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.