Racing will return this weekend for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for the unofficial season opener in 2014 with the Sprint Unlimited, at Daytona International Speedway.
The field this weekend will include 18 total drivers. Those are: Jamie McMurray, Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick, Marcos Ambrose, Danica Patrick, Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Joey Logano, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Terry Labonte, Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Carl Edwards.
Tony Stewart will make his return to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series this weekend after sitting out the final 15 races last season due to a racing incident. Stewart will get in by winning the Sprint Unlimited back in 2007 and comes into this weekend as a three time winner.
Ryan Newman will make his first start with Richard Childress Racing this Saturday night behind the wheel of the No. 31. His best finish in the race was a second place run back in 2005. Newman goes into this weekend with hopes to take Richard Childress Racing back to victorylane at Daytona.
Matt Kenseth will be one of those drivers on everybodies list to win this weekend at Daytona. Kenseth, however, does not have a Sprint Unlimited win in his career yet, but has captured 19 top-10 finishes in the last 10 years at Daytona International Speedway combined.
“The Unlimited is the first race of the year, so I think we all are excited to get out there and do some drafting to see how our cars are going to handle,” said Kenseth. “This weekend really is the start of preparing for the Daytona 500. You approach it just like any other race because you want to win and you want to go out there and do the best that you can, but I always look at this race as a chance for me to learn what position you want your car to be and where you don’t want your car to be for the Duels, and then of course the Daytona 500. We can take chances with things on Saturday night to see what may or may not work the following weekend, so I’m just looking forward to a fun race this weekend.”
You can catch the race this weekend live on Fox Sports 1 or by dialing up MRN on the radio at 8 p.m. Et. The race will consist of 75 laps, 187.5 miles. It will be ran in three segments, which fans are encouranged to go vote on by visiting: www.nascar.com/SprintUnlimited.
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