Feb 22, 2021 7:54 AM Daytona Beach, FL - Another weekend of racing brings rain, a series of crashes, and two first-time wins—including a historic series debut—to the Daytona Road Course as NASCAR now sets its sights on Homestead. Trucks On The Track Friday s Brakebest Select 159 At Daytona started under wet conditions, leaving teams to decide on whether or not to use rain tires or slicks . But despite a wet start, John Hunter Nemechek—driver of the No. 4 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Tundra—led drivers in the first 14 laps of the race, securing a stage one win for the 23-year-old driver. However, Nemechek s early lead eventually diminished after his truck suffered an oil-pressure and fuel problem, leaving him stranded on the track as the caution flag flew. That still wasn t enough to take Nemechek out of the running, or even the top ten, as he finished the race third. The race ultimately went to Ben Rhodes—No. 99 Toyota Tundra for ThorSpo
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Feb 19, 2021 9:49 AM Daytona Beach, FL - After some driver feedback from the season-opening Busch Clash, NASCAR made a safety change to the Daytona International Speedway s Road Course on the backstretch to prevent cars from getting into the grass and spraying dirt onto the racing surface and other cars. Russell Branham, Director, Track Communciations, Southeast Region said in a press release: NASCAR has tweaked the Daytona International Speedway Road Course’s bus stop chicane before this weekend’s national series tripleheader, following driver feedback from the season-opening Busch Clash. The sanctioning body added rumble strips to the Turn 9 and Turn 10 chicane on the backstretch to prevent cars from getting into the grass and spraying dirt onto the racing surface and other cars. The rumble strips will be the same as the front chicane. The one to the driver’s right on entry is approximately 36 feet long, and the other is approximately 30 feet long. Such a