Daytona International Speedway

Daytona Speedway to cut seating capacity in $400-million overhaul

2013-06-19 13:02:00

Daytona International Speedway plans to slash its grandstand seating by 31%, to 101,000 seats from 146,000, as part of a renovation of the track that's expected to cost up to $400 million. The overhaul would include removing the grandstands on the 2.5-...

Two killed in crash at California race track

2013-03-17 08:35:00

MARYSVILLE, Calif. -- A teenage race car driver taking warm-up laps at a raceway in Northern California careened off the track and into pit row, killing a 14-year-old boy and 68-year-old man, officials said. Six or seven cars were on the track...

NASCAR driver Michael Annett out indefinitely with broken sternum

2013-02-26 16:43:00

Michael Annett, a driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, will be out indefinitely after suffering a broken sternum in Saturday's race at Daytona International Speedway, his team said Tuesday. Annett, 26, was scheduled to have surgery after doctors in...

Jimmie Johnson wins his second Daytona 500; Danica Patrick is 8th

2013-02-24 13:55:00

Jimmie Johnson won NASCAR’s Daytona 500 for the second time by holding off Dale Earnhardt Jr., who finished second, on Sunday. Danica Patrick finished eighth, the highest finish in history for a woman in the Daytona 500, but she was poised to...

Daytona 500 on schedule after post-crash repairs to speedway

2013-02-24 08:04:00

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Daytona 500 was set to start as scheduled Sunday after repairs were made to the track's fence following a crash that injured at least 28 spectators. "We worked late into the evening and are prepared to go racing today," Joie...

Who will win the Daytona 500?

2013-02-21 12:22:00

Writers from around the Tribune Co. discuss who is the favorite to win the Daytona 500 on Sunday. Feel free to join the discussion with a comment of your own. Jim Peltz, Los Angeles Times Look for Kevin Harvick to win NASCAR’s crown-jewel race a...

Crash-related deaths up for first time since 2005, report says

2013-02-20 06:30:00

For the first time since 2005, the estimated number of people killed in the U.S. by car crashes went up, according to the National Safety Council. Vehicle crashes killed an estimated 36,200 people in 2012, according to a council report released Tuesday....

Watch Kyle Larson shove his way to a NASCAR win [Video]

2013-02-19 13:29:00

Already considered perhaps the best prospect in NASCAR, 20-year-old driver Kyle Larson is starting to prove he's also one of the most aggressive. Running second in a minor-league NASCAR race at Daytona International Speedway on Monday night, the Elk...

Chevrolet to debut 415-horsepower SS sedan ahead of Daytona 500

2013-02-15 21:00:00

The Pontiac G8 is dead. Long live the Chevrolet SS. Chevrolet is set to reveal the 415-horsepower V-8 sedan at the Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, one day before the NASCAR version of the car is scheduled to begin qualifying for the Daytona...

Darrell Wallace Jr. confirmed for season in NASCAR truck series

2013-02-09 12:01:00

Darrell Wallace Jr. will become only the fourth black driver to race full time in one of NASCAR's three national series after Joe Gibbs Racing on Saturday said the 19-year-old will drive in NASCAR's truck series this year. "I can't wait to get on the...

Chris Economaki dies at 91; pioneering motor sports journalist

2012-09-29 00:00:00

Chris Economaki, a journalist long regarded as the authoritative voice in motor sports, died Friday. He was 91. National Speed Sport News, which Economaki edited and published for more than 60 years, announced his death but gave no details. Economaki,...

NASCAR's Dale Earnhardt Jr. to Matt Kenseth: Pay up on bet

2012-01-12 21:33:54

NASCAR driver Tony Stewart at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Wednesday, June 13, 2013. (Gary W. Green/Orlando Sentinel)

2013-06-11 00:00:00

is offering a 25 percent Father's Day discount to take stock cars and exotic cars for a spin at Daytona International Speedway or Walt Disney World Speedway. You should book by phone: 407-939-0130.

2013-06-06 07:12:04

The Chevrolet trio of performance vehicles from left: the 2014 Chevrolet SS, 2013 Camaro ZL1 and 2014 Corvette Stingray outside the Daytona International Speedway. The SS, Stingray coupe and convertible, and a refreshed Camaro will be shown at the New York Auto Show.

2013-03-08 10:19:22