The 58th running of the Daytona 500 is set for Sunday (1 p.m. ET, Fox). Rookie Chase Elliott will be on the pole, looking to join his father Bill Elliott as a winner of the Great American Race. Richard Petty holds the record for most Daytona 500 Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch … Read more
Jamie McMurray, pinned along the apron at Dover International Speedway last fall, watched helplessly as Dale Earnhardt Jr. pushed the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet toward the front to deny him a chance at capturing his first Sprint Cup Neither NASCAR star will be in a car when Daytona International Speedway opens on Friday for … Read more
Ken Griffey Jr. will serve as Honorary Starter of the 58th annual Daytona 500, which takes place Feb. 21 at Daytona International Speedway. Hall of Fame Griffey Baseball. Ken Griffey Jr. played for 13 seasons with the Seattle Mariners, nine with the Team Penske drivers Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski showed the way in the … Read more
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — With the knowledge of having what he thought was the superior car, all Dale Earnhardt Jr. could do was lament a third-place finish in Sunday's Daytona 500 after a poor decision on a restart with 19 laps remaining cost him dearly. Joey Logano won the 57th running of the Daytona 500 … Read more
The Daytona 500 is this Sunday. The results of the qualifying round are statistically irrelevant to the outcome of the big race. Three months of waiting boiled down to 200 laps on Daytona Beach. By the end of the Daytona 500, it was Joey Logano hoisting his first Harley J. Earl Trophy after winning NASCAR's … Read more
Joey Logano took home the win today at one of the most exciting runnings of the Daytona 500, ever. Hendrick Motorsports owned almost all the storylines entering the Daytona 500, after sweeping the first three spots in qualifying and with four-time champion Jeff Gordon claiming the pole in his final season. But it was 24-year-old … Read more
The racing season officially begins Sunday with the Daytona 500. Busch was accused by Driscoll of grabbing her by the throat and slamming her head into a wall three times while they were in Busch's motor home at Dover Richard Petty holds the record for most Daytona 500 victories, while 10 other drivers have won … Read more
Reed Sorenson has joined Team Xtreme Racing to run the 2015 Daytona 500 in the No. 44 Golden Corral Chevrolet for team owner John Cohen. 3 in NASCAR's Cup Series since Earnhardt lost his life during the 2001 Daytona 500. Eight drivers have won more than one pole at Daytona. Buddy Baker, Cale Yarborough and … Read more
Rookie Austin Dillon, who started on the pole, was running 10th. Elsewhere in the field, Jeff Gordon was seventh, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was 18th, Danica Patrick was 33rd, Tony Stewart was 34th and defending Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson was 38th. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Daytona 500 was under a rain delay 38 laps … Read more
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Faint tornado sirens in the background, flashes of lightning, and booming thunder — ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 2014 Daytona 500. Complete with warnings from the Red Cross advising fans to go to their cars and fasten Severe storms have caused the 2014 Daytona 500 to be delayed less than … Read more