Saturday night’s race at Daytona was shaping up to be a tremendous finish, until a messy wreck on lap 96 stopped the battle at the front of the field and scattered debris and rescue equipment all over the 2.5 mile oval. And in their infinite wisdom, NASCAR chose not to red flag the race, instead settling for a green-white-checker finish. Still, the two lap shootout at the finish had all the potential in the world.
DAYTONA BEACH , Fla. – The Subway Jalapeno 250 Powered By Coca-Cola culminated in a green-white-checkered finish for the fifth straight time with Clint Bowyer capturing his first win at historic Daytona International Speedway and the first win of the season for Richard Childress Racing. “I can’t begin to tell you what this place means to me and my family,” Bowyer said. “Everything you ever work for is to come to Daytona, run well and win a race here.” Bowyer, who put his No. 29 Holiday
NASCAR announced the addition of “Double-File Restarts – Shootout Style” throughout each race in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Beginning next weekend at Daytona International Speedway in the Subway Jalapeno 250 Powered By Coca-Cola on Friday night, July 3, the first- and second-place cars will line up side-by-side as the green flag is displayed for each restart. Double-file restarts were introduced at the non-points NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race in May and the change was fully instituted
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Mainland High Graduate To Sing National Anthem For Subway Jalapeno 250 Powered By Coca-Cola on Friday, July 3 DAYTONA BEACH , Fla. – Melissa TenBroeck, a 23-year-old Cosmetologist and graduate of Mainland High School and Daytona State College, won the fifth annual Straightaway To Stardom singing competition on Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway. TenBroeck, in her third attempt competing in the Straightaway To Stardom contest, bested nine other finalists with her performa
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