Elliott replacing Gordon full time in 2016, part-time in 2015

By @GucciardoJoey

Chase Elliott won the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship in only his rookie season in the series.

But, now, the XFINITY Series, Elliott learns that he will be running a part-time schedule in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in the No. 25 Chevrolet, sponsored by his XFINITY Series sponsor, NAPA Auto Parts.

But, this is all a warm-up for 2016, when he will replace Jeff Gordon in the No.b24 car for Hendrick Motorsports when he retires at the end of the 2015 season.

Rick Hendrick gave Gordon the chance to retire the No. 24, but Gordon said no.

Gordon will be joining FOX as they cover NASCAR XFINITY Series races in 2016, but they will start covering those races this season.

Gordon also had some comical moments in yesterday's Hendrick Motorsports media day.

Here are his XFINITY Series broadcasting rules:

1.) Every time Gordon says "Nationwide Series" he must put $10 in a jar.

2.) Never use Jeff Hammond's hair spray.

3.) Bring a box in the broadcast booth to stand on because Michael Waltrip is VERY tall.

As for Elliott, we wish him luck in the NASCAR XFINITY and Sprint Cup Series.

What to know before the 2015 Daytona 500

By @GucciardoJoey | January 26th, 2015

Well, 2014 was a great season. But let's look ahead to 2015.

Kevin Harvick's No. 29 car. (Photo: Jared C.
Tilton/NASCAR via Getty Images)

First, remember the No. 29 car? That was Kevin Harvick's car when he was with Richard Childress Racing. He hasn't driven that car since Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2013. He left RCR at the end of the 2013 season to go to Stewart-HAAS Racing to drive the No. 4 car.

Well, the No. 29 car will return in the Daytona 500 this year, no not with Harvick. Brian Scott will drive the car.

Scott spent the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide (Now XFINITY) Series in the No. 2 car, but he will pilot the no. 29 in the 500 on February 22nd at Daytona International Speedway. In 2014, Scott qualified for the Daytona 500 (not in the No. 29 car), and qualified a surprising 12th place.

This year, unlike last year, the 500 will be run under a group qualifying format.

2014 Daytona 500 pole-sitter Austin Dillon (car on left),
and outside-pole-sitter Martin Truex Jr. (car on right).
(Photo: Covy Moore/Motorsport.com

2015 Daytona 500 QUALIFYING by KROGER will be run under the group qualifying format. NASCAR switched to this format in the 2014 season, but it was not used only for the Daytona 500. Now, this year, it will be used for the 500.

But, some sadder news to know before this year's 500 that you should know (even though you may already know), is that 2015 will be Jeff Gordon's last year in NASCAR until he retires from racing. Gordon started his career in 1992, and the rest has been history.

That's all you need to know before the 2015 Daytona 500.