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2018 Daytona 500 winner Austin Dillon to compete in the Rolex 24 race

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Headline Surfer photo illustration / Austin Dillon celebrates after winningg the 2018Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL.

By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Austin Dillon, the 2018 winner of the Daytona 500, is among the drivers named to pilot RWR Eurasia’s Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) entry in the 2021 Rolex 24 At Daytona.

The race is the season opener for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

NASCAR's lone Black Driver in the top tier of its racing circuit won't return to Richard Petty Motorsports next season

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Richard Petty Motorsports has confirmed that Bubba Wallace will not return as the driver of the No. 43 Chevrolet for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.

NASCAR driver & 2018 Daytona 500 winner Austin Dillon tests positive for COVID-19

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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.

Pandemic World: NASCAR announces final installment of the 2020 racing schedule, including playoff dates & locations

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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.

Jimmie Johnson tests positive for COVID-19; ruled out for race Sunday at Indy

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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.

TAKING A STAND: NASCAR's Bubba Wallace comes of age

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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. 

PANDEMIC PALS: Daytona's top cop & the Speedway's track boss helped load 400 cars with 32,000 pounds of food

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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.