Daytona International Speedway Tag

By Luis Torres, Staff Writer/Photographer The entry list of the 67th Daytona 500 continues growing as the latest entrant to toss their name into the madness involves a reunion and an organization making a huge leap. Successful NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series organization TRICON Garage, co-owned by David Gilliland and Johnny Gray, announced Thursday they’ll be attempting their Cup Series debut with former champion Martin Truex, Jr. behind the wheel of the No. 56 Bass Pro Shops Toyota. Truex, who ended his full-time career last season, will have a familiar voice callingRead More

By Luis Torres, Staff Writer/Photographer NASCAR veteran Mike Wallace, who was looking to qualify for his 12th Daytona 500 next month, will no longer have that opportunity after the sanctioning body denied his entry Monday afternoon. First broken by The Late Lap host AJ England, then elaborated by Mike’s brother Kenny Wallace on The Kenny Wallace Show, and soon confirmed by MBM Motorsports, the 65-year-old racer won’t be allowed to compete in the No. 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse due to recent inactivity in NASCAR. The consequential outcome was a resultRead More

By Luis Torres, Staff Writer/Photographer Exemptions, DVPs and waivers headline NASCAR’s rule updates as each have created tremendous buzz and several discussions across the board. This was a result of the sanctioning body issuing a rules bulletin Friday that has already created several implications ahead of the 2025 season. Among the changes issued by the sanctioning body was the inclusion of a new provisional that will help international drivers from a different motorsports discipline who’d like to compete in the sport’s premiere division. Known as NASCAR’s version of a promoter’s provisional,Read More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor Throughout his career, Helio Castroneves has been picking up crown jewel wins across the motorsports spectrum like Thanos collecting Infinity Stones and now he’s looking to add another one to the gauntlet. Castroneves, a four-time Indianapolis 500 winner and three-time winner of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, has thrown his hat into the ring of entrants for the 2025 running of the Daytona 500 in February. The Sao Paulo, Brazil native will be teaming up with Justin Marks and Trackhouse Racing as a fourth entry forRead More

By Luis Torres, Staff Writer NASCAR Xfinity Series regular Parker Retzlaff may have scored his first career top-10 finish in NASCAR’s premier division, but it’s his road to a seventh-place result that folks will be looking back fondly for years to come. During Saturday’s chaotic Coke Zero Sugar 400, the 21-year-old driver from Rhinelander, Wisconsin escaped all the big wrecks and blow overs to put himself in excellent position of bringing Beard Motorsports’ No. 62 team home with a strong result. “It was just really aggressive. Everyone was pushing as hardRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – It all comes down to Darlington. With Harrison Burton claiming a season and career defining win to punch his ticket into the 16-driver NASCAR Cup Series Playoff field, just three spots remain up for grabs to finalize the list of drivers that will be eligible to contend for the championship. As it stands after Daytona, Martin Truex, Jr. is in the best position of those still not locked in, carrying a 58-point advantage into the regular season finale even after getting collectedRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – This one has been a long time coming. Harrison Burton, driving the famous No. 21 Ford for the Wood Brothers, took matters into his own hands in overtime Saturday night at Daytona, powering his way into the lead on the final lap and holding off the charge of Kyle Busch to claim his first career NASCAR Cup Series victory and punch his ticket into the Playoffs. The win also marks the 100th career win for the legendary Wood Brothers team, which hasRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Shane Van Gisbergen has gotten the call. He’s moving to the NASCAR Cup Series full-time with Trackhouse Racing in 2025. The move completes the journey for the 35-year-old New Zealander, who burst onto the NASCAR scene with his win at Chicago in his first-ever start in 2023 before moving into the Xfinity Series on a full-time basis in 2024 and now going full-time at NASCAR’s top division next season. With Trackhouse obtaining a third charter for its efforts to field a carRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Ryan Truex brought home the victory Friday night at Daytona International Speedway, surviving overtime to capture his second NASCAR Xfinity Series win of the season in the Wawa 250. Midway through the second stage, the younger Truex brother, driving the No. 20 Toyota on a part-time basis for Joe Gibbs Racing asserted himself into the lead for the first time all night and would remain a fixture among the leaders for the duration of the race. Truex and Kaulig Racing’s A.J. AllmendingerRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – What next? Denny Hamlin was flabbergasted with a penalty handed down by NASCAR on Thursday for an engine inspection violation that will have affects on he and his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing team now and into the Playoffs. Hamlin’s race-winning engine from Bristol this spring was inadvertently torn down and rebuilt by Toyota Racing Development prior to NASCAR being able to inspect it and as such, the sanctioning body was left with no choice but to penalize them. Driver and teamRead More