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Johnson causes another crash at Daytona, concedes mistake View the full article

After moving his way into the lead, Harvick led the final 44 of 60 laps keeping Ricky Stenhouse Jr. at arm’s length to win the first of two 150-mile Daytona 500 qualifying races Thursday night at Daytona International Speedway. Paul Menard finished third, Matt DiBenedetto was fourth and Martin Truex Jr. completed the top-five. “Our Ford was fast and I had Stenhouse and (Menard) ...Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Kevin Harvick wins the first Duel as Parker Kligerman races his way into the Daytona 500. View the full article

Logano and Harvick lead Ford sweeps in Daytona qualifying View the full article

Joey Logano led another Ford sweep in the second qualifying race for the Daytona 500 View the full article

Kevin Harvick won the first Daytona 500 qualifying race to earn a starting spot in the second row of NASCAR's biggest race View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Kyle Busch goes for a spin after contact with Jimmie Johnson in the first Duel. View the full article

Clint Bowyer, Martin Truex Jr., and Matt Dibenedetto all agree: their favorite moment in NASCAR history is Dale Earnhardt’s 1998 Daytona 500 win. View the full article

After getting released by JGL Racing midway through last year, Grala joined Fury Race Cars, hoping to have landed a full-time ride. But when the entry list for Saturday’s NASCAR Racing Experience 300 was released, Grala’s name was nowhere to be found. But the 20-year-old driver is not without a ride this year as Richard Childress Racing announced on Thursday that Grala will drive its No. 21 ...Keep reading View the full article

Last year was a really interesting circumstance for me, having not raced much at all in a year and a half and never having had really a full season in great equipment to really show my strengths and weaknesses. So I feel like I really learned a lot last year in terms of where I stack up and finding where my strengths and weaknesses are. The biggest thing for me in the offseason was to identify ...Keep reading View the full article

Dillon, Wallace try and rekindle Daytona 500 magic View the full article

But along with the usual suspects for the drivers only broadcast, seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson and his former crew chief Chad Knaus join the party in select races. Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano will be in the booth for the NXS season-opener Saturday at Daytona International Speedway, then Johnson will join the broadcast team the next week in ...Keep reading View the full article

Jimmie Johnson and Paul Menard have discussed their race-deciding collision in last Sunday's NASCAR Clash race at Daytona and agreed to put it behind them View the full article

Each week, Motorsport.com's Jim Utter, Nick DeGroot and Tim Southers take on the hot topics in the NASCAR world. This yea,r fans can also participate via social media and be a part of the conversation. This week the panel prepares to kick off the 2019 NASCAR season in earnest with all three national series competing at Daytona International Speedway. How surprised were you to see William ...Keep reading View the full article

During Wednesday’s Daytona 500 Media Day, Menard said the two drivers had spoken about the incident and while he didn’t like the result, he did not believe Johnson intentionally wrecked him. Menard was leading the Clash Sunday when Johnson dove to the inside in an attempt to pass. Menard appeared to move in an attempt to block and the two made contact, which triggered a massive ...Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR drivers, fans flock to virtual iRacing View the full article

After bumping then-race leader Aric Almirola on the final lap of overtime during last year’s season-opening race, Dillon took over the race lead and held off Darrell Wallace Jr. to secure his first-ever Daytona 500 victory. “It’s been really nice to come back to Daytona,” Dillon said during Wednesday’s Daytona 500 Media Day. “I’ve met a lot of people here and created a lot of ...Keep reading View the full article

Jim France leading change at NASCAR from the shadows View the full article

The council, formed in 2015, has typically included around 10 Cup series drivers and the group meets several times a year with NASCAR executives to discuss “big picture” issues affecting the sport. During preseason meetings with drivers last month, NASCAR officials sought input about the direction of the council, whether it should continue or its structure changed in some fashion. In an ...Keep reading View the full article

Here are some of the questions submitted by fans during the offseason in the second edition of the NASCAR Mailbag for 2019. Hi Jim, What are differences between qualifying and race setups in NASCAR? I know teams tend to add more tape to the front grille for more downforce in qualifying at the expense of engine cooling, but what other things do teams do for qualifying and race setups? - From ...Keep reading View the full article