NASCAR great Jimmie Johnson moving over to IndyCar Racing in 2021
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Two-time Daytona 500 champion Jimmie Johnson is leaving NASCAR, but not the sport of racing.
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NASCAR's lone Black Driver in the top tier of its racing circuit won't return to Richard Petty Motorsports next season
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Richard Petty Motorsports has confirmed that Bubba Wallace will not return as the driver of the No. 43 Chevrolet for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.
NASCAR driver & 2018 Daytona 500 winner Austin Dillon tests positive for COVID-19
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Austin Dillon self-reported a positive COVID-19 test to Richard Childress Racing on Saturday, a development that will keep him out of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.
Pandemic World: NASCAR announces final installment of the 2020 racing schedule, including playoff dates & locations
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Photo for Headline Surfer / NASCAR will crowning of a Cup Series champion for the first time at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday, Nov. 8. In recent years, the finale had been held at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - NASCAR, like all of the other organized sports and entertainment entities in the US and around the world have had to make adjustments in schedules - either cancelling outright or deferring events due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jimmie Johnson tests positive for COVID-19; ruled out for race Sunday at Indy
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Fri, 07/03/2020 - 21:12
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - NASCAR released this statement today regarding Jimmy Johnson being unable to race Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway: The seven-time NASCAR champion has tested positive for the coronavirus.
TAKING A STAND: NASCAR's Bubba Wallace comes of age
Henry Frederick
Wed, 06/24/2020 - 20:21
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Let's say you're 26 years old. Your dad is white, you mom is black. You grow up in the Deep South and you put aside other sports to pursue the life of a race-car driver. This in the age of Lewis Hamilton, the 6-time Black British Formula One World Champion.
Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry ecstatic: NASCAR announces ban on Confederate flags at its racetracks
Henry Frederick
Wed, 06/10/2020 - 19:42
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The mayor of Daytona Beach couldn't wait to post the news on his Facebook page.
PANDEMIC PALS: Daytona's top cop & the Speedway's track boss helped load 400 cars with 32,000 pounds of food
Henry Frederick
Sun, 05/03/2020 - 16:18
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla - Two of Daytona's most prominent newsmakers shook hands - yes they were wearing gloves - and then went about lending their hands to a worthwhile eneavor amind this dreadful COVID-19 pandemic.
Two-time Daytona 500 champ Matt Kenseth set to join Chip Ganassi Racing; replaces fired driver Kevin Larson
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Tue, 04/28/2020 - 03:06
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Chip Ganassi Racing has turned to veteran driver Matt Kenseth to take over the No. 42 Chevrolet when the NASCAR Cup Series returns to the track for the remainder of the 2020 season.
NASCAR suspends driver Kyle Larson indefinitely for using N-word during a virtual race
Henry Frederick
Mon, 04/13/2020 - 17:08
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By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR has suspends driver Kyle Larson indefinitely for using the N-word during a virtual race over the weekend.
NASCAR released a statement to Headline Surfer and other media outlets that cover its racing events. This is what the statement, dated April 13 from NASCAR headquarters in Daytona Beach said: