Drivers will work their way up to fourth gear as they head onto the backstretch and off into the chicane.Another heavy braking zone of the course is right here as drivers gain a ton of speed through Turns 7 and 8. Ahead of a quartet of races, here is a turn-by-turn detail of the 14-turn, 3.61-mile course.Drivers will take the green flag at the tri-oval before a heavy braking zone, downshifting to first gear entering the first turn. This is a flat, sweeping left-hander that takes drivers into the infield of the course.The second turn is a quick right- and left-hand chicane that is also flat, working up to second gear while gaining a little bit of speed through it.The third turn, also known as the International Horseshoe, is a flat, sweeping right-hand corner where drivers are shifting back down to first gear entering it.This turn is a quick, flat left-hander while drivers are working their way up to third gear exiting the third corner. Misfortune struck again on Lap 25. Watch the finish on “It’s unbelievable to be racing in the Cup Series under any circumstances, but to do it in the No. It’s crazy to even be saying. That would have been really cool, but I could see him. … Still didn’t beat Jimmie. But to me, I think that proved more a point than anything has previously my career. And like I said, I enjoyed the race so much and I hope to someday get to shot again in this series.”Here is what drivers had to say after Sunday’s inaugural Daytona road course race for the Cup Series:With his win Sunday, Elliott is fourth in the standings 164 points behind Busch spun and hit the outside wall on the backstretch of the oval portion of the track after a rear tire was cut down.It was the culmination of a miserable day for the No. The ARCA Menards Series kicks off the historic race weekend on Friday, Aug. 14, at 5 p.m. He returned to the track with 11 laps to go.Busch’s last four finishes are 38th (crash, New Hampshire), fifth (Michigan 1), fourth (Michigan 2) and 37th today.Another rough weekend for Kyle Busch ends early. He fell to 13th but was able to continue.The next blow to Busch’s day occurred with 17 laps to go and Busch running in second toBusch missed the frontstretch chicane and then drove straight to the pits. Once drivers are slowed down, they will make a slight left-hand turn, followed by a right-hander and a left-hander. Directly after exiting this turn, it’s heavy on the brakes to set up for Turn 5.Drivers are back down to first gear entering this slow, flat right-hand corner. But it definitely was a lot of fun. I wish. Something new for NASCAR ended in a familiar sight. The NASCAR Xfinity Series follows on Saturday at 3 p.m. This will be a tricky place to enter because drivers will still be on the high banks while downshifting and braking, which increases the risk for wheel hop entering the corners. That’s great enough.”If all that wasn’t enough for a Cup Series debut, near the end of the race Grala was able to lead the field.Thanks to strategy, Grala was the last driver to visit the pits during the last stage’s cycle of pit stops, resulting in him leading from Laps 50-52 before “That was pretty cool to get to lead some laps in my first Cup race,” Grala said.

18 team, which began quickly after the historic race started.After starting fourth, Busch had to pit on Lap 4 for a flat spotted tire, a result of trying to outbrake Busch was able to make it up to 12th by the end of the stage. I thought it was a long shot. ET. NASCAR had to tweak the Daytona road course for stock cars—here’s why Slowing a stock car is a lot harder than a sports car. “But I gotta say from an actual career perspective, I think this was a bigger day for me. 3 to a seventh-place finish on the Daytona road course in his Cup debut.Kaz Grala: The No. Sunday’s Cup Series race on the Daytona road course has resumed after a lightning delay.The caution was displayed for lightning within eight miles of the track on Lap 36 of 65.The caution came out at roughly 4:44 p.m. Kevin Harvick nabs Busch Pole Award for Daytona Road Course debutSpire Motorsports purchases Leavine Family Racing, will expand to two carsReport: Bubba Wallace says he has offer from Chip GanassiNASCAR betting: Odds, lines for Daytona Road Course The inaugural Cup race on the Daytona International Speedway road course finished with Chase Elliott taking the checkered flag — … Drivers will work their way up to fourth gear before another braking zone to set up for the frontstretch chicane.This is a new section of the course specifically for the NASCAR race weekend to slow the cars down before heading back to the 18-degree banked tri-oval. Heading into Turn 6, drivers will gain a little speed, grabbing second gear.It’s back down to first gear entering another flat left-hand corner, which shoots drivers out of the infield section of the course and onto the high banks of the oval.These two corners should look familiar to you. ET (on NBCSN), with the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series (12 p.m.