Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson and 2017 champion Martin Truex Jr. both ran lap times fast enough to lock themselves into the season opener at Daytona Int’l Speedway. Allgaier’s No. 40 Traveller Whiskey Chevrolet narrowly missed locking in on speed by 0.080 seconds, which was a difference of 0.290 MPH.

Just like The Intimidator did in 1998, Kyle Busch is entering his 20th start without a Daytona 500 championship. Could history repeat itself Sunday?

Finally got that monkey off my back!”Dale Earnhardt said as he sat down for the winner’s interview, pulled a stuffed monkey from his shoulder, and tossed it afar. The post Kyle Busch Hopes to Repeat Dale Earnhardt’s Daytona 500 Feat appeared first on EssentiallySports.

As Kyle Busch heads into his 20th Daytona 500 with hopes of claiming his first victory in the race, he’s looking to the legend Dale Earnhardt for inspiration. Busch, of Las Vegas, Nevada, drives the No.

It took 20 attempts for Dale Earnhardt Sr. to win the Daytona 500. When he took the checkered flag in 1998, the seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion ended a winless streak that had reached 59 races.

It’s officially Daytona 500 week! The Great American Race is back and, hopefully, in all its glory as we look forward to the official start of NASCAR season. We’re bracing for some news on that front,