 The 65th running of the Daytona 500 had a lot going on and the last 30 laps had people on the edge of their seats. The fans should receive a partial refund because they did not use their seats for the last few restarts and damn this 500 didn't disappoint.
By: Tom Luttermoser Image: Sonoma Raceway (FB) Full Points Standings Post Daytona
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 We are just 3 days away from the all important Duals at Daytona. To see who of the 6 Open Cars (In green below) will be going home. As of right now there are 42 cars competing for 40 spots in the Great American Race!
Pastrana will return to the NASCAR Truck Series this Friday at Daytona for the first time since Las Vegas 2 in 2020 with Niece Motorsports behind the wheel of the #41 WWEX Silverado, here is a great First look at his 41 Truck.
He will also field the #67 Black Rifle Coffee Camry for 23XI Racing in Thursday's Duels and, in hopes, the Daytona 500. This would be the first time Pastrana will field a Cup car. Images Via 23XI Racing and Niece Motorsports By: Tom Luttermoser  By: Tom Luttermoser Image: RCR
Running around Twitter all morning has been the question, Does winning the Daytona 500 define a drivers legacy? Does it? With a race that takes as much luck as it does skill, it's a great question. The Harley J. Earl trophy is easily the most iconic trophy in the sports history and there is not one single driver you can talk to who would say it would not be a defining moment in their lives to have won it. But does it really mean that much to a drivers career? Yes and No are both answers I've seen across Twitter today. Some drivers biggest or even their only accomplishment may be to have won the Daytona 500. It locks you into the sport's history and memories of the fans. Trevor Bayne and Michael McDowell's only wins in the Cup Series both came at the Daytona 500, yet they are memorialized into the history books as Daytona 500 Champions. Michael Waltrip is pretty much only known for winning 2 Daytona 500s including his first win in the Cup Series on that fateful day in 2001. Yet you can go to the other end of the spectrum and look at names such as Petty or Johnson, 7 championships and nearly 300 wins between the two, and that is what they are known for. You typically don't think of them for their Daytona 500 victories, even though Petty won 7 of them. Another instance of a different take is the late Dale Earnhardt, a 7 time champion of the sport and arguably the most iconic moment of his entire career came in February of 1998 at that legendary speedway. "20 years of trying, 20 years of frustration, Dale Earnhardt will come to the caution flag to WIN the Daytona 500! Finally!" My personal opinion, it very well can. As stated above, it can be THE moment of a career or it can be the only moment of a career. In my opinion. It either is or it isn't going to define the driver based entirely on the individual driver. So now I ask you, What do you think. Does it define a driver's career?  By: Tom Luttermoser On the Today Show Wednesday Morning, 7x Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson dropped some major news. In pursuit of his 84th career win, the 7x champ will compete in 10 Cup Series races in the updated "NEXT GEN" Cup car in 2023 including attempting to qualify for the Daytona 500 next month. But bringing the number back to the series for the fist time since 2011, Jimmie Johnson will run the #84 Chevrolet Camaro. Online auto retailer Carvana will follow Johnson from Indy to Cup and sponsor the 84 for the Daytona 500 despite the company's stock issues, showing that they clearly are still in the game. Carvana has supported Johnson's entire NNT IndyCar career over the last 2 year period. Johnson also revealed that there would be another MAJOR change over at PettyGMS, a name change. With 22 titles combined titles, they will now be the Legacy Motor Club. The font seen in the images below matches teammates Erik Jones's 43 car and Noah Gragson's 42. Image's Via: Legacy Motor Club  The 2023 Daytona 500 will be the 65th running of the Great American Race with one of the biggest headlines in a very long time. The return of 7x Champion Jimmie Johnson. Johnson will field a 3rd PettyGMS Chevrolet that is so far un-numbered. Here is the (as of now) full Daytona 500 Entry list.
TBA Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 1 Ross Chastain TrackHouse Racing Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Aric Almirolla Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15 TDA Rick Ware Racing Ford 16 AJ Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Beuscher Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford 19 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Pesnke Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 42 Noah Gragson Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 TBA Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 62 Austin Hill Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 78 TBA Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 99 Daniel Suarez TrackHouse Racing Chevrolet Teams that have yet to make announcements are; 3 Friends Racing NY Racing The Money Team Racing Team Hezeberg Niece Motorsports Team Stange Racing MBM Motorsports |
