โAn honor Iโll never outlive:โ 102-year-old NASCAR worker gets ticket office named after her
Sheโs 102 years old, has worked for NASCAR in Daytona Beach at the speedwayโs ticket office for over 80 years, and now, Juanita โLightninโ Epton will be an even more permanent name at Daytona International Speedway.
Noose found in stall of Bubba Wallace at Alabama NASCAR race
NASCAR said late Sunday that a noose was found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace at the NASCAR race in Talladega. Wallace is the only full-time black driver in NASCARโs elite Cup Series. Two weeks ago, he successfully pushed for NASCAR to ban the Confederate flag at its tracks and properties. NASCAR said it has launched an immediate investigation into the noose. The series says it was โoutragedโ and said there is no place for racism in NASCAR.
Racing to return to Daytona International Speedway in July
โ Racing will return to the Daytona International Speedway on July 4. The race will consist of three classes: Daytona Prototype International GT Le Mans and GT Daytona. โWeโre going back to our roots, taking a grand step back in time,โ said Daytona International Speedway President Chip Wile. โSome of IMSAโ s WeatherTech Sports Car Championship most historic moments happened here, and there have been many memorable names that have conquered Daytona. We look forward to having IMSA back this summer to kick off their return to racing.โ
Safety improvements likely saved Ryan Newmanโs life at Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. โ Long before Ryan Newmanโs Daytona 500 crash, drivers were injured or killed setting into motion the safety improvements that protected the race car driver and fans at this yearโs race. Kyle Busch broke his leg and foot when he crashed into a bare concrete wall at the Daytona International Speedway in 2015 in the Xfinity Series race one day before the Daytona 500. Immediately after, then-track president Joie Chitwood promised it would never happen again and vowed to install SAFER (Steel and Foam Energy Reduction) barriers on โevery inchโ of the Speedway. โHelmet manufacturers, suit manufacturers, HANS [Head And Neck Support] devices, thereโs just been so much development that has come a long way.โ[RELATED: Ryan Newman awake, speaking with family after fiery crash at Daytona 500 | Ryan Newman in serious condition after fiery Daytona 500 crash | Ryan Newman not only driver to end Daytona 500 with upside-down wreck]In 2013, Kyle Larson crashed and slid along the wall during the Drive4COPD 300 at Daytona. Less than 24 hours after a fiery crash in the final moments of the Daytona 500, Ryan Newman is awake and speaking with loved ones and doctors at Halifax Medical Center.