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Actual Real-Live Racing Is About To Begin Again!

Chuck Abrams

Well race fans, a lot has been happening in NASCAR recently. Even though iRacing isn’t “real” racing, the consequences of your actions are very real.

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Friday Night Thunder TONIGHT From Virtual Martinsville Speedway

Mike

Friday Night Thunder The Place: Virtual Martinsville Speedway The Date: Friday, May 8 The Time: 8 p.m. ET Online: enascar.com/live, NASCAR’s YouTube Channel Distance: Four heat races – 10 laps each; one LCQ – 15 laps; Main Event – 125 laps Friday Night Thunder at virtual Martinsville Speedway With such a big response from competitors to join the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series, NASCAR and iRacing introduced Saturday Night Thunder in the beginning of April to allow drivers from all series to compete on the platform during the real-time racing postponement…

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On This Date in NASCAR History…

Mike

Sunday, April 11, 2015 – On this day in history, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson started fifth and led 134 laps and beat runner-up Kevin Harvick to the finish by 1.107 seconds in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. It was his fifth of his career seven NASCAR Cup Series wins at Texas. Johnson swept the 2015 season at Texas. Monday, April 11, 1966 – On this day in history, NASCAR Hall of Famer David Pearson battled with driver Tom Pistone in the NASCAR Cup Series race…

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DAYTONA 500 Halted After 20 Laps, Completion Postponed Until Monday (TODAY) at 4 p.m

Mike

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 16, 2020) – The completion of the 62nd annual DAYTONA 500 has been postponed until Monday at 4 p.m., due to rain Sunday at Daytona International Speedway. The season-opening race for the NASCAR Cup Series season will be televised by FOX. The race was halted Sunday night after 20 of the scheduled 200 laps were run on the 2.5-mile tri-oval, with polesitter Ricky Stenhouse Jr. leading the event in the No. 47 Kroger Chevrolet. Speedway parking lots open at 11 a.m. Monday. Gates and the UNOH Fanzone…

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Denny Hamlin Wins DAYTONA 500 for 2nd Time

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DAYTONA BEACH (Feb. 17, 2019) – Denny Hamlin won the 61st annual DAYTONA 500 Sunday at Daytona International Speedway, his second triumph in “The Great American Race.” In the process, he delivered a special ending to a special day for Joe Gibbs Racing. The organization honored Joe Gibbs’ late son J.D. Gibbs on Lap 11, as crew members stood on pit wall as a tribute. J.D. Gibbs, who passed away last month due to a neurological disease, wore No. 11 as a high school football player and later, as a race car…

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Daytona Nibbles (NASCAR Xfinity Series): Daytona Kicks Off a Highly Anticipated 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Season

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Last February at Daytona International Speedway, the NASCAR Xfinity Series not only set the NASCAR national series record for the closest finish to a race ever (0.0004 secs. margin of victory), but did it in spectacular fashion, as the race reached a record five NASCAR Overtimes, and extended the race to a record 143 laps – 23 more laps and 57.5 more miles than originally scheduled.

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Harrison Burton Wins Lucas Oil 200 Driven By General Tire At Daytona International Speedway

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 9, 2019) – Harrison Burton, the 18-year-old son of retired NASCAR great Jeff Burton, won the Lucas Oil 200 Driven By General Tire Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway, in the opening event of this year’s DAYTONA Speedweeks Presented By AdventHealth.

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DAYTONA Speedweeks Presented By AdventHealth, Week 1: Fan-Friendly Schedule Gets 2019 Season Off to Fast Start

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 6, 2019) – Daytona International Speedway has a stellar lineup of activities for the first half of DAYTONA Speedweeks Presented By AdventHealth, in a fan-friendly build-up for the 61st annual DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, Feb. 17.

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