Preview: It’s Daytona, but it isn’t. The offseason repaving project at Daytona Speedway produced a smooth new surface that has generated a new style of racing. Rather than the big multi-car drafting packs that we’ve become accustomed to, teams have found that two-car ‘tandems’ are the fastest way to get around the track this year.
NASCAR always serves its best wine first. Frank Doyle makes his pick for the Daytona 500, the Great American Race.
NASCAR is unique in sports in having its most important event at the very start of its season.
Preview: NASCAR kicks off its 2010 Cup season this Sunday with the Great American Race, the Daytona 500. Fans will see a different Daytona 500 this year thanks to changes NASCAR implemented in the offseason, including a bigger restrictor plate and a message to drivers to ‘have at it’ in terms of bump drafting on the plate tracks this year.
Race: Daytona 500
Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009
Time: 3:30 PM EST
TV: 2:00 PM EST on FOX
Preview: Call it the Great American Race, NASCAR’s Super Bowl, or simply its iconic name: The Daytona 500.
