DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Source: Daytona International Speedway // A first-time Bike Week At DAYTONA doubleheader is set for Saturday at Daytona International Speedway, with the 79th annual DAYTONA 200 presented by Comoto pairing with the DAYTONA TT for a unique day-night experience. The DAYTONA 200 leads off with an 11 a.m.…
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – President Donald Trump is coming to the Super Bowl of racing. It was announced this week that President Trump will attend the now sold-out 62nd DAYTONA 500 at the DAYTONA International Speedway Sunday, February 16, 2020 to give the prestigious call that kicks off the NASCAR racing season: “Drivers!…
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DAYTONA, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has won Daytona 500 pole. Stenhouse won the Pole Award for the 62nd Annual DAYTONA 500 with a lap of 46.253 seconds, 194,582 mph. He has become the 43rd different NASCAR Cup Series driver to win the pole for the Great America Race. This is his third…
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Four-time World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Champion Sheamus will serve as the Honorary Pace Car Driver for the 62nd annual DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, Feb. 16 at Daytona International Speedway, behind the wheel of a 2020 Toyota Camry TRD. The DAYTONA 500 (TV – FOX, FOX Deportes; Radio – MRN, Sirius XM),…
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson sat down next to Jeff Gordon at a 2001 driver meeting and asked the champion if he had time to offer any career advice. Gordon was so impressed with the fellow California native that he encouraged Rick Hendrick to start a team built specifically for the 25-year-old Johnson. It…
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Maximum Security co-owner Gary West criticized race stewards’ disqualification of his horse’s Kentucky Derby victory as “egregious” and said he was pondering his next step, including a possible appeal. “I think this is the most egregious disqualification in the history of horse racing, and not just because it’s our horse,” West…
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Suzuki rider Sean Dylan Kelly, a 16-year-old making his DAYTONA 200 debut, became the youngest pole winner in the race’s 78-year history on Friday, posting a fast lap of 115.859 mph at Daytona International Speedway. On Saturday, tradition will be renewed on the 3.51-mile DIS road course with the green flag at…
Read moreDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – DAYTONA Supercross champion and course designer Ricky Carmichael and the stars of Supercross talk with the media Friday, March 8, 2019 about the upcoming DAYTONA Supercross 2019 and the experience of racing at Daytona International Speedway. DAYTONA Supercross is the race that launches Bike Week at DAYTONA 2019, a…
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