Tracking the Trucks: 2011 NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona
Michael Waltrip took the checkers 0.061 seconds ahead of Elliott Sadler to win the NextEra Energy Resources 250 Friday night at Daytona International Speedway.
Michael Waltrip took the checkers 0.061 seconds ahead of Elliott Sadler to win the NextEra Energy Resources 250 Friday night at Daytona International Speedway.
Friday night, Michael Waltrip was taking the checkered flag again at Daytona International Speedway, this time in the Camping World Truck Series.
Before the green flag flies over the Truck Series field, it’s time to meet the 2011 rookie class.
Frontstretch caught up with Max Papis, driver of the GEICO Tundra during the Rolex 24 at Daytona’s Champions Photo-Op.
As we prepare for the excitement that is the 16th year of the Camping World Truck Series, there are a few offseason changes to keep in mind.
*Rule Changes*
Perhaps the biggest change is the way points are awarded each race. In a system that will take over across the top three tiers of NASCAR, the race winner will now be awarded 46 points–43 points for the win plus a three point bonus–for taking the checkers first. Additionally drivers will be awarded one point each for leading a lap and leading the most laps, bringing the total possible points per race to 48.
The elder Busch has found a way, year after year, regardless of the mess that Penske may be in to get the job done.
Ray Evernham, who worked part-time as an analyst in the broadcast booth and on NASCAR Now, has left the network to take a job with Hendrick Motorsports.
How important is it to keep the King as a central figure in today’s NASCAR, even if only as a figurehead?
Sad but true: the 2010 NASCAR racing season, for all intents and purposes, is over.
The championship was clearly all that mattered to ESPN on Sunday. Then again, you probably knew that was going to be the case going in.