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Racer’s Fighting Spirit Carries Fittipaldi Back to INDYCAR for Ovals in 2021 By Curt Cavin | Published: Mar 8, 2021 For a driver who has not competed in the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, Pietro Fittipaldi sure knows his way around Indianapolis Motor Speedway. His time there, however, has not been ideal. Two weeks before the 2018 “500” in which he was scheduled to compete, Fittipaldi crashe...

Photo: Jared C. Tilton/Stewart-Haas Racing via Getty Images (Getty Images) There’s no question that Romain Grosjean, the former Formula 1 driver who is now an IndyCar hopeful, is lucky to still be with us after his harrowing crash during last year’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Grosjean’s car split apart, sending the portion he was in underneath a guardrail where he was nearly trapped in the blaze. If he had been unable to escape, he would have been killed. Advertisement But Grosjean is a racer, ...

6:15 p.m. Chase Briscoe, Ross Chastain and Tyler Reddick gave new meaning to fast food during a rain delay at Daytona International Speedway. The drivers left the famed track during a lengthy red flag during the Daytona 500 and made quick trips across the street to grab some grub. Briscoes wife, Marissa, tweeted a photo of Chase wearing his firesuit in the drive-thru at Panda Express. Ross Chastain followed suit a short time late and posted a pic of him in the drive-thru at McDonalds, a sponso...

6:15 p.m. Chase Briscoe, Ross Chastain and Tyler Reddick gave new meaning to fast food during a rain delay at Daytona International Speedway. The drivers left the famed track during a lengthy red flag during the Daytona 500 and made quick trips across the street to grab some grub. Briscoe’s wife, Marissa, tweeted a photo of Chase wearing his firesuit in the drive-thru at Panda Express. Ross Chastain followed suit a short time late and posted a pic of him in the drive-thru at McDonald’s, a ...

Chase Briscoe, Ross Chastain and Tyler Reddick gave new meaning to fast food during a rain delay at Daytona International Speedway.

4:15 p.m. Pitbull’s Daytona 500 party ended well before last call. The platinum-selling rapper bought into Trackhouse Racing, which placed driver Daniel Suarez in the field. Suarez drives the No. 99 Chevrolet and was among the drivers collected in a 16-car pileup early. He was forced out after 13 laps completed. “Mr. Worldwide” also gave the command for drivers to start their engines. Pitbull says he’s all in as one of NASCAR’s newest team owners. “Now that there’s no touring goin...

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Life was a lot different when the green flag dropped for the 62nd running of the Daytona 500 nearly a year ago.

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