Like father, like son. Chase Elliot appears to be following in his dad’s footsteps after landing the pole at the Daytona 500 for a second consecutive year. Your front-row starters for the #Daytona500. pic.twitter.com/NrVs2jmpBX — Hendrick Motorsports (@TeamHendrick) February 19, 2017 Son of hall-of-fame driver Bill Elliot, 21-year-old Chase Elliot …
Read More »Hamlin Edges Out Truex Jr. in Daytona 500 Photo Finish
The 58th edition of the Daytona 500 saw one of the most thrilling finishes in the illustrious history of the race. Denny Hamlin came out victorious over Martin Truex Jr. by the smallest of margins, 0.010 seconds to be exact. The “photo finish” indeed marks the closest Daytona 500 finish …
Read More »The Great American Race Returns; NASCAR is Back
The stage is set. All tires have been accounted for. The nuts and bolts of car engines have been tightened. It’s time to get The Great American Race underway. The Daytona 500 marks the beginning of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Like many other years, 2016 is a year of firsts …
Read More »Rookie Chase Elliott, 20, Youngest to Win Daytona 500 Pole
With the Daytona 500 less than a week away, 20 year old Chase Elliott has earned the pole position for the race. After Jeff Gordon retired at the end of last season, Elliot became the replacement for the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports car. There may be some pressure to fill the …
Read More »Logano Wins Daytona 500
24 year-old Joey Logano, who started Sunday’s race in the fifth position, overcame a host of big names to become the second-youngest winner of the Daytona 500. The newly married man led just 31 laps on the day, but found the lead in a wild last two laps and was able …
Read More »Jimmie Johnson Wins Daytona 500
Jimmie Johnson won the 55th running of the Daytona 500 on Sunday. The five- time NASCAR champion became the 10th driver to have multiple wins in “The Great American Race.” Johnson first won the Daytona 500 in 2006. The race was the coming out party for NASCAR’s new Gen-6 car. …
Read More »Kenseth Wins Daytona 500
In a race filled with fiery crashes, Matt Kenseth comes out of the pack and wins the Daytona 500 run on Monday night. The victory was Kenseth’s second Daytona 500 win but the win was a little overshadowed by a big crash when Juan Pablo Montoya hit a safety truck …
Read More »Daytona 500 Postponed To Monday
The Daytona 500 will race Monday after being postponed Sunday night. This is the first time the Daytona 500 was postponed in its 54 year history. Eight previous Daytona 500s survived rain delays and the most recent one was the 2009 edition. NASCAR officials spent four hours waiting for a window …
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