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Alex Bowman and Kyle Larson claim the front row for the 2023 Daytona 500 during qualifying. View the full article

Crash tests and simulation by NASCAR's sanctioning body show safety changes for 2023 should lessen the impact on the driver in crashes. View the full article

Alex Bowman continued his record streak in Daytona 500 qualifying as he earned his sixth consecutive front-row starting spot for NASCAR's biggest race. View the full article

TV and movie actor Frankie Muniz is showing he's serious about his racing career by becoming a full-time ARCA driver. View the full article

The 11-time X-Games gold medalist and founder of the Nitro Circus is driving a third entry for 23XI Racing, which is co-owned by Cup driver Denny Hamlin and NBA legend Michael Jordan. While it may appear on the surface an athlete who lives on the edge of danger on a regular basis should be immune to fear, Pastrana said that’s not necessarily true and especially when it comes to making his ...Keep readingView the full article

The starting order for these races was set by Wednesday’s qualifying sessions. The front row for the Daytona 500 has already been locked in, with Alex Bowman starting from the pole ahead of Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson. They will both take part in the Duel races, however, and will bring each of the 21-car fields to the green flag for the 60-lap, 150-mile races – but where ...Keep readingView the full article

When it comes to Daytona 500 finishes, Kevin Harvick’s 2007 duel to the stripe with Mark Martin is undoubtedly one of the best ever. Harvick won by 0.02s, the second-closest finish in the Great American Race’s history. Behind them, a huge wreck kicked off, leading to Clint Bowyer somersaulting across the finish line in flames. Thankfully, he clambered out unhurt. This weekend, Harvick will ...Keep readingView the full article

Jimmie Johnson and Travis Pastrana know they will be in the 40-car field for the Daytona 500 following Wednesday's qualifying. View the full article

HMS driver Alex Bowman, who announced a three-year contract extension earlier Wednesday, posted the fastest lap of qualifying in the final round (181.686 mph) to claim the pole for Sunday’s 500. Joining him on the front row will be teammate Kyle Larson, who ended up second-fastest (181.057 mph). Bowman has now started on the front row of the season-opener for a NASCAR record sixth ...Keep readingView the full article

Bob Pockrass asks drivers about whether they have confidence in NASCAR’s changes to the Cup car when it comes to safety. View the full article

Johnson, former Le Mans 24 Hours winner Mike Rockenfeller and 2009 Formula 1 world champion Button all drove in a two-day test at Daytona International Speedway’s Road Course following last month’s Rolex 24, which included a 12-hour simulation and nighttime running. Rockenfeller and Johnson had taken part in previous tests of the car, while the Daytona test was Button’s first time in the ...Keep readingView the full article

Speaking on his podcast Actions Detrimental with Denny Hamlin the day after the Los Angeles Clash pre-season special event, Hamlin was outspoken about how hard he felt impacts from rivals around the ¼-mile temporary oval track. “The bumper tags still hurt,” he said. “I didn’t feel anything softer, I know that’s something that NASCAR might be testing is softer bumpers, we ...Keep readingView the full article

You Kids Don't Know: 1998 Daytona 500. Bob Pockrass takes a look back at Dale Earnhardt's legendary win in the 1998 Daytona 500. View the full article

"I'm gonna take a spin around in the Daytona 500 sign in the center of the infield." Radioactive: The best scanner sound from the 1998 Daytona 500. View the full article

Austin Cindric enters as the race's defending winner for Team Penske, and his teammate Joey Logano is the reigning series champion. Cindric was one of 19 different winners last year, tying the record-high. There are eight former Cup champions on the entry list for the 2023 Daytona 500 and seven former winners of the event. Six drivers will vying for the only four open spots in the ...Keep readingView the full article

Allmendinger has taken a very unconventional career path. He was originally a rising star in open-wheel racing, winning five races during the 2006 Champ Car season. But then began his foray into NASCAR. His career started with Red Bull, and then Richard Petty Motorsports, before finally getting his big break behind the wheel of the No. 22 Penske entry. However, it all came crashing down ...Keep readingView the full article

Kyle Busch and Richard Childress put past differences aside, teaming up with the goal to capture RCR's first Cup title since 1994. View the full article

Blaney, who has seven career Cup Series wins to his name, failed to win a race in his Penske-run Ford Mustang despite finishing eighth in points last season. After scoring his way into the Playoffs, he went out in the Round of Eight. At the Daytona 500 media day, Blaney looked back on his failure to claim a race win – coming closest in the showpiece season opener when he was pushed into ...Keep readingView the full article

Richard Petty holds the record for most all-time wins in the Daytona 500 with seven. Here is the full list of winners. View the full article

Clearly, Suarez’s victory at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway last summer – his first in the series in 195 career starts at the time – was a huge accomplishment. He also became the first native Mexican driver to win a series race. But in terms of which race in 2002 may have illustrated he and his No. 99 Trackhouse’s development as contenders, Suarez points to last fall’s race at the Charlotte ...Keep readingView the full article