Earlier today, Indianapolis 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay, driver of the No. 28 DHL Honda, participated in an INDYCAR Conference Call to preview the Pocono INDYCAR 500 fueled by Sunoco at Pocono Raceway.
The last time Michael Annett was at Daytona, he was running in the top 10 with less than 50 laps to go. It was his debut race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and, to him, nothing would've been more thrilling than winning the Daytona 500 in his first-ever race in NASCAR's premier division.
“After our Talladega run I am excited going back to Daytona. Our Roush Performance Mustang was fast at both speedway races this year and I know we will be good at Daytona as well. I just need to be patient, stay out of trouble, and be there at the end with a chance to win.”
When most NASCAR fans think of the Wood Brothers and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team and racing at Daytona International Speedway, the first thing that usually comes to mind is the team’s five victories in the Daytona 500. But the Woods actually have had more success in the summertime, winning 10 races on the July 4th weekend, making team founder Glen Wood the all-time leader in car owner victories in points-paying Cup races at Daytona, with a total of 15.
This Week's No. 29 Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow Toyota Camry...Scott Lagasse Jr. will pilot RAB Racing Chassis No. 059 in the Subway Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway.
This Week's No. 29 ToyotaCare Toyota Camry...Joe Nemechek will pilot RAB Racing Chassis No. 061 in the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
“I feel like our superspeedway cars have been fast this year," Allmendinger said. "Fortunately enough, knock on wood, we still have the same one that we started with. I felt like we were fast at Daytona (International Speedway) in February, but we just had something mechanical go wrong there."
Toyota driver Kyle Busch earned his fifth NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) victory of the season in just his fifth 2014 start last Thursday at Kentucky Speedway.
he No. 99 UPS Team started from the 23rd position and fought hard under the lights at a hot and humid Kentucky Speedway to overcome a very tight condition in turns one and two and a very loose condition in turn three. While Edwards did flirt with going a lap down, the UPS team - through pure fight and determination - was not only able to stay on the lead lap and climb to 14th, but earn a 17th-place finish when the checkered flag flew.
Daytona Preview: The Series returns to Daytona International Speedway for Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 under the lights at the “World Center of Racing.” Hamlin has found great success in restrictor-plate races in 2014, and at Daytona in February, the #11 team completed one of the most successful “SpeedWeeks” in history, with victories in the prestigious Sprint Unlimited exhibition race and the Budweiser Duel qualifying race before a runner-up result in the Daytona 500.
