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VIDEO: Denny Hamlin Recalls Winning Last Year’s Daytona 500 Photo Finish

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – During Daytona 500 Media Day on Wednesday, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin discussed winning last year’s Daytona 500 photo finish. In 2016, Hamlin edged Martin Truex Jr. in a thrilling finish to win the 58th running of

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WMBF First Alert Weather: 2017 Daytona 500 Forecast

  By: Jamie Arnold/WMBF News Chief Meteorologist For more forecasts, please click here: WMBF First Alert Weather.

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Michael Waltrip Gears Up For His Final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Michael Waltrip will take the green flag in Sunday’s Daytona 500 for the final time in his NASCAR career as he marks his 30th start in the prestigious event. The 54 year-old driver has competed in

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WMBF Sports: Daytona 500 Media Day

  By Joe Murano, WMBF Sport Director DAYTONA, FL (WMBF) – Late February is always busy down in Daytona, as Speed Weeks culminates in the running of the Daytona 500 on Sunday, kicking off the 2017 NASCAR season. Wednesday’s Media

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Haley Moody And Lee Pulliam Team Up For Dogwood 300 At Southern National Motorsports Park

Haley Moody and Lee Pulliam have both enjoyed success at Southern National Motorsports Park.  Now, the two drivers are teaming up in the Late Model Stock Car portion of the Dogwood 300. Moody, 22, from Kinston, North Carolina, won the

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Discusses Social Media, Diet And Fitness At Daytona 500 Media Day

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.– Ricky Stenhouse Jr. may share the track with his girlfriend and fellow Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver, Danica Patrick, and be positively impacted by her healthy cooking and fitness routine, but don’t expect him to become

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Bradley McCaskill In Unexpected Position For PASS Return To Southern National

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – In the early 2000s, the ranks of Super Late Model racing in the southeast were shrinking.  The few tracks that featured the division, which included Southern National Motorsports Park in Kenly, NC, were eliminating them and there was

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PHOTOS: 2017 Jet Tools 150 At New Smyrna Speedway

NEW SMYRNA, Fla. – Ronnie Bassett Jr. led his first laps in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and won the Jet Tools 150 at New Smyrna Speedway on Sunday night. Bassett Jr. passed his brother, Dillon Bassett for the

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Darlington Raceway Creates Over $50 Million In Economic Impact Annually For South Carolina’s Pee Dee Region

DARLINGTON, S.C. – Since 1950, Darlington Raceway has long been considered one of the pillars of the NASCAR calendar. Its historic significance in the sport is unlike any other since Harold Brasington brought his vision to life in a rural South

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Langley To Host NASCAR Touring And Weekly Series In 2017

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bill Mullis made the big news announcement Friday: He had purchased Langley Speedway in Hampton, Virginia, and the historic track will re-open in 2017 to racing. Sunday afternoon, Mullis continued the good news for racers and race

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