Paralympics Medalist Amy Purdy To Drive Daytona 500 Pace Car
Purdy will drive the new Toyota Camry that was redesigned for 2015. She won her medal in snowboarding in 2014 at the Sochi Paralympics.
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Purdy will drive the new Toyota Camry that was redesigned for 2015. She won her medal in snowboarding in 2014 at the Sochi Paralympics.
Danica Patrick and Denny Hamlin wrecked during Daytona 500 practice Wednesday.
Just days after Daytona 500 pole qualifying turned into a debacle, NASCAR has tweaked qualifying procedures for its lower series at Daytona International Speedway.
Jeff Gordon had no qualms with qualifying after he and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson outsmarted the field Sunday to sweep the front row for the Daytona 500.
It's time to buckle up for what's going to be Gordon's final ride. The four-time NASCAR champion will give up full-time driving at the end of 2015.
The 44-year-old Vaughn will give the command to start engines for NASCAR's biggest race, becoming the latest celebrity grand marshal at the season opener
Kid Rock will perform a pre-race concert at the Daytona 500 in February. Daytona International Speedway said Friday he will play several hits as well as new single "First Kiss."
NASCAR announced a new rules package Tuesday that will ban all private testing in 2015, including the annual Daytona 500 test, and levy the stiffest penalty possible on any team caught conducting its own sessions.
It had been 31 years since a driver won both Daytona races in the same season when Jimmie Johnson pulled off the Sprint Cup Series sweep. A year later, his teammate wants to complete the feat.
A reluctant participant on Twitter for years, Earnhardt burst into the Twitterverse this week with a flourish of revealing tweets that have given fans insight into his life they never knew before.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is all over the place. No time at all to process the significance of his second Daytona 500 victory.
Daytona 500 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. joins the Ben and Skin show to discuss what winning the Daytona 500 means for him and how crazy things have been since crossing the finish line.
NASCAR's most popular driver won the Daytona 500 for the second time — a decade after his first victory — to snap a 55-race losing streak dating to 2012.
The K&C Masterpiece will be live from Quaker Steak and Lube in Carrollton Sunday 9-11 a.m. and then hanging around for The Official 105.3 The Fan Daytona Watch Party.
NASCAR Rookie Parker Kligerman was involved in a multi-car wreck Wednesday, sliding on his roof halfway down the front-stretch in the first full practice for the Daytona 500.
Speaking at Daytona 500 media day Thursday, Patrick says the seven-time champion is entitled to his opinion. She adds that good things could come from it.
The deal makes Toyota an official partner of the Daytona 500 and gives the company pace-car privileges. The means a foreign manufacturer will lead the field under caution at "The Great American Race."
Morgan Shepherd will attempt to become the oldest driver to race in the Daytona 500 when he tries to qualify later this month.
NASCAR is overhauling its qualifying process and will go to a knockout format similar to Formula One and IndyCar.
The three-time NASCAR champion missed the final 15 races last season with a broken right leg. He won't be cleared to compete until Daytona International Speedway opens for preparations for the season-opening Daytona 500.
Some of the best American sporting events worth traveling for are the Daytona 500, the Masters Tournament, the Super Bowl the U.S. Open and the World Series.
Former driver and current TV analyst Kyle Petty said that Danica Patrick is more of a marketing machine than a race car driver, and doubts the 30-year-old will ever be one.
Some kind words from owner Tony Stewart and race winner Jimmie Johnson picked up her spirits a little.
