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Nascar driver Timmy Hill is no stranger to racing. In fact, he is in his 9th year of Cup Series racing. Timmy was born ebruary 25, 1993 in Port Tobacco, Maryland. Timmy is the son of former NASCAR driver Jerry Hill and brother of current driver Tyler Hill. Hill is currently two races into his first full-time Season in the NASCAR Cup Series. He will spend 2020 driving the No. 66 Toyota Camry for MBM Motorsports. Hill will also compete full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (where he won rookie of the year honors in 2011) driving the No. 61 and 66 Camry for MBM. Hill has competed in 94 Cup races over 9 years with his best finish coming in the 2017 Brickyard 400 where he came in 17th. His second best finish was in this year's Daytona 500 where he placed 27th. He followed that performance with a DNF in Vegas. Hill an the rst of the gang from the Nascar Cup Series are headed west to California for the Auto Club 400.   For more about Timmy or your favorite driver visi...

      NASCAR hits Sin City this weekend for the second race of the 2020 season, the Pennzoil 400 from Las Vegas .  last year's race took place on March 3rd and ended with Joey Logano holding off teammate Brad Keselowski for the win.   Coverage begins Sunday at 2:30  on WYDC Big Fox. Highlights From The 2019 Pennzoil 400

 Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney had a classic shootout for the one and two spot in Daytona last night with Hamlin taking the win by the second closest margin in the storied history of the Great American Race.  Here are the top ten finishers from Daytona.  1 #11 Denny Hamlin 2 #12 Ryan Blaney 3 #17 Chris Buescher 4 #36 David Ragan 5 #4 Kevin Harvick 6 #14 Clint Bowyer 7 #62 Brendan Gaughan 8 #32 Corey Lajoie 9 #6 Ryan Newman 10 #42 Kyle Larson  See the full results at Foxsports.com 

 It was one of the most exciting conclusions to the Daytona 500 in history, albeit overshadowed by image MRN.COM the horrible last lap crash that sent Ryan Newman to the hospital with serious injuries. As the world pensively watched in simultaneous prayer and terror Denny Hamlin won his second Daytona 500 in as many years. Hamlin barely edged out third generation racer Ryan Blaney for the win.   It was also the second closest finish in 500 history.  Hamlin just happens to have been involved in the tightest Daytona finish as well.   Overall it was the 3rd Daytona 500 victory for Hamlin. The number 11   led 79 of the race’s 209 laps and picked 50 regular and 10 bonus points for the win.       Making this win more remarkable is the fact that Hamlin had to start from the back of the pack after NASCAR inspectors found an irregularity during the pre-race inspection on Sunday.   MRN.COM repo...

  Ryan Newman's horrific accident in the closing moments of the Daytona 500 captured the nation's attention last night and overtook social media. Newman related topics shot to the top of social trends as various hashtags were used to share the latest information. The following tweets retell the tense and anxious hours that followed as we all awaited some news... good or bad.. Luckily when the news came it was better than most expected, but still worrisome.  These were the tweets we were all waiting for. pic.twitter.com/euuHYxPHxj — NASCAR (@NASCAR)  February 18, 2020 NASCAR provides an update on Ryan Newman.  pic.twitter.com/rZpVKyKeRt — FOX Sports (@FOXSports)  February 18, 2020 pic.twitter.com/QTIVlzmSWz — Ryan Newman (@RyanJNewman)  February 18, 2020  Earlier tweets convey the concern we all felt.  No official word yet. Please join us in sending prayers for  @RyanJNewman ,  @roushfenway , the...

Image: USA TODAY    It all begins again today!  The 2020 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series kicks off with the 62nd running of the Daytona 500.   The festivities are set to begin under sunny Florida skies with driver introductions at 2:15 followed by the invocation and national anthem at 2:53.  The anthem will be  punctuated by a fly over by the US Air Force Thunderbirds. President Trump is giving the command to start engines at  3:06. President Trump is the second sitting president to give the famous command.   George W. Bush was grand marshall in 2004.     The 200 lap/ 500 mile race is divided into three stages. The first stage ends on lap 65, the second on 130 and the final stage ends with the waving of the checkered flag.     Coverage begins at 2:30 on WYDC Big Fox.  You can watch is live online by visiting   https://wydc-tv.com/  and clicking the FOX NOW icon. 

image:  NBC SPORTS    Former Redskins coach, three time winning Super Bowl Coach, and 4 time NASCAR Cup Series Championship team owner Joe Gibbs was honored during the NFL 100 Ceremony prior last night's big game, but it wasn't the only honor for the 79 year old sports legend.   Gibbs was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC last Friday night.   Joe Gibbs Racing has amassed a total of 8 racing championships (4 in the Cup Series and 4 in the Xfinity Series) and a total of more than 400 trips to victory lane.