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Borla Exhaust to sponsor the #23 car in the Daytona 500:

Alex Bowman will now pilot the #23 Borla Exhaust Toyota Camry in Sunday's 56th running of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Dr Pepper however will remain as an associate sponsor on the #23 BK Racing entry. Bowman will start from the 29th position. ...

Earnhardt Narrates Story of Cancer-Stricken NASCAR Fan:

On SportsCenter the morning of the Daytona 500 [Sunday, Feb. 23rd], #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. will narrate the SC Featured story of cancer-stricken NASCAR fan Mitch Zanette. A year ago and knowing he had only days to live, Zanette chose to fulfill his wish of visiting...

Nationwide Insurance Features Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in the Driver’s First National Television Campaign:

The 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Sunoco Rookie of the Year, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., seeks to improve his performance on the track and off as the Nationwide Insurance member debuts his first national television commercial for a sponsor. The spot airs for the first time on Saturday...

Daytona 500 Tidbits:

- The 2014 edition will be the 56th running of the Daytona 500. - Although the first Daytona 500 was held in 1959, it has been the season-opener only since 1982. - 523 drivers have competed in at least one Daytona 500; 311 in more than one. - 35 drivers have won a ...

Stenhouse Jr. and Zest offer PSA to help those in need:

#17- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and one of his primary sponsors, Zest personal care brand, have teamed up to tackle a serious issue across the country, joining Family-to-Family.org to create a public service announcement video. The program that Stenhouse promotes in the PSA...

Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project Speeds American Winter Olympic Effort:

NASCAR racing imprints are abound on the equipment used by the United States Olympic four-man bobsled team. The XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia began Feb. 7, but the four-man bobsled competition is set for Feb. 22-23 at the Sliding Center Sanki, located ...

Smith wins at Nationwide race Daytona:

#7-Regan Smith won the DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway, beating #22-Brad Keselowski to the finish line by .013 seconds. It was the 7th closest finish in Nationwide Series history. They were followed by #6-Trevor Bayne, #54-Kyle Busch, #11-Elliott Sadler...

Daytona Nationwide Race Fast Facts:

Regan Smith won the 33rd Annual DRIVE4COPD 300, his fourth victory in 137 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. The Margin of Victory (0.017) of today's event was the seventh closest all-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, and second closest in series history at Daytona...

Nationwide Driver standings

following Daytona: 1) #7-Regan Smith, 47 2) #6-Trevor Bayne, 41 -6 3) #11-Elliott Sadler, 39 -8 4) #62-Brendan Gaughan, 38 -9 5) #3-Ty Dillon, 37 -10 6) #31-Dylan Kwasniewski, 36 -11 7) #87-Joe Nemechek, 32 -15 8) #28-Mike Wallace, 31 -16 9) #9-Chase Elliott, 29 -18...

NASCAR considers limiting drivers on ‘double duty’:

Kyle Busch's thrilling move in the final few hundred feet of the Truck Series season opener led to his 99th win outside NASCAR's top series. The victory infuriated many fans. NASCAR heard them loud and clear. NASCAR said Saturday it is looking at potentially limiting...

A Daytona 500 Victory Could Mean Big Time Television Exposure for Sponsors:

Jimmie Johnson's victory in last year's Daytona 500 enabled his sponsors to collect a combined $16.6 million of in-broadcast television exposure value, which ended up equating to 11.2% of the total amount garnered by his supporting brands during the entire 36-race ...

Final Friday practice

for the Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway has been cancelled due to rain. The Air Titan Track Drying system is out on the track as of 2:40pm/et. The practice session was scheduled for 80 minutes, until 3:50pm/et. Happy Hour practice...

First Friday practice

for the Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway is over after rain ended it, after 65 of 80 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest, notes: #17-Stenhouse Jr. 197.027 #16-Biffle 196.954 #10-Patrick 196.915 #38-Gilliland 196.863 #14-Stewart...

NASCAR Announces Nominees For 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame Class, Inaugural Landmark Award:

Following the first in-person meeting among the NASCAR Hall of Fame nominating committee in the hall's history, NASCAR today announced the 20 nominees for the 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame's sixth induction class, as well as the five nominees for the inaugural Landmark ...

Explanation why #4 failed post-race inspection:

from a Team Chevy press release, Greg Zipadelli, Vice President of Competition at Stewart Haas Racing, comments on the #4 Budweiser Chevy of Kevin Harvick failing post-race inspection after finishing 2nd in the first Budweiser Duel at Daytona: ON THE #4 CAR FAILING...

Kvapil to join Labonte and Boris Said as drivers of the #32 in 2014:

Go FAS Racing announced that 2003 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Travis Kvapil will drive the #32 Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2014. Kvapil will share the driving duties with two time Sprint Cup Champion Terry Labonte and road course ace...

2014 Budweiser Duels Race and Commercial Breakdown:

For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, here is the breakdown for Thursday's race. Began recording the times at the Invocation of the race at 7:02 PM, and stopped at the close of the race at 9:50 PM (all times are EST). FoxSports1...

Terry Labonte to make final Daytona 500 start:

Two-time NASCAR champion #32-Terry Labonte said Sunday's Daytona 500 will be his final start in this race. This will be Labonte's 32nd Daytona 500 start. He's never won the race but finished second in 1986, '90 and '97. Labonte will fall one start short of the record...

Carsforsale.com to sponsor Cassill in Daytona:

Carsforsale.com announced a partnership with NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Landon Cassill at Daytona Speedweeks. As part of thispartnership, Carsforsale.com has become the primary sponsor for Hillman Racing's #40 Chevrolet SS starting in Thursday night's Daytona...

American Ethanol Enhances Partnership with RCR in 2014:

American Ethanol is enhancing its partnership with Richard Childress Racing and driver Austin Dillon for the 2014 NASCAR season. Beginning with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on March 2, Dillon will race the #3 American Ethanol Chevrolet...