There is a certain unmistakable drive that characterizes the Daytona International Speedway which both kickstarts the NASCAR Cup Series season and then months later, serve as the regular season finale to decide which 16 of sport’s most worthy will now run for the season championship.
Daytona and North Wilkesboro return to the spotlight while San Diego, Chicagoland and a revamped Homestead show NASCAR is still willing to try something weird.
MOTORSPORTS TV THIS WEEK (ET)
Friday, August 28 3 p.m., NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Qualifying at Daytona International Speedway, ESPN Unlimited 5 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: Qualifying at Daytona International Speedway, truTV 7:30 p.m., NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Winn-Dixie 250 Powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway, The CW Saturday, August 29 7 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway, NBC
Winner: Ryan Blaney Average Speed of Race Winner: 94.133 MPH Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 22 Mins, 59 Secs. Margin of Victory: .586 Seconds Caution Flags: 9 for 51 laps Lead Changes: 15 among 7 drivers Stage 1 Top 10: 5,20,77,24,21,12,54,60,97,19 Stage 2 Top 10: 12,21,23,60,5,6,17,54,11,20 Fastest Lap: #77 Lap 143 / 29.812
