Well, that didn’t take long. After 30 hours of rain-enforced delay, the Daytona 500 lasted exactly two laps before erupting in a wreck that took out several of the sport’s biggest names.
The wreck began when Elliott Sadler tapped the rear bumper of five-time champion Jimmie Johnson, sending Johnson spiraling into the wall in a scary, four-wheels-off-the-ground wreck. Spinning back down the track, Johnson took out several other drivers, including  … More
Are you ready for some racing—some Monday night racing?
NASCAR pushed the start of its season-opening Daytona 500 to Monday night, under the lights and in primetime for the first time in its history.
“We hope to have `Lady and gentlemen, start your engines,’ at 7:02 and then warm up and go to green flag,†NASCAR President Mike Helton said. “We believe  … More
A.J. Allmendinger wanted to make it perfectly clear that rain delays aren’t real hard on Sprint Cup drivers.
“Obviously, you want to go race,†Allmendinger said after the Daytona 500 scheduled for Sunday was postponed until Monday at Daytona International Speedway. “But we get to race when we get to race.
“I know this sucks for people sitting out there in the stands  … More
NASCAR has raced on the beach at Daytona, under the lights and even around a pesky pothole.
But never on a Monday—until now.
The Daytona 500 was postponed Sunday for the first time in its 54-year history after heavy rain saturated Daytona International Speedway  … More