This is just a one-off effort but it's staffed and funded like the 36 top Cup Series teams
This is a dream realize for Dale Earnhardt Jr and a mega opportunity for his longest tenured driver
This event has a way to creating stars, heroes and villains in equal parts
They're going after tubing thickness, tire doping and radio communication devices
The word 'fun' was used about 200 times in a five minute conversation
It's a familiar group with some new wrinkles on a new broadcast partner
This was a response to the 2021 Cup champion missing the Coca-Cola 600 to race the Indianapolis 500
Every lap and every position has consequence in this event
The 65-year-old hasn't raced a track to preserve his eligibility for Daytona in a decade
The race has been 55 laps in recent years but that created challenges for track preparation on Saturday afternoon