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  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Phoenix International Raceway

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Phoenix International Raceway

    This weekend the racing action continues as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and XFINITY Series head to Phoenix International Raceway. The Camping World Truck Series will return to the track March 28 at Martinsville.

    Friday, March 13 (All times Eastern)

    On Track:

    3-4:15 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice – FOX Sports 1
    4:30-5:25 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series practice – FOX Sports 1
    6-7:25 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice – FOX Sports 2
    7:50 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – FOX Sports 2
    10 p.m.: NASCAR Mexico Series Toyota 120 – NBC Universo

    Press Conferences: (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    2 p.m. Kevin Harvick
    2:30 p.m.: Chase Elliott
    4:45 p.m.: Denny Hamlin
    8:45 p.m.: Post-NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying – Time approximate

    Saturday, March 14 (All times Eastern)

    On Track:

    11:30 a.m.-12:25 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series practice – FOX Sports 1
    12:45 p.m.: XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – FOX Sports 1
    2:30-3:20 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series final practice – FOX Sports 1
    4 p.m.: XFINITY Series Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 – FOX (200 laps, 200 miles)

    Press Conferences: (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    11 a.m.: Sam Hornish Jr.
    1:45 p.m.: AXALTA Chairman and CEO Charlie Shaver and President Mike Cash
    5:45 p.m.: Post-NASCAR XFINITY Series race – Time approximate

    Sunday, March 15 (All times Eastern)

    On Track:

    3:30 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series CampingWorld.com 500 – FOX (312 laps, 312 miles)

    Press Conferences: (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    12:30 p.m.: Martin Truex Jr. and Joe Garone, GM, Furniture Row Racing
    6:15 p.m.: Post-NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race – Time approximate

  • Austin Dillon Holds Off Charging Ryan Blaney for XFINITY Win in Las Vegas

    Austin Dillon Holds Off Charging Ryan Blaney for XFINITY Win in Las Vegas

    By Reid Spencer
    NASCAR Wire Service
    Mar. 7, 2015

    LAS VEGAS, Nev.—As dominant as Austin Dillon was in Saturday’s Boyd Gaming 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, he had to give his utmost effort in the closing laps to hold off charging Ryan Blaney for the victory.

    Dillon led 183 of the 200 laps at the 1.5-mile speedway, but Blaney had a tire advantage at the end of the race, thanks to a late pit stop after his car snapped loose and knocked Erik Jones into the outside wall at the exit from Turn 4.

    After restarting fifth with 21 laps left, Blaney charged to the front, making up a deficit of more than 1.5 seconds and forcing Dillon to block him repeatedly during the last three laps. Blaney ran out of room in the final corner, his No. 22 Ford turning sideways and tagging the outside wall as Dillon crossed the finish line with an advantage of .664 seconds.

    During the closing laps, winning crew chief Nick Harrison made a point of not telling Dillon that Blaney had fresh tires.

    “There at the end, you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do,” said Dillon, who won for the third time in the XFINITY Series and the first time at Las Vegas. “You got to do whatever you can to win. Our car was dominant all day, and to give one away like that would have been heartbreaking.

    “I hadn’t heard in my ear all day that somebody was catching me, and he was catching me at about three tenths (of a second) a lap. And that was all I had. The other good thing is that my crew chief made sure no one told me that he had tires on, so I wouldn’t second-guess myself. I just thought I was getting slower—I didn’t know what I was doing wrong.”

    In his post-race question-and-answer session with reporters, Blaney was more distraught about his contact with Erik Jones than he was disappointed with his runner-up finish. And after the run-in with Jones, Blaney wasn’t about to move Dillon for the win in the closing laps.

    “I didn’t want any more people saying bad things about me after I wrecked Erik,” said Blaney, who passed fourth-place finisher Denny Hamlin on Lap 190 and third-place Regan Smith on Lap 193 before charging after Dillon. “I wasn’t going to move Austin, that’s for sure.

    “He did what he had to do. He stopped my run. I didn’t expect him to pull over. So, no, I wasn’t going to move him to win the race.”

    Chase Elliott came home fifth, followed by hometown favorite Brendan Gaughan, rookie Darrell Wallace Jr., Ty Dillon, Brennan Poole and Daniel Suarez.

    Ty Dillon, Austin’s brother, took over the series lead by six points over Chris Buescher, who came home 14th.

    NASCAR XFINITY Series Race – Boyd Gaming 300
    Las Vegas Motor Speedway
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    Saturday, March 07, 2015

    1. (1) Austin Dillon(i), Chevrolet, 200, $100011.
    2. (4) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 200, $71438.
    3. (7) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 200, $55573.
    4. (11) Denny Hamlin(i), Toyota, 200, $40351.
    5. (8) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 200, $39567.
    6. (5) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 200, $35787.
    7. (12) Darrell Wallace Jr. #, Ford, 200, $38028.
    8. (20) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 200, $33445.
    9. (16) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 200, $32346.
    10. (15) Daniel Suarez #, Toyota, 200, $32681.
    11. (9) Aric Almirola(i), Ford, 200, $25227.
    12. (6) Dale Earnhardt Jr.(i), Chevrolet, 199, $24671.
    13. (13) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 199, $30117.
    14. (10) Chris Buescher, Ford, 199, $23603.
    15. (18) Ryan Reed, Ford, 199, $29941.
    16. (27) JJ Yeley, Toyota, 199, $29129.
    17. (31) David Starr, Toyota, 198, $28942.
    18. (38) Ross Chastain #, Chevrolet, 198, $28806.
    19. (21) John Wes Townley(i), Chevrolet, 198, $22695.
    20. (22) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 198, $29084.
    21. (14) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 197, $28473.
    22. (25) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 197, $28332.
    23. (24) Eric McClure, Toyota, 196, $28196.
    24. (26) Jamie Dick, Chevrolet, 195, $28085.
    25. (28) Cale Conley #, Toyota, 195, $28084.
    26. (29) Harrison Rhodes #, Chevrolet, 193, $27788.
    27. (35) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 192, $27651.
    28. (33) Derek White, Toyota, 175, $27505.
    29. (3) Erik Jones(i), Toyota, Accident, 172, $27354.
    30. (23) Dakoda Armstrong, Ford, Accident, 164, $27517.
    31. (37) Mike Harmon, Dodge, 164, $21087.
    32. (32) Mario Gosselin, Chevrolet, Accident, 154, $26976.
    33. (36) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 113, $26860.
    34. (40) Cody Ware, Chevrolet, Suspension, 80, $26748.
    35. (19) Blake Koch, Toyota, Accident, 52, $26627.
    36. (30) Carl Long, Dodge, Electrical, 34, $18428.
    37. (39) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, Suspension, 15, $17428.
    38. (2) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, Engine, 14, $22428.
    39. (17) Mike Bliss, Toyota, Accident, 12, $21428.
    40. (34) Jeff Green, Toyota, Vibration, 3, $14428.

    Average Speed of Race Winner:  126.021 mph.

    Time of Race:  02 Hrs, 22 Mins, 50 Secs. Margin of Victory:  0.664 Seconds.

    Caution Flags:  6 for 34 laps.

    Lead Changes:  13 among 7 drivers.

    Lap Leaders:   A. Dillon(i) 1-20; R. Blaney 21; A. Dillon(i) 22-105; B. Gaughan 106; D. Suarez # 107-109; E. Jones(i) 110-112; A. Dillon(i) 113-151; E. Jones(i) 152-155; D. Hamlin(i) 156; B. Gaughan 157-158; C. Elliott 159; A. Dillon(i) 160-165; R. Blaney 166; A. Dillon(i) 167-200.

    Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  A. Dillon(i) 5 times for 183 laps; E. Jones(i) 2 times for 7 laps; B. Gaughan 2 times for 3 laps; D. Suarez # 1 time for 3 laps; R. Blaney 2 times for 2 laps; D. Hamlin(i) 1 time for 1 lap; C. Elliott 1 time for 1 lap.

    Top 10 in Points: T. Dillon – 119; C. Buescher – 113; R. Reed – 104; D. Wallace Jr. # – 103; C. Elliott – 95; R. Smith – 86; B. Gaughan – 86; D. Starr – 83; E. Sadler – 82; R. Chastain # – 81.

     

  • Austin Dillon Wins Boyd Gaming 300 Pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

    Austin Dillon Wins Boyd Gaming 300 Pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

    He led both practices on Friday and on Saturday, he would score the pole for the Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The lap of 29.295 seconds marks his second pole of the season in his second start of the year.

    “We never ran two laps yesterday, and I knew our teammate was pretty fast in the 2 (Brian Sc0tt),” Dillon commented on running a second lap in the final round, which was quicker than his first. “That was pretty flat out there – that’s all I’ve had. We had a solid car all weekend – won practice, and now won qualifying. Hope to end up in victory lane later today.”

    Brian Scott would qualify second to give Richard Childresss Racing a sweep of the front row. The organization committed to making themselves stronger during the off-season after having their drivers finish fourth and fifth in the points standings behind JR Motorsports 1-2 finish.

    “That’s an RCR/ECR (Earnhardt Childress Racing Engines) front row,” Scott commented. “That’s the second week in a row that we’ve qualified second. We have a fast car and it’s great to start on the front row. We were just a little tighter than we needed to be. We have a fast car for the race so hoping to have a great run.”

    Ryan Blaney would qualify third in his first start of the season, followed by Brendan Gaughan and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Earnhardt is trying to give crew chief Dave Elenz his second straight victory in a row after Kevin Harvick scored the win last weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

    Earnhardt’s teammates Regan Smith and Chase Elliott were sixth and seventh, respectively, followed by Aric Almirola, Chris Buescher, Denny Hamlin and Darrell Wallace Jr.

    “For whatever reason, I’m not good at qualifying so we struggle a little bit in qualifying,” Hamlin commented. “I’m really looking forward to the race. I feel like we have a good car. Thankful for the opportunity, and obviously thinking about Kyle (Busch) racing in his hometown. I wish I could sub him in here for the session.”

    Elliott Sadler would qualify 13th, followed by Ryan Sieg, Daniel Suarez, Brennan Poole, Mike Bliss, Ryan Reed, Blake Koch and Ty Dillon.

    “We put everything like Austin’s car, and just missed it,” Ty said. “I hate this. This is the second straight week that we haven’t qualified well. Oh well. We’ll just drive through there and put on another solid show, again. Just disappointed to qualify like this two weeks in a row. Just hard on the splitter and we’ve been making adjustments, getting it slowly off the splitter.”

    Dexter Bean and Josh Reaume failed to qualify for the event. The first session had a small delay as a result of debris – a spring rubber – in turns one and two. Brendan Gaughan and Eric McClure both hit it, with Gaughan receiving no damage and McClure recieving significant front end damage.

  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Las Vegas Motor Speedway

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Las Vegas Motor Speedway

    Racing action resumes this weekend as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series head to Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will take a few weeks off, returning to the track on March 28 at Martinsville.

    Friday, March 6 (All times Eastern)

    On Track:

    3-4:15 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series practice – FOX Sports 1
    4:30-5:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series practice – FOX Sports 1
    6-7:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series final practice – FOX Sports 1
    7:50 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – FOX Sports 1

    Press Conferences: (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    2 p.m.: Brian Vickers
    4:35 p.m.: Comcast announcement with Carl Edwards
    5 p.m.: SMI announcement
    5:30 p.m.: Jeff Gordon
    Post – Sprint Cup Series qualifying

    Saturday, March 7 (All times Eastern)

    On Track:

    11:30 a.m.-12:25 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series practice – FOX Sports 2
    12:45 p.m.: XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – FOX Sports 2
    2:30-3:25 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series final practice – FOX Sports 1
    4 p.m.: XFINITY Series Boyd Gaming 300 – FOX Sports 1 (200 laps, 300 miles)

    Press Conferences: (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    11 a.m.: Brendan Gaughan
    Post – XFINITY Series race

    Sunday, March 8 (All times Eastern)

    On Track:

    3:30 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 400 – FOX (267 laps, 400.5 miles)

    Press Conferences: (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    Noon: Announcement with Joey Logano
    12:30 p.m.: Sprint/Charlotte Motor Speedway announcement
    1 p.m.: Jimmie Johnson
    Post – Sprint Cup Series race

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  • Kevin Harvick Wins Hisense 250, Claims Third Straight XFINITY Series Victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway

    Kevin Harvick Wins Hisense 250, Claims Third Straight XFINITY Series Victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway

    HAMPTON, Ga. (Feb. 28, 2015) – Kevin Harvick regained the lead with 26 laps to go and held off red-hot Joey Logano to win the Hisense 250 XFINITY Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway for a third straight time.

    Harvick led 101 of 163 laps en route to the victory Saturday.

    “The first thing I want to do is thank all those fans today,” Harvick said. “To see that crowd out there, I’m really happy for Atlanta Motor Speedway.

    “That pit stop is what won this race. Joey probably had a little bit better car the second half of the run, but it really played out there for us as we were able to have that short run and take off.”

    Logano, who claimed poles for both the XFINITY Series and Sprint Cup Series races this weekend, wrestled the lead from Harvick with 37 laps to go, but couldn’t hold off the No. 88 Chevrolet.

    “This is the closest anyone’s been to beating Kevin here in a long time,” Logano said. “We got beat off pit road. We had a decent restart, but the outside lane is so tough. At that point, I was trying to move around to different lanes. Trying to find something for some speed.

    “We started to catch him and then I just had this huge vibration. The left rear was just loose. At that point, I was just trying to survive.”

    Ty Dillon, one of six drivers in the lineup for both races at AMS on Saturday, was third and Chris Buescher was fourth.

    Dawsonville’s Chase Elliot ran fourth for much of the race and got up to third with 23 laps left. Then the 19-year-old dropped to eighth when his car got loose in heavy traffic.

    “I don’t know what it looked like, but I felt like I was about to wreck,” Elliott said. “So I guess it could have been a lot worse, but I hated to lose spots there. I felt like those were very, very valuable.

    “Overall, I felt like there were a lot of positives. The pits stops were really good. I think the changes on the car, they made a difference throughout the day. I just didn’t fulfill my part there at the end to try to put ourselves in position to give Kevin a run. He would have been tough to beat, but we’ll try again next week.”

    Elliott fought his way back to finish fifth for the second straight time at AMS.

    “Everybody was going hard,” Elliott said. “That’s just part of a restart. It was more not being as aware of the people around me, guys behind me being really close. That takes air off the spoiler and you’ve got a guy on the outside taking all your downforce on your right-side door. It just makes it really hard to drive.

    “I should have just tried to give a little bit right there and maybe just try to settle in at third and try to pass those guys later on.”

    Only Harvick, Logano and Matt Kenseth led laps during the race. Logano was out front for the first 49 laps, but lost the lead to Harvick when he pitted. He didn’t get it back until lap 127 and Harvick jumped right back ahead on lap 136.

    “We’re headed down a good road,” Harvick said. “Getting that taste of success and winning a race is something that gets everyone motivated and takes that edge off the nerves and newness that comes. I love to be in the race car and racing. I love racing here at Atlanta. Winning races is what it’s all about and that’s what keeps you coming back.”

    The second half of the rare same-day NASCAR doubleheader will feature the Camping World Truck Series Hyundai Construction Equipment 200 this evening. It’s the first time since 2012 the trucks will race at Atlanta, when Ty Dillon, who qualified 14th for this evening’s race, took the checkered flag for his first victory in a national NASCAR race.

  • NASCAR Schedule for Atlanta Motor Speedway

    NASCAR Schedule for Atlanta Motor Speedway

    This weekend the NASCAR Sprint Cup, XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series travel to Atlanta Motor Speedway. Saturday features a doubleheader beginning with the XFINITY Series Hisense 250 race at 2 p.m. followed by the Camping World Truck Series Hyundai Construction Equipment 200 at 5:30 p.m. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series closes out the racing weekend Sunday at 1 p.m. on FOX.

    All times Eastern.

    Friday, Feb. 27:

    On Track:

    10-10:55 a.m..: XFINITY Series practice – FOX Sports 1
    11:30 a.m.-12:55 p.m.: XFINITY Series final practice – FOX Sports 1
    1-2:25 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series practice – FOX Sports 1
    2:30-5:25 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series final practice – FOX Sports 1
    5:45 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – FOX Sports 1

    Press Conferences: (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    9 a.m.: Joey Gase
    11 a.m.: Danica Patrick
    11:15 a.m.: Tyler Reddick
    12:15 p.m.: Kasey Kahne
    3:15 p.m.: Jeff Gordon
    4:30 p.m.: Motor Racing Outreach announcement with Matt Kenseth
    Post-NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying

    Saturday, Feb. 28:

    On Track:

    9:10 a.m..: XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – FOX Sports 1
    10:40 a.m.: Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying – FOX Sports 1
    Noon-1:20 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series final practice – FOX Sports 1
    2 p.m.: XFINITY Series Hisense 250 Race – FOX Sports 1 (163 laps, 251.02 miles)
    5:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Hyundai Construction Equipment 200 – FOX Sports 1 (130 laps, 200.2 miles)

    Press Conferences: (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    10 a.m.: Charlotte Motor Speedway and Joe Gibbs Racing announcement with Marcus Smith and Denny Hamlin

    Post-NASCAR XFINITY Series race
    Post-NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race

    Sunday, March 1:

    On Track:

    1 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Race – FOX (325 laps, 500.5 miles)

    Press Conferences: (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    Post-NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race

     

  • Ryan Reed Scores First Career Victory in Alert Today Florida 300 at Daytona

    Ryan Reed Scores First Career Victory in Alert Today Florida 300 at Daytona

    Four years ago, Ryan Reed was told that he would not be able to drive a racecar due to being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Tonight, though, he stands in victory lane as a winner at Daytona International Speedway.

    “Like I said, I can’t thank everyone who stood behind me through my Type 1 diabetes diagnosis four years ago. I was told I wouldn’t race and now we are standing in victory lane at Daytona,” he said in victory lane. “Thank you Lilly Diabetes, American Diabetes Association, Roush Fenway, Ford and everyone that stood behind us through everything we have been through. It is time to celebrate.”

    Coming to the white flag, it looked as though it’d be Brad Keselwoski and Kyle Larson dueling for the victory. However, Larson would get a shot from behind, going off of the track and into the turn one infield grass with Ross Chastain. Keselowski got the advantage through the corners and held it down the backstraightaway. However, it wouldn’t last for long as Reed would get a push from teammate Chris Buescher and the pair of Roush Fenway Racing teammates would track down Keselowski with Reed able to get by as they headed into turn three.

    “We got shuffled back with about three to go and were on the top with nowhere to go and luckily I ducked in line on the bottom and I was just trying to salvage hopefully a top seven or eight and get a good points day,” Reed commented. “When they started wrecking on the last lap it put me in position where I was pushing. I ended up getting a huge run on Brad and he was left on an island so I got a huge run on him and really I was hoping I could guess the block. I knew he would take me high and it was just about how quick I could get underneath him. We timed it perfect and here we are.”

    Reed would then hold off the field as they came back to the checkered flag to score his first career NASCAR XFINITY Series victory.

    “I was about to throw up on the last lap there coming to the line,” Reed said. “I saw Chris coming and I knew he would have a big run. I didn’t know whether to block the bottom or top. I can’t thank my spotter Joel enough. He does a great job every week.”

    Chris Buescher would cross the line second as he enters his sophomore season with Roush Fenway Racing.

    “That was great,” Buescher commented. “That’s exactly what we need to come here and do.  After the heartbreak of last year, coming down here and not qualifying, it’s something we had to rebound from and we knew that.  We came down here with Cheez-It on our Ford Mustang and started off the XFINITY season in 2015 with a bang.  To get Ryan his first win, I know how special it is getting our first win last year at Mid-Ohio and getting that monkey off your back is huge for him and it’s gonna carry momentum for our entire organization going forward.”

    Ty Dillon would finish third with his brother Austin Dillon right behind him in fourth. Austin had to fight back for a top-five finish following a hit under the red flag from Mike Wallace that tore up the rear of his Chevrolet. Brad Keselowski would end up rounding the top-five after leading the white flag lap.

    “I definitely had too big of a lead,” Keselowski reflected. “There’s only so much you can block and the run that the 16 had was just more than I could block without wrecking everybody, so that’s just part of it I guess.”

    David Starr finished sixth, followed by Aric Almirola, Larson, Chastain and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

    While the race ran clean for the first half, the second half was nothing like that as a pair of big wrecks took out numerous competitors.

    The first wreck took place with 27 laps to go as Larson gave Daniel Saurez a shove, getting him sideways and turning him into Regan Smith. The contact would result in Smith going for a tumble. Chad Boat, Scott Lagasse Jr., Justin Marks, John Wes Townley and Chase Elliott were also caught in the wreck.

    The second wreck took place with nine laps to go when Kyle Busch would give Erik Jones a shot, resulting in Jones coming down across the field. Busch would then slide through the infield grass making heavy contact with a non-SAFER barrier wall. Busch was awake and alert while being loaded into the ambulance before taking to Halifax Medical Center. He will miss the Daytona 500 on Sunday with a leg injury. Elliott, J.J. Yeley, Brendan Gaughan, Brian Scott, Elliott Sadler, Jeffrey Earnhardt, Wallace, Austin Dillon and Almirola would also suffer damage.

  • NASCAR Schedule for the Daytona 500 Weekend of Racing

    NASCAR Schedule for the Daytona 500 Weekend of Racing

    NASCAR kicks off its season this weekend culminating with the 57th annual Daytona 500 Sunday at Daytona International Speedway. Below is a complete list of on track activities for the Sprint Cup, XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series plus scheduled press conferences for Wednesday, Feb. 18 – Sunday, Feb. 22.

    Wednesday, Feb. 18:

    On Track:

    2-2:45 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series practice – FOX Sports 2
    3:15-3:55 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series practice – FOX Sports 2)

    Press Conferences (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    1:15 p.m.: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
    2:55 p.m.: Goodyear with Carl Edwards

    Thursday, Feb. 19:

    On Track:

    Noon-1:25 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series final practice – FOX Sports 1
    1:30-2:25 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series practice – FOX Sports 1
    3:30-4:55 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series final practice – FOX Sports 1
    7 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Budweiser Duel No.1 – FOX Sports 1 (60 laps, 150 miles)
    8:30 p.m. (approx.): Sprint Cup Series Budweiser Duel No. 2 – FOX Sports 1 (60 laps, 150 miles)

    Press Conferences (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    10:45 a.m.: Jeff Gordon
    11:30 a.m.: Ben Kennedy announcement
    9:45 p.m. (approx.): Duels Post Race Press Conference

    Friday, Feb. 20:

    On Track:

    11 a.m.-12:20 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series practice – FOX Sports 1
    12:30-1:55 p.m..: XFINITY Series practice – FOX Sports 1
    2-3:25 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series practice – FOX Sports 1
    3:30-4:25 p.m..: XFINITY Series final practice – FOX Sports 1
    4:45 p.m. (approx.): Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying – FOX Sports 1
    7:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250, FOX Sports 1 (100 laps, 250 miles)

    Press Conferences (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    10 a.m.: XFINITY Championship Trophy unveil
    1 p.m.: Daytona Rising update
    9:45 p.m.: NCWTS Post Race Press Conference

    Saturday, Feb. 21:

    On Track:

    10:30 a.m.-11:55 a.m.: Sprint Cup Series final practice – FOX Sports 1
    12:15 p.m..: XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – FOX Sports 1
    3:30 p.m.: XFINITY Series Alert Today Florida 300 – FOX Sports 1 (120 laps, 300 miles)

    Press Conference (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    5:45 p.m. (approx.): NXS Post Race Press Conference

    Sunday, Feb. 22:

    On Track:

    1 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 – FOX (200 laps, 500 miles)

    Press Conferences (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    9:35 a.m.: Kevin Harvick Press Conference
    4:45 p.m. (approx.): NSCS Post Race Press Conference

     

  • Kenseth Wins Nationwide Finale; Elliott and Penske Celebrate Championships

    Kenseth Wins Nationwide Finale; Elliott and Penske Celebrate Championships

    In a thrilling green-white-checkered finish, Matt Kenseth, behind the wheel of the No. 20 GameStop/Rock Candy Toyota, held both Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson at bay to win the 20th annual Ford EcoBoost 300.

    This was Kenseth’s first win of the 2014 Nationwide Series season and his second victory in 13 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

    “Well, we kept getting those restarts at the end of the race, and the first couple got away okay,” Kenseth said. “I felt good about it.”

    “We had a really good car tonight, especially on a short- to mid-range run, and that kind of fell into our hands except for the last two or three cautions we didn’t need, but it kind of worked out where we got in the front and had the speed on the front side of the run where we needed it.”

    ”It’s been a long time since I’ve won a race in anything.”

    Following closely behind race winner Kenseth, with what has become known as the ‘Kyle and Kyle show’, Busch and Larson finished second and third respectively. This was Busch’s seventh top-10 finish in eight races and Larson’s seventh top-10 finish in just two races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

    “Yeah, we had a strong car,” Kyle Busch said. “Somewhere in the middle part of the race we started falling behind a little farther than I wanted to, just ill handling, being loose, tight, loose, and everything going on. But Adam made some great race calls and some good adjustments to get our car handling a little bit better, to get ourselves farther up toward the front. The 20 was kind of off there early on in the race, but there at the end he really came on strong and the 42 was really good.”

    “So it was kind of a race amongst us three, I thought, and that’s kind of what it came down to there at the end,” Busch continued. “All in all, can’t be prouder of my team, Adam Stevens and Curtis and everyone that works so hard on the Monster Energy 54 at Joe Gibbs Racing, all the guys at the shop.”

    “We did our part and we had some great races, and we did have a successful year, so nothing to hang our hats about, but there’s one other guy or team out there that was a little bit better than us.”

    “Yeah, we were able to lead a lot of laps today, a lot more than I’ve probably ever led in my career,” Kyle Larson said. “That was fun. I had good restarts up there until the last 50 laps or so, and then I finally got a good one underneath Matt, was able to get to the lead, and was about 15 feet short of the win.”

    “Almost had second, but Kyle was able to squeeze around me,” Larson continued. “I probably could have shut the door on him, but we weren’t going to win, so there was no point in maybe tearing up two cars. Disappointed, super disappointed. Really close to a win today.”

    The Homestead finale race also officially crowned Chase Elliott as the Nationwide Series champion, an honor he had clinched last weekend. In spite of finishing 17th in the last race of the season, Elliott still made history as the youngest champ in NASCAR history.

    “I know it was ugly,” Elliott said. “We didn’t have a very good run, but we’ll take it.”

    The title was not just special for Chase Elliott and his family, NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott and wife Cindy, but was also the first ever for the team owned by Dale Earnhardt, Jr., his sister Kelly and Rick Hendrick.

    Roger Penske also clinched a championship, that of the Nationwide owner’s title. He did so with six wins and not just with one, but five different drivers, in the No. 22 Hertz Ford Mustang.

    “It was a great day,” Penske said. “I thought that race would never get over. I think we had a green-white-checker and all we had to do was finish 25th, but you never know with all the action up front.”

    “Brad (KeselowskI) ran a great race and when you think about five different drivers it’s really a credit to Jeremy Bullins and the job he’s done in preparing the car for different drivers and with six wins.”

    “So, to me, this was a team effort at Team Penske,” Penske continued. “Everyone did so much to make this happen and obviously it didn’t come down until the last lap there that we knew we had it.”

    With the final race in the books, NASCAR also bid a fond adieu to Nationwide, who has ended their title sponsorship, turning the reigns over to Xfinity.

    “We have truly enjoyed our time as the series sponsor and are grateful for the relationships we’ve made with the drivers, teams, owners, and fans,” Jim McCoy, director of sports marketing for Nationwide Insurance, said.

    The full race and points results are as follows:

    2014 NNS Ford EcoBoost 300 Race Results

    Fin Str Car Driver Team Lap Pts BPts Status TLd LLd
    1 3 20 Matt Kenseth(i) GameStop/Rock Candy Toyota 206 0 Running 3 52
    2 6 54 Kyle Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota 206 0 Running 2 5
    3 2 42 Kyle Larson(i) Cartwheel by Target Chevrolet 206 0 Running 5 111
    4 5 12 Ryan Blaney(i) Discount Tire Ford 206 0 Running 1 24
    5 10 60 Chris Buescher # Humalog Ford 206 39 Running
    6 15 7 Regan Smith TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet 206 38 Running
    7 21 3 Ty Dillon # WESCO Chevrolet 206 37 Running
    8 1 22 Brad Keselowski(i) Hertz Ford 206 0 Running 1 5
    9 4 11 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Toyota 206 35 Running
    10 7 2 Brian Scott Shore Lodge Chevrolet 206 34 Running
    11 13 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford 206 34 1 Running 1 3
    12 31 33 Paul Menard(i) Alert Today Florida/Boy Scouts of America Chevrolet 206 0 Running 3
    13 20 51 Jeremy Clements All South Electric/Repairable Vehicles Chevrolet 206 32 1 Running 1 1
    14 25 10 Ross Chastain(i) watermelon.org Toyota 206 0 Running
    15 30 93 TJ Bell(i) Dedicated to Electrical Linemen Dodge 206 0 Running
    16 17 28 JJ Yeley Texas 28 Spirits Stage Toyota 206 28 Running
    17 14 9 Chase Elliott # NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 206 28 1 Running 1 1
    18 24 99 James Buescher Rheem Toyota 206 26 Running
    19 9 31 Dylan Kwasniewski # Rockstar/AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet 206 25 Running
    20 19 43 Dakoda Armstrong # WinField Ford 206 24 Running
    21 28 4 Jeffrey Earnhardt GCL/Polyglass Chevrolet 206 23 Running
    22 22 44 Blake Koch Celsius Flo Fusion Toyota 206 23 1 Running 1 1
    23 18 19 Mike Bliss Tweaker Energy Shot Toyota 206 21 Running
    24 35 26 Jake Crum(i) MyFreedomSmokes.com Chevrolet 206 0 Running
    25 12 5 Josh Berry Ragu Chevrolet 206 19 Running
    26 27 14 Eric McClure Hefty Ultimate/Reynolds Wrap Toyota 206 18 Running
    27 11 16 Ryan Reed # ADA Drive to Stop Diabetes/Lilly Diabetes Ford 206 17 Running
    28 33 36 Ryan Preece Accell Construction/East West Marine Chevrolet 206 16 Running
    29 8 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Chevrolet 205 15 Running
    30 29 55 David Starr Niece Equipment Chevrolet 205 14 Running
    31 40 17 Tanner Berryhill # New Gulf Resources Toyota 204 13 Running
    32 37 23 Carlos Contreras Circle K Chevrolet 203 12 Running
    33 26 25 John Wes Townley(i) Zaxby’s Toyota 201 0 Running
    34 39 87 Milka Duno CanTV Toyota 201 10 Running
    35 23 1 Landon Cassill Flex Seal Chevrolet 190 9 Engine
    36 32 39 Ryan Sieg # Huntinator Chevrolet 179 8 Suspension
    37 16 98 Corey LaJoie(i) Medallion Financial/Smithfield Ford 116 0 Accident
    38 36 40 Matt DiBenedetto Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet 57 6 Transmission
    39 38 52 Joey Gase FindDieselEngines.com Chevrolet 54 5 Engine
    40 34 91 Jeff Green SupportMilitary.org Toyota 3 4 Vibration

    # = Rookie, Fin = Finish, Str = Start, Pts = Total Points, BPs = Lap Leader Bns Pts, TLd = Times Led, LLd = Laps Led. (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

    2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Unofficial Point Standings Final

    Pos Driver BPts Points Ldr Nxt Starts Poles Wins T5s T10s DNF PPos G/L
    1 Chase Elliott # 26 1213 0 0 33 2 3 16 26 0 1 0
    2 Regan Smith 13 1171 -42 -42 33 0 1 7 26 0 2 0
    3 Elliott Sadler 13 1154 -59 -17 33 1 1 7 25 1 4 1
    4 Brian Scott 10 1154 -59 0 33 3 0 6 23 1 3 -1
    5 Ty Dillon # 11 1148 -65 -6 33 3 1 7 24 1 5 0
    6 Trevor Bayne 7 1086 -127 -62 33 1 0 5 21 3 6 0
    7 Chris Buescher # 9 1014 -199 -72 32 0 1 5 14 1 7 0
    8 Brendan Gaughan 14 954 -259 -60 33 0 2 2 7 2 8 0
    9 Ryan Reed # 1 889 -324 -65 33 0 0 1 1 2 9 0
    10 James Buescher 3 868 -345 -21 33 0 0 0 2 1 11 1
    11 Dylan Kwasniewski # 0 867 -346 -1 33 1 0 0 3 4 10 -1
    12 Landon Cassill 0 800 -413 -67 33 0 0 0 3 7 12 0
    13 Dakoda Armstrong # 2 788 -425 -12 33 1 0 0 3 1 13 0
    14 Mike Bliss 1 779 -434 -9 33 0 0 0 1 4 14 0
    15 Jeremy Clements 8 757 -456 -22 33 0 0 0 2 2 15 0
    16 Ryan Sieg # 1 682 -531 -75 33 0 0 1 2 5 16 0
    17 Jj Yeley 2 651 -562 -31 30 0 0 1 2 5 17 0
    18 Jeffrey Earnhardt 1 586 -627 -65 33 0 0 0 0 9 18 0
    19 Eric McClure 0 521 -692 -65 28 0 0 0 0 4 19 0
    20 Joey Gase 1 482 -731 -39 33 0 0 0 0 11 20 0
    21 Matt Dibenedetto 0 369 -844 -113 29 0 0 0 0 17 22 1
    22 Tanner Berryhill # 1 365 -848 -4 29 0 0 0 0 14 23 1
    23 Derrike Cope 0 364 -849 -1 28 0 0 0 0 12 21 -2
    24 Blake Koch 2 317 -896 -47 28 0 0 0 0 18 25 1
    25 Jamie Dick 1 314 -899 -3 21 0 0 0 0 7 24 -1
    26 David Starr 2 293 -920 -21 14 0 0 0 1 1 26 0
    27 Sam Hornish Jr. 10 242 -971 -51 8 2 1 4 4 3 27 0
    28 Mike Wallace 1 229 -984 -13 11 0 0 0 1 2 28 0
    29 Chad Boat 1 227 -986 -2 14 0 0 0 0 6 29 0
    30 Carlos Contreras 0 204 -1009 -23 14 0 0 0 0 5 30 0
    31 Jeff Green 0 172 -1041 -32 20 0 0 0 0 16 31 0
    32 Kevin Swindell 0 157 -1056 -15 10 0 0 0 0 4 32 0
    33 Mike Harmon 0 153 -1060 -4 16 0 0 0 0 13 33 0
    34 Kevin Lepage 0 137 -1076 -16 14 0 0 0 0 10 34 0
    35 Tommy Joe Martins 0 124 -1089 -13 11 0 0 0 0 8 35 0
    36 Josh Reaume 0 116 -1097 -8 11 0 0 0 0 8 36 0
    37 Ryan Ellis 0 104 -1109 -12 12 0 0 0 0 10 37 0
    38 Carl Long 0 104 -1109 0 16 0 0 0 0 16 38 0
    39 Alex Tagliani 1 82 -1131 -22 2 1 0 2 2 0 39 0
    40 Austin Theriault 0 78 -1135 -4 3 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
    41 Will Kimmel III 0 74 -1139 -4 5 0 0 0 0 1 41 0
    42 Robert Richardson Jr. 0 72 -1141 -2 7 0 0 0 0 4 42 0
    43 Cody Ware 0 71 -1142 -1 4 0 0 0 0 1 43 0
    44 Kenny Habul 0 61 -1152 -10 3 0 0 0 0 1 44 0
    45 Justin Marks 0 58 -1155 -3 2 0 0 0 1 0 45 0
    46 Daniel Suarez Garza 0 54 -1159 -4 2 0 0 0 0 0 46 0
    47 Morgan Shepherd 0 54 -1159 0 8 0 0 0 0 8 47 0
    48 Kelly Admiraal 0 53 -1160 -1 3 0 0 0 0 1 48 0
    49 Martin Roy 0 53 -1160 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 49 0
    50 Josh Berry 0 51 -1162 -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 59 9
    51 Stanton Barrett 0 49 -1164 -2 3 0 0 0 0 2 50 -1
    52 Kevin O’connell 0 48 -1165 -1 2 0 0 1 1 1 51 -1
    53 Ryan Preece 0 46 -1167 -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 61 8
    54 Ruben Garcia Mateos 0 41 -1172 -5 3 0 0 0 0 1 52 -2
    55 Harrison Rhodes 0 40 -1173 -1 6 0 0 0 0 6 53 -2
    56 Daryl Harr 0 39 -1174 -1 3 0 0 0 0 1 54 -2
    57 Andy Lally 0 37 -1176 -2 1 0 0 0 1 0 55 -2
    58 Hermie Sadler III 0 37 -1176 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 56 -2
    59 Bobby Reuse 0 35 -1178 -2 2 0 0 0 0 1 57 -2
    60 Hal Martin 0 34 -1179 -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 58 -2
    61 Scott Lagasse Jr. 0 31 -1182 -3 2 0 0 0 0 0 60 -1
    62 Matt Frahm 0 28 -1185 -3 3 0 0 0 0 2 62 0
    63 Tim Cowen 0 26 -1187 -2 1 0 0 0 0 0 63 0
    64 Paulie Harraka 0 25 -1188 -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 64 0
    65 Kenny Wallace 0 25 -1188 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 65 0
    66 Jason White 0 25 -1188 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 66 0
    67 Ryan Gifford 0 24 -1189 -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 67 0
    68 Bobby Gerhart 0 19 -1194 -5 2 0 0 0 0 1 68 0
    69 Mackena Bell 0 15 -1198 -4 1 0 0 0 0 0 69 0
    70 John Jackson 0 15 -1198 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 70 0
    71 Matthew Carter 0 15 -1198 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 71 0
    72 Roger Reuse 0 14 -1199 -1 2 0 0 0 0 1 72 0
    73 Tim Schendel 0 14 -1199 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 73 0
    74 Milka Duno 0 14 -1199 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 76 2
    75 Kyle Fowler 0 12 -1201 -2 1 0 0 0 0 0 74 -1
    76 Richard Harriman 0 12 -1201 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 75 -1
    77 Kyle Busch(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 26 7 7 25 25 0 77 0
    78 Brad Keselowski(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 11 5 5 10 11 0 78 0
    79 Kevin Harvick(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 15 1 4 12 15 0 79 0
    80 Kyle Larson(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 28 1 2 14 21 2 80 0
    81 Ryan Blaney(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 14 1 1 10 13 0 81 0
    82 Matt Kenseth(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 19 0 1 10 15 1 87 5
    83 Paul Menard(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 8 0 1 3 5 0 82 -1
    84 Kasey Kahne(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 3 0 1 2 2 1 83 -1
    85 Marcos Ambrose(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 1 0 1 1 1 0 84 -1
    86 Joey Logano(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 10 3 0 8 9 0 85 -1
    87 Michael McDowell(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 3 0 0 1 3 0 86 -1
    88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 4 0 0 3 3 0 88 0
    89 David Ragan(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 6 0 0 1 2 0 89 0
    90 Erik Jones(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 3 0 0 0 3 0 90 0
    91 Cale Conley(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 11 0 0 0 1 2 91 0
    92 Joe Nemechek(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 6 0 0 0 1 0 92 0
    93 Darrell Wallace Jr.(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 2 0 0 0 1 0 93 0
    94 Austin Dillon(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 1 0 0 0 1 0 94 0
    95 Justin Boston(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 2 0 0 0 1 0 95 0
    96 Ross Chastain(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 7 0 0 0 1 0 96 0
    97 Alex Bowman(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 3 0 0 0 0 0 97 0
    98 Matt Crafton(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 1 0 0 0 0 0 98 0
    99 Aric Almirola(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 2 0 0 0 0 0 99 0
    100 John Wes Townley(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 11 0 0 0 0 2 100 0
    101 Chase Pistone(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 3 0 0 0 0 0 101 0
    102 Johnny Sauter(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 3 0 0 0 0 0 102 0
    103 Josh Wise(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 17 0 0 0 0 6 103 0
    104 Tj Bell(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 2 0 0 0 0 1 117 13
    105 Jeb Burton(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 1 0 0 0 0 0 104 -1
    106 Corey Lajoie(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 5 0 0 0 0 3 105 -1
    107 Brennan Newberry(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 4 0 0 0 0 1 106 -1
    108 Danica Patrick(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 1 0 0 0 0 0 107 -1
    109 Tomy Drissi(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 2 0 0 0 0 0 108 -1
    110 Timmy Hill(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 7 0 0 0 0 4 109 -1
    111 Jake Crum(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 4 0 0 0 0 1 111 0
    112 Jennifer Jo Cobb(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 1 0 0 0 0 0 110 -2
    113 Todd Bodine(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 2 0 0 0 0 1 112 -1
    114 Chris Cockrum(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 2 0 0 0 0 0 113 -1
    115 Caleb Roark(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 1 0 0 0 0 1 114 -1
    116 Denny Hamlin(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 1 0 0 0 0 1 115 -1
    117 Derek White(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 2 0 0 0 0 2 116 -1
    118 Jimmy Weller(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 1 0 0 0 0 1 118 0
    119 Willie Allen(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 0
    120 Benny Gordon 0 0 -1213 -12 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 0
    121 Clay Greenfield(I) 0 0 -1213 -12 0 0 0 0 0 0 169 48

    BPts – Bonus Points, -Ldr/-Nxt = Points behind Leader/Next higher, PPos = Previous Position, G/L = Points standing gain/loss, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

    Source: Timing and Scoring provided by NASCAR Media/NASCAR Statistics

     

  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Homestead-Miami Speedway

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Homestead-Miami Speedway

    This week the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series head to Homestead-Miami Speedway for a tripleheader championship weekend as the 2014 season comes to a close.

    All times ET.

    Friday, November14:

    11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.: NASCAR Nationwide Series practice – FOX Sports 1
    12:30-2 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series practice – FOX Sports 1
    2:45 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying – FOX Sports 1
    4-5:55 p.m.: Nationwide Series final practice – FOX Sports 1
    6:15 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – ESPN2
    8:00 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Ford EcoBoost 200 (134 laps, 201 miles) – FOX  Sports 1

    SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15:

    Noon-12:50 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice – FOX Sports 1
    1:15 p.m.: NASCAR Nationwide Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – FOX Sports 1
    3-3:50 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice – FOX Sports 2
    4:30 p.m.: NASCAR Nationwide Series Ford EcoBoost 300 (200 laps, 300 miles) – ESPN2

    SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16:

    3:00 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 (267 laps, 400.5 miles) – ESPN

    Press Conference Schedule:  (Watch live) on Nascar.com (Post race times approx.)

    Friday, November14:

    11:00 a.m.: NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France
    2:30 p.m.: NASCAR Hall of Famers Dale Jarrett and Rusty Wallace talk Championship 4
    7:15 p.m.: NSCS Post Qualifying Press Conference with all Championship 4 drivers
    10:15 p.m. NCWTS Post Race Press Conference

    SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15:

    11:00 a.m.: Daytona Rising update with Joie Chitwood III
    11:30 a.m.: FDOT announcement
    1:00 p.m.: Jim Campbell (Vice President, Performance Vehicles and Motorsports, Chevrolet), Jamie Allison (Director, Ford Racing) and David Wilson (President and General Manager, Toyota Racing Development)
    7:30 p.m.: NNS Post Race Press Conference

    SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16:

    6:45 p.m.: NSCS Post Race Press Conference