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Kyle Larson - Chip Ganassi Racing-42

Today’s race marked the sixth Rolex 24 At Daytona win for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) in just 12 attempts.

CGRFS now holds the record for most Rolex 24 At Daytona wins in the 53-year history of the race (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015) – recently tied with Brumos Racing. This is the second Rolex 24 win for the No. 02 car (2006, 2015). With his first win, Jamie McMurray joined AJ Foyt and Mario Andretti as the only drivers to win the Daytona 500 and the Rolex 24 At Daytona. This marked the second Rolex 24 At Daytona win for Scott Dixon (2006, 2015), and the first for Tony Kanaan in just his second start with CGRFS. This marked the first Rolex 24 At Daytona win for Kyle Larson in just his second Rolex 24 start.-Chip Ganassi Racing
Jan 25 - 4:24 PM
Jamie McMurray - Chip Ganassi Racing-1

Today’s race marked the sixth Rolex 24 At Daytona win for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) in just 12 attempts.

CGRFS now holds the record for most Rolex 24 At Daytona wins in the 53-year history of the race (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015) – recently tied with Brumos Racing. This is the second Rolex 24 win for the No. 02 car (2006, 2015). With his first win, Jamie McMurray joined AJ Foyt and Mario Andretti as the only drivers to win the Daytona 500 and the Rolex 24 At Daytona. This marked the second Rolex 24 At Daytona win for Scott Dixon (2006, 2015), and the first for Tony Kanaan in just his second start with CGRFS. This marked the first Rolex 24 At Daytona win for Kyle Larson in just his second Rolex 24 start.-Chip Ganassi Racing
Jan 25 - 4:23 PM
Jeff Gordon - Hendrick Motorsports-24

Jeff Gordon, the celebrated stock car champion whose crossover appeal helped take NASCAR into the mainstream, will compete in his 23rd and final full-time Sprint Cup Series season in 2015.

He announced his decision this morning to the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team he has driven for since November 1992. Gordon said. "I thought long and hard about my future this past year and during the offseason, and I've decided 2015 will be the last time I compete for a championship. I won't use the ‘R-word' because I plan to stay extremely busy in the years ahead, and there's always the possibility I'll compete in selected events, although I currently have no plans to do that."-Hendrick Motorsports
Jan 22 - 10:21 AM
Jeremy Clements - Jeremy Clements Racing-51-NXS

Jeremy Clements Racing announced that the team will run full time in the 2015 NASCAR XFINITY Series, with Jeremy Clements driving the #51 Chevy.

This will be the fifth full time season for the single car, family owned team. Clements closed out the 2014 season 15th in the point standings, with 2 top 10 finishes at Road America and Daytona. "The 2014 season was the best season for us so far," said Clements. "We are looking to build on what we accomplished last year and hope to make this season even better." The team continues to pursue marketing partners for the season, and announcements of those partnerships will be made at a later date.(Jeremy Clements Racing)-jayski.com
Jan 21 - 9:35 PM
Michael Lira - Kimmel Racing-69-ARCA

Muehlner Motorsports America has added 17 year-old Port Orange, Fla. driver Michael Lira to its Porsche 911 GT America driver line-up for the 2015 Rolex 24 At Daytona.

Michael will have plenty of recent track time on the 3.56-mile Daytona road course prior to race day. He participated in the Roar Before The Rolex 24 less than two weeks ago, and he will race in a Ford Mustang in the 2.5 hour BMW Performance 200 the day before the 24. An ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards regular, Lira picked up additional track time on the Daytona 2.5-mile stock car circuit in last week’s ARCA Racing Series open test.
Source: ARCA Racing
Jan 21 - 9:31 PM
Ken Schrader - Ken Schrader Racing-52-ARCA

Expect to see a lot of Ken Schrader Racing (KSR) on the ARCA Racing tour in 2015.

The No. 52 Federated Auto Parts KSR Chevrolet Impala team, which finished sixth in 2014 owner points with three drivers, is expected to return in 2015 with much the same cast of drivers to include Schrader, Martinsville Speedway track president Clay Campbell and, more than likely, 18-year-old Matt Tifft. "Right now, we’ve got Clay Campbell in for Daytona and Talladega," Schrader said. "I can tell you that I’ll be driving in the first Salem race, Toledo, Winchester, IRP (Lucas Oil Raceway), DuQuoin and the last Salem for sure, maybe more. Outside of that, I’m confident that you’ll see some Matt Tifft appearances in there too." Campbell finished third at Daytona in Schrader’s car last year.-ARCA Racing
Jan 21 - 9:26 PM
Kaz Grala - Ben Kennedy Racing-96-KNPSE

In a rain-shortened, one day ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards test session at Daytona International Speedway, 16 year old Kaz Grala made a good impression on the Lira Motorsports team he was driving for.

A last minute addition to the test session for the Port, Orange, FL based team, Grala flew in from Boston for the day to take advantage of the opportunity to drive on the 2.5 mile high-banked superspeedway. Kaz has been tagged by the media as a driver to watch this year. After finishing seventh in the K&N driver points standings last year as the series youngest full time competitor, he is set to return to the series this year with Ben Kennedy Racing.
Source: ARCA Racing
Jan 21 - 9:21 PM
Ron Hornaday Jr. - The Motorsports Group-30

Veteran NASCAR driver, Ron Hornaday, will be the primary driver of the No. 30 Chevrolet SS for the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, starting at Daytona International Speedway.

Hornaday, a longtime veteran in the NASCAR garage, has been involved in racing his entire life. Starting off in the NASCAR K&N Series in 1989, he quickly advanced to the top series in the sport. In addition to an impressive 55 combined series wins, Hornaday also has four NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championships.-The Motorsports Group
Jan 21 - 8:21 PM
Michael Waltrip - Michael Waltrip Racing-55

MWR co-founder and two-time Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip will drive the No. 55 in the 57th annual Daytona 500 on Feb. 22.

Doctors have medically cleared Brian Vickers to return to full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup racing in early March, three months after corrective heart surgery. Vickers will make his season debut in the No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 8. MWR will name a substitute driver for the March 1 race at Atlanta Motor Speedway later.-Michael Waltrip Racing
Jan 21 - 8:06 PM
Brian Vickers - Michael Waltrip Racing-55

Doctors have medically cleared Brian Vickers to return to full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup racing in early March, three months after corrective heart surgery.

Vickers will make his season debut in the No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 8. MWR co-founder and two-time Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip will drive the No. 55 in the 57th annual Daytona 500 on Feb. 22. MWR will name a substitute driver for the March 1 race at Atlanta Motor Speedway later.-Michael Waltrip Racing
Jan 21 - 8:02 PM
Shawn Solomito - Wayne Anderson-75-WMT

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour team owner Wayne Anderson will transition from one brother to another as Shawn Solomito will take over behind the wheel of the No. 75 Chevrolet for the 2015 season.

Anderson, the 1994 Whelen Modified Tour titlist, rejoined the tour full-time as an owner last year with driver Timmy Solomito, who captured the Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award. The younger Solomito moved to Flamingo Racing this offseason, which left Anderson with a vacancy. Shawn Solomito has nine career Whelen Modified Tour starts since 2011, seven of which were with his family’s team. He has recorded an average finish of 18th with a best run of fourth at Riverhead in 2013. The 25-year-old earned a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series track championship and New York state title at the vaunted Long Island quarter-mile in 2012.
Source: NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
Jan 20 - 7:40 PM
Spencer Gallagher - GMS Racing-23-CWT

Spencer Gallagher will compete in all 23 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) events in 2015 with GMS Racing. Gallagher will pilot the No. 23 Allegiant Travel Chevrolet Silverado.

In 2013, he made his premier start in the series at Kansas Speedway and tallied a total of 12 starts during the previous two seasons. In 2014 Gallagher scored his best career finish of third at Talladega Superspeedway behind the wheel of the No. 23 Allegiant Travel Chevrolet. Gallagher will team up with veteran crew chief Jeff Stankiewicz who recorded three top-five and 10 top-10 NCWTS finishes with GMS Racing last year.
Source: GMS Racing
Jan 20 - 7:27 PM
Rico Abreu - HScott Mspt w/Justin Marks-98-KNPSE

HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks announced today that USAC National Midget champion and open wheel standout, Rico Abreu, will join the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East team in 2015.

Abreu, 22, competed in more than 100 open-wheel races in 2014 in the United States and New Zealand. He posted 26 wins across 410 winged and non-winged sprint car, 360 winged sprints, and USAC midget competition in which he also won the national championship. Abreu most recently won the 2015 Chili Bowl Nationals last weekend. Abreu's No. 98 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East entry will be led by veteran K&N crew chief Mardy Lindley. Lindley has amassed five-career victories in three seasons, along with the 2013 K&N title with driver Dylan Kwasniewski.-HScott Motorsports
Jan 20 - 10:51 AM
Brian Scott - Richard Childress Racing-2-NXS

In search of their third victory in the "Great American Race", Richard Childress Racing (RCR) will field a fourth entry for the Daytona 500.

The Welcome, North Carolina-based NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) team will field the No. 29 Chevrolet SS for RCR XFNITY Series driver Brian Scott, who will attempt his second Daytona 500 at the "World Center of Racing." The No. 29 will return to Sprint Cup Series competition for the first time since 2013 at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway, where reigning Cup champion Kevin Harvick wheeled a 10th place finish in his 466th and final start for the organization. Richard "Slugger" Labbe, who stepped down as crew chief for Paul Menard following the Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway race last October to take a leadership role in research and development is the leading candidate to lead Scott during Speedweeks 2015.
Source: Catchfence.com
Jan 19 - 7:59 PM
Erica Thiering - Canada's Best Racing Team-25-CTS

Canada’s Best Racing Team announced today that it has signed Alberta late model standout Erica Thiering for the 2015 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season.

Thiering, from Sherwood Park, has captured the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series provincial title in Alberta six of the past seven seasons from her home track Edmonton International Raceway, including the last four in a row. She made her Canadian Tire Series debut in 2014 with five starts for Dave Jacombs Racing and posted an average finish of 12th with a best result of eighth at Ontario’s Barrie Speedway. Thiering will run as as a teammate to Joey McColm, who is coming off the best season of his career with CBRT with an eighth place finish in the final 2014 standings.
Source: NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
Jan 19 - 11:51 AM

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