Tony Stewart Smokes the field With Fast Restarts for Vegas Victory
Tony Stewart used a quick getaway four times in the last 58 laps to clear the field and hang on to the lead.
Tony Stewart used a quick getaway four times in the last 58 laps to clear the field and hang on to the lead.
After all the excitement and suspense involved in NASCAR’s season-opening Daytona 500, many might consider the Sprint Cup season’s second race a bit of downer.
The crew chief for Jimmie Johnson’s No. 48 car, Chad Knaus, has been suspended for six weeks after an infraction for a modified C-pillar.
After the track was finally deemed safe for racing at around midnight ET, it was Matt Kenseth who emerged victorious.
Here’s a look inside the numbers at how some of your favorite drivers and teams could make history once the checkered flag falls.
The start of the 54th running of the Daytona 500 has been pushed back to 7 p.m. on Monday evening.
It was a lot of hurrying up and waiting for NASCAR drivers, officials and fans Sunday (Feb. 26) at Daytona International Speedway.
When all was said and done in the second Gatorade Duel race Thursday afternoon (Feb. 23), it was Matt Kenseth sitting in victory lane.
Tony Stewart led three times for 21 laps en route to his seventh visit to Cup victory lane at the 2.5-mile superspeedway.
Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth took home wins, but it was Michael McDowell, Robby Gordon, Dave Blaney and Joe Nemechek who walked away with a winning feeling.