DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Chase Elliott was already a NASCAR royalty. Now he is also the road king of the sport. Elliott won the first race track race of the Cup at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, keeping Denny Hamlin hard behind after a late restart and scoring his third …
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Photo: Brian Lawdermilk / Stringer (Getty Images) I have to admit that I am one of the race fans who would love to see more NASCAR events at road courses, including those delightful roadway-oval events. And after both Friday night’s ARCA race and Saturday’s Xfinity event, I have to say …
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It is no surprise that a majority of sports fans are happy to watch sports back amid the coronavirus pandemic. However, while they are happy to watch games again, they are not sure how long it will take, a survey conducted for ESPN found. A little over 60% agree that …
Read More »NASCAR’s Select Selection Rule, Explained
Photo: Jared C. Tilton (Getty Images) As you have seen NASCAR the last few years you are probably no stranger to the series foreign rules en complex procedures that seems to gather year after year. Now, starting with this weekend’s double header at Michigan International Speedway, NASCAR has implemented a …
Read More »NASCAR Stock Cars are too heavy and powerful to run the Daytona Road circuit, so they added another chicane
Image: NASCAR Daytona International Speedway has had a “roval” element on the circuit since 1959, and since then has been running drag racing and sprinting for sports cars. NASCAR has never run the racetrack in an official capacity. Some NASCAR drivers have hooked up with the Daytona 24 sports car …
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