In Friday’s lone practice session, Jimmie Johnson, who will compete in the Daytona 500 on Sunday for the first time in the NASCAR Cup since 2020, finished first. Johnson, who is a co-owner of Legacy Motor Club, finished first with the best average pace while racing the No. 84 Chevrolet (194.225 mph). Johnson, Chase Elliott, […]
In the Daytona 500 qualifying on Wednesday night, Alex Bowman was thrilled to maintain one streak; but, his attention is now on breaking another. At an actual lap speed of 181.686 mph, Bowman, who competes in the NASCAR Cup Series in the No. 48 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, comfortably defeated driver Kyle Larson to claim the […]
Following the dual Duel qualifying races at Daytona, the starting lineup for the Daytona 500 was confirmed. In the Daytona 500 on Wednesday, Alex Bowman and Kyle Larson secured another another front row lockout for Hendrick Motorsports and will lead the field to the starting line. Joey Logano, the current NASCAR Cup Series winner, defeated […]
A collision on Lap 117 disqualified numerous potential winners from the Daytona 500 after a spotless first half. Kevin Harvick was pushing Tyler Reddick as they approached Turn 3. He got loose and crashed into the exterior wall. Many weren’t as fortunate, while Ross Chastain nearly avoided. Erik Jones, Daniel Suarez, Ryan Blaney, and Chase […]
On the last lap, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. beat off Joey Logano, and a collision behind him gave him the win in Sunday’s Daytona 500. Kyle Larson shoved Stenhouse, 35, into the lead for the first time in the race during the first overtime, but an accident involving Austin Dillon and William Byron forced a second […]
In the Daytona 500 on Sunday, Joey Logano seemed to be Ford’s lone survivor at the beginning of the second overtime, but he still had an opportunity to win. On the last restart, the defending NASCAR Cup winner was surrounded by Fords and Chevrolets but still managed to put himself in a good spot to […]
For many laps near the end, it appeared that the 2023 Daytona 500 would be a duel for the victory between Roush Fenway Racing and Richard Childress Racing. However, as is sometimes the case in superspeedway racing, none of the four cars involved reached Victory Lane, and just one, Chris Buescher, succeeded in finishing the […]
Another new champion has been announced following the end of the 65th edition of the Daytona 500. In the biggest Daytona 500 in history, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. came out on top. Due to a number of late-race accidents, the race ended up being 30 miles (12 laps) longer than expected. Stenhouse was barely ahead of defending Cup […]
Chandler Smith has already increased his schedule ahead of his first full-time season in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with Kaulig Racing. Smith will try to compete in five Cup Series races in 2023, including the Feb. 19 Daytona 500, according to a statement from Kaulig Racing released on Wednesday. Smith will also compete with the team […]
With the Garage 56 entry at Le Mans, 2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button will experience NASCAR for the first time, though it might not be his last. NASCAR’s 36-race Cup Series schedule originally only included two non-oval races. However, this has changed recently, with six road/street courses being included in the 2023 schedule. […]