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Three-time race winner Jeff Gordon leads the field to the start of the 2015 Daytona 500.. The Daytona 500 is an annual American stock car race sanctioned by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) and held every February at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
The final starting position in the Daytona 500 (43rd overall) is reserved by NASCAR to allow one former NASCAR champion to start the race under the "champion's provisional" rule. Also known as the "Petty Rule", this rule was established in 1989 when NASCAR's winningest driver ( Richard Petty ) failed to qualify for an event at Richmond ...
A new NASCAR Point System has been announced for the 2017 season: For the first time since 1971, the Can-Am Duel qualifying races will become points paying races with the top-10 finishers will earn points. In the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, there are only 32 competitors, so the last-place driver will receive five points. Teams must submit an ...
Larson’s Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott is the only non-playoff driver among the favorites, likely due to him having the best average Bristol starting position (7.9) and finish (12. ...
Southern 500 starting grid. Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota. Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford ...
Despite a disappointing 29th-place starting position after Saturday's qualifying session, Hendrick Motorsports' Chase Elliott claimed Stage 1 at Talladega, leading a late Chevrolet rally.
A NASCAR record 86 cars entered, for 43 starting positions. A blind draw was conducted to determine the qualifying order. A total of 85 cars took part in the draw and H. B. Bailey drew the #1 qualifying attempt. Per the NASCAR rules in 1994, a one-lap qualifying attempt was utilized.
The current NASCAR Cup Series trophy, the Bill France Cup. The NASCAR Cup Series Drivers' Championship is awarded by the chairman of NASCAR to the most successful NASCAR Cup Series racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results.