57th Daytona 500 NASCAR Talk content recap

By Tony DiZinnoFeb 23, 2015, 12:30 PM EST

In case you missed any of NASCAR Talk’s extensive on-site coverage from Daytona Beach for the 2015 Speedweeks, we’ve compiled a post recap from Nate Ryan, Dustin Long, Jerry Bonkowski and Chris Estrada below following Sunday’s 57th Daytona 500:

POST-RACE
Secret to Joey Logano’s Daytona 500 victory? It was what he did off the track
After Daytona 500 win, Joey Logano has plenty of texts, emails to answer (SOCIAL)
Where you can find Daytona 500 winner Joey Logano on radio, TV this week
Ryan: A maturing Joey Logano brings the party to Team Penske at Daytona
The 57th Daytona 500 by the numbers; Unofficial Results, Winnings and Stats
Regan Smith finishes 16th in quiet fill-in role for Kurt Busch
Matt Crafton relishes Daytona 500 run filling in for Kyle Busch
Despite finishing second, Kevin Harvick happy with Daytona 500 effort
Denny Hamlin strong again in Daytona 500, but win proves elusive
Final Daytona 500 farewell isn’t what Jeff Gordon hoped for
“Real bad decision” costs Dale Earnhardt Jr. a shot at Daytona 500 repeat

DAYTONA 500 RACE REPORT
Joey Logano holds off Kevin Harvick to win 57th Daytona 500

IN-RACE UPDATES
Brad Keselowski blows engine with 40 laps to go; McMurray, Newman involved (VIDEO)
Tony Stewart’s Daytona 500 woes continue with 42nd place finish
Jeff Gordon dominant so far in expected final Daytona 500 (Halfway Update)
Stewart, Kenseth, Blaney in first wreck of Daytona 500

SUNDAY PRE-RACE POSTS
Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s secret weapon on spotter’s stand: T.J. Majors
Drivers raring to go for 57th Daytona 500 (SOCIAL)
Matt Crafton on Daytona 500 start: “I’ve been waiting for this my entire life”
Harvick criticizes tracks for SAFER inaction
Daytona 500: Start time, lineup, TV info and more
Daytona International Speedway to cover walls with SAFER barriers

SELECTED OTHER PRE-RACE POSTS
Forbes: Hendrick most valuable NASCAR team, Dale Earnhardt Jr. highest earning driver
Danica Patrick adamant she’s not leaving NASCAR for F1: “I wouldn’t go anyway”
Hamlin, Kahne lead final Daytona 500 practice
Uniformity: Here’s how the Daytona 500 fire suits look
NASCAR announces 20 nominees for 2016 Hall of Fame class
Gentlemen, start your engineers: College educations increasingly calling the shots
Is your favorite driver heading for a crash in Daytona 500?

BUSCH BROTHERS UPDATES
Kyle Busch expected to remain hospitalized in Daytona Beach, Fla. for second consecutive night
Kyle and Samantha Busch show support from hospital for No. 18 team (PHOTO); Samantha also updates
Joe Gibbs provides update on Kyle Busch’s injuries
Kyle Busch’s Super Late Model driver wins at New Smyrna
Kurt Busch’s second appeal denied
Kyle Busch out indefinitely after suffering compound fracture of right leg in Daytona crash
Kyle Busch will not race in Daytona 500
Kyle Busch taken off racetrack on stretcher after horrific crash (VIDEO)
Panel denies Kurt Busch appeal
Questions and answers about appeal process
Regan Smith believes he can win in place of Kurt Busch
Regan Smith to drive for suspended Kurt Busch
Attorney: Kurt Busch to “immediately” appeal NASCAR suspension
NASCAR indefinitely suspends Kurt Busch (VIDEO)
Early report foretold Kurt Busch’s suspension from NASCAR
Commissioner finds Kurt Busch’s version less credible than Patricia Driscoll’s
Kurt Busch’s attorney files motion to reopen protective order hearing

SATURDAY XFINITY POSTS
Roush Fenway Racing young guns flex muscle in Xfinity opener
Ryan Reed scores first career Xfinity win with last-lap pass (VIDEO)
Kyle Busch taken off racetrack on stretcher after horrific crash (VIDEO)
Regan Smith flips in big Xfinity crash at Daytona
Austin Dillon wins pole for Xfinity opener
Kyle Busch criticizes group qualifying after six-car Xfinity crash
Title sponsor Xfinity reveals new series trophy

FRIDAY CAMPING WORLD TRUCK POSTS
Tyler Reddick wins Truck Series opener
Big One strikes in Truck Series opener
Ty Dillon wins pole for Truck opener

BUDWEISER DUEL POSTS
One day later, Danica Patrick still frustrated over Denny Hamlin and nearly missing Daytona 500
Budwieser Duel 150 wrecks affect nearly one third of Daytona 500 field
Danica on ride into field: “It felt dire”
Making Daytona 500 field emotional for some drivers
Starting lineup for 57th Daytona 500, courtesy of Duel results
Despite Duel win, Daytona 500 win won’t be easier for Dale Jr.
What Denny and Danica said to each other after Budweiser Duel
Johnson wins second Duel; Denny and Danica collide, but she still makes field
Four-car wreck brings out red flag in Budweiser Duel 2
Dale Jr. rallies to win Budweiser Duel 1
Start times, TV info and lineup for Budweiser Duel

Further posts from Daytona can be found by clicking here, for all posts compiled from Thursday and earlier in the week.

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Alex Bowman confident as he returns to racing from back injury

By Mike HembreeMay 27, 2023, 4:57 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.C. — Alex Bowman watched the rain-filled skies over Charlotte Motor Speedway Saturday with more than a touch of disappointment.

As weather threatened to cancel Saturday night’s scheduled NASCAR Cup Series practice at the speedway, Bowman saw his chances to testing his car — and his body — dissolving in the raindrops. NASCAR ultimately cancelled practice and qualifying because of rain.

MORE: Wet weather cancels Charlotte Cup practice, qualifying

Bowman suffered a fractured vertebra in a sprint car accident last month and has missed three Cup races while he recovers. Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600, the season’s longest race, is scheduled to mark his return to the Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 Chevrolet.

“It would have been really nice to kickstart that with practice today,” Bowman said. “I haven’t raced or competitively driven a race car in a month. I’m trying to understand where my rusty areas are going to be and where I’m still good.”

Bowman ran 200 laps in a test season at North Wilkesboro Speedway this week, but, of course, that doesn’t compare with the faster speeds and tougher G-forces he’ll experience over 400 laps Sunday at CMS.

Bowman admitted that he is still experiencing pain from the back injury — his car flipped several times — and that he expects some pain during the race. But he said he is confident he’ll be OK and that the longer race distance won’t be an issue.

“I broke my back a month ago, and there’s definitely things that come along with that for a long time,” he said. “I have some discomfort here and there and there are things I do that don’t feel good. That’s just part of it. It’s stuff I’ll have to deal with. But, for the most part, I’m back to normal.

“I’m easing back into being in the gym. I’m trying to be smart with things. If I twist the wrong way, sometimes it hurts. In the race car at the end of a six-hour race, I’m probably not going to be the best.”

The sprint car crash interrupted what had been a fine seasonal start for Bowman. Although winless, he had three top fives and six top 10s in the first 10 races.

“I’m excited to be back,” Bowman said. “Hopefully, we can pick up where we left off and be strong right out of the gate.”

He said he hopes to return to short-track racing but not in the near future.

“Someday I want to get back in a sprint car or midget,” he said. “I felt like we were just getting rolling in a sprint car. That night we were pretty fast. Definitely a bummer there. That’s something I really want to conquer and be competitive at in the World of Outlaws or High Limits races. Somebody I’ll get back to that. It’s probably smart if I give my day job a little alone time for a bit.”

Charlotte NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup: Rain cancels qualifying

By Mike HembreeMay 27, 2023, 4:30 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.C. — William Byron and Kevin Harvick will start Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series 600-mile race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on the front row after wet weather cancelled Saturday night qualifying.

Rain pelted the CMS area much of the day Saturday, and NASCAR announced at 3:45 p.m. that Cup practice and qualifying, scheduled for Saturday night, had been cancelled.

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The starting field was set by the NASCAR rulebook.

Following Byron and Harvick in the starting top 10 will be Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott, Bubba Wallace, Ryan Blaney, Christopher Bell and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

The elimination of the practice session was particularly problematic for Alex Bowman, scheduled to return to racing Sunday after missing three weeks with a back injury, and Jimmie Johnson, who will be starting only his third race this year. Johnson will start 37th — last in the field.

Charlotte Cup starting lineup

Wet weather cancels Charlotte Cup Series practice, qualifying

By Mike HembreeMay 27, 2023, 4:11 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR Cup Series drivers will start the longest race of the season with no practice or qualifying.

Wet weather and predictions of more to come led NASCAR to cancel Saturday night’s Cup Series practice and qualifying in mid-afternoon. The field for Sunday’s 600-mile race was set by the NASCAR rulebook, placing William Byron and Kevin Harvick on the front row for the scheduled 6 p.m. start.

MORE: Charlotte Cup starting lineup

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Weather also could be an issue Sunday as more rain is predicted for the speedway area.

Drivers were scheduled to practice at 7 p.m. Saturday. That session was to be followed by qualifying at 7:45 p.m. The cancellations were announced at 3:45 p.m.

The time-trial cancellation marked the first time in 64 years that qualifying has been canceled for the 600.

Charlotte Xfinity race postponed to Monday by weather

By Mike HembreeMay 27, 2023, 3:59 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.C. — Persistent rain forced the postponement of Saturday’s scheduled 300-mile NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway to Monday.

The race is scheduled to start at noon ET. It will be televised by FS1 and broadcast by the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Driver introductions and other pre-race activities were held at the track Saturday, but rain that had dampened the track in the morning hours returned. After several attempts at drying the track, the race was postponed after heavier rain returned in mid-afternoon.

Justin Allgaier will start the race from the pole position.

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