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NASCAR Preseason Thunder Day 10: Harvick Looks To Continue Dominance In Camping World 300 Presented By Chevy

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Kevin Harvick has made three straight trips to Gatorade Victory Lane in the Camping World 300 presented by Chevy NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway – twice as an owner and once as a driver.

In last year’s Camping World 300 presented by Chevy NASCAR Nationwide Series race, Kevin Harvick, driving for Richard Childress Racing, captured his first win as a driver at Daytona International Speedway. The following day, he became the first driver to sweep both the NASCAR Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series events at DIS since Bobby Allison in 1982 when he edged Mark Martin by .020 seconds to win “The Great American Race.”

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One half of the NASCAR Nationwide Series teams took to the track this morning. They were delayed by overnight rain, but did get to the track. Track time will be precious as there is a predicted 50% chance of Saturday rain in Daytona.

See the full list of morning speeds by clicking the “read more” link…

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – As if there wasn’t enough to do and see during DIRECTV Speedweeks at historic Daytona International Speedway, DIS is now proud to welcome all 24 winning Daytona 500 Champions to the “The World Center of Racing” to help celebrate the historic 50th running of “The Great American Race.”

Throughout the DIRECTV Speedweeks, fans between Feb. 14-17 will have the opportunity to see their favorite past Daytona 500 champions at special events taking place on Speedway property.

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The NASCAR Nationwide Series begins their Daytona testing today. We’ll have all that right here, along with all the latest happenings in NASCAR Sprint Cup, Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA RE/MAX, and USAR. Check it out.

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In a recent USA Today article, Ryan Newman brought up the idea that more drivers should have grads, and not just high school grads. He is talking college grads.

While many crewmembers are coming into the sport with degrees in engineering, fabrication or aerospace, the only pedigree a driver needs to have is if he/she can win a race and how good they are at stringing together all their sponsor names in one long sentence when prompted in front of a camera.

And while that may not sound like much, consider that other professional athletes are simply judged on their dunking ability or how few times they have been in trouble with Johnny Law before joining their new team.

Makes some NASCAR drivers sound like Nobel laureates, eh?

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