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The Sprint Unlimited, Daytona 500 Qualifying Signal Opening of 2013 Season

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A jam-packed Speedweeks featuring racing for everything NASCAR kicks off the 2013 season this weekend at Daytona International Speedway.

Ten days of high-speed activity begin Friday with practice for Saturday night’s Sprint Unlimited, a non-points race for 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Coors Light Pole winners in which the new Gen-6 car will debut. All competition leads up to the year’s signature event, the 55th Annual Daytona 500 at 1 p.m. ET Sunday, Feb. 24. Continue reading →

Brad Keselowski Joins The Hollywood Hotel

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Brad Keselowski speaks with media during preseason testing at Charlotte. Photo - Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
Brad Keselowski speaks with media during preseason testing at Charlotte. Photo – Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

Brad Keselowski, 2012 Sprint Cup champion, may not be in a race car during Saturday’s Sprint Unlimited, but he will be in the Hollywood Hotel along side Chris Myers and Michael Waltrip.

Eligible drivers for the Sprint Unlimited are those with a Sprint Cup pole in 2012 and past Sprint Unlimited winners. Keselowski has neither. So instead of sitting at home Saturday night, Brad Keselowski will watch the race from the famous Hollywood Hotel with FOX’s Chris Myers and Michael Waltrip. Continue reading →

Atlanta Motor Speedway President Ed Clark Makes 2013 Predictions

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Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, receives an Atlanta Braves jersey from Ed Clark (L), President of Atlanta Motor Speedway during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Advocare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on August 31, 2012 in Hampton, Georgia. Photo - Jerry Markland/Getty Images
Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, receives an Atlanta Braves jersey from Ed Clark (L), President of Atlanta Motor Speedway during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Advocare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on August 31, 2012 in Hampton, Georgia.
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As the opening of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season approaches, Atlanta Motor Speedway President and General Manager Ed Clark went on the record to give his annual thoughts about the upcoming season.

Last season, Clark ended up being accurate on 81.25 percent of his predictions. His 2012 season forecast included several bold proclamations, included in those were that Brad Keselowski would be in the championship mix, Denny Hamlin would win five races and that Michael Waltrip Racing would experience a breakout season, all of which came true. Continue reading →

Generation Six Car- A Defining Moment

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Drivers test out the pack during day 2 at Daytona - Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images for NASCAR
Drivers test out the pack during day 2 at Daytona – Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images for NASCAR

NASCAR will debut the Generation Six car at the Daytona 500. The 2013 Daytona 500 may also be the start of a turning point in the sport’s history.

There are many things to look forward to when the Daytona 500 kicks off the NASCAR Sprint Cup series season in two weeks. The most obvious thing that has people excited about the new season is the new “Generation Six” car, also called the “Gen6” car. The Gen6 car represents the way stock cars used to be before the “Car of Tomorrow” debuted in 2007, as they will now better resemble the manufacturers and their street cars, with distinct body lines and character. Cars that will be on track in 2013 include the Chevrolet SS, Ford Fusion and Toyota Camry. Continue reading →