DAYTONA 500Sunday, February 18, 2024242. 5-mile oval2:30 p. m. ETThe location: Daytona Beach, FloridaTV: FoxEvent: NASCAR Cup Series Race (1 of 36)Radio: SiriusXM, PRN
5 KYLE LARSONEx: 31 (July 31, 1992)Hometown: Elk Grove, CaliforniaResidence: Mooresville, North CarolinaTeam Leader: Cliff DanielsClassification: 2d (2023)
No. five HENDRICKCARS. COM Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 HENDRICKCARS. COM Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, will be available to members of the media in the driver meeting room at the Daytona International Speedway Media Center on Wednesday, February 14 beginning at 2:00:00. 10 p. m. to 2 p. m. A. : 40 hours local time.
2023 HIGHLIGHT: During the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, Kyle Larson and No. five of HENDRICKCARS. COM visited the victory lane 4 times in paid races (Richmond Raceway, Martinsville Speedway, Darlington Raceway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway), tied for the series leader (with Hendrick Motorsports teammate William Byron) with five top-five finishes and 18 top-10 finishes. He also won the All-Star race handily at North Wilkesboro Speedway in May and led a season-high 1,127 laps. on his way to a second place in the overall standings. Larson was named one of NASCAR’s Top 7 Drivers in his 7th fifth season.
CLOSE: In 2017, Larson led the standings with one lap left to overtake in the Daytona 500. However, his Chevrolet ran out of fuel on the final lap and finished 12th. In 19 Cup Series starts on the 2. 5-mile track, Larson has one pole position (2022) and five top-10 finishes.
DAYTONA WINNER: In July 2018, Larson won the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway. The Elk Grove, California, local led a race-record 40 laps en route to victory. This includes the 400th national series victory for Hendrick Motorsports. which forces Chip Ganassi Racing.
STARTING STRENGTH: Larson has started in the top 10 of the last 10 races at draft-style tracks (Daytona, Talladega Superspeedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway), the longest active streak in NASCAR’s first series. In 2022, the powertrain of the No. 5 Chevrolet HENDRICKCARS. COM earned the pole position in “The Great American Race. “
INDY IN THE DESERT: On Monday night, Larson tested an Arrow McLaren INDYCAR at Phoenix Raceway before his own to compete in the Indianapolis 500 on May 26 on a chassis owned by Rick Hendrick. Larson’s access is via Arrow McLaren in partnership with Hendrick Motorsports. After the 500, the 2021 Cup champion will compete in the Coca-Cola 600. Larson won NASCAR’s longest race in 2021. Click here to see scenes from the Phoenix test.
HIGH-LIMIT RACING: The 2024 capped racing season begins Monday evening, Feb. 12 at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida. Larson, the series’ first champion in 2023, will compete for the Money Series during the 10-race week in the No. 57 sponsored through HENDRICKCARS. COM. Book your tickets for the season-opening Battle in the Bay here.
CLIFF NOTES: No. five team leader Cliff Daniels and Larson have teamed up to 16 wins since Larson joined Hendrick Motorsports in 2021, the third-highest overall among active driver and team leader pairs. Daniels and Larson earned those wins in 100 races, while the more no-nonsense active mix took 19 wins in 173 starts.
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9 CHASE ELLIOTTAx: 28 years old (November 28, 1995) Hometown: Dawsonville, Georgia Resides: Dawsonville, Georgia Team Leader: Alan Gustafson Rank: (2023)
No. Nine NAPA Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Auto Parts
Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 from NAPA Auto Parts, will be available to members of the media in the driver meeting room at the Daytona International Speedway Media Center on Wednesday, Feb. 14 starting at 2:10. p. m. to 2 p. m. A. : 40 hours local time.
TALKIN’ ABOUT DAYTONA: In 16 NASCAR Cup Series starts at Daytona International Speedway, Chase Elliott has earned three top-five finishes, five top-10s and three pole awards. He’s led 159 laps on the 2.5-mile superspeedway, including two laps last August en route to a fourth-place finish. Elliott earned a runner-up finish in the 2021 DAYTONA 500, his personal best in the season-opening event. The 28-year-old driver is also a two-time Duel at Daytona winner (2017, 2018) and won a points-paying race on Daytona’s road course layout in 2020. In addition, he recorded a win at the venue in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with Hendrick Motorsports affiliate JR Motorsports in 2016.
EDITORIAL FACTS: Of Elliott’s 18 Cup Series wins, 3 came on play-off style courts. The six-time winner of the National Motorsports Press Association’s Most Popular Driver Award has two wins at Talladega Superspeedway (2019, 2022) and one at the recently redesigned and reconfigured Atlanta Motor Speedway (2022). In addition to his 3 wins in 35 repechage starts, Elliott has top 5, 15 top-10 finishes and 493 laps led.
A STORY: In 2016, Elliott became the youngest driver to win the Daytona 500 pole award at the age of 20 years, two months and 17 days. This record still stands today. He took his second pole for this prestigious event the following year.
COME HOME: 2020 Cup champion team leader Alan Gustafson will return home to the World Center of Racing for the DAYTONA 500 this week. Gustafson grew up in Ormond Beach, Florida, right next to the mythical superhighway. After graduating from Seabreeze High School, Gustafson enrolled at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to study mechanical engineering. This year marks his 20th season as the leader of the Cup team.
MORE POLES: Gustafson leads all active team leaders with four pole prizes at the DAYTONA 500. He is tied with NASCAR Hall of Famer Leonard Wood and Waddell Wilson for the most poles in the DAYTONA 500 overall. Gustafson’s first DAYTONA 500 pole came with Mark Martin in 2010 and the veteran pit leader also took 3 consecutive wins from 2015 to 2017, with Jeff Gordon taking the top position in 2015 and Elliott following suit the following two years.
DYNAMIC DUO: Elliott and Gustafson begin their ninth season together, becoming the longest-serving combination of active driver and team leader in the Cup garage. The duo is lately ranked second among active duos with 18 award wins. Gustafson and Elliott won their first Series Name Cup in 2020 and the team won the regular season championship in 2022.
NEW YEAR, SAME FACES: In 2024, the number nine pit crew remains the same as it has been since 2018. The 2021 Mechanix Wear Most Valuable Pit Crew award winner is Chad Avrit (rear tire puller), Jared Erspamer. carrier), John Giannioto (aviator), Nick O’Dell (front tire fitter) and T. J. Semke (jackman).
NAPA BACK FOR THE 500: For the ninth consecutive year, NAPA Auto Parts will kick off the NASCAR Cup Series season on the hood of the No. Elliott’s nine for the DAYTONA. La 500 NAPA’s new main blue livery will make its track debut this year. Elliott will never “The Great American Race” without the significant sponsorship of the Atlanta-based company. This is the eleventh season NAPA has partnered with Elliott in his NASCAR career.
WHEN NUMBER 9 WINS, YOU WIN: Fans can stop at Hooters on Mondays after this season’s Cup Series races and ask their bartender for loose fried pickles (with a drink) when Elliott and Team No. Hendrick Motorsports’ 9 end in most cases. 10. Si Team Nine wins, consumers will receive 10 Loose Wings with every purchase of 10 Wings. Learn more about hooters. com/racing.
24 WILLIAM BYRON Age: 26 (November 29, 1997) Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina Residence: Charlotte, North Carolina Team Leader: Rudy Fugle Range: (2023)
No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Axalta
William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Axalta Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, will be available to members of the media in the drivers’ meeting room at the Daytona International Speedway media center on Wednesday, Feb. 14, from 2:10-2:40 p.m. local time.
DAYTONA DUELS: William Byron will make his seventh start in the Duel at Daytona qualifying races on Thursday, Feb. 15. In last year’s qualifying race, Byron lined up on the outside row for his duel race but with split pit strategy taking place late in the event, the Charlotte, North Carolina, native finished 10th. However, in 2020, Byron captured his first win in a NASCAR Cup Series event when he started fourth in his qualifying race before going on to score the checkered flag.
TWENTY-FOUR IN FRONT: In five of the last nine races of the DAYTONA 500, the No. 24 has been from the front row: in 2015 with Jeff Gordon and in consecutive seasons, 2016 and 2017, with Chase. Elliott, all from pole position. Byron recently added to that statistic by becoming the second-youngest poleman in the Daytona 500 in 2019 (at 21 years, two months and 12 days), which also marked his first Cup Series pole. He finished first in 2021. DAYTONA 500.
BACK TO THE BEACH: During his time in the Cup Series, Byron has 12 starts at Daytona International Speedway. In that time, he has one win, two top-5s, 3 top-10s and led 95 laps. However, his stats don’t reflect what Byron’s good luck should look like on the 2. 5-mile oval. Not only was it where he got his first pole (2019 DAYTONA 500) and his first Cup Series win (2020 Summer Race), but he also won the Duel. In addition, Byron was in a position to take the win in the 2019 summer race before inclement weather ended the occasion early, leaving him with a second-place finish. Byron’s good luck at Daytona didn’t last there. During his 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship campaign, he qualified third in the July race and led 29 laps to take the win, becoming the youngest driver with an Xfinity Series victory at Daytona at 19 years, seven months and one day.
SUPER AT SUPERSPEEDWAYS: When it comes to tracks that involve drafting, Byron is ahead. He has 3 paid wins at those types of tracks: his first Cup Series win at Daytona in August 2020 and at the reconfigured Atlanta Motor Speedway in March 2022 and July. 2023. Since the start of the 2022 season, he has led 226 rounds on draft courts and has also finished 4 consecutive top-10 finishes in this type of court, the longest active streak in the series.
RUDY RETURNS: Team leader Rudy Fugle begins his fourth season with Byron at Cup point and will climb to the top of pit No. 24 for his fourth DAYTONA 500 and his seventh Cup Series that begins on the 2. 5-mile oval this Sunday. In 2021, the duo will start racing at the Florida-based circuit from the front row. Although they have led each and every Daytona event in which they have competed together in the Cup Series, misfortune has befallen the No. 24 as they have done. He has been involved in incidents on the track before the chequered flag on five occasions. In addition to those six Cup starts, the Livonia, N. Y. , native has nine other starts at Daytona, adding seven in NASCAR’s CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. Fugle has a second result, a maximum of five and two best results out of 10 in those seven races. One of those that wins the Truck Series starts with Byron, where the duo qualified and finished 13th.
AGAIN WITH AXALTA: Once again, Axalta will be back in the No. This is the 32nd year of Axalta’s partnership with Hendrick Motorsports and he has been a key spouse in 3 of Byron’s 10 Cup Series victories. Earlier this year, Axalta unveiled its new 2024 livery that will debut at Daytona. To view it, click here.
BEACH CARS: When the Speedweeks begin at “The Sunshine State”, two members of Team No. 24 will head home for the first points-scoring race of the 2024 season. Engineer Brandon McSwain grew up about a hundred miles from the World Center of Racing in Auburndale, Florida. Just a few miles from where McSwain grew up, engine tuner Ben Proctor has built his home in Lakeland, Florida.
48 ALEX BOWMAN Age: 30 (April 25, 1993) Hometown: Tucson, Arizona Lives: Concord, North Carolina Team Leader: Blake Harris Range: (2023)
No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Ally
Alex Bowman, driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Ally, will be available to members of the media in the driver meeting room at the Daytona International Speedway Media Center on Wednesday, Feb. 14, from 2:50 p. m. at 3:20 p. m. p. m. local time.
FRONT FIELD: Last year at Daytona International Speedway, Alex Bowman and the No. 48 Ally Racing took pole position for the DAYTONA 500. Bowman reigned supreme in front of the box for the start of the 2023 edition of “The Great American Race. “” with Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson by his side. In overtime, Bowman took the checkered flag fifth, becoming the first driver in 22 years to finish in the top five from the pole.
RECORD HOLDER: The Tucson, Arizona, local is the only driver to start from the front row in six consecutive races of the Daytona 500 (2018-2023) and is the only driver to start from the front row six times in the history of the crown jewel race. That puts him in a five-way tie with five front-row drivers each, a list that includes Jeff Gordon. Bowman has won the pole 3 times (2018, 2021 and 2023) and has earned the outdoor starting position 3 times (2019, 2020 and 2022).
DAYTONA DETERMINED: This year, Bowman will compete for his fourth pole position and seventh front row at the DAYTONA 500. His good luck at the 2. 5-mile superspeedway has helped Hendrick Motorsports take 8 of the last nine poles. race for the first editions of the season and 11 consecutive pole positions for the manufacturer Chevrolet.
PREMIER 500: Collin Hoeffner, the new tire specialist of the No. 48, will travel to Daytona this weekend to compete in his first DAYTONA 500 and paid race with Team Ally Racing. Hoeffner competed in his first Cup race in April 2023 at Richmond Raceway and was joined by the No. 48 just before 2024.
OUR ALLY: The No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Ally returns to the track in a cute purple outfit. In 2024, the online banking company is affiliated with Hendrick Motorsports for a sixth season, boosts Bowman for a fourth season and serves as NASCAR. Official client bank for a second year.
SEE IT WITH YOUR OWN EYES: Want a closer look at Ally Racing’s new 2024 “digital camouflage” paint palette?Visit the Ally Fan Zone level at Daytona to get a glimpse of this year’s main project, also acting as F1’s graphic designer. Sean Bull, NASCAR’s first masterpiece. Won’t you be on track this weekend?Check out the updated number one paint scheme of the “Digital Camouflage” here.
LIVE FROM THE DRIVER’S SEAT: This Sunday, Bowman fans can ride along and #Rally48 from the driver’s seat by tuning into NASCAR’s in-car camera on the No. 48 Chevy. Visit nascar.com/drive to experience the driver’s perspective during this prestigious race.
N.G.W.S.D: National Girls and Women in Sports Day (N.G.W.S.D) was on Feb. 7, 2024. The annual day is designed to honor the achievements of girls and women in sports and break gender stereotypes built around the sports industry. The No. 48’s primary partner, Ally Financial, has several influential women in leadership who help make the racing program a success including Chief Marketing and Public Relations Officer Andrea Brimmer, Executive Director of Marketing Bridget Sponsky and Ally Racing’s Brand & Partnerships Manager Jessica Stroupe. At the 2022 espnW Women + Sports Summit, Ally announced a pledge to achieve equal spending in paid advertising across women’s and men’s sports programming over the next five years. Additionally, Ally launched Watch the Game, Change the Game – a new national advocacy initiative spanning broadcast, digital and social media channels aimed at rallying viewership of women’s competitions. In May of 2023, Ally reached the 1-year milestone of their 50/50 pledge and was ahead of schedule nearing a 60/40 split in its sports paid media spending across men’s and women’s sports.
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FABULOUS 40: In 2024, Hendrick Motorsports celebrates its 40th anniversary. Among the categories in which the Rick Hendrick-owned organization holds the NASCAR Cup Series record are all-time wins (301), poles (246), laps led (79,757) and championships (14). The organization has won at least one race in the last 38 seasons. In addition, the team has at least 3 wins in the last 30 seasons, the longest streak by a team in the Cup Series.
MEET THE TEAM: Hendrick Motorsports is a media occasion on Thursday, Feb. 15 at 3 p. m. ET, at the Chevrolet Experience Center on the field of Daytona International Speedway. The team will make several special announcements similar to its 40th anniversary in NASCAR. Team owner Rick Hendrick, vice president Jeff Gordon, drivers Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, William Byron and Alex Bowman, and crew chiefs Cliff Daniels, Alan Gustafson, Rudy Fugle and Blake Harris will be on hand at Array.
LAST YEAR IN REVIEW: Last season, Hendrick Motorsports had a series-best 10 wins and placed two drivers, Byron and Larson, in the Championship 4. Larson won 4 races and the All-Star Race with ease and finished second in the Championship. 4. the final classification. Byron won the most productive match of the series six times and came third in the final standings. Elliott and Bowman missed time due to injuries and Elliott led the number nine team to the round of 16 of the Owners Playoffs. The season saw the organization achieve its 300th Cup Series victory (Byron at Texas Motor Speedway) and the engine branch achieve its 500th National Series victory (Larson at Darlington Raceway). The 4-car team led the Cup Series in terms of wins (10), the top five (42). , maximum 10 (67) and even victories (1nine).
SETTING THE FIELD: The starting lineup for the Daytona 500 is more defined than any other race. Wednesday’s two-lap, single-car qualifying will only set the front row for the Daytona 500. The remaining order of qualifying will determine the spot for the two 60-lap Duel at Daytona races Thursday night. The remainder of the starting box of the 40-car DAYTONA 500 box will be decided through the effects of the dual 150s. The dueling standings also represent the first opportunity for drivers to earn points in 2024, with the top 10 in each race earning up to 10 points (for the win) up to one point (for tenth place).
POWER POLE: With 16 poles for the DAYTONA 500, Hendrick Motorsports leads all Cup Series organizations by a wide margin (the closest team has six). These 16 poles make up 40% of the DAYTONA 500 in which Hendrick Motorsports has participated. Nine drivers combined for the 16 poles: Bowman (three), Ken Schrader (three), Elliott (two), Gordon (two), Jimmie Johnson (two), Byron (one), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (one), Larson (one) and Mark Martin (one). The organization has won 8 of the last nine poles in “The Great American Race,” and all 4 active drivers secured at least one pole position on that stage. Most important in all of this, Hendrick Motorsports’ engines have won nine consecutive poles in the Daytona 500.
Elliott’s 2016 pole position remains the youngest polesitter in the event’s history, at 20 years, two months and 17 days. In fact, Hfinishrick Motorsports has five of the six youngest polesitters in Daytona 500 history. Martin’s pole winner in 2010, at age 51, is the oldest pole winner in the race beyond the crown jewel.
FRONT ROW FOCUS: There have been nine instances of a front row sweep for the Rick Hendrick-owned team at the DAYTONA 500. Six of those have occurred in the last nine years (2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023) including four of the last five. Last year, Bowman (first) and Larson (second) held the top two starting spots. In addition, the organization has had at least one car start on the front row in each of the last nine DAYTONA 500s.
DUELING DOMINANCE: Hendrick Motorsports’ 16 wins in Duel races at Daytona are tied among all groups in the Cup Series. Gordon led the way with five wins, followed by Earnhardt Jr. ‘s three. Elliott and Johnson have two wins. Byron, Schrader, Benny Parsons and Darrell Waltrip all got a win. Wins through Earnhardt Jr. and Johnson in 2015 mark the organization’s only sweep in qualifying races.
GREAT AMERICAN WINS: The Concord, North Carolina-based team’s eight wins in the prestigious season-opening event are the best of any team and the most among active teams. Gordon’s three victories (1997, 1999 and 2005) are the most important for the organization. Johnson has two wins (2006 and 2013), while Geoff Bodine (1986), Earnhardt Jr. (2014) and Waltrip (1989) have one for the team. The other five drivers who have won for a Daytona 500 team are tied for first place. maximum votes.
FIVE FIVE: With a win in Sunday’s DAYTONA 500, Hendrick Motorsports would be the first organization to win the race in another five decades. Currently, it is one of only two organizations (Petty Enterprises is the other) to have won the DAYTONA 500 in 4 other decades.
ASTONISHING OVAL SUCCESS: The Daytona oval has been the site of much good fortune for the organization that has won 14 Cup championships. His 42 victories at the 2. 5-mile superspeedway have come in the following ways: Daytona Duel (16), DAYTONA 500 (eight), Clash (seven), Coke Zero 400 (seven) and NASCAR Xfinity Series races (four). , Elliott won at the Daytona Road Course in 2020.
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Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on superspeed racing: “We raced well, but we just don’t have the effects to do it, whether it’s we run out of fuel or we have an accident. “accident at the end of the race while fighting for the win. I’ve watched a lot of videos to see what others are doing to get to the finish line and I can do it and fight for the win on Sunday.
Cliff Daniels, team leader of the No. Five, he talks beyond sprinting: “We watch a lot of movies together. We’ve grown a lot as a team in our technique for sprinting, how to run the race, how to execute the pit in the most sensible way, how to put the car in front and position it on the track if we have it, or find a way to get it if we don’t have it. I must say that in the last sprint races we were in the lead, in the top 10 or even in the fight to win at the end of the race. It also turns out to be the eye of the cyclone that sank and didn’t work for us.
Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on what it would mean to win the Daytona 500: “It would be wonderful to check that box. We’ve had a few chances, but the main reason I need to win the 500 (DAYTONA) is because Alan (Gustafson, team boss) never won it. He’s from there (Ormond Beach) and I know that’s very vital to him. I just think it would be a cool thing for him. Being a local kid like him, he’s been very close, many times. When you’re running with a guy like him who’s been very successful, it’s pretty rare to be able to help him accomplish something that he hasn’t yet. That would be a big deal.
Alan Gustafson, team leader of the number nine Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on being part of the longest-serving driver and team leader duo in the garage: “I think it’s a smart thing to do. It is necessary to be able to build lasting quotes and experience successes and mistakes in combination. I think it’s a clever representation of some of the things we do here: running in combination and proceeding to expand a relationship while maintaining a super productive, positive, and exciting relationship. This is our ninth year. So yes, I’m excited about it. I love our appointments. What’s most exciting to me is the opportunity and the blank canvas we have this year to continue to build something smart.
William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on his excitement to start the season: “Technically, the season started with the Clash (at the Coliseum), but I’m in a position to move to Daytona (International Speedway) and enjoy the development of the season. We usually start the season with a few bad races and then get back into speed after a few races. This time, the purpose is to hope for a greater achievement. Began. We need to be there at the end of the Daytona 500, pass to win and then build on that with a strong race at Atlanta (Motor Speedway). I know the team has been racing to put us in position to pass. , I’m in a position to execute.
Rudy Fugle, team leader of the No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, explains what he thinks about Daytona Speedweeks: “I love preparing to run the full week there. Most of the time, we worry about racing on a weekend. This is what we live and look to the future. We have to prepare the car just to qualify, and then you change the car for the duel race. After that, we take the race data and apply it to practice and then make the final changes that are coming. of the most important race of the year on Sunday. Whoever wins the race on Sunday will see their life change. They’re going to be Daytona 500 champions and that’s what we need to be with our Chevrolet Axalta. I’m more excited to get to Daytona than I’ve been in a long time.
Alex Bowman, driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on his career-best finish at last year’s DAYTONA 500: “I feel like I learned a lot last year about (super) speed tactics in general. The DAYTONA 500 is tough. It’s a long day. There are a lot of tactics to crash and I feel like I’ve shown a lot of them. Last year we finished clearly well (fifth) and had a smart day with a smart result. Hopefully it’s a little bit and we’re continuing to learn, execute and have a smart day. I want to put myself in the right position and know what moves I want to make – and not do – so that our Allied Team doesn’t. 48 can compete for a win in the end. I can’t wait to get back to Daytona (International Speedway).
Blake Harris, team leader of the No. 48, on the team’s preparation for the Daytona 500: “I think we’re preparing for qualifying the same way we did last year: doing everything we can as a company. It’s very important for Alex (Bowman), Ally and M. (Rick) Hfinishrick to put this Chevrolet first, so we’re going to put all the effort in that direction. At the same time, you have to fight for victory. We had a smart opportunity there last year at the end of the race. We’ve put ourselves in contention to win some superspeedway races in 2023. Statistically, superspeedways were strong for Alex last year. In fact, we emphasize the importance of winning the DAYTONA 500, but we use it as a byproduct of our processes and preparation.