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MBM Motorsports missed the entire 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, marking their first season without any starts at the sport's top level since they first entered the series in 2017. But in 2024, the Carl Long-owned team have returned and competed on a part-time basis. So far this year, they...

NASCAR Cup Series team opts not to return for Daytona race

The Associated Press

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR docked Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin 75 points and 10 playoff points Thursday, eliminating any shot he had at winning the regular-season title and making his path toward a championship more difficult. The hefty penalty was handed down because Hamlin’s race-winning engine from...

NASCAR delivers driver Denny Hamlin a hefty penalty for what Toyota calls a ‘grievous mistake’

The Spun

Denny Hamlin and the No. 11 team for Joe Gibbs Racing were penalized by NASCAR this Thursday for violating the rulebook.  Hamlin placed ninth at this Monday's race at Michigan International Speedway. However, it was discovered that his team violated the engine inspection ...

NASCAR Announces Punishment For Denny Hamlin's No. 11 Team

Daytona Beach, FL

Racing News

Daytona International Speedway qualifying orders for NASCAR weekend. NASCAR is heading to Daytona Beach, Florida. The qualifying orders are set for this weekend at Daytona International Speedway. View the Daytona qualifying orders below. The metric for the qualifying order is a combination of these factors:. -Finishing order from last points...

NASCAR Qualifying Order: Daytona (August 2024)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The intensity level is unmistakable as the NASCAR Cup Series nears its regular season conclusion with two races remaining to set the 16-driver 2024 Playoff field and the always exciting superspeedway edition of the Coke Zero Sugar 400 on tap Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

NASCAR Weekend Preview: Daytona International Speedway & Milwaukee Mile Speedway

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Herbie J Pilato

In the mid-1970s, Good Timesmade a star of actor/comedian Jimmy 'JJ'/'Dynomite' Walker. However, behind the scenes, the tension between the stars was relatively challenging. According to what Jimmie Walker once relayed, most of the show's cast rarely had any interaction behind the camera. Walker didn't recall having any conversations with actress Esther Rolle, who played his TV mother, Florida Evans, or actor John Amos, who played James Evans, his TV mother.

Actor/Comedian Jimmie "JJ" Walker Behind the Scenes of TV's 'Good Times' in the 1970s

CONCORD, N.C. - Sure, the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway is 100 miles shorter than the season-opening DAYTONA 500. And maybe presence in the national sports conscience is a little smaller. But as for the stakes? Well, with the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs looming just two weeks...

Paint scheme preview: A NASCAR summer shootout in Daytona Beach

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Front Row Motorsports captured the front row for Saturday night’s NASCAR Cup race at Daytona International Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock), as Michael McDowell won the pole and teammate Todd Gilliland will start second. The pole is the fourth of the...

Daytona starting lineup: Michael McDowell scores pole, teammate Todd Gilliland second

NASCAR Xfinity race results from Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers are on the grid in Daytona Beach, Florida. Daytona International Speedway is set to host the Wawa 250. View Daytona results for the NASCAR Xfinity Series below. Daytona/Milwaukee Menu. ARCA: Prac/Qual | Race. Truck: Prac/Qual | Race. Xfinity:...

Daytona Results: August 23, 2024 (NASCAR Xfinity Series)

NASCAR has assessed the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing team an L2-level penalty for violating engine rules following the team’s victory in the Food City 500 at Bristol on March 17. Denny Hamlin has been docked 75 points from the NASCAR Cup Series drivers’ championship and Gibbs docked 75 points from the Cup Series owners’ championship. The team was also docked 10 playoff points. Additionally, Hamlin’s crew chief, Chris Gabehart, has been fined $100,000.

Hamlin, Gibbs penalized for engine infraction

Denny Hamlin and the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing team have been hit with an L2-level penalty due to a violation of NASCAR’s engine inspection process. Hamlin and Joe Gibbs Racing have been penalized 75 driver points and 10 playoff points, while crew chief Chris Gabehart received a $100,000 fine.

Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Penalized for Engine Inspection Violation

Denny Hamlin knew it was bad news when he walked into the room Thursday and saw Toyota officials, owner Joe Gibbs and crew chief Chris Gabehart together. “They didn’t enjoy that moment any more than I did,” Hamlin said Friday at Daytona International Speedway. Hamlin was informed Wednesday...

Hamlin dejected after penalty wipes out regular season work

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The sport's most popular figure is still frustrated about the state of short track racing

Dale Earnhardt Jr. opines on leaked 2025 NASCAR schedule

NTT IndyCar Series championship leader Alex Palou was summarily beaten by Team Penske last weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway, who authored a 1-2 finish with Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin. And yet, in what’s becoming part of his legend, the infinitely lucky Chip Ganassi Racing driver somehow managed to...

Numbers increasingly favor Palou as IndyCar title chase heads for Portland

After just one round of NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying Friday, Aug. 23, it was Chandler Smith at the top of the scoring pylon as the rain began to fall at Daytona International Speedway. With a speed of 181.19 mph, Smith scored the fourth pole of his Xfinity career and his...

Chandler Smith Wins Rain-Shortened Xfinity Pole at Daytona

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Ryan Truex drove one of the best races of his NASCAR career on Friday. The 32-year-old grabbed the third victory of Xfinity Series career in Friday's WaWa 250 at Daytona, holding the race lead in overtime as AJ Allmendinger spun from second place on the final lap.
.@Ryan_Truex does it again!  pic.twitter.com/oiVtHJ4S6r— NASCAR Xfinity (@NASCAR_Xfinity) August 24, 2024
Allmendinger and Truex were two of the best cars of the night, and on the race's final restart, it was Truex who cleared Allmendinger for the lead and stayed up front when the caution flag flew. The win is the second for Truex in 2024,...

Ryan Truex wins chaotic Xfinity Series race at Daytona

Throughout the 2024 NASCAR season, Ken Martin, director of historical content for the sanctioning body, will offer his suggestions on which historical races fans should watch from the NASCAR Classics library in preparation for each race weekend. Martin has worked exclusively for NASCAR since 2008 but has been involved with...

NASCAR Classics: Races to watch before Daytona summer race

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It's been two decades since beloved actor Brian Kelly died of pneumonia at 73 in 2005. Best known as Porter Ricks in the classic TV family show Flipper(NBC, 1964-1967), Kelly had once suffered a paralyzing motorcycle accident that ended his acting career. However, he rechanneld his creative talent and became a producer. This is his story.

The Paralyzing Accident & Tragic Death of TV's 'Flipper' Father Brian Kelly: Two Decades Later

Before summer's end, there is usually a flurry of trips to the beach with holidaymakers looking for one more day in the sun before fall comes to cool the sands and chill the sea. Come Saturday, a day in the sun at Daytona Beach will turn to nighttime at the Daytona International Speedway, where many drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series are looking to not let the sun set on their 2024 seasons.

NASCAR at Daytona: Where to watch the Coke Zero Sugar 400, live stream, TV channel, preview, pick to win

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HSR NASCAR Classic debuts this weekend at VIR

The HSR NASCAR Classic presented by Petty’s Garage racing series debuts this weekend at VIRginia International Raceway with the HSR NASCAR Classic at the IMSA Michelin...

HSR NASCAR Classic debuts this weekend at VIR

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