place finish at Daytona last year. Continue reading
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After breathtaking three-wide racing during the final 20-lap green-flag run, Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. held off hard-charging Keystone Light Polesitter Kyle Larson to win Friday night’s Ford EcoBoost 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Behind the wild battle for the victory, Matt Crafton ran ninth and won an unprecedented second straight series title with room to spare—by 21 points. Continue reading