Historic weekend at the Daytona Road Course
Historic weekend at the Daytona Road Course
NASCAR officials announced Thursday afternoon several key competition components of the historic weekend at the Daytona Road Course, including the addition of a chicane off Turn 4 of the famed oval.
The chicane will add another tactical element to the intricate road course that will force drivers to be up on the wheel at all times for what is sure to be an unforgettable weekend of racing among four series.
“I think, more than anything, it’s going to add even more excitement for the fans than we were already expecting,” Daytona International Speedway president Chip Wile said. “It’s really, truly making it NASCAR-centric. Obviously we have our road course that’s been in existence since 1959. But now, we have something very unique that no driver has seen. It’s truly going to make that last lap so exciting. As they come off Turn 4, they’re going to make a hard left and then a hard right and a hard left back onto the race track. It’s going to be just an exciting piece to what is going to be a historic weekend here at the Daytona International Speedway.
The ARCA Menards Series kicks off the historic race weekend on Friday, Aug. 14, at 5 p.m. ET. The NASCAR Xfinity Series follows on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET, with the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series and NASCAR Cup Series, combining for a doubleheader on Sunday.
WITNESS HISTORY
This August 14-16, NASCAR’s top-three national series will battle on a 3.61-mile DAYTONA Road Course, where the world’s best drivers have put their skills to the test on the high speed, demanding course. This will be unlike anything you’ve ever seen before at the iconic “World Center of Racing.”
TOMMY JOE MARTINS
Tommy Joe Martins, sponsored by Ken Gilreath, will be racing his #44 AAN Adjusters Chevy Camaro this weekend as part of NASCAR Xfinity series. He is currently in his fifth season of competing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, moving to the No. 44 Chevrolet Camaro with Martins Motorsports for a full-time campaign. Martins has competed at the NASCAR national series level since 2009.
ABOUT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. They will feature four different stock-car (and truck) circuits, including the big-league Cup Series. It begins on Aug. 14 (Friday) with ARCA, followed by a Saturday Xfinity Series race, capped by a Sunday doubleheader featuring NASCAR’s Trucks and Cup Series.