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Two-time Daytona 500 champ Matt Kenseth set to join Chip Ganassi Racing; replaces fired driver Kevin Larson

Create: Tue, 04/28/2020 - 03:06
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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.

NASCAR suspends driver Kyle Larson indefinitely for using N-word during a virtual race

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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:

NASCAR to hold scheduled races in Atlanta & Homestead-Miami without fans in response to the coronavirus pandemic

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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.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. planning to race at Darlington this weekend despite recent plane crash scare

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Two-time Daytona 500 champion Dale Earnhardt Jr. is showing no signs of slowing down in his semi-retirement as he gears up for his NASCAR Xfinity Series 2019 season debut in Saturday's 37th annual Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, SC.

Premiering in September: Movie 'Blink of an Eye' on Michael Waltrip's big win & Dale Earnhardt's horrific death in the 2001 Daytona 500

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The ultimate movie that tells the tragic story of the triumph for NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip and the tragedy of Dale Earnhardt's crash-marred death in the 2001 Daytona 500 hits theaters next month. 

Denny Hamlin avoids carnage to win his 2nd Daytona 500 in the longest race in nearly a decade

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla -- With 12 cautions for 47 laps, the Daytona 500 dragged on for 3 and 3/4 hours before Denny Hamlin took the checkered flag to win his second Daytona 500 in a crash-marred race, that took two overtimes and 207 total laps to complete.

NASCAR announces intention to buy shares of International Speedway Corp not already owned by the France Family; a prospective deal worth a reported $1.9 billion

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR announced Friday that it had made a non-binding offer to acquire outstanding shares of International Speedway Corp. not already owned by the billionaire France Family.

REWIND of NASCAR's Coke Zero Sugar 400: Erik Jones, first-time winner of July race under the lights at Daytona International Speedway

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A year ago, it was Ricky Stenhouse who won the war of attrition and NASCAR's signature July race under the lights at Daytona International Speedway.

It was Stenhouse who be the cause of attrition Saturday night with the "Big One" that claimed half the field. But it was a little-known driver, Erik Jones, who passed the reigning series champion, Martin Truex Jr by .125 of a second at the finish line to win the Coke Zero Sugar 400.

Former Daytona International Speedway President Jim Foster dead at 91 after decade-long battle with Alzheimer's disease

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Jim Foster, who was the fourth president of Daytona International Speedway, has died after a 10-year battle with alzheimer's disease. He was 91.