The new nationwide car makes its competitive debut saturday at daytona international speedway. Oct 29, 2008 the nationwide series used to be for upandcoming drivers and veterans that have retired from the cup series. However,these days it is a little more complicated. Cup s brad keselowski beat out cup fulltimer carl edwards by 445 points. I was given some really fun advice before you went. Daytona beach one of the oldest adages in racing is the easiest way to make a. The best nascar drivers in history page 24 history a2z.
Feb 23, 20 she hoped the sprint cup series drivers who will run in the daytona 500 noticed. Nascar sprint cup, nationwide series in prime time at bristol. Nascar drivers are back in action at daytona well, sort of. Depuis juillet 2016, aucune femme na gagne une course des trois series.
Canada west racing we talk racing daytona building. Nationwidesprint cup series daytona practice speeds. The nationwide series is still used for developing new drivers and there are still some older drivers that used to race in cup there,but there are a lot of cup drivers that also race in the nationwide series some fulltime,some only. It was contested over thirtysix races, and began on february 9 at daytona international speedway with the budweiser shootout exhibition race, followed by the 50th daytona 500 on february 17. It served as a stepping stone for drivers joey logano, david gilliland and travis pastrana before they moved up to the nascar sprint cup and nationwide series. July 1, 2014 nascar announced today that the nascar sprint cup series awards the annual culmination of champions week will be held on friday, dec. Phil parsons racing, formerly named msrp motorsports, prism motorsports, and later hp racing, was a nascar team that competed in the sprint cup series and nationwide series. In addition to the 2014 chase for the nascar sprint cup participants, the field also will include 2014 pole award winners, as well as former sprint unlimited race winners and daytona 500 pole winners who competed in the nascar sprint cup. Do nationwide regulars want cup drivers participation limited. Nascar requires drivers to pick one series to earn championship points, meaning sprint cup drivers do not earn points in either the nationwide or truck series. Drivers competing in the 2014 daytona 500 fox news. Bios, statistics, race results videos, news, photo galleries, car, team, shop gear, date of birth, rookie year.
Then why is the sprint cup rookie sitting out friday nights nationwide series race at the famed facility. The 2008 nascar sprint cup series was the 60th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 37th modernera cup season. Nascar cup series latest news news and results from nascar. Noah gragson takes daytona for first career xfinity series victory. Nascar president mike helton confirmed friday at daytona international speedway that drivers must choose one series, and one only, in which they can compete for a championship. Cups brad keselowski beat out cup fulltimer carl edwards by 445 points. Starting with the daytona 500 in february, see which drivers have led laps so far during the 2020 nascar cup series season. Jul 11, 2009 they use the old format which was previously used in the sprint cup series as far as their points are concerned which is, simply the driver with the most points at seasons end is the champion. Illness and sponsorship woes have kept bayne from contending fulltime in any nascar series since his 2011 daytona 500 shocker. Youngest drivers to hit 25 career nascar cup series wins.
The 2014 nascar sprint cup series was the 66th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 43rd modernera cup season. The nationwide series kicked off the 20 season at daytona international speedway in the drive4copd 300. Because it has been known by many different names in its history, it is often called the cup series. Nascar orders safety changes for daytona, talladega. Nascar to address issue of cup drivers in nationwide series. Jul 02, 2014 nascar nationwide series at daytona 2014. Nascar official home race results, schedule, standings, news. In 2010, she entered the nascar nationwide series and landed a fourthplace finish in las vegas. Feb 18, 2008 2008 nascar sprint cup teams, drivers and schedule. Nascar cup series latest news, highlights, live race coverage, race results, standings, schedules, photo galleries, and driver stats. Seven drivers took part in a nascar sprint cup series test session on tuesday at historic daytona international speedway in an effort to evaluate and prepare aerodynamic baseline packages for januarys preseason thunder testing sessions as well as speedweeks 2012 and the 54th annual daytona 500 on sunday, feb.
Nascar sprint cup series driver kasey kahne 5, dale earnhardt jr. Nascar race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers. The xfinity series was formerly known as the nascar sportsman division. She hoped the sprint cup series drivers who will run in the daytona 500 noticed. The season ended with the ford ecoboost 400 at homesteadmiami speedway this season was the final year of broadcasting for both the espn family. Aug 26, 2014 nascar has officially announced the 2015 schedules for all three of its national series the sprint cup series, the nationwide series, and the camping world truck series. Nascar live race coverage, latest news, race results, standings, schedules, and driver stats for cup, xfinity, gander outdoors. Nascar nationwide series and nascar camping world truck series awards.
Nascar sprint cup series full race daytona 500 duration. Sprint cup drivers who will be competing in fridays nationwide series race that also had the roof flaps on their nns cars confiscated included matt kenseth and kyle busch. Austin dillon left and greg biffle lead the field at the start of the first of two nascar sprint cup series qualifying auto races at daytona international speedway in daytona beach, fla. The two veteran drivers will qualify for the chase for the championship by virtue of winning a regular season race. There was no suspense in the race for the championship, either. Jul 03, 20 danica patrick has had success on the 2. This loosely resulted in the new nationwide series car making its debut in the 2010 subway jalapeno 250 at daytona international speedway. Mar, 2014 nascars nationwide series needs transformation new, 5 comments the sight of a sprint cup driver winning a nationwide series race has become all too common and its time for something to be done. Car owner, champions crew chief, rookie of the year, most popular driver. What the differance between nascar sprint cup and nascar. The second scenario discussed would limit sprint cup drivers to participating in only one nationwide series practice session for each race while nationwideonly drivers would get two practice. The monster energy nascar cup series is the highest level of racing in nascar. Cup regulars won 33 of the 35 nationwide races in 2010. Nov 04, 2011 danica patrick, who can be considered among the most famous female drivers in racing history, has announced she will kick off her nascar sprint cup series in 2012 at the prestigious seasonopening.
Nascar simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jul 04, 20 sprint cup drivers who will be competing in fridays nationwide series race that also had the roof flaps on their nns cars confiscated included matt kenseth and kyle busch. Darlington raceways return to its traditional labor day weekend date after an 11year absence is the highlight of the 2015 nascar sprint cup series schedule, which was unveiled tuesday. The 2014 nascar nationwide series was the 33rd season of the nationwide series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by the nascar in the united states. Nascar has officially announced the 2015 schedules for all three of its national series the sprint cup series, the nationwide series, and the camping world truck. Feb 22, 2015 nascar cup series coke zero sugar 400 at daytona extended highlights 7719 motorsports on nbc duration. Do nationwide regulars want cup drivers participation. The days of loading a car on a trailer and pulling it with a pickup to the race track are over. The nationwide series used to be for upandcoming drivers and veterans that have retired from the cup series.
Danica patrick opens 2012 sprint cup series at daytona 500. Dec 15, 2014 a minimum of 25 nascar sprint cup series drivers are eligible to participate in the sprint unlimited at dis. Hamlin has won over 30 nascar cup series races, the biggest being the daytona 500 in 2016 and 2019. He has been credited as one of the most consistent drivers, and he has won at least one race every year from 2006 to 2017 cup seasons and another one in 2019. They use the old format which was previously used in the sprint cup series as far as their points are concerned which is, simply the driver with the most points at seasons end is the champion. The drivers will not be awarded any drivers points in the other two series if they race in those series, owners will still get owners points.
The season continued with the 2008 chase for the sprint cup. It had been 2 nascar points races since dale earnhardt jr. Drivers without a full time ride in any of the three national series sprint cup nationwide. Sprint cup, nationwide and camping world truck series drivers are outlining their plans for the season, their revived hopes and. Gragson and chase briscoe swapped the lead in the closing threelap sprint to the finish. Nascar nationwide series at daytona international speedway. It was owned by former nascar driver phil parsons, and most recently fielded the no. Former sprint cup driver regan smith drove the full season for jr motorsports in the no.
Jason white daytona 20 the worst nascar crashes in. On july 6, 20, nascar drivers aj allmendinger and denny hamlin collided during the nascar sprint cup series coke zero 400 at daytona international speedway. Nascar confiscates roof flap spacers from 16 sprint cup, 15. Jay mohr to host nascar sprint cup series awards featuring performances by sting, american authors, skylar grey, and olivia holt. Drivers show new looks at daytona media day fox sports. She became the second woman to land a pole position in the nationwide series since robinson did in 1994. The 20 nascar nationwide series was the 32nd season of the nationwide series, a stock.
Nascar danica patrick to sit out nationwide series race at. Jan 04, 2011 nascar restrictions on cup drivers in nationwide series daytona beach, fla. Jan 12, 2017 2010 nascar sprint cup series daytona 500 dave w. Oct 14, 2010 the second scenario discussed would limit sprint cup drivers to participating in only one nationwide series practice session for each race while nationwide only drivers would get two practice. Jayskis nascar silly season site 2011 drivers series. This outstanding dirttrack racer has enjoyed some solid runs in the cup series. Nascar cup series drivers have admitted that driving the xfinity car the day before the race does little to help with the nascar cup series race, as the cars differ greatly. Nascars new rule prevents sprint cup drivers from winning. Nascar sprint cup series archives nascar talk nbc sports. Yes, sometimes sprint cup drivers do compete in nationwide series races as there no restrictions on them doing so. Danica patrick, who can be considered among the most famous female drivers in racing history, has announced she will kick off her nascar sprint cup series in 2012 at.
Nascars nationwide series needs transformation new, 5 comments the sight of a sprint cup driver winning a nationwide series race has become all too common and its time for something to be done. The season ended with the ford ecoboost 400 at homesteadmiami speedway this season was the final year of broadcasting for both the espn. This is the sixth year that nascar has celebrated champions week in the city of las vegas, a tradition that has. The team committed to the the first five races on the 2010 sprint cup series schedule which include daytona, auto club speedway, las vegas, atlanta and bristol and if in the top35 of owners points or close, could run the full 2010 schedule. The basics of the sprint cup series calendar have remained the same however, with the 2011 schedule still consisting of 36 races and starting off with the daytona 500 in midfebruary. Abc will have a live telecast of the irwin tools night race at bristol for the nascar sprint cup series on saturday night. Nascar danica patrick to sit out nationwide series race. Nascar cup series coke zero sugar 400 at daytona extended highlights 7719 motorsports on nbc duration. This loosely resulted in the new nationwide series car making its debut in the 2010 subway. Trevor bayne won the season opening sprint cup race, the daytona 500, but received 0 drivers points as he is running for the nationwide championship and points, but the wood brothers got the 47. Noah gragson won his first career xfinity series race when. Find comprehensive information about every nascar player, including bios, stats, season splits, game logs, videos and more at fox sports. Elle finit 8e du classement du sprint cup series 20, meilleure place obtenue par une femme.
The first nationwide and sprint cup series practice at daytona international speedway was rained out. Nascar sprint cup news archive news of the nascar premier. Nationwide childrens hospital was on the car at auto club, phoenix mar. Fords north american motorsports manager, jamie allison said recently that the blue oval is considering bringing its mustang brand to the cup series, if it performs well at the nationwide level. Then, patrick became the first female to win a cup series pole position with the fastest qualifying lap in the 20 daytona 500. It was the third consecutive victory at daytona for a car fielded by dale. Drivers race in 36 races a year, and the driver with the most points at the end of the year is awarded the sprint cup. It began with the drive4copd 300 at daytona international speedway on february 22, and ended with the ford ecoboost 300 at homesteadmiami speedway on november 15. The season began at daytona international speedway, with the sprint unlimited, followed by the daytona 500.
Nascar announces 2015 sprint cup, nationwide, and truck. Nascar confiscates roof flap spacers from 16 sprint cup. Nascar sprint cup, nationwide action at daytona fox sports. Expanded 2015 sprint unlimited field to feature chase for the. Nascar cup series drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. Nascar restrictions on cup drivers in nationwide series blogger.
The nascar sprint cup and nationwide series will race under the lights at the halfmile bristol motor speedway this weekend with both races airing in prime time. The nascar nationwide series will go night racing friday night with the running of the subway firecracker 250 at daytona fla. Bass protruetimberblack rifle coffee will be the sponsor at daytona feb, las. The nationwide series is still used for developing new drivers and there are still some older drivers that used to race in cup there,but there are a lot of cup drivers that also race in the nationwide seriessome fulltime,some only. Twotime nationwide series champion has two wins dover in 2007, sonoma in 20 in 297 career starts in the cup series.