Daytona Sets Xfinity Stage For Season Opener

The 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season is upon us and Daytona International Speedway is all set to host this weekend’s ‘NASCAR Racing Experience 300’ at 2:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Justin Haley, Driver of the #11 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet,
leads AJ Allmendinger, Driver of the #16 Ellsworth Advisors Chevrolet, and
Ross Chastain, Driver of the #10 Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet, during practice

Daytona International Speedway has hosted fifty-six (56) NASCAR Xfinity Series races (1982-2019) producing 41 different pole winners and 31 different race winners.

NASCAR Xfinity Series

• Next Race: NASCAR Racing Experience 300
• The Place: Daytona International Speedway
• The Date: Saturday, February 15
• The Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
• TV: FS1, 2 p.m. ET
• Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
• Distance: 300 miles (120 Laps);
• Stage 1: (Ends on Lap 30),
• Stage 2: (Ends on Lap 60),
• Final Stage: (Ends on Lap 120)

Richard Childress Racing’s Tyler Reddick won the pole for the NASCAR Xfinity Series season opener at Daytona last season and JR Motorsport’s Michael Annett won the race.

I can’t wait to get on track @DISupdates in my @American_Heart / @PilotFlyingJ Chevrolet in a few short weeks. #NASCAR | @XfinityRacing | @JRMotorsports pic.twitter.com/OKS7hZJhFC

— Michael Annett (@MichaelAnnett) January 27, 2020

Xfinity Party Part-Timers at Daytona

For some drivers, this weekend is the beginning of a 33-race championship, but for others it’s just about the checkered flag, the win and the celebration in Victory Lane. Which makes it no surprise several part-time Xfinity Series drivers are taking aim at Daytona this weekend.

One such driver specifically tapped to drive this weekend to challenge for the win is veteran AJ Allmendinger. The California wheelman will be jumping into the Kaulig Racing No. 16 Chevrolet this weekend with crew chief Lennie Chandler calling the shots from the pit box. Allmendinger was dominate in his lone Xfinity Series Daytona start last season leading 33 laps and crossing the start-finish line in the top five but was subsequently disqualified and dropped to 38th after failing post-race inspection. In total last season Allmendinger made five starts with Kaulig Racing, posting one win (Charlotte ROVAL), two top fives and a pole.

2018 Gander Trucks champ Brett Moffitt will help the newly formed Our Motorsports  make their NASCAR Xfinity Series debut this weekend at Daytona International Speedway. Moffitt will pilot the No. 02 Chevrolet. Moffitt has only made three Xfinity Series starts in his career with a best finish of ninth at his home track Iowa Speedway. This will be Moffitt’s series track debut this weekend.

Hattori Racing Enterprises made their NASCAR Xfinity Series debut last season with driver Austin Hill and this weekend return to the series for a shot at Daytona. Hattori Racing Enterprises primarily races in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series and the organization won the Gander Trucks season-opener last year. Hill made his Xfinity Series debut last season with owner Carl Long at Indianapolis – he started 17th and finished ninth.

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Logano, Byron Win NASCAR's Daytona 500 Qualifying Races

The victory in the first 150-mile race last night earned Team Penske Driver Joey Logano a spot in the second row for the season-opening Daytona 500. Logano took the green flag from sixth on the grid in his #22 Ford.

It feels so good. I mean, obviously it's the Duels, not the Daytona 500, but momentum is momentum. Just T.J. does such a great job up on the roof and understanding the draft, and then working with this new group here, they're not new to working together but I'm new with them, and it's been a good partnership so far. Been pretty seamless and working out some of the kinks last week and being able to come to Victory Lane here in Daytona. Winning anything in Daytona is such a big deal, so just ready to go for the 500.

Just can't thank Ford enough. Aric Almirola, can't thank him enough. Boy, what a great push that he has given me throughout the run and a great partner out there to work with. It was awesome.

So excited that NASCAR is partnering with Coca-Cola and Xfinity, man. It's just such a great spot for our sport right now, so I'm excited to be a part of it and excited to run for a championship this year. (Joey Logano Winner of Race 1)

The last few laps of the #BluegreenDuel were intense.

Take it from @joeylogano! pic.twitter.com/RMHQpqaVar

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) February 14, 2020

William Byron will join Logano in the second row, behind pole-sitter Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and teammate Alex Bowman, who earned the front row in time trials at Daytona International Speedway. Hendrick’s Motorsports’ driver Byron started his race from fourth on the grid in his #24 Chevrolet.

Yeah, we're going to use this momentum as it should be. I feel like we didn't luck into this. We've built something over the last year working with Chad (Knaus). He's allowed me to grow up a lot. I think he's held me accountable for a lot of things that are really good.

I just feel comfortable walking into the shop. I think that took me really till this year, this off-season, to walk in and just feel like a racecar driver and comfortable. That's a lot of credit to him and Tyler, Brandon, all the guys on the team.

Yeah, we just went out there and raced. That's what he told me to do before the race. He said, Race it, (William Byron – Winner of Race 2)

Awesome night. Duel W in Daytona! Great to be a part of this team pic.twitter.com/y2Xn5a8OuQ

— William Byron (@WilliamByron) February 14, 2020

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Get Ready to #Win a Busch Sports Car

Tweet #Pit4Busch and #Sweepstakes to #Win

Busch Light will be running the fastest sweepstakes in NASCAR® during the 2020 DAYTONA 500®. Every time Stewart-Haas Racing driver Kevin Harvick pits in this special paint scheme during the race, fans will have 12 to 16 seconds to tweet #PIT4BUSCH for a chance to win a custom Busch wrapped 2020 Ford Mustang! With four to six pit stops during the DAYTONA 500® on average, Busch could give away up to six cars.

“You can’t win in NASCAR without a fast, efficient pit crew, and my guys are the best. Fans are going to have to be just as quick this year if they want to take home a new car of their own.” says Kevin Harvick, “Just like when Busch turned my car into beer cans, made me race in a bright pink car at the All-Star Race and changed Busch to ‘Harvick’ at Dover last year, I’m always amazed at what they come up with. It’s a great way to start the season.”

Get ready for your chance to win a Busch sports car next Sunday during the #Daytona500. Now here it is in all-caps just in case you didn’t hear us: GET READY FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A BUSCH SPORTS CAR NEXT SUNDAY DURING THE #DAYTONA500.
#PIT4BUSCH pic.twitter.com/2FTAH8aiso

— Busch Beer (@BuschBeer) February 6, 2020

“Both Busch and Harvick’s #4 car have some of the most loyal and engaged fans in the world. #Pit4Busch is a way to see just how engaged they are during the 500, and reward a few of them with a Busch-branded sports car of their own,” says Daniel Blake, Senior Director of Marketing at Anheuser-Busch. “Harvick wastes no time around the track, so this is the fans’ opportunity to show some of their skills too. We can’t wait to see it all come together on race day.”

You can bet that this writer will be glued to the television during the Daytona 500 this Sunday February 16th. Harvick, being a fellow SoCal racer is one of NASCAR Race Mom’s favorites.

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