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Articles by Ty Dillon
February 13, 2025 (NASCAR Cup Series)
The Daytona Duels at Daytona International Speedway set the stage for the upcoming Daytona 500. Bubba Wallace clinched victory in Duel 1, while Justin Allgaier earned the last transfer spot for non-chartered teams. The races also highlighted mechanical issues for key drivers, including Chase Elliott, who managed to secure his starting position. In an unexpected twist, Helio Castroneves is guaranteed a spot in the Daytona 500, regardless of duel performance, due to a new rule.
Only Yesterday: Texas Prompts Reflection on Kyle Busch, Johnny Sauter Suspensions
Wrecking someone under caution is pretty uncommon in NASCAR … even though this past weekend at Texas Motor Speedway nearly featured two instances of the offense. William Byron accelerated after a yellow had flown, nosed into the back of Denny Hamlin‘s Toyota and sent the No. 11 sliding through the infield in the Lone Star State.
William Byron And Ty Gibbs Both Penalized For Aggressive Driving
Both William Byron and Ty Gibbs have been issued penalties for incidents involving aggressive driving during last weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, NASCAR announced on Sept. 27. Byron, who is currently competing in the Round of 12, has been issued both a monetary fine of $50,000 and a deduction of 25 driver and owner points. Gibbs has been hit with a similar infraction resulting in a $75,000 fine and a loss of 25 owner points from the No. 23 23XI Racing team.
Race results, point standings after Talladega
A chaotic overtime period with multiple restarts ended withDenny Hamlin winning Sunday’s Cup playoff race at Talladega. Hamlin was declared the winner after NASCAR reviewed the finish to determine whether he took the lead by illegally passing below the yellow line at the bottom of the track. The top five was completed by Erik Jones, Ty Dillon, William Byron and Chase Elliott.
Hamlin avoids trouble to win at Talladega
With 17 laps to go in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, Denny Hamlin was the last car on the lead lap. When the caution-filled YellaWood 500 finally ended in triple overtime, Hamlin was out front. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver used a stay-out-of-trouble strategy by riding well back in the field to get his seventh victory of the year and an automatic entry into the series playoffs’ Round of 8, which begins in two weeks at Kansas Speedway.
Hamlin avoids trouble to win at Talladega
With 17 laps to go in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, Denny Hamlin was the last car on the lead lap. When the caution-filled YellaWood 500 finally ended in triple overtime, Hamlin was out front. Using a stay-out-of-trouble strategy and riding well back in the field, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver collected his seventh victory of the year and an automatic entry into the series playoffs' Round of 8, which begins in two weeks at Kansas Speedway.
Aric Almirola tops Friday's first Cup practice at Vegas
Almirola, who has finished in the top-10 three of the four races at Vegas since joining Stewart-Haas Racing, posted an average lap speed of 178.654 mph late in the session to top the speed chart. “I’m looking forward to Vegas,” Almirola said. “It will be a great chance to grow together with (crew chief Mike Bugarewicz) and the new team to dial in communication and get on the same page.
NASCAR postpones Daytona 500 to Monday
The Daytona 500 has been postponed until Monday, NASCAR announced Sunday evening. The race is scheduled to take the green flag at 4:05 p.m. ET Monday. The garage will open at 1:30 p.m. The race will air on Fox. The wunderground.com forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a high of 72 degrees and an 11% chance of rain when the race is scheduled to resume.
Ty Dillon leads first Daytona 500 practice, topping 203mph
Feb 8, 2020, 7:36 PM Ty Dillon lead the way in the first official Daytona 500 practice of SpeedWeeks. 13 drivers eclipsed 200mph with Dillon leading the way in the No. 13 Germain Racing Chevrolet Camaro at 203.592mph. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Denny Hamlin, Erik Jones and Martin Truex Jr. rounded out the top five. All 43 drivers entered put down a time with Christopher Bell and Kyle Busch running the most laps at 31. The session was incident-free.
Road to the NASCAR Cup: Part 3
Read More See Also: Part 1 | 2 This is the third of a five-part series recapping the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. After a week of summer vacation, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series stars traveled to California’s “Wine Country” for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. William Byron and Denny Hamlin won Stage 1 and 2, respectively, but would not challenge for the big prize.
Justin Haley wins rain-shortened Daytona for first Cup Series victory
© Getty Images After leading just one lap, Justin Haley was declared the winner of Sunday’s rain-shortened Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, giving him a win in his third career Cup start and providing one of the biggest upsets in NASCAR history. The win is the first for Spire Motorsports and comes in its first year of existence. It did not have a top-20 finish in its first 17 races. It’s best finish was 22nd with Jamie McMurray in the Daytona 500.
Justin Haley wins rain-shortened Coke Zero Sugar 400 for first Cup Series victory
© Getty Images After leading just one lap, Justin Haley was declared the winner of Sunday’s rain-shortened Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, giving him a win in his third career Cup start and providing one of the biggest upsets in NASCAR history. The win is the first for Spire Motorsports and comes in its first year of existence. It did not have a top-20 finish in its first 17 races. It’s best finish was 22nd with Jamie McMurray in the Daytona 500.
Haley wins rain-shortened Coke Zero Sugar 400
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - JULY 07: Justin Haley, driver of the #77 Fraternal Order of Eagles Chevrolet, gets out of his car during a weather delay for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 07, 2019 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Justin Haley wins rain-shortened Coke Zero Sugar 400
After leading just one lap, Justin Haley was declared the winner of Sunday’s rain-shortened Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, giving him a win in his third career Cup start and providing one of the biggest upsets in NASCAR history. The win is the first for Spire Motorsports and comes in its first year of existence. It did not have a top-20 finish in its first 17 races. It’s best finish was 22nd with Jamie McMurray in the Daytona 500.
Kyle Busch gets some Ford help to lead first practice at Daytona
Busch ran with a group of Ford drivers about 34 minutes into the first practice and posted the fastest average lap speed of 200.754 mph. Ty Dillon ended up second (200.682 mph) and Chris Buescher was third (200.638 mph). Jimmie Johnson was fourth and Austin Dillon completed the top-five. The practice session was called after about 37 minutes when lightning strikes were reported in the vicinity of Daytona International Speedway.
Kurt Busch tops first Cup practice at Talladega at over 202 mph
Within the first 10 minutes of the 50-minute session, Busch went to the top of the leaderboard with an average lap speed of 202.671 mph – a mark would not be eclipsed. David Ragan ended up second (202.654 mph) and Erik Jones third (202.654 mph). Michael McDowell was fourth and Chase Elliott completed the top-five. Rounding out the top 10 were William Byron, Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch, Ty Dillon and Jimmie Johnson.
Kurt Busch tops first Cup practice at Talladega at over 202 mph
Within the first 10 minutes of the 50-minute session, Busch went to the top of the leaderboard with an average lap speed of 202.671 mph – a mark would not be eclipsed. David Ragan ended up second (202.654 mph) and Erik Jones third (202.654 mph). Michael McDowell was fourth and Chase Elliott completed the top-five. Rounding out the top 10 were William Byron, Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch, Ty Dillon and Jimmie Johnson.
Michael McDowell tops final Daytona 500 practice session
Michael McDowell paced the final practice session Saturday prior to Sunday’s season-opening Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. McDowell set his top average speed of 191.440 mph early in the 50-minute session while drafting with Ty Dillon. Dillon ended up second-fastest (191.432 mph) while pole-winner William Byron was third (191.339 mph). Alex Bowman, who is also starting on the front row, was fourth-fastest and rookie Daniel Hemric completed the top-five.
Darrell Wallace Jr. tops abbreviated second Daytona 500 practice
Darrell Wallace Jr., who finished second in last year’s Daytona 500, was fastest in Saturday’s second rain-shortened practice session. Wallace’s average lap speed at 195.020 mph topped the second practice session, which was called after rain brought it to a halt just over 23 minutes into the session. Ty Dillon ended up second-fastest (195.008 mph) and David Ragan third (194.940 mph). Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Paul Menard completed the top-five.
Ty Dillon leads the first Talladega Cup practice at 203mph
Dillon went out late in the session with a group of drivers to draft and posted an average lap speed of 202.959 mph to top the speed chart. He was followed by Daniel Suarez and Kyle Busch, both of whom posted the same lap speed (202.680 mph). Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman completed the top-five. “Obviously we got some speed there. We’re just working on some small stuff,” Dillon said when his Germain Racing team had completed its work on the track. “It’s a good start to the weekend.
McMurray fastest, goes airborne in final practice at Talladega - video
Within the first five minutes of the session, it appeared McMurray had a left-rear tire go down in the middle of the backstretch and he turned right in front of Ryan Newman. McMurray’s No. 1 Chevrolet flipped up and over Newman’s No. 31. McMurray’s car proceeded to roll over three times before catching part of infield catchfence and then coming to a rest on the track on its wheels. “I think I blew a left-rear tire out,” McMurray said.
NASCAR drivers made fantastic Super Troopers references after meeting the cast on Sunday
Super Troopers debuted in theatres more than 17 years ago and it’s still a hit to this day. If you haven’t watched it yet, we recommend doing so and not just because you’ll enjoy a couple of knee-slappers over 103 minutes, but because the sequel is on its way and is less than a month away from hitting theatres.
Truex gets fourth Cup win
Martin Truex Jr. had a fast Toyota and enough fuel to win Sunday's Cup Series race. But going into the last stage of the race, Truex and his team had a choice; either conserve fuel or make an additional pit stop which might cost them the win. Truex showed his race savvy by saving fuel near the end of the race, even allowing Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney to pass him for the lead. Keselowski and Blaney continued to run wide open. Three laps from the finish Keselowski pitted.
Keselowski leads Saturday morning Cup practice
Keselowski, the last driver to win a race on a 1.5-mile repaved track when he was victorious at Kentucky Speedway last July, posted a fast lap of 196.143mph (27.531-seconds) to lead the second practice for Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 500. “This track takes a lot of RPM and our engines run good with that,” Keselowski said. Kyle Larson, Ty Dillon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Chase Elliott rounded out the top-five speeds.
Sam Hornish Jr. wins Xfinity race in Iowa - WGEM.com: Quincy News, Weather, Sports, and Radio
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) - Sam Hornish Jr. led 183 of 250 laps in his first race of 2016 and cruised to victory in Sunday's NASCAR Xfinity race at the Iowa Speedway. Hornish, driving the No. 18 car for Joe Gibbs Racing, picked up his first win in two years - which also came at Iowa's 0.875-mile oval. Hornish was briefly pushed by Ty Dillon and Brad Keselowski on a restart with 27 laps to go. But Hornish held on to the outside groove for his fourth career Xfinity series win.
Suarez dominates Dover, advances to the second round of Xfinity Chase
Suarez dominated Sunday’s rain-delayed Drive Sober 200 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway and held off Ty Dillon to capture his second Xfinity Series win of the season. With the win, Suarez joins Elliott Sadler as the only drivers locked into the second round of the Chase entering Friday night’s first-round elimination race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Suarez’s JGR teammate, Erik Jones, who entered the Chase as the No. 1 seed, is on the opposite end of the title spectrum.
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