TRE NEWS/OPINION
-
Almirola earns second career pole at Atlanta
HAMPTON, Ga. — Aric Almirola will lead the field to the green flag for the first time in a NASCAR Cup Series race since 2013. Almirola’s lap time of 181.472 mph Friday in the final round of qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway netted the driver his first pole in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series…
-
Preece, JTG Daugherty Racing Show Speed At Daytona; Score Top-10
Last season, Ryan Preece was running part-time for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Xfinity Series, still running the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour trying to make a name for himself. This season, he found himself running the ‘Great American Race’. As the green flag was flown to start the 61st running of the Daytona 500, Ryan…
-
Daytona International Speedway – February 17th, 2019 Gallery
-
Daytona International Speedway – February 16th, 2019 Gallery
-
Ross Chastain: “All of our plans worked out”
All photos by Erick Messer / The Racing Experts DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ross Chastain completed 438 laps in competition around Daytona International Speedway across NASCAR’s top-three series during Speedweeks 2019. Chastain competed in the Gander Outdoors Truck Series with Neice Motorsports, in the Xfinity Series with Kaulig Racing, and in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup…
-
Hamlin ties Jarrett on all-time wins list
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — With his second victory in the Daytona 500 Sunday, Denny Hamlin now sits tied with three-time Daytona 500 champion Dale Jarrett for 24th-all time on the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins list at 32 victories. Hamlin snapped a 47-race winless streak with his victory at Daytona International Speedway. “He’s (Dale…
-
4 drivers net career-best finishes in Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Four drivers earned their highest finishes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series careers Sunday in the 61st running of the Daytona 500. Ryan Preece (8th), Ross Chastain (10th), Parker Kligerman (15th) and B.J. McLeod (19th) scored their best finishes in NASCAR’s premier series. With the exception of Kligerman, the other…
-
Denny Hamlin Victorious Again in Daytona 500
“This one is for J.D. We are desperately going to miss him the rest of our lives. His legacy still lives on through Joe Gibbs Racing and proud to do this for them.”
-
McMurray: ‘Thankful I’m safe’ after Daytona 500 crashes
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Jamie McMurray will close out his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series with a 22nd-place finish in the season-opening Daytona 500. McMurray, who led six laps in Sunday’s race, sustained damage in a three-car crash on lap 49 involving Kurt Busch and Bubba Wallace. McMurray finished Stage 1 in 35th and Stage…
-
Matt DiBenedetto Shines In Daytona 500 Despite Late Race Incident
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The 2019 Daytona 500 was the first points paying race with Leavine Family Racing for Matt DiBenedetto and Toyota Racing. DiBenedetto departed Go Fas Racing at the end of the 2018 season and hoped to make a name for himself. With the team moving over to Toyota and an alliance with…