Armstrong Hopes to Write Own Piece of NASCAR History on Independence Day

Dakoda Armstrong is ready to write his own piece of NASCAR history this weekend at Daytona International Speedway (DIS). The No. 43 has a bright history at the track on the Fourth of July weekend. It was the site of Richard Petty’s 200th NASCAR victory in 1984. Thirty one years to the day later, Armstrong hopes it will be the site of his first win in the XFINITY Series. After several consistent weeks of climbing the point standings came to a halt in Chicago, Armstrong looks to regain his momentum with success at DIS. Currently, Armstrong sits 14^th in the XFINITY Series Championship Point Standings, just one point shy of 13^th position.

The No. 43 WinField team has finished in the Top-15 and Top-25 at the two restrictor plate races this season. The team will work off of the notes from Talladega, where Armstrong had a strong showing after running in the Top-Five for the majority of the race.

Armstrong has a total of seven starts at DIS in different racing series, including two ARCA Racing Series, two Truck Series and three XFINITY Series starts. In those seven starts, he has one Top-15 and two Top-20 finishes with a best finish of 11^th in the spring race of this year. Armstrong also won his first XFINITY Series pole at this race in 2014.