daytona 500

Daytona 500 moving back to traditional weekend in 2018

,
Posted:

by

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – The Daytona 500 is moving back to its traditional weekend in 2018. The Daytona 500 had been held on Presidents Day weekend from 1968 to 2011. But NASCAR officials tweaked the date beginning in 2012, anticipating changes to the NFL schedule. At the time, the NFL was talking about expanding to an 18-game regular-season schedule…

Hamlin uses daring move to give Joe Gibbs a Daytona 500 win

Joe Gibbs wanted another ring and Denny Hamlin got it for him in the closest Daytona 500 finish in history.
,
Posted:

by

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Joe Gibbs wanted another ring and Denny Hamlin got it for him in the closest Daytona 500 finish in history. Hamlin raced to his first Daytona 500 victory Sunday, the first for Toyota, and the first in 23 years for Joe Gibbs Racing. The three-time Super Bowl winning…