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Austin Dillon Wins Daytona 500 In No. 3 Car 20 Years After Earnhardt’s Historic Victory

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Twenty years ago, Austin Dillon was a kid celebrating a Daytona 500 win in Victory Lane with Dale Earnhardt Sr. On Sunday while driving Richard Childress Racing’s iconic No. 3 Chevrolet, 27-year-old Dillon held off the

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SANDERS: Will Anyone Outrun The Ford Drivers On Sunday In The Daytona 500

Going into the 60th running of the Daytona 500, excitement and anticipation is abound, but what fans really want to know is who will win the biggest stock car race in the world. Restrictor plate races are inherently unpredictable with

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Ricky Benton Racing Set To Make Its First Daytona 500 Appearance With Gilliland

DAYTONA, BEACH, Fla. – Ricky Benton Racing has found success in the Hooters Pro Cup Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, but on Sunday, the team will field a car for the first time in the Daytona 500.

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Kurt Busch Wants To Join Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough and Sterling Marlin As Back-To-Back Winners Of The Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Kurt Busch enters the week of the Daytona 500 feeling rejuvenated and ready to defend his 2017 victory in the The Great American Race. Things are going well for the 39-year-old driver of the Stewart-Haas Racing

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Darlington Raceway To Celebrate Daytona Day With Community Watch Party On Feb. 18

DARLINGTON, S.C. – Darlington Raceway will celebrate Daytona Day and the start of the 2018 NASCAR season by hosting its seventh annual Daytona 500 Community Watch Party on Sunday, Feb. 18. The event will start at 1:30 p.m. and continue until

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Kurt Busch Pulls Off Last-Lap Pass To Win His First Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Kurt Busch claimed his first Daytona 500 victory after a wild 200 laps at Daytona International Speedway in Sunday afternoon. Busch led just once in his Stewart-Haas Racing No. 41 Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford, and it

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Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin Win Can-Am Duels At Daytona International Speedway

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin won their respective Can-Am Duel races at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday night as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series set the field for Sunday’s Daytona 500. Elliott, driver of the

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EXCLUSIVE: Elliott Sadler Previews Can-Am Duels At Daytona And Reminisces About Darlington Raceway Victory

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Elliott Sadler previews tonight’s Can-Am Duels at Daytona and recalls his NASCAR XFINITY Series victory at Darlington Raceway, while talking with WMBF News Sports Director, Joe Murano at Daytona International Speedway. Video courtesy of WMBF Sports.  

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EXCLUSIVE: Martin Truex Jr. Says Furniture Row Racing Is “Really Motivated” Heading Into 2017

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Martin Truex Jr., 2016 Daytona 500 runner-up and Bojangles’ Southern 500 winner, talks to WMBF News Sports Director, Joe Murano about Furniture Row Racing’s efforts last season, and he also previews 2017. Video courtesy of WMBF

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VIDEO: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Is “Excited” For The 59th Running of The Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – While talking with the media on Wednesday at Daytona 500 Media Day, Dale Earnhardt Jr. said that he was excited about returning to the track. Earnhardt Jr. has been sidelined since July of 2016, due to

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