By The Numbers: Daytona 500, Bathurst 12 Hour & More

1 — Nick Sanchez scored his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory Feb. 16 at Daytona Int’l Speedway.

2 — Alex Palou’s car number for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where he’ll compete in the event for the first time alongside co-drivers Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn in a Cadillac V-Series.R.

2.63 (seconds) — Margin of victory for Matt Campbell and Manthey EMA in the Bathurst 12 Hour. 

3 — Austin Hill has won three straight February races at Daytona in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, dating back to 2022. 

5 — Matt Hirschman picked up his fifth World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing title at New Smyrna Speedway.

5 — Kyle Busch will run five NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races in the No. 7 Spire Motorsports entry this season.

7 — John Hunter Nemechek finished seventh in both the NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series races at Daytona (Fla.) Int’l Speedway.

10 — Years since Zach Daum ran the full USAC Midget National Championship schedule, which he will do this year with Ramco Speed Group. 

12 — Justin Peck’s best finish during the High Limit Racing season opener at Florida’s East Bay Raceway Park was 12th on night two. 

22 — Ryan Timms won the 22nd and final running of the Ronald Laney Memorial sprint car race at Florida’s East Bay Raceway Park.

30.3 — William Byron’s average finish in the Daytona 500 prior to his victory on Monday night.

40 — William Byron, driver of the Hendrick Motorsports No. 24 Chevrolet, won the Daytona 500 on the 40th anniversary of Hendrick Motorsports’ first NASCAR Cup Series race.

47 — Takuma Sato will chase his third Indianapolis 500 victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May at the age of 47 driving for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.

100 — Chevrolet earned its 100th NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series triumph when Nick Sanchez triumphed at Daytona Int’l Speedway.

500 — Matt Sheppard earned his 500th career modified victory Feb. 14 at Florida’s Volusia Speedway Park. He picked up No. 501 two nights later.

$100,000 — Amount of money added to the overall purse for October’s National Open at Pennsylvania’s Williams Grove Speedway. 

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