The front row for the Daytona 500 is set. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who moved from Roush Fenway Racing to JTG Daugherty Racing in the offseason, took the top spot with a time of 46.253 seconds around the famed 2.5 mile oval. Alex Bowman’s No. 88 will join him on the front row. Both Bowman and […]
It’s time for the Daytona 500. The offseason is over. New and old faces have landed in new places, now it’s time to get to work. Cars will hit the track this weekend for practice and qualifying for the Great American Race, before the traditional ‘Duels’ determine the final starting lineup for the Daytona 500 […]
There’s a certain stigma surrounding NASCAR superspeedway racing these days. “It’s a crapshoot,” is one I hear often. “It’s all about luck,” is another. Well, yes. Kind of. Superspeedway racing, formerly known as restrictor plate racing, is the most difficult discipline to predict and it isn’t all that close. The Daytona 500 typically comes down […]
We’re now just a few weeks away from the Great American Race — the Daytona 500. NASCAR’s 2020 season will be underway with its biggest race of the year coming first, as per usual tradition. Austin Dillon, the 2018 winner of the Daytona 500, revealed his paint scheme for the upcoming race on Wednesday. The […]
It was a lackluster night in Daytona on Thursday as the field was set for the Daytona 500. Both races became follow-the-leader events as Joey Logano and Kevin Harvick took home the hardware. Duel One It was William Byron leading the first 15 laps, until the pit window opened. The manufacturers decided to stop together, […]
Much of the buzz surrounding the 2019 Daytona 500 has been about the new Ford Mustang. All the blue oval drivers and teams have been praising how much better this car will be than the Fusion. Nobody tell the guys at Hendrick Motorsports, because they just made a statement in Daytona 500 Qualifying. William Byron […]
Rick Ware Racing (RWR) announced today that B.J. McLeod would drive the #51 JACOB Companies Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in the Daytona 500. Since McLeod is running the #51, that places Cody Ware in #52 for RWR in the Daytona 500. The team will have both cars as chartered members for the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR […]
There are 2 teams expected to be added. The #97 Obaika Racing Toyota driven by Tanner Berryhill and the #7 NY Racing Ford driven by J.J. Yeley. Nate ZimmerlyNate Zimmerly is the Co-Owner of FifthTurn.com, which covers all things NASCAR. He loves NASCAR Racing more than he probably should and works full-time at Chick-fil-A to support […]
Another team has entered the Daytona 500 picture with a familiar name. Casey Mears will attempt to qualify for NASCAR’s biggest race, running a No. 27 entry fielded by Bob Germain. The car will come from Premium Motorsports, essentially acting at the No. 55 entry for the weekend. Mears hasn’t attempted a Cup race since […]
Tyler Reddick, winner of last year’s Xfinity race at Daytona, will attempt to make the Daytona 500 in a No. 31 entry from Richard Childress Racing. The 2018 Xfinity Series champion moved to the RCR stable from JR Motorsports over the offseason. Reddick made the announcement today, teasing his No. 31 paint scheme. Super excited […]