Cole Trickle would have approved of Ryan Preece’s Daytona gamble
Ryan Preece has gambled on himself before. Saturday night at Daytona, with his Chase hopes on the line, the bet finally paid off spectacularly.
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After everything, Daytona finally loves Ryan Preece back
Ryan Preece survived two frightening crashes at Daytona before returning Saturday night to score his first Cup win and punch his Chase ticket.
Ryan Preece rockets to the moon and straight into the Chase
Ryan Preece called his RFK Ford a rocket ship after using Daytona overtime chaos to score his first Cup victory and secure a Chase berth.
Ryan Sieg’s 424-race wait ends in Daytona overtime madness
Sieg held off Austin Hill and Carson Kvapil in overtime to finally score his first O’Reilly Auto Parts Series victory.
Daytona is about to become NASCAR’s latest science experiment
NASCAR arrives at Daytona with less horsepower, less spoiler and absolutely no idea what the new package will do when 40 cars start throwing elbows.
Ryan Preece faces NASCAR’s strangest Chase math problem
His No. 60 Ford is six points from the owners’ Chase, but Preece himself sits 31 points behind the final driver spot.
Shane van Gisbergen was supposed to get swallowed by the ovals
Conventional wisdom said SVG’s lack of oval experience would cost him his Chase spot. Eight oval races later, he’s still comfortably above the cut line.
Daniel Suarez faces the ultimate NASCAR scheduling conflict
His first child could arrive at any moment, leaving Suarez prepared to sprint from Daytona to the hospital if nature ignores the race calendar.
Ross Chastain goes from the Daytona grandstands to the pole
Ross Chastain once camped outside Turn 1 and watched races from Daytona’s grandstands. Friday night, the Florida native delivered a clutch lap to win pole.