Jostens, in conjunction with Daytona International Speedway (DIS), is offering a line of limited edition memorabilia containing actual track pieces from one of motorsports most iconic racing landmarks. Race fans and collectors from around the world will now have the rare opportunity to own a piece of America’s rich racing history following the historic 2010 repaving of Daytona International Spee... more.

Perhaps boosted by the momentum from Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s win a night earlier, Saturday's Coke Zero 400 became only the fourth NASCAR race this season to have an increase in ratings from last year. The Coke Zero 400 drew a 3.6 U.S. rating and 6.127 million viewers on TNT Saturday night, up 16% in ratings and viewership from last year (3.1, 5.277 mil), down 5% and 4%, respectively, from 2008 (3.... more.

It was a wild night at Daytona but when the checkered flag flew, Kevin Harvick, No. 28 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet, scored his second victory of the season and extended his lead in the standings to 212 points with eight races remaining until the start of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. After rain delayed the start of the scheduled 160-lap/400-mile race for approximately one hour and thirty mi... more.

Regan Smith’s superspeedway woes continue. The Furniture Row Racing driver was forced to retire from Saturday night’s Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway after being collected in a 19-car wreck with 12 laps remaining. He was credited with a 33rd-place finish in the Coke Zero 400, which started nearly two hours late due to rain and ended well past midnight. Smith was not inj... more.

Mike Bliss drove the No. 71 TRG Motorsports Chevrolet Impala SS to a ninth place finish in today’s running of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. The finish represents the best finish for the team in its young 18-month NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history. Rain forced a nearly two-hour delay in the start of the race. Once the moisture cleared Bliss worked with the team to adjust ... more.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. could barely crack a smile after his performance on Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway – and this after the guy finished fourth. Most drivers would happily take a top-five finish without a second thought, but Earnhardt Jr. said he was "just so damn embarrassed about how we ran all night" and even apologized to his fans for not having a competitive car. Earn... more.

The Big One happens at Daytona and collects almost 20 cars with less than 30 to go. ... more.

It was a wild one Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway – so wild you had to wonder whether there were going to be any cars running at the finish. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings leader Kevin Harvick won the last race on the track’s current pavement after running up front all night. He managed to dodge the on-track fireworks that littered the Coke Zero 400 Presented by Coca-Co... more.

The Nationwide Series may have a new car this weekend in Daytona, but the Sprint Cup Series has something new of its own -- a new restrictor plate. The plate that'll be used for Saturday night's Coke Zero 400 will have 1 1/32-inch openings, the largest opening ever. With the new restrictor plate and the different aerodynamic package, including the new rear spoiler, who knows what will happen wh... more.

With a wider restrictor plate giving more speed and Daytona International Speedway's ancient pavement providing little grip for one last time, no less than nine drivers were upset after a three-car wreck in the first practice and a five-car melee on the backstretch midway through final practice forced seven teams to pull out backup cars. Kasey Kahne, David Ragan and Kyle Busch were all forced t... more.

ORDER CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR 1 28 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Outshyne 2 15 Michael Annett Toyota Germain.com 3 21 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Zaxby's 4 66 Steve Wallace Toyota 5-Hour Energy 5 43 Johnny Chapman Ford Baker Curb Racing 6 34 Tony Raines Chevrolet Long John Silver's 7 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips 8 62 Brendan Gaughan Toyota South Point Hotel & Casino... more.

RANK CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND 1 81 Michael McDowell Toyota Mobile-Shop.com 184.234 48.851 Leader 2 1 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Komatsu 183.647 49.007 -0.156 3 66 Steve Wallace Toyota 5-Hour Energy 183.640 49.009 -0.158 4 23 Robert Richardson Jr. Chevrolet R3 Motorsports 183.363 49.083 -0.232 5 156 Kevin Lepage Toyota RaceDaySponsor.com 183.322 49... more.

RANK CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND 1 33 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Rheem Swimming Pool Heaters 187.477 48.006 Leader 2 62 Brendan Gaughan Toyota South Point Hotel & Casino 187.445 48.014 -0.008 3 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Wrangler 187.172 48.084 -0.078 4 99 Trevor Bayne Toyota OutPetCare.com 187.145 48.091 -0.085 5 15 Michael Annett Toyota Ger... more.

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Mike Bliss buckles in the Westerman Companies / Key Motorsports Chevrolet, geared up for a hot performance in Friday night's Subway Jalapeno 250 at the Daytona International Speedway, the first NASCAR Nationwide Series event for the COT car.       Westerman Companies, continuing it's partnership with Key Motorsports that began in the NASCAR Truck Series several seasons ago, is supporting... more.

Good morning!  We just landed in Daytona and getting settled in.  The team is heading to the track for tech day.  NASCAR has a very detailed inspection process for superspeedway cars, so the teams usually spend an entire day just rolling the cars from one station to another.  I am thinking about hitting the golf course again.  Yesterday I golfed in Hermie and Elliot Sadler’s charity golf to... more.

NASCAR Media Group, a media, marketing and entertainment company, and Turner Sports, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., announced today that NASCAR’s first foray into 3D programming will take place on July 3, 2010 with a special presentation of the Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola (TNT, 7:30 p.m. ET). The 3D production, NASCAR’s first ever, will be made available through TNT Rac... more.

NASCAR has announced that NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams will use carburetor restrictor-plate openings of 1 1/32 inches for the July 3 event at Daytona International Speedway. The previous plate at Daytona last February was 63/64-inch. Monday’s announcement pertains only to next month’s Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola – the last NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event on the current Daytona asp... more.

The temperature hovered near 90 degrees Wednesday at Daytona International Speedway, and there were plenty of drafts in the air. But not the Atlantic Ocean variety. Instead, it was drafting among NASCAR Nationwide Series new cars, the second day of a two-day test in preparation for its inaugural points race there on July 2 – the Subway Jalapeno 250 powered by Coca-Cola. That event is th... more.

Pos No. Name Car Best Tm Best Speed 1 32 Reed Sorenson Toyota 49.846 180.556 2 1 Mike Bliss Chevy 49.979 180.076 3 7 Steve Arpin Chevy 50.187 179.329 4 5 Landon Cassill Chevy 50.204 179.269 5 99 Trevor Bayne Toyota 50.353 178.738 6 70 Shelby Howard Chevy 50.386 178.621 7 15 Michael Annett Toyota 50.404 178.557 8 22A Brad Keselo... more.

Pos No. Name Car Best Tm Best Speed 1 20A Joey Logano Toyota 48.328 186.227 2 5 Landon Cassill Chevy 48.331 186.216 3 33A Kevin Harvick Chevy 48.343 186.170 4 1 Mike Bliss Chevy 48.397 185.962 5 18B Kyle Busch Toyota 48.416 185.889 6 15 Michael Annett Toyota 48.466 185.697 7 60 Carl Edwards Ford 48.467 185.693 8 98 Paul Menard ... more.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has an appetite for fast cars and good food and the two will come together when the Nationwide Series hits the track at Daytona International Speedway on Friday, July 2, 2010. Roush Fenway Racing has announced that Stenhouse’s No. 6 Ford Mustang will feature Blackwell AngusÒ beef as a sponsor of the first-ever NASCAR race for the muscle car. “I am so excited about goin... more.

Pos No. Name Car Best Tm Best Speed 1 18B Kyle Busch Toyota 48.545 185.395 2 16 Colin Braun Ford 48.618 185.117 3 22A Brad Keselowski Dodge 48.699 184.809 4 66 Steve Wallace Toyota 48.701 184.801 5 98 Paul Menard Ford 48.765 184.559 6 70 Shelby Howard Chevy 48.831 184.309 7 20A S Riggs / J Logano Toyota 48.855 184.219 8 60 Erik... more.

Crawl before you walk; walk before you run. Just as a newborn goes through that progression, so has the evolution of the NASCAR Nationwide Series new car, which began its final test Tuesday at Daytona International Speedway before its first points race there on July 2. Teams also will test Wednesday, May 19. Thursday, May 20 is a rain date. “Our goals today were to find the correct tape... more.

Through a joint effort between Richard Childress Racing, JR Motorsports, Dale Earnhardt, Inc., and Wrangler®, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will pay tribute to his father’s upcoming induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame by driving the No. 3 Wrangler® Chevrolet Impala in the July 2 Subway Jalapeno 250 powered by Coca-Cola NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway. The announceme... more.

Via Fox Sports, What could be the hottest collectable car of the summer, if not the entire 2010 season? Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s No. 3 Wrangler Chevrolet. If arrangements go as planned, Earnhardt will run the No. 3 Wrangler Chevrolet for JR Motorsports at Daytona International Speedway in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race on July 2. Sources have told FOXSports.com that Earnhardt will revive his ... more.

At the family dinner table last Tuesday night we discussed watching the Daytona races on TV that coming weekend. Little did I know that at 11:30 pm that night an offer to drive in the Nationwide race would come in over my cell phone and that after midnight I would be on my way to the track of my dreams — DAYTONA!! Corrie Stott Racing had a last minute driver opening. You may remember that... more.

Brian Scott hung on to finish 19th in the Drive 4 COPD 300 Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. Scott says the adversity came early. “It was just a rough day. We got involved in one of the first incidents. None of our doing, just got clipped by another car wrecking. It caused little bit of damage but wasn’t detrimental. Once you have any damage at these superspeedways, you’re just ... more.

On Saturday afternoon, Brian Vickers climbed into the No. 32 Dollar General Toyota ready to kick off the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series season at Daytona International Speedway.  Showcasing his superspeedway talent in his solidly handling Camry, Vickers remained in the top-10 for the majority of the 120-lap race.  Running as high as second, Vickers fought relentlessly as the cars shuffled positio... more.