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Feb 21
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Kenny Wallace No. 09 Family Farmers Toyota Camry Daytona International Speedway Preview

Kenny Wallace - Photo Credit: Tom Pennington / Getty Images for NASCAR Kenny Wallace No. 09 Family Farmers Toyota Camry Event Preview Fact Sheet Event / Date: DRIVE4COPD 300 - February 25, 2011 Venue: Daytona International Speedway Notes: This Week's Family Farmers Toyota ... Kenny Wallace will pilot RAB Racing Chassis No. 38 in the DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway. This chassis last saw action when Wallace drove this Toyota Camry to a seventh-place finish at DIS in 2011's Subway Jalapeño 250. Wallace at Daytona ... Wallace has raced at the 2.5-mile track 23 times in the Nationwide Series garnering one pole and a best finish of fourth, where he has finished twice (1995 and 2005). He also has 19 starts at the World ... FULL STORY »

Dave Blaney, 2012 NSCS Daytona 500 Race Preview

2011 NSCS Dave Blaney Waist Up Thumbnail Race: Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: 1 of 36 Track: Daytona International Speedway Date: February 26, 2012 Dave Blaney will return to the Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) No. 36 Ollie’s Bargain Depot Chevrolet for the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) season. Due ... FULL STORY »

Brad Keselowski, 2012 NSCS Budweiser Shootout Race Preview

2012 NSCS Brad Keselowski - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR Brad Keselowski No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger Shootout at Daytona Daytona International Speedway February 18, 2012 TV: FOX at 8:00 PM ET   Radio: N/A No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger News and Notes ·         Lid Lifter… The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season unofficially gets underway this weekend ... FULL STORY »

Fans to Celebrate Start of 2012 NASCAR Season at March 1 PIR “Night of Champions” Event

Phoenix International Raceway logo thumbnail Daytona 500® Winner to Join Ken Whisenhunt and Darrell Waltrip as Guests of Honor  PHOENIX – Fans can kick off one of the Phoenix area’s biggest party weekends by celebrating the start of the 2012 NASCAR season and the SUBWAY Fresh Fit ... FULL STORY »

International Speedway Corporate Joins Forces with SportsBlast to “Smoke Your Tires”

Smoke Your Tires To celebrate the launch of the 2012 stock car racing season, International Speedway Corporation (“ISC”), the leading promoter of motorsports activities in the United States, has lent its track marks to a new iTunes app,Smoke Your Tires™, a burnout bonanza for players of ... FULL STORY »

Keeping it Local: Darlington Raceway to Host Community Watch Party Feb. 18

Darlington Raceway Community invited to Budweiser Shootout Watch Party from 7-10 p.m. at Buffalo Wild Wings in Florence, S.C. to kick off 2012 NASCAR racing season  Raceway also announces special “Daytona 500 Ticket Offer presented by Coca-Cola” which will give fans access to ... FULL STORY »

Martin Truex, Jr., 2012 NSCS Budweiser Shootout & Daytona 500 Qualifying Preview

Martin Truex with Crew Chief Chad Johnston in the Garage - Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR CORNELIUS, N.C. — No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry driver Martin Truex Jr. has come close to winning the Daytona 500 two times in the last three seasons. The Michael Waltrip Racing driver led the race with two laps to ... FULL STORY »



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Why Front Row Motorsports Can Win Daytona
Posted 02.14.12
Team in Position to Win Plate Tracks, Short Tracks and Road Courses  Statesville, N.C. (February 14, 2012) - As Front Row Motorsports makes its final preparations for Daytona 500 activities, drivers David Gilliland and David Ragan head to the track knowing that they have more than a realistic chance of winning any ...FULL STORY »
Michael Waltrip
Waltrip to Drive No. 40 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota for Hillman Racing in 2012 Daytona 500
Posted 02.13.12
CORNELIUS, N.C. – Hillman Racing and Aaron’s Inc. announced today that two-time Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip will drive the No. 40 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota in the 2012 Daytona 500  on Feb. 26. The race will mark Waltrip’s 75th start at Daytona in one of NASCAR’s top three touring series (Sprint Cup, ...FULL STORY »
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2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Season Opens With Shootout At Daytona
Posted 02.13.12
Media Day, Daytona 500 Coors Light Pole Qualifying Kick Off Speedweeks  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 13, 2012) — It’s here. At last. The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season ramps up this week with a bevy of traditional events leading up to the 54tn annual Daytona 500. The “Great American Race” is ...FULL STORY »
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Mark Martin, 2012 NSCS Budweiser Shootout & Daytona 500 Qualifying Preview
Posted 02.13.12
CORNELIUS, N.C. — Mark Martin has a special seat reserved for Saturday night’s 34th-annual Budweiser Shootout at Daytona that kicks off the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. The 1999 race winner will sit atop Michael Waltrip’s pit box. Waltrip will drive the No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine with plans to give Toyota ...FULL STORY »
Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway
#DAYTONA500 – DIS launches most wide-ranging social media initiative ever for Speedweeks 2012
Posted 02.13.12
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –Daytona International Speedway plans to make Speedweeks and the 54th Daytona 500 a memorable event in many ways, starting with the largest and most expansive social media effort in NASCAR to further engage fans at the “World Center of Racing” and at home. “There’s a reason why Daytona ...FULL STORY »
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HendrickCars.com To Sponsor Phoenix Racing, JR Motorsports And Richard Childress Racing In Select 2012 NASCAR Events
Posted 02.13.12
CHARLOTTE, N.C., February 13, 2012 - HendrickCars.com will sponsor three NASCAR teams in select races in early 2012. The sponsorships will promote the new-look retail automotive website, which re-launched Feb. 1, and coincide with the HendrickCars.com "2012 Indy Dream Weekend" sweepstakes. The program will kick off during Speedweeks in Daytona ...FULL STORY »
ESPN
Motorsports This Week on ESPN
Posted 02.13.12
Coverage of NASCAR Media Day Airs on ESPNEWS With the NASCAR season only days away, ESPNEWS will air a three-hour special from NASCAR Media Day at the Daytona 500 on Thursday, Feb. 16, at noon. Defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Daytona 500 rookie Danica ...FULL STORY »
Lenny Kravitz
Four-time Grammy winning superstar Lenny Kravitz to perform the Daytona 500 Pre-Race Show
Posted 02.09.12
Special Ticket Package with VIP Concert Access Available DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Rock superstar Lenny Kravitz will perform the Daytona 500 Pre-Race Show, the pre-race extravaganza leading up to the start of “The Great American Race” at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 26 (FOX, 1 p.m. ET, pre-race show begins ...FULL STORY »
Little Big Town
Little Big Town to Perform Pre-, Post-Race Concerts and National Anthem for 2012 Budweiser Shootout
Posted 02.09.12
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Country vocal quartet Little Big Town will perform a pre- and post-race concerts as well as the National Anthem for the 34th annual Budweiser Shootout on Saturday, Feb. 18 at Daytona International Speedway. Little Big Town will perform three songs prior to the non-points event on the ...FULL STORY »


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