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  • • Frontstretch 5: Biggest Takeaways from Daytona Speedweeks 2021
    This year’s Daytona Speedweek provided many reasons, both good and bad, to be remembered by. New faces in new places, along with an entertaining combination of big wrecks, hurt feelings and thrilling dashes to the finish. It was all topped off by Michael McDowell’s unbelievable first career NASCAR Cup Series win after 358 prior tries. …...2021
  • • 2-Headed Monster: Should NASCAR Expand Daytona Speedweeks Fields?
    You didn’t think you’d get one week into the season without a debate, did you? Speedweeks 2021 is here, and that means 2-Headed Monster is back with a topic that will certainly get the conversation started. Should NASCAR have expanded the fields for this weekend due to the excessive car count? It’s been years since …...2021
  • • Friends, but frazzled: Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney process last-lap Clash crash
    Fast friends Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney have had run-ins before, an eventuality that’s been bound to happen given their competitive nature in the NASCAR Cup Series. After a collision that sidelined both drivers in 2016 at Kentucky, Blaney made his buddy dinner as a way to make amends. RELATED: Busch Clash results | Daytona Speedweeks […]...2021
  • FOX Sports Announces Broadcast Lineup for Daytona Speedweeks
    • FOX Sports Announces Broadcast Lineup for Daytona Speedweeks
    Starting the engines on its 21st season of NASCAR coverage and its 18th as home to The Great American Race, FOX Sports sets its Daytona Speedweeks talent assignments. Highlighting the 2021 season openers, NASCAR CUP SERIES driver Clint Bowyer joins the FOX NASCAR CUP SERIES booth for his first DAYTONA 500 (Sunday, Feb. 14, at […]...2021
  • • FOX booth featuring Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer ready for Daytona debut
    CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Starting the engines on its 21st season of NASCAR coverage and its 18th as home to The Great American Race, FOX Sports sets its Daytona Speedweeks talent assignments. Highlighting the 2021 season openers, NASCAR CUP SERIES driver Clint Bowyer joins the FOX NASCAR CUP SERIES booth for his first DAYTONA 500 (Sunday, […]...2021
  • • Fox Sports sets Daytona Speedweeks coverage
    FOX Sports kicks off its 21st season of NASCAR coverage with a packed slate of live racing from Daytona International Speedway on six consecutive days beginning Tuesday, Feb. 9, culminating with the DAYTONA 500 on FOX and FOX Deportes on Sunday, Feb. 14 (2:30 PM ET). Live DAYTONA 500 prerace coverage begins on FS1 with […]...2021
  • • FOX Sports and FOX Deportes set programming schedule for Daytona Speedweeks
    CHARLOTTE, N.C. — FOX Sports kicks off its 21st season of NASCAR coverage with a packed slate of live racing from Daytona International Speedway on six consecutive days, beginning Feb. 9 and culminating with the Daytona 500 on FOX and FOX Deportes on Feb. 14 (2:30 p.m. ET). Live Daytona 500 pre-race coverage begins on […]...2021
  • • My Final Lap at Frontstretch
    Five years, man, it can flash by in a blink of an eye. Flashback to Daytona Speedweeks 2016: I was covering my first Great American Race on behalf of Speedway Digest, making the 18-hour drive – nearly 2,300 miles round trip — from Ithaca College (where I earned a journalism degree in 2018) to Daytona …...2020
  • • Busch Clash moved to road course in Daytona Speedweeks 2021 overhaul
    There will be six days of consecutive racing next year at Daytona International Speedway, culminating with the Daytona 500 on Feb. 14....2020
  • • Long: A sigh of relief punctuates the end of Daytona Speedweeks
    A robust Daytona Speedweeks ended with a dramatic finish, frightful crash and, after many anxious moments, the news that Ryan Newman survived his accident....2020

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  • • Friends, but frazzled: Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney process last-lap Clash crash
    Fast friends Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney have had run-ins before, an eventuality that’s been bound to happen given their competitive nature in the NASCAR Cup Series. After a collision that sidelined both drivers in 2016 at Kentucky, Blaney made his buddy dinner as a way to make amends. RELATED: Busch Clash results | Daytona Speedweeks […]...2021
  • • Long: A sigh of relief punctuates the end of Daytona Speedweeks
    A robust Daytona Speedweeks ended with a dramatic finish, frightful crash and, after many anxious moments, the news that Ryan Newman survived his accident....2020
  • • Good day for Danica Patrick cut short in Daytona 500
    Danica Patrick didn’t get the finish she wanted in the Daytona 500, but that was about the only thing missing in her Daytona Speedweeks. Like her Stewart-Haas Racing teammates Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick, Patrick got caught up in one of the many crashes that marred the 59th running of the Daytona 500. Officially, Patrick was credited with a 33rd-place finish in the 500, which was won by Kurt Bu...2017
  • • Ty Dillon admits to 'high expectations' while driving No. 14 car
    As Ty Dillon drives the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevy of injured Tony Stewart this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the full-time XFINITY Series driver admits "it's different" being in the car of a three-time Sprint Cup Series champion.Stewart, who is recovering from back injuries suffered in a non-racing incident on Jan. 31, is out indefinitely but is expected to return later this year. Bria...2016
  • • Driving No. 14 car at Atlanta, Ty Dillon admits to 'high expectations'
    As Ty Dillon drives the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevy of injured Tony Stewart this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the full-time XFINITY Series driver admits "it's different" being in the car of a three-time Sprint Cup Series champion.Stewart, who is recovering from back injuries suffered in a non-racing incident on Jan. 31, is out indefinitely but is expected to return later this year. Bria...2016
  • • Breaking news: Ty Dillon to sub for Tony Stewart in No. 14 car at Atlanta
    As first reported by FOXSports.com on Feb. 11, Ty Dillon will run several races in the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet this season. And the first of those comes this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway, where Dillon will be behind the wheel for the QuickTrip Folds of Honor 500.FOX Sports reporter Alan Cavanna confirmed Tuesday with both Stewart-Haas and Richard Childress Racing that Dillon will...2016
  • • NSCS: Brian Vickers, Ty Dillon Named as Replacements for Tony Stewart
    On Friday February 12, Stewart-Haas Racing announced that Brian Vickers would replace Stewart for the Daytona Speedweeks for the Daytona 500. Stewart will miss the season-opening Daytona 500, as well as possible other events as a result of a burst fracture to the L1 vertebra in his back. Stewart sustained the injury as a result of an accident while driving a dune buggy in the desert just east of S...2016
  • • Why Brian Vickers is a good fit at Stewart-Haas Racing
    FOXSports.com has confirmed that Brian Vickers will fill in for Tony Stewart in the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet at Daytona Speedweeks and possibly beyond.   Vickers, 32, was the youngest champion in NASCAR XFINITY Series history.   More to the point, Vickers will be a good fit at Daytona.   He is an excellent restrictor-plate racer and won his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Tallad...2016
  • • DW, Larry Mac talk Tony Stewart's legacy, Chase Elliott, more
    FOX Sports and the NASCAR industry set up shop in Daytona in less than a week, and as the days tick off until FOX NASCAR commences its nearly 100 hours of Daytona Speedweeks coverage (culminating with the Daytona 500 on FOX on Sunday, Feb. 21), analysts Larry McReynolds and Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip share their thoughts on the 2016 season, including the latest news regarding three-time champ T...2016
  • • Denny Hamlin offers update on recovery from ACL surgery
    Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin, who underwent successful surgery in November for a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, said his recovery has finally started to show meaningful progress.Speaking from Los Angeles, where he was appearing at NASCAR's West Coast Media Day, Hamlin was in good spirits about his recovery."The biggest thing is the range of motion has not been very good...2016

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  • • Jeff Gordon, wife Ingrid share photos and video of family vacation in Australia
    After a lengthy and wildly successful career featuring 797 consecutive starts in NASCAR's top series, a guy deserves some rest, right?Jeff Gordon, who is gearing up for his debut as a full-time on-air NASCAR analyst for FOX Sports beginning with Daytona Speedweeks, took some time over the Christmas and New Year's holiday to head to Australia with his lovely wife Ingrid and their children Ella and ...2016

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Daytona Speedweeks trade, contract, salary rumors

  • • Good day for Danica Patrick cut short in Daytona 500
    Danica Patrick didn’t get the finish she wanted in the Daytona 500, but that was about the only thing missing in her Daytona Speedweeks. Like her Stewart-Haas Racing teammates Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick, Patrick got caught up in one of the many crashes that marred the 59th running of the Daytona 500. Officially, Patrick was credited with a 33rd-place finish in the 500, which was won by Kurt Bu...2017
  • • FOX NASCAR gears up for 17th season with 100 hours of Daytona Speedweeks coverage
    With an on-air team featuring a combined seven NASCAR premier series championships, FOX NASCAR announces its 2017 Daytona Speedweeks broadcast schedule, which culminates with the 59th running of the iconic Daytona 500 from Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 26 (2:00 p.m. ET).  Live coverage begins at 1:00 p.m. ET on FOX NASCAR Sunday. Marked by the network’s 17th consecutive season cov...2017
  • • Denny Hamlin offers update on recovery from ACL surgery
    Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin, who underwent successful surgery in November for a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, said his recovery has finally started to show meaningful progress.Speaking from Los Angeles, where he was appearing at NASCAR's West Coast Media Day, Hamlin was in good spirits about his recovery."The biggest thing is the range of motion has not been very good...2016
  • • From Keelan Harvick to Dale Jr. & Amy Reimann, NASCAR world rings in 2016 in style
    With the dawn of a new year, the NASCAR world will soon be hard at work again in preparation for Daytona Speedweeks 2016 and the upcoming Sprint Cup Series season.But for even the most intense competitors, New Year's Day and New Year's Eve offer an opportunity for one last hurrah before getting down to business.From the Harvicks and the Buschs to Dale Earnhardt Jr. and fiancee Amy Reimann, take a ...2016
  • • Start your engines: Media Tour offers glimpses into 2015 season
    The 2015 NASCAR season doesn't officially start until next month's Daytona Speedweeks. But this coming week's Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour presented by Technocom will offer some interesting glimpses into the season ahead....2015
  • • NXS: Charlie’s Soap to sponsor Derrike Cope at Daytona in February
    Charlie’s Soap announced on Wednesday, January 14th that they will return as Derrike Cope’s primary sponsor for this season’s NASCAR XFINITY Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway. “This is great news for Derrike and our company,” Taylor Sutherland, Charlie’s Soap president, said. “Daytona last year was the first time Charlie’s Soap sponsored a race car. On and off the track, their...2015

Daytona Speedweeks stats and results

  • • Friends, but frazzled: Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney process last-lap Clash crash
    Fast friends Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney have had run-ins before, an eventuality that’s been bound to happen given their competitive nature in the NASCAR Cup Series. After a collision that sidelined both drivers in 2016 at Kentucky, Blaney made his buddy dinner as a way to make amends. RELATED: Busch Clash results | Daytona Speedweeks […]...2021
  • • NASCAR Cup: Joey Logano, William Byron claim Bluegreen Vacations Duel wins
    After an approximate one-hour rain delay at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway on Thursday night, the NASCAR Cup Series completed its task of completing the starting grid for the Daytona 500, scheduled for Sunday afternoon. Joey Logano repeated as a Bluegreen Vacations Duel at Daytona winner with his victory of the first 60-lap race, while William Byron won the second Duel race. As a result, Lo...2020
  • • Why the real NASCAR season starts this weekend
    Now the real Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season begins.Daytona Speedweeks was what it always is — two incredibly busy weekends of high-intensity, wide-open racing that resulted in a ton of wrecked race cars and dashed hopes, and an emotionally charged triumph for the winner, in this case, Kurt Busch.That said, Daytona is its own animal, with a totally different rules package than we will see ...2017
  • • Check out Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s new 2017 primary paint scheme
    And here’s Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s 2017 primary Nationwide paint scheme for the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsport Chevrolet.The new look was unveiled Tuesday afternoon.Earnhardt, who missed the second half of this season with a concussion, is scheduled to begin testing next month and plans to be back in the No. 88 for Daytona Speedweeks next February.This new scheme looks fast standing still, and even with ...2016
  • • Check out Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s new 2017 primary paint scheme
    And here’s Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s 2017 primary Nationwide paint scheme for the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsport Chevrolet.The new look was unveiled Tuesday afternoon.Earnhardt, who missed the second half of this season with a concussion, is scheduled to begin testing next month and plans to be back in the No. 88 for Daytona Speedweeks next February.This new scheme looks fast standing still, and even with ...2016
  • • NSCS: Brian Vickers, Ty Dillon Named as Replacements for Tony Stewart
    On Friday February 12, Stewart-Haas Racing announced that Brian Vickers would replace Stewart for the Daytona Speedweeks for the Daytona 500. Stewart will miss the season-opening Daytona 500, as well as possible other events as a result of a burst fracture to the L1 vertebra in his back. Stewart sustained the injury as a result of an accident while driving a dune buggy in the desert just east of S...2016
  • • Stewart-Haas Racing confirms Brian Vickers as Tony Stewart's fill-in
    Brian Vickers was introduced Friday morning as the replacement driver for Tony Stewart in the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet during Daytona Speedweeks. Vickers will drive the No 14 in both Saturday night's Sprint Unlimited (FOX, 8 p.m. ET) non-points race and the Daytona 500, which takes place Feb. 21 (FOX, noon ET). Appearing on Periscope from Charlotte minutes before a SHR press conference...2016
  • • NSCS: Gordon Tops Final Sprint Unlimited Practice
    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — On Friday evening at the Daytona International Speedway, Jeff Gordon started his final Daytona Speedweeks as a driver off on the right foot. Circling the 2.5-mile speedway at a speed of 196.764 miles-per-hour, Gordon’s No. 24 Chevrolet topped the speed charts during the second and final practice session in advance of Saturday night’s Sprint Unlimited exhibition race. The defe...2015

Daytona Speedweeks parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Long: A sigh of relief punctuates the end of Daytona Speedweeks
    2020
  • • Jeff Gordon, wife Ingrid share photos and video of family vacation in Australia
    2016

Top Daytona Speedweeks news

  • • Start times set for Daytona 500, other Daytona Speedweeks events
    With the start of the 2015 racing season right around the corner, Daytona International Speedway officially released the start times for Budweiser Speedweeks late Friday morning....2015
  • • See Jeff Gordon in pre-season behind-the-scenes FOX NASCAR photo shoot
    With fewer than 50 days remaining until the Daytona 500 on FOX, planning for the FOX portion of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season is in full swing.This year, of course, marks the full-time broadcasting debut of four-time Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon, who will join veteran broadcasters Mike Joy and Darrell Waltrip in the FOX NASCAR booth beginning in February with Daytona Speedweek...2016
  • • After rough Speedweeks, Danica Patrick eager for Atlanta return
    From being forced to two backup cars to getting up in Denny Hamlin's face after a wreck in her Budweiser Duel qualifier, Danica Patrick endured a rough, wild and largely disappointing Daytona Speedweeks....2015
  • • Convoluted new Daytona 500 qualifying format baffles drivers
    While the rules package for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series cars remains unchanged for Daytona Speedweeks this year, the qualifying format for the Daytona 500 is revised, and drivers are anxious about how it will play out....2015
  • • Jeff Gordon hosts drivers, celebrities, SI Swimsuit models on FOX Special
    In partnership with Sports Illustrated, FOX Sports and four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon, making his FOX NASCAR analyst debut at Daytona Speedweeks, will host an intimate gathering at the Halifax River Yacht Club in Daytona Beach, Florida, to celebrate the start of Gordon's FOX NASCAR broadcast career, the commencement of FOX NASCAR's 16th season, the Daytona 500 and the release of Sports Illu...2016
  • • Daytona Speedweeks schedule set, with action televised on FOX, FS1
    NASCAR has announced the schedule for Daytona Speedweeks, with all of the action being televised by FOX Sports and FS1....2016
  • • Stewart-Haas Racing confirms Brian Vickers as Tony Stewart's fill-in
    2016
  • • FOX NASCAR ready to roll with 100 hours of Speedweeks coverage
    Headlined by the addition of four-time Sprint Cup champion Jeff Gordon to the FOX Sports NASCAR broadcast team, FOX revs up for its 16th season of NASCAR coverage with 100 hours of Daytona Speedweeks programming....2016
  • • 10 things: What we've learned so far in Daytona Speedweeks
    From Jeff Gordon's Daytona 500 pole to Clint Bowyer's wreck in Daytona 500 qualifying, this Daytona Speedweeks has already been wild and crazy....2015
  • • Start your engines: Media Tour offers glimpses into 2015 season
    2015
  • • Is Joe Gibbs Racing the biggest threat to Dale Jr.'s third Daytona 500 win?
    The Joe Gibbs Racing boys have been stout throughout Daytona Speedweeks. But can they hang with the No. 88 car?...2016
  • • Where to Watch: Complete TV schedule for Daytona Speedweeks
    Ready for Daytona? Here's your complete FOX Sports/FS1 television schedule for Speedweeks....2016
  • • First NASCAR charter deal finalized, locks another team into each race
    The first official NASCAR charter deal came together Thursday, just in time for the start of Daytona Speedweeks....2016
  • • Fanatics Trackside Superstore debuts for Daytona Speedweeks
    A new Fanatics Trackside Superstore shopping experience will be awaiting fans traveling to Daytona International Speedway for the Daytona 500....2016

Daytona Speedweeks schedule, game

  • • FOX Sports and FOX Deportes set programming schedule for Daytona Speedweeks
    2021
  • • Friday Daytona Notebook
    Ford teams are taking togetherness to a new level DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — As has become tradition during the season-opening Daytona Speedweeks, NASCAR‘s three manufacturers address the press corps and share their expectations for the upcoming NASCAR racing schedule. On Friday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway, Mark Rushbrook, Global Director of Ford Performance Motorsports, joi...2020
  • • NASCAR Cup: Joey Logano, William Byron claim Bluegreen Vacations Duel wins
    2020
  • • This week’s Daytona Speedweeks schedule
    Four days remain in Speedweeks as the countdown to Sunday's 62nd Daytona 500 continues. Here's what's still on tap....2020
  • • Daytona Speedweeks schedule 2020: Dates, race times, TV channels for NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, Truck and ARCA Series
    The best week of the stock car racing schedule is here. Check out all the TV info for Daytona Speedweeks as all of NASCAR's top series descend upon the 2.5-mile superspeedway....2020
  • • Full schedule for 2020 Daytona Speedweeks
    All times Eastern.Saturday, Feb. 8 11:35 a.m.-12:25 p.m.  Final Clash practice12:30 p.m.  ARCA Menards Series qualifying1:35-2:25 p.m.  Cup Series practice3-3:50 p.m.  Cup Series practice4:45 p.m.  ARCA Menards Series race (80 laps)6:30 p.m.  Random draw for Clash starting positionsSunday, Feb. 912:30 p.m.  Qualifying for Daytona 500 front row 3 ...Keep reading...2020
  • • Daytona Speedweeks schedule 2020: Dates, race times, TV channels for NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, Truck and ARCA Series
    The best week of the stock car racing schedule is here. Check out all the TV info for Daytona Speedweeks as all of NASCAR's top series descend upon the 2.5-mile superspeedway....2020
  • • FOX Sports sets programming schedule for Daytona speedweeks coverage
    FOX Sports kicks off its 20th consecutive season of NASCAR coverage this weekend at Daytona International Speedway, culminating with the 62nd DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, Feb. 16 (2:30 PM ET). Live prerace coverage begins on FS1 with NASCAR RACEDAY at 11:00 AM ET, before the show‘s move to FOX at 1:00 PM ET. FOX NASCAR‘s […]...2020
  • • Las Vegas odds update: William Byron’s change after Busch Pole
    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – William Byron is the biggest mover on the Las Vegas odds board following his Busch Pole Award last Sunday during Daytona 500 qualifying. Byron opened Daytona Speedweeks at 40-1 odds to win the 61st running of the Daytona 500 (Sunday, 2:30 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). A $100 bet […] The post Las Vegas odds update: William Byron’s change after Busch Po...2019
  • Daytona Speedweeks schedule: Race times, qualifying, TV information, entry list
    • Daytona Speedweeks schedule: Race times, qualifying, TV information, entry list
    The 2019 NASCAR season is here, kicking off in Daytona this weekend with familiar faces in new places, a huge rule change and more....2019

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