Michael Waltrip suggested last season that drivers outside the top 35 in owners’ points should be allowed to qualify together so nobody would have an advantage in track conditions.
NASCAR officials must have listened.
The governing body kicked off its annual media tour by announcing that those outside the top 35 in all three series — [...]

Renewing a tradition while reinvigorating a classic event, NASCAR drivers are returning again to the sports car spectacle that annually kicks off Speedweeks — the Rolex 24 At Daytona, Jan. 26-27.
Stock car drivers disguised for several days as road racers — it’s nothing new at Daytona International Speedway, site of the Rolex 24, a round-the-clock [...]

NASCAR veteran Kyle Petty steps back into the SPEED boxing ring this season for his weekly rounds with NASCAR media on Tradin’ Paint, which premieres Feb. 8 at 9 p.m. as part of the network’s 100 hours of Daytona Speedweeks in HD.
“Kyle Petty is credible, informative, engaging and current on every issue in NASCAR,” said [...]

ESPN Classic Airing Classic Daytona 500 Races
In advance of the 50th running of the Daytona 500 on Feb. 17, ESPN Classic will be televising six of the best Daytona 500 races of all time every Monday at 2 p.m. ET through Feb. 11. On Monday, Jan. 28, ESPN Classic will air the 1998 Daytona 500.
The [...]