Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Jeffrey Earnhardt's 2017 #NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series Debut

Jeffrey Earnhardt's 2017 #NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series Debut Daytona 500 Preview by ​Cassandra Myer (NASCARfemale.com)


Jeffrey Earnhardt's 2017 #NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series Debut


Jeffrey Earnhardt rolled off starting in P32 in the Great American Race. Making history, Jeffrey is a 4th generation Earnhardt making his start in the biggest race of the season. Making his dreams of carrying on the legacy of his family's name.

As Jeffrey made his first Daytona 500 debut he has a great group of support friends and family from home Mooresville NC and other places across the country to witness history in the making and to support Jeffrey in one of the biggest races of his career.

Running in the mid 30s into the mid 20s, Earnhardt kept it clean making some adjustments on the car due to some issues with the splitter hitting. During Lap 128, when the big crash came out involving Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer & others; Jeffrey avoided damage, pitted and got 4 fresh tires. On lap 136 Jeffrey got into the back of Elliott Sadler causing the 6th caution of the day.


Earnhardt was involved in a crash while running 13th on Lap 141 ending the day. Circle Sport / w TMG called it because of no water pressure and front end damage. Earnhardt finishing P26 in his first attempt in his first Daytona 500.

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Jeffrey Earnhardt's 2017 #NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series Debut

Jeffrey Earnhardt's 2017 #NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series Debut




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Daytona 500 Champion | Kurt Busch

Daytona 500 Champion | Kurt Busch

"That's Power Baby!" -Kurt Busch


Daytona 500 Champion | Kurt Busch


Kurt Busch of Stewart-Hass Racing won the 59th Annual Daytona 500. The legendary horsepower of the Ford FR9 EFI V8 engine by Ford Performance and Roush Yates Engines, powered the No. 41, Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fusion to their first win.

Daytona 500 Champion | Kurt Busch


“Wow, this is unbelievable,” said Doug Yates, President and CEO of Roush Yates Engines. “We have a great team, great engines, and great drivers and were able to execute our race strategy. Congratulations to Tony {Stewart}, Gene {Haas}, Kurt and the entire Stewart-Haas organization. To be standing in victory lane for the second night in a row, after winning the Xfinity race last night with Ryan {Reed} and Jack {Roush Fenway Racing} is special to my family and I."

Daytona 500 Champion | Kurt Busch


Team Ford made a statement at the first running of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race, bringing 14 drivers to the Great American Race. This was the 5th consecutive restrictor plate race win for Ford Performance and Roush Yates Engines. The aerodynamics of the Ford Fusion and the power of the FR9 EFI V8 was a perfect formula to conquer this superspeedway.

Daytona 500 Champion | Kurt Busch


“What a great win to start off a partnership. It is so great with Stewart-Haas and to have Kurt win it, our last Ford champion and in his first race back with Ford is fantastic,” said Raj Nair, executive vice president of global product development and chief technical officer, Ford Motor Co. “Everybody worked together so well. SHR, Penske, RPM, and Wood Brothers with the Doug Yates power. We were so fast. We knew we had a good chance and Kurt hung in there after getting caught up in that crash. He didn’t give up.”

A freight train of Ford Fusions were behind Kevin Harvick the No. 4 of SHR when he took the second segment and 10 bonus points, followed by No. 22 Joey Logano in P2 of Team Penske, No. 41 Kurt Busch P3, No. 2 Brad Keselowski P4 of Team Penske and No. 10 Danica Patrick P5 of SHR. 


Daytona 500 Champion | Kurt Busch


The No. 41, Busch showed patience during the 500 mile race. Losing his rear-mirror with 30 laps to go – Busch said “I couldn’t even see out the back. And I thought that was an omen. Throw caution to the wind.” He battled back after getting caught up in a couple of incidents in earlier segments. It took his experience and a brilliant piece of driving to take the lead on the final lap and take the checkered flag.

“It has been a really long, hard winter, and I am so proud of everyone at SHR and Ford Performance,” said Tony Stewart. “They really worked their tails off to get ready. Doug Yates and everybody at Roush Yates Engines brought unbelievable power all week.”

Daytona 500 Champion | Kurt Busch

Daytona 500 Champion | Kurt Busch


The Fords were out in full force dominating the top of the leader board. They led a total of 76 of the 200 lap race and ended with six Ford Fusions in the top 10.

  • 1st Kurt Busch - Stewart-Haas Racing
  • 2nd Ryan Blaney - Wood Brothers Racing
  • 4th Aric Almirola - Richard Petty Motorsports
  • 6th Joey Logano - Team Penske
  • 9th Matt DiBenedetto - Go Fas Racing
  • 10th Trevor Bayne - Roush Fenway Racing


Daytona 500 Champion | Kurt Busch


In the NASCAR Xfinity Series PowerShares QQQ 300 race, Saturday night, the No. 16 Ryan Reed of Roush Fenway Racing found himself in victory lane for the second time in three years at Daytona. Reed drove a tough race all night, powered by the Ford FR9 Carb engine, overcoming car damage and a fierce battle with Kasey Kahne in overtime to take the lead and the victory! No. 22 Brad Keselowski of Team Penske would finish P4.



Saturday night, the No. 16 Ryan Reed of Roush Fenway Racing found himself in victory lane for the second time in three years at Daytona.


“If you want it bad enough, you're willing to put in the hours, and everyone knows Roush Fenway is and myself, and Lilly Diabetes and everyone else, Ford and Roush Yates and everyone who touches that race car, they're committed to winning,” commented Reed. “So when we come down here and do it, it's not a surprise to us because we worked hard to do it.”

Saturday night, the No. 16 Ryan Reed of Roush Fenway Racing found himself in victory lane for the second time in three years at Daytona.


With the 2017 format and rule changes it was important that the right adjustments were made to the engines up to race day. In an era where the competition is so close it is more important than ever that our extended team, resources and partners work collaboratively to evolve not only the engines, but the sport of racing into the best brand of racing fans have ever seen. It has been an exciting Daytona Speedweeks, but it’s on to Atlanta Motor Speedway for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, Sunday, March 5th | 2:30pm ET | FOX. Reference the full 2017 schedule on www.roushyates.com. 


Saturday night, the No. 16 Ryan Reed of Roush Fenway Racing found himself in victory lane for the second time in three years at Daytona.
Ford led a total of 76 of the 200 lap race and ended with six Ford Fusions in the top 10.

13 CHAMPIONSHIPS • 287 WINS • 254 POLES!
5 SERIES • 9 COUNTRIES • 128 RACES

 

 

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Monday, February 27, 2017

How Did The Rookies Perform In The #NASCAR 2017 Daytona 500?

How Did The Rookies Perform In The #NASCAR 2017 Daytona 500?
Erik Jones and Daniel Suárez took the XFINITY Series by storm in 2016

Erik Jones and Daniel Suárez took the XFINITY Series by storm in 2016 as Joe Gibbs Racing teammates. Now they're moving up to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series along with Ty Dillon in an impressive Sunoco 2017 Rookie of the Year class.

Ty Dillon got a lot of premier series seat time in  2016
Dillon got a lot of premier series seat time in
2016 as he helped fill in for injured Tony Stewart,
drove one race for Tommy Baldwin Racing
and ran sixtimes in Leavine Family
Racing's No. 95 Chevrolet. 

So far his best finish in a Monster Energy
NASCAR Cup Series event is
14th at Michigan in 2015.

20-year-old Erik Jones races for Furniture Row Racing #NASCARAs the youngest of the 2017 rookies, 20-year-old Jones will still get the "21 Means 21" flag if he wins a pole before May 30. With nine of them in the XFINITY Series to go with his four wins in 2016, that seems likely for Furniture Row Racing's newest team member and pilot of its new No. 77 Toyota entry.


Daniel Suárez is the first Latin American driver to win a #NASCAR national series event.

The 2016 XFINITY Series champion, Daniel Suárez broke through for his first victory in 2016 (soon making it three wins), becoming the first Latin American driver to win a NASCAR national series event. Next goal: First Latin American driver to win a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event. He is racing the No. 19 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing.

So how did these Sunoco ROY candidates fare in yesterday's, "Great American Race?" 

Not so well:
  • 29th-Daniel Suárez / Lap 141
  • 30th-Ty Dillon / Lap 140
  • 39th-Erik Jones / Lap 103 
All three had their race shortened due to an accident. They should not feel too bad, twelve non-rookies also crashed out.  It was a very tough race for all drivers.  In the 2016 Daytona 500, only four drivers were sideline due to crashes. 





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Sunday, February 26, 2017

Understanding #NASCAR's New Stage Based Point System

Understanding #NASCAR's New Stage Based Point System

Blake Koch and the LeafFilter Racing Team Struggle by Never Give Up 

Darrell Wallace Jr #6 and Daniel Suarez #18 are involved in an on-track incident  as Blake Koch stays low to get by.
Darrell Wallace Jr #6 and Daniel Suarez #18 are involved in an on-track incident
as Blake Koch stays low to get by. (Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)

As Kaulig Racing geared up for the first race of the season in Daytona this weekend, they provided a pretty simple to understand explanation of NASCAR’s new stage based race format.

Each race will be broken down into three different stages, with playoff bonus point opportunities at the end of each stage. Take a look below to get acquainted with NASCAR’s new format quickly.

Understanding #NASCAR's New Stage Based Point System


So how did the #11 of Blake Koch do yesterday?

It appeared to NASCAR Race Mom that the Kaulig Racing #11 Chevy was dialed in pretty well for the Daytona International Speedway NASCAR Xfinity Series opener.


Blake Koch stays low as Matt Tifft #19 and Brandon Hightower #40 become involved in an on-track incident at the end of the NASCAR XFINITY Series PowerShares QQQ 300
Blake Koch stays low as Matt Tifft #19 and Brandon Hightower #40
become involved in an on-track incident at the end of the NASCAR
XFINITY Series PowerShares QQQ 300 (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Blake drove from the back to the front before the completion of Stage One to finish fifth and collect an important six points for the segment. Koch collected another point at the finish of Stage Two for his tenth place finish.

Blake would have finished much higher in the second segment if not for an on-track incident not of his making. Cup Driver Brad Keselowski bumped the #48 of Brennan Poole and sent him into the outside wall, collecting Blake Koch in the process. 




Unbelievable, Koch managed to pilot the now ill handling Xfinity car for the entire second half of the race to a respectable fifteenth place finish.  Kudos to the Crew Members who were able to complete repairs to the race vehicle. Blake collected another twenty-two points.



Now when you do the math:

  • 22 points for race finish
  •   1 point  for segment 2
  •   6 points for segment 1

After all the arithmetic - Blake Koch received twenty-nine points in the Powershares QQQ 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series season opener, which was good enough to place him tied for eighth place in the point standings. With his seven stage points, Blake’s fifteenth place finish earned him the same amount of points as eighth place finisher Garrett Smithley who did not have any stage points.

It takes a bit more figuring, but it is not too complicated. Saturday's race demonstrated that it now rewarded those who were skilled and fortunate enough to avoid crashes, as only twenty of forty cars remained on the track at the conclusion of the event.

“I can’t say enough about how hard my Kaulig Racing team worked today,” said Koch. “We never gave up or let ourselves get discouraged despite having to make something close to 12 pit stops during the course of the race. We feel really good about the points we earned today and can’t wait to carry that momentum and drive into Atlanta next weekend.”

The team returns to racing action Saturday, March 4th, 2017 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Source
 

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Saturday, February 25, 2017

Disappointment abound in the Daytona Speedway #NCWT Series Opener

Disappointment abound in the Daytona Speedway #NCWT Series Opener

Inexperience or a Product of the New Race Format?

After months of hard work and waiting, seventeen teams were frustrated during the second lap of the Camping World Truck Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway.

Shortly after the field crossed the start-finish line to signal the start of Lap 2, Chase Briscoe in his #29 Ford and racing for the first time in the Truck Series, gave Rookie Noah Gragson's #18 Toyota an off-center tap on the rear bumper. The move sent Gragson bouncing off the outside wall in Turn 1 and out of control. That ignited a chain reaction that ended up collecting a total of seventeen trucks in a wild wreck.

#18 Noah Gragson, #19 Austin Cindric, #16 Ryan Truex, #68 Clay Greenfield, #66 Ross Chastain, #52 Stewart Friesen, and #199 Tommy Joe Martins were only able to record one lap in the race. Somehow Briscoe managed on to finish third.

“I was running seventh or eighth at the time and felt like I just got popped from behind by the 29 going through (Turns) 1 and 2. … I had a good time out there for the lap that I got,” Gragson, an eighteen-year-old driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports stated.

"We had a short run here at Daytona. My team prepared a truck that qualified 15th and even had a shot at the pole. You have just as big a chance of winning as you do of getting caught up in 'the big one', it's a product of speedway racing. We will be back at Talladega and go for the win there." Clay Greenfield reported via Instagram

A dissatisfied Ryan Truex said he saw smoke and it was over. "People just aren’t patient. It’s lap four and we’re bump drafting. There’s no reason for it. It’s disappointing. Chalk it up to inexperience, I guess. There’s just no need to race this hard that early. Unfortunately, we’ve got a wrecked truck. I saw smoke and I slowed down and got pushed from behind and got hit three or four times and our truck was stuck in the mud and wrecked. We’ll go on to Atlanta.”

NASAR Race Mom believes that Dale Jr. expressed it best:


Photos by Paul Harraka Sr.


#NASCAR Crew Members Working On the Lap 2 Wreckage.

#NASCAR Crew Members Working On the Lap 2 Wreckage.

#NASCAR Crew Members Working On the Lap 2 Wreckage.

#NASCAR Crew Members Working On the Lap 2 Wreckage.

#NASCAR Crew Members Working On the Lap 2 Wreckage.

#NASCAR Crew Members Working On the Lap 2 Wreckage.

#NASCAR Crew Members Working On the Lap 2 Wreckage.

#NASCAR Crew Members Working On the Lap 2 Wreckage.

#NASCAR Crew Members Working On the Lap 2 Wreckage.

#NASCAR Crew Members Working On the Lap 2 Wreckage.

#NASCAR Crew Members Working On the Lap 2 Wreckage.

#NASCAR Crew Members Working On the Lap 2 Wreckage.

#NASCAR Crew Members Working On the Lap 2 Wreckage.

#NASCAR Crew Members Working On the Lap 2 Wreckage.

#NASCAR Crew Members Working On the Lap 2 Wreckage.

#NASCAR Crew Members Working On the Lap 2 Wreckage.

#NASCAR Crew Members Working On the Lap 2 Wreckage.

#NASCAR Crew Members Working On the Lap 2 Wreckage.

#NASCAR Crew Members Working On the Lap 2 Wreckage.

#NASCAR Crew Members Working On the Lap 2 Wreckage.

#NASCAR Crew Members Working On the Lap 2 Wreckage.

#NASCAR Crew Members Working On the Lap 2 Wreckage.

 
Race Results
Pos Driver Laps
1 #33 Kaz Grala  100
2 #132 Austin Wayne Self  100
3 #29 Chase Briscoe  100
4 #8 John Hunter Nemechek  100
5 #87 Joe Nemechek  100
6 #92 Regan Smith  100
7 #24 Scott Lagasse Jr.  100
8 #4 Christopher Bell  100
9 #22 J.J. Yeley  100
10 #51 Myatt Snider  100
11 #13 Cody Coughlin  100
12 #27 Ben Rhodes  100
13 #23 Spencer Gallagher  100
14 #88 Matt Crafton  99
15 #21 Johnny Sauter  99
16 #98 Grant Enfinger  99
17 #17 Timothy Peters  99
18 #183 Todd Peck  99
19 #49 Wendell Chavous  98
20 #5 Korbin Forrister  71
21 #63 Bobby Gerhart  41
22 #7 Brett Moffitt  20
23 #2 Tyler Young  12
24 #50 Travis Kvapil  11
25 #130 Terry Jones  4
26 #18 Noah Gragson  1
27 #19 Austin Cindric  1
28 #16 Ryan Truex  1
29 #68 Clay Greenfield  1
30 #66 Ross Chastain  1
31 #52 Stewart Friesen  1
32 #199 Tommy Joe Martins  1


Disappointment abound in the Daytona Speedway #NCWT Series Opener






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*NASCAR Race Mom’s opinion, NASCAR’s 2017 enhancement will definitely aid television ratings but at the cost of grass-roots racing – Oh Well, Let's Get Ready To Rumble.

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Friday, February 24, 2017

First #MENCS Win Backs Up Chase Elliott's Pole

Chase Elliott Backs Up Pole with First #MENCS Win The Can-Am Duel 1 Provide a Bit More Excitement that the Second One.


Chase Elliott kicked off Speedweeks last Sunday by scoring his consecutive Daytona 500 pole. Then the sophomore Hendrick Motorsports driver continued his hot streak on last night by winning the first of the two Can-Am Duel races. 


Chase Elliott Backs Up Pole with First #MENCS Win


With the win, Elliott becomes the youngest winner of a Duel race, eclipsing Jeff Gordon for that record and also becoming one of three drivers to win a Duel race before winning their first full points race. He is also the first driver since Dale Earnhardt in 1996 to win the Daytona 500 pole and his qualifying race.

Following Elliott to the finish was McMurray, Harvick, Keselowski, Matt Kenseth, Trevor Bayne, Martin Truex, Jr.*, Aric Almirola, Joey Logano, and Cole Whitt to round out the top-10. All 10 drivers also score season points, with Elliott scoring 10 points down to Whitt with one point.

“We had such a fast NAPA Chevy tonight. I didn’t think anyone was going to help us there at the first part of the race and I had a couple of good pushes to get us out front. Eddie did a great job on top of the roof making sure that he was calling the lanes correctly and we were able to get back to the front. Big thanks to our partners: NAPA, Hooters, Kelley Blue Book, Mountain Dew, Sun Energy 1, Chevrolet, Vavoline, the Hendrick engine shop – they had some steam tonight and it was apparent,” said Elliott.

The race was not without incident as the two drivers battling for the lone race-in spot in the first Duel, Reed Sorenson and Corey Lajoie, got together on lap 49. Sorenson coming out of the tri-oval before hitting the SAFER barrier and destroying his car. Luckily, Sorenson walked out of the Infield Care Center a short time later. Lajoie continued on to race his way into the ‘Great American Race.’

Sorenson was not too happy to be crashed out of the race, stating, “I hope he is proud of that.” Below is the video of the incident – You decide: 



“I was just welding seats in my dad’s shop and Ron Devine’s call came in. He was needing a driver, Matt went over to GoFas, and he had an open seat that I’d politicked very hard for. I picked it up and he said ‘this is the call you’ve been wanting to hear’ and I was like ‘man, thank you, thank you very much’. I’m excited to go and I can’t thank Dustless Blasting enough for putting me in that thing and have faith in me to do it because he could have chosen several other people. He chose me and we’re racing on Sunday,” said Lajoie when recounting how he landed his ride for the Daytona 500.

However, my favorite story of the night has to be Cole Whitt’s performance.  A year ago he entered the race needing a strong performance to make the Daytona 500, however an accident ended his night and hopes early.



This year, Whitt entered the Duels with a guaranteed Daytona 500 spot. Not satisfied with that accomplishment, the twenty-five-year-old rolled off eighteenth in the first Duel and stayed at the tail of the lead pack early on, trying to find a way through the pack. As the race neared its close, Whitt kept himself out of trouble and worked his way into the top-fifteen. After restarting twelfth with eight laps to go, he used the final laps to maneuver his way into top-ten. In the process, he earned his first point in the new Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series point system**.

It will be interesting to witness how Whitt and his TriStar Motorsports No. 72 team progresses during this 2017 NASCAR Season. NASCAR Race Mom is of the belief that the youngster’s talent and acquired racing maturity will sparkle this year.


The Furniture Row Racing Toyota of Martin Truex Jr. proved too low at the height station and therefore failed tech.

*The Furniture Row Racing Toyota of Martin Truex Jr. proved too low at the height station and therefore failed tech. Truex, who was seventh in Duel 1, lost four points and will start the Daytona 500 from the rear.

**Points! The top 10 drivers from each duel race will carry points into the Daytona 500, marking the first time points ever have been on the line at the duels. The driver whi finishes first is awarded 10 points, and the remaining points are awarded in descending order. This means that two drivers will head into The Great American Race with a share of the points lead; Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin.

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

#NASCAR Duels 2017 – Tonight

#NASCAR Duels 2017 – Tonight
#NASCAR Duels 2017 – Tonight

Thanks to NASCAR's enhanced competition format, a new era begins as the 150-mile qualifying races will determine the rest of the starting positions for "The Great American Race" and will now award points that will impact the season-long championship. Driver and Team Owner Points will be awarded to the top ten finishers in each Can-Am Duel.

Each duel is comprised of 21 drivers, with their starting spots based on qualifying times. The winner of each duel will make up the second row for the Daytona 500, and the rest of field will be filled out in accordance with the finishing order of the duels.

    #NASCAR Duels 2017 – Tonight
  • Where: Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
  • When: Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. ET
  • TV: Fox Sports 1
  • Live Stream: Fox Sports Go

 

Below is the official lineup for each race:


DUEL 1 LINEUP 
 
Starting
position
Driver Team
1. Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports
2. Brad Keselowski Team Penske
3. Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing
4. Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
5. Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing
6. Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
7. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing
8. Daniel Suarez Joe Gibbs Racing
9. Joey Logano Team Penske
10. Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing
11. Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing
12. Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing
13. Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports
14. Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports
15. Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing
16. Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing
17. Brendan Gaughan* Beard Motorsports
18. Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports
19. Reed Sorenson* Premium Motorsports
20. Joey Gase BK Racing
21. Corey LaJoie* BK Racing 


#NASCAR Duels 2017 – Tonight


DUEL 2 LINEUP 

 
Starting
Position
Driver Team
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports
2. Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing
3. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
4. Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports
5. Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing
6. Ty Dillon Germain Racing
7. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
8. Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing
9. Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing
10. Erik Jones Furniture Row Racing
11. Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing
12. Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing
13. Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing
14. AJ Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing
15. Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing
16. David Ragan Front Row Motorsports
17. Michael Waltrip Premium Motorsports
18. Elliott Sadler* Tommy Baldwin Racing
19. D.J. Kennington* Gaunt Brothers Racing
20. Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport - The Motorsports Group
21. Timmy Hill* Rick Ware Racing


These races have been terrific performance indicators for The DAYTONA 500, as nine Can-Am Duel winners have gone on to win the Harley J. Earl DAYTONA 500 trophy. As a reminder, 36 Charter teams are locked into the Daytona 500, leaving four available spots to be filled by six Open, or non-Charter teams.

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