Speedweeks is here. East Bay and Ocala are slingin dirt, Daytona is going to race around the clock this weekend, and the best short track drivers in the nation will meet at New Smyrna and Volusia Speedways.

Volusia Dirt Nationals
Feb 2 -13th (12 night of racing on dirt)

Hosehead's

New Smyrna 'World Series of Asphalt'
Feb 5 - 13th (9 nights on a fast 1/2 mile highbank)

Speed51.com


Rolex 24 at Daytona

^^^ NONE OF THE ABOVE IS NASCAR ^^^

Daytona International Speedway


SPEED WEEKS SCHEDULE


Sunday Jan. 31

3:30 p.m.: Finish of Rolex 24 At Daytona


NASCAR DAYTONA SCHEDULE

Thursday, Feb. 4

Noon-4:50 p.m.: ARCA practice

5-5:45 p.m.: Bud Shootout practice

6:30-7:30 p.m.: Bud Shootout Practice

8 p.m.: Bud Shootout drawing

Friday, Feb. 5

11 a.m.: ARCA qualifying

2:10-3:30 p.m.: Sprint Cup practice

4-5:30 p.m.: Sprint Cup practice

5:40-6:30 p.m.: ARCA final practice

Saturday, Feb. 6

1:05 p.m.: Daytona 500 qualifying presented by Kroger

4 p.m.: ARCA driver introductions

4:30 p.m.: Lucas Oil Slick Mist ARCA/ReMax 200

7:50 p.m.: Bud Shootout driver introductions

8:10 p.m.: Bud Shootout

Wednesday, Feb. 10

Noon-1:30 p.m.: Sprint Cup practice

2:00-2:50 p.m.: Sprint Cup practice (final practice before Gatorade Duel At Daytona)

3-5 p.m.: Nationwide Series practice

6-7:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series practice

Thursday, Feb. 11

9-11 a.m.: Camping World Truck Series final practice

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Nationwide Series final practice

1:40 p.m.: Sprint Cup drivers introductions

2 p.m.: Sprint Cup Gatorade 150 mile qualifying races

6:10 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series qualifying

Friday, Feb. 12

1::40-2:40 p.m.: Sprint Cup practice

3:10 p.m.: Nationwide Series qualifying

7:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series driver introductions

8 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Nextera Energy Resources 250

Saturday, Feb. 13

10:30-11:55 a.m.: Sprint Cup final Daytona 500 practice

12:45 p.m.: Nationwide Series driver introductions

1:15 p.m.: Nationwide Series Camping World 300

Sunday, Feb. 14

12:15 p.m.: Sprint Cup Daytona 500 driver introductions

1 p.m.: 52nd Daytona 500

Rolex 24 live updates, timing and scoring here : Grand-Am.com

Heading to Indianapolis for the Indy Circle Track Expo tomorrow night... I'm ready for April and the USAC opener at Lawrenceburg .

The weather was perfect Thurs and Friday, last nite was one big party in the infield. Today, the rain came for a treacherous start in the race. Vic Elford is the Grand Marshall. Skies are clearing up now and going to cool off, but on track is heating up. Tomorrow should be awesome. Hurley Haywood's farewell...

Michael Shank Racing from Columbus has both cars in top shape, starting 2nd and 3rd on the grid.

http://www.michaelshankracing.com/

Rolex 24 on Speed Channel for those interested, it is on until 10:00 tonight and picks back up at 7:00AM Sunday

Its cold and alot of cars have dropped out of the race. Its dry and fast, 2 cars racing for the lead. 3rd place is a couple laps back.

first 6 hours highlights here

Patrick Dempsey is running 7th in GT class, 15th overall in a Mazda RX-8. He is a great driver.
One clean line around the track, lots and lots of debris everywhere.
Allmendinger 3rd in the Michael Shank Racing Ford Riley, only a lap or two behind.

after 22 hours and 40 minutes, the car caught fire with Allmendinger in the hot seat. He got a quick tow back to the garage, but the fire looked bad.
Last hour coming up on Speed tv

"One of my engineers told me around 7 o'clock Saturday night, 'Wouldn't it be great if we could lead a lap?"' Nelson said. "I told him, 'We're going to do a lot more than lead one lap."'
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/Speed/Headlines/racSPEED01020110.htm

Gary Nelson engineered the win for the UN-sponsored # 9 Action Express team owned by a local Daytona Beach businessman. The team is mostly last year's Brumos 58 crew. They won by about 50 seconds, less than one lap, after racing 2687 miles in 24 hours. Ganassi was second again, last year it was under 2 seconds at the finish.


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Rolex 2nd half highlights