Новости за 16.02.2018

Three-time Atlanta winner, three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and 2012 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Darrell Waltrip will be officially inducted into the City of Hampton, Georgia’s Speedway Lane Hall of Fame in a ceremony at 6 p.m. onThursday, Feb. 22 at downtown Hampton’s Depot Park, as the city, home to Atlanta Motor Speedway, honors the racing legend to kick off its 2018 NASCAR weekend.

After winning last weekend’s Clash for the ninth time, Ford will be looking for its 16th victory in Sunday’s Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Ford, which owns a seven-race restrictor plate win streak, has won the event five times in the last nine years and boasts four previous race-winners in its lineup with Kevin Harvick (2007), Trevor Bayne (2011), Joey Logano (2015) and Kurt Busch (2017).

Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott won the two Can-Am Duel races Thursday night at Daytona International Speedway, securing second-row starting positions for Sunday’s 60th annual DAYTONA 500 (TV – FOX; Radio – MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), the season-opening race for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

Chevrolet’s Camaro ZL1 earned its first win Thursday evening, delivered by Chase Elliott in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Can-Am Duel #2 at Daytona International Speedway.