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Final laps of the NASCAR Cup Series Bluegreen Vacations Duel #1 at Daytona as Aric Almirola held off Joey Logano for the win. View the full article

Mark Titus and Charlotte Wilder already miss football, but one thing they are excited to watch is the Daytona 500. They can't wait to see how Bubba Wallace does on his new NASCAR team owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin. View the full article

Alex Bowman delivered Hendrick Motorsports yet another Daytona 500 pole with teammate William Byron alongside. These two will take the green as the pole-sitter in their respective Duel races Thursday evening. Their starting positions are also the only ones unaffected by where they finish in the Duels. Additionally, Ryan Preece and David Ragan qualified best among the eight open times and ...Keep reading View the full article

Following Wednesday night’s qualifying session, two of those four positions are now claimed. As the two drivers with the fastest qualifying speeds among the eight non-charter teams, Ryan Preece (eighth-fastest overall) and David Ragan (13th fastest) are guaranteed to start in Sunday’s race. Two spots remain – the highest finishing non-charter team in each of Thursday night’s ...Keep reading View the full article

In a change from the traditional multi-segment format to qualifying for the curtain-raiser, each car on the 44-strong entry list was permitted to run a single timed lap on the oval to decide the order, with the session also being run at night for the first time. Ricky Stenhouse Jr had set the early benchmark time of 44.477s for JTG Daugherty, before Bubba Wallace - driving for the new Michael ...Keep reading View the full article

Alex Bowman claimed a second Daytona 500 pole position in qualifying for Sunday's NASCAR Cup season-opener, with team-mate William Byron securing a second Hendrick Motorsports front-row in three years View the full article

Bowman’s average lap speed of 191.261 mph led the way in Wednesday night’s qualifying session as he easily topped his Hendrick teammate William Byron to make his record fourth consecutive front row start in the season opener. Byron ended up second (190.219 mph), which also locked him into the Sunday’s starting lineup at Daytona International Speedway. It’s also the seventh ...Keep reading View the full article

# Driver Car Team 00 Quin Houff Chevrolet Camaro StarCom Racing 1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Camaro Chip Ganassi Racing 2 Brad Keselowski Ford Mustang GT Team Penske 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet Camaro Richard Childress ...Keep readingView the full article

Wallace, in his first season driving for 23XI Racing – founded by NASCAR star Denny Hamlin and NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan – topped the 50-minute practice at Daytona International Speedway with an average lap speed of 199.746 mph. Wallace posted the fast lap early in the practice session while five Toyotas briefly participated in a drafting run. The session marked the first practice ...Keep reading View the full article

In a press release, JGR said Truex would continue to pilot its No. 19 Toyota in the 2022 season “and beyond” but contract terms were not released. “Extending Martin’s agreement has been a big priority for us this off season,” said team owner Joe Gibbs. “Martin brings so much to our organization. ”Obviously he’s talented and shown he can win at any race track but his insights ...Keep reading View the full article

The race went under yellow after just nine laps in an attempt to clean the bus stop, as constant straight-lining of the curbs dragged dust and mud onto the track surface. Kevin Harvick was an early spinner there, and cars quickly became caked in dirt – with drivers complaining of reduced visibility. With six laps remaining, race leader Truex spun into the wall as he exited the chicane, ending ...Keep reading View the full article

Antonio Williams, who just completed his rookie season with the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, has become an investor in the racing career of the 22-year-old Xfinity Series driver from Mahwah, N.J. Through a friendship sparked through a mutual friend, Williams has committed himself to helping Graf expand his current relationships in the sport, while also bringing new interest and even sponsorships to ...Keep reading View the full article

Heading onto the final tour of the 35-lap Speedweeks curtain-raiser building up to the Daytona 500, Blaney had snatched the lead away from Hendrick Motorsports' Elliott in the infield of the 14-turn course and tried to use his seven-lap fresher tyres to pull away from the reigning Cup champion. However, Blaney locked up and ran wide at Turn 1 on the final tour, allowing Elliott to close up ...Keep reading View the full article

Kyle Busch scored an unlikely victory in the exhibition NASCAR Clash race on the Daytona road course, after last lap contact between leaders Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott View the full article

Blaney had passed Elliott with one of 35 laps to go in Tuesday night’s Busch Clash on the Daytona International Speedway Road Course but Elliott had worked his way back to Blaney’s rear bumper coming to the checkered flag. As the two entered the frontstretch chicane, Elliott appeared to plow into Blaney’s right-side, sending him into a spin. Elliott, however, also lost momentum in the ...Keep reading View the full article

Full highlights from Tuesday night's NASCAR Cup Series 2021 Busch Clash at Daytona Road Course View the full article

Kyle Busch sneaks by for the win at Daytona as Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney make contact coming down for the win. View the full article

Chase Elliot and Ryan Blaney comment on their last lap wreck that allowed Kyle Busch to steal the Busch Clash at Daytona. View the full article

Blaney got around Elliott, the 2020 Cup Series champion, with one of 35 laps to go in the non-points event but was unable to drive away from him. As the two approached the frontstretch chicane before the finish line, Elliott appeared to drive into the right side of Blaney’s No. 12 Ford, which sent him for a spin. Elliott also lost momentum which allowed then-third-place Busch to claim the ...Keep reading View the full article

Larson was fired from his Chip Ganassi Racing team in April of last year for using a racial slur during the broadcast of an iRacing event and was also indefinitely suspended by NASCAR at the time. He has since been reinstated and found a new ride with Hendrick Motorsports for the 2021 season, staging his comeback in this weekend's Daytona 500. "I feel extremely grateful," he said. "I ...Keep reading View the full article