The Wood Brothers is an organization that has been with NASCAR since its infancy but because it now embarks on its first full season since 2008, it doesn’t have a guaranteed spot as it was left out of the new NASCAR charter system.
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With Gordon gone, you may be at a lost on who to play this year during your daily (or, in this case, weekly) fantasy exploits, as picking Dale Jr. each and every week isn’t going to you win the possible money.
Edwards wouldn’t be a major upset to win the 500, but given his streaky past in NASCAR’s biggest race, he’s definitely a sleeper. In order to be eligible, drivers must meet certain criteria.
An interim driver for the No. 14 team in the races following Daytona has not been determined.
“At the same time, NASCAR also announced that it has decided to make Tony Stewart’s No. 14 Chevrolet eligible to race while NASCAR Executive Vice President & Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O’Donnell also stated, “(Brian) Vickers is medically cleared”.
On February 28-29, you’ll be able to use the game’s Race Teams feature to team up with friends in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Team Competition.
“We’re racers. We want to race”, he said minutes before the first practice session of the NASCAR season. She posted a 10th place finish in last year’s event.
Saturday’s Sprint Unlimited will mark Vickers’ first Sprint Cup start since March 2015, when he was sidelined because he had to be on blood thinners for recurring blood clots. He gets a major opportunity to show off his talent, as he’ll be piloting the injured Stewart’s ride for the Daytona festivities.
“As soon as I got the call they said, ‘Can you race?’ and I said absolutely”, Vickers said Friday during a press conference. He was suspended for two Chase races after he wrecked Joey Logano at Martinsville. Last year, Stewart had an average finish of 24.8 and finished 28th in the standings.
There will always be discussion surrounding the first Daytona 500 victor. Back then, they raced three to four times a week, so keep this in mind as I further explain.
Stewart remains day-to-day – best guesstimate is three months – although he wants back in as quickly as possible, pending clearance.
Thanks for your question and enjoy this year’s “Great American Race” Daytona 500 set for Sunday, Feb. 21.
Depending on when Stewart returns, he could receive a medical waiver, win a race and race his way into the top 30 in points. However, Truex’s other Daytona numbers aren’t so pretty.
The team has opted to leave the Race Team Alliance (RTA), a consortium of team owners that was created almost two years ago, and plans to move ahead with its full-time plan this season with an eye on winning races and running for a title.
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AJ Allmendinger-You may see Dinger up near the front at the start, as he drew the 3rd starting spot for the Saturday night showdown.
