Who won the Twin 125?
Bill Elliott earned his fourth 125-mile qualifying race for the Daytona 500. Elliott dominated Thursday’s NASCAR Winston Cup qualifying race by taking the lead in the second turn on the first lap and staying there for the remainder of the 50-lap race.
What is the fastest a Nascar driver has ever gone?
Bill Elliott achieved the fastest NASCAR speed record of all time while qualifying for the 1987 Winston 500 at Talladega. In his #9 Coors Ford Thunderbird, Elliott reached a top speed of 212.809 mph. Find out how this incredible NASCAR record has stood for nearly thirty-five years.
Who won the 2012 Daytona?
Matt Kenseth
The 54th iteration of the event, it was held between February 27–28, 2012 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, before a crowd of 140,000. Matt Kenseth driving for Roush Fenway Racing took the 202-lap race for his first win of the season and his second Daytona 500 victory.
Who won Nascar Duel 2?
Chris Buescher
17 RFK Racing Ford of Chris Buescher are officially the winners of both Duels.
Who won the Gatorade Duels?
With a final lap surge, NASCAR driver Kaz Grala locked himself and his new team co-owned by boxing legend Floyd Mayweather into Sunday’s Daytona 500. That was during the first of two Duels, won by Brad Keselowski, on Thursday night that set the starting order and final field for the 500.
How fast can a NASCAR go without restrictor plates?
NASCAR distributes them before the race and collects them when it is over. Some people believe that without restrictor plates, NASCAR racers could go more than 220 mph. In fact, one car tested at Talladega without a restrictor plate reached a speed of 228 mph, exceeding Bill Elliott’s record by 16 mph.
Is a Formula 1 car faster than a NASCAR?
Comparatively, the highest speed recorded in NASCAR is 212mph (341.181km/h), and these vehicles take 1 second longer to reach 62 mph than F1 cars do. It takes 9 seconds for a NASCAR racer to reach 160mph. These statistics definitively prove that Formula 1 racing cars are the faster of the two racing machines.
How fast would NASCAR cars go without restrictor plates?
What is top speed of a NASCAR?
How fast are the NASCAR cars? The average top speed of a NASCAR car is just over 321km/h, or 200mph. Compared to a Formula 1 car, this is quite a bit slower, as they hit speeds of 360km/h (223mph). Indycar – another major American racing series – is faster still, reaching speeds of 380km/h (236mph).
Who Won 2020 Daytona?
Denny Hamlin2020 Daytona 500 / Winner