Busch’s Injury Could Have Been Avoided

By Jared Turner How is it possible for any track – especially Daytona International Speedway, “The World Center of Racing” – to lack soft wall technology in 21st century NASCAR? The answer is: It shouldn’t be possible. But, as Kyle Busch found out in the worst kind of way, that’s the stark reality of the situation. If there had been a SAFER barrier installed at the part of the track where Busch hit the wall late in Saturday’s Xfinity Series race, he would not have suffered two fractures and been forced to miss the next day’s Daytona 500. Blame it on the…

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NASCAR Pole Position Atlanta Edition Now Available

NASCAR Pole Position Atlanta edition is now available. Please head to Walmart, or other area retailers that offer free magazines, to pick up your free copy. You can find a list of preferred retailers distributing NASCAR Pole Position here. Magazines were shipped to area Walmarts that feature Tire & Lube Express departments. Be sure to tell them NASCAR Pole Position sent you! And remember the magazine is free for all race fans! If you are not in the race market, you can get a subscription to NASCAR Pole Position here right now. WANT A FREE WEEKLY NASCAR MAGAZINE? ROAR! is a digitally-delivered, weekly magazine that reviews the week…

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Logano caps spectacular race with Daytona 500 victory

Feb. 22, 2015 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—The record will reflect that Joey Logano won Sunday’s 57th Daytona 500 under caution, when a multicar wreck on the backstretch forced NASCAR to wave the yellow flag as Logano led the field into the final corner on the second lap of a green-white-checkered-flag finish. But the notation of that final caution does no justice to the memory of a race that produced some of the most scintillating restrictor-plate racing in the history of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. From a restart on Lap 182 of a scheduled 200, fans standing—not…

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Ryan Reed gets first XFINITY win at Daytona

Feb. 21, 2015 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—With a spectacular last-lap move to the inside, not to mention a timely shove from Roush Fenway Raceway teammate Chris Buescher, Ryan Reed stormed to his first NASCAR XFINITY Series victory in Saturday’s Alert Today Florida 300 at Daytona International Speedway. “Oh, my God, we won Daytona!” exulted Reed, who has overcome a diagnosis of Type I diabetes to drive full-time in the XFINITY Series. Buescher finished second, .089 seconds behind, with Ty Dillon, Austin Dillon and Brad Keselowski claiming positions three through five. Keselowski was leading at the white flag,…

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Tyler Reddick survives scramble to win Daytona Truck race

Feb. 20, 2015 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—As trucks fanned out four-wide behind him, Tyler Reddick took the first checkered flag of his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career in Friday night’s NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway. Behind the race winner, Erik Jones charged to the outside to grab the runner-up spot, followed by Scott Lagasse Jr. and Austin Theriault, Reddick’s Brad Keselowski Racing teammate. Teamwork between the two BKR trucks was crucial to Reddick’s maiden win. “I just had all the confidence in the world in our trucks going into the race,” Reddick said.…

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The Race Like No Other

It’s the race that makes some drivers’ dreams come true and crushes others’. It’s NASCAR’s biggest, most-prestigious and highest-paying event, and is in a league all by itself, figuratively-speaking. Win this one, and you’ll be forever remembered in NASCAR lore. Fail to find Victory Lane and there will forever be a big, gaping hole on your resume. This race, of course, is the Daytona 500, and this year’s 57th running of NASCAR’s crown jewel figures to feature enough drama, suspense and excitement to keep every fan on the edge of his seat until one car takes the checkered flag ahead of 42…

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