Nearly two dozen Daytona 500 champions gathered in the same room Thursday, swapping stories to kick off NASCAR’s promotion of the 50th running of the Great American Race.
Richard Petty, A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti, Bobby Allison, David Pearson, Buddy Baker, Junior Johnson, Darrell Waltrip and 14 others were on hand for the star-studded event.
Current NASCAR stars Dale Earnhardt Jr.
NASCARMichael Waltrip is back where his season soured so suddenly, returning to Daytona International Speedway on Thursday and still trying to rebound from what he called “the worst thing that happened to any team ever.”
Waltrip has qualified for three of 17 races this year, a disappointing start that followed an inauspicious opening week at Daytona.
Waltrip’s Toyota failed inspection here in February when a suspicious substance was found in his intake manifold.
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When NASCAR suspended crew chief Tony Eury Jr. for six weeks, he figured he’d take his wife on an overdue Hawaiian vacation.
NASCAR Chairman Brian France said earlier in the week that he would “be addressing” crew member suspensions in detail “very shortly.” On Wednesday, he did just that.
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