DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Austin Dillon self-reported a positive COVID-19 test to Richard Childress Racing on Saturday, a development that will keep him out of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.
Photo for Headline Surfer / NASCAR will crowning of a Cup Series champion for the first time at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday, Nov. 8. In recent years, the finale had been held at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - NASCAR, like all of the other organized sports and entertainment entities in the US and around the world have had to make adjustments in schedules - either cancelling outright or deferring events due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - NASCAR released this statement today regarding Jimmy Johnson being unable to race Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway: The seven-time NASCAR champion has tested positive for the coronavirus.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Let's say you're 26 years old. Your dad is white, you mom is black. You grow up in the Deep South and you put aside other sports to pursue the life of a race-car driver. This in the age of Lewis Hamilton, the 6-time Black British Formula One World Champion.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The mayor of Daytona Beach couldn't wait to post the news on his Facebook page.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla - Two of Daytona's most prominent newsmakers shook hands - yes they were wearing gloves - and then went about lending their hands to a worthwhile eneavor amind this dreadful COVID-19 pandemic.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Chip Ganassi Racing has turned to veteran driver Matt Kenseth to take over the No. 42 Chevrolet when the NASCAR Cup Series returns to the track for the remainder of the 2020 season.
By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR has suspends driver Kyle Larson indefinitely for using the N-word during a virtual race over the weekend.
NASCAR released a statement to Headline Surfer and other media outlets that cover its racing events. This is what the statement, dated April 13 from NASCAR headquarters in Daytona Beach said:
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR announced today that upcoming races at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Homestead-Miami Speedway will be held without fans in response to growing fears of the coronavirus pandemic.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Mike Stefanik, a nine-time NASCAR champion and 2019 Hall of Fame nominee, died Sunday in a plane crash in Sterling, Conn. He was 61.
