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Rain showers first arrived right at the race was about to go green just after 3pm EST., forcing cars down pit road. The race finally got underway an hour later but only got 20 laps down before the rain returned. NASCAR fought for nearly three hours to get the track dries, but the rain persisted. At roughly 6:50 pm, they conceded to Mother Nature and will try again at 4pm ...Keep reading View the full article

Jimmie Johnson is set for his expected final Daytona 500 View the full article

Jimmie Johnson enters his final season after announcing his retirement this off season. Jeff Gordon takes a look back at his career in relation to some of the greatest athletes of all-time. View the full article

Chris Myers sits down with NASCAR drivers Kyle Larson and Clint Bowyer's children to talk about the upcoming Daytona 500. View the full article

Welshman Evans went into Sunday's final stage of the shortened rally, the 21.19km Likenas test, with 17 seconds in hand over Hyundai's Ott Tanak. Giving away only 4.5s of his advantage, Evans duly navigated the test to score his first WRC victory since he triumphed on Rally GB in 2017. Tanak secured second, marking his first podium as a Hyundai driver, while Kalle Rovanpera topped the Power ...Keep reading View the full article

A shove from Harrison Burton gave Gragson the lead on the next-to-last-lap and he remained out front when Brandon Brown turned Michael Annett on the final lap, which immediately placed the race under caution. Since the wreck came on the last lap, the race was declared official, handing Gragson his first series victory in his second fulltime season driving for JR Motorsports. It’s ...Keep reading View the full article

Jimmie Johnson has yet to decide how his 2021 race schedule will shake out View the full article

Joey Logano led the final practice before the Daytona 500 View the full article

Logano, who won one of the two 500 qualifying races on Thursday night, led the way in the final pre-race practice session Saturday afternoon with an average speed of 200.516 mph, one of six cars to surpass the 200-mph mark. Kevin Harvick ended up second (200.512 mph) and Brad Keselowski third (200.499 mph). “We’re ready to go run the 500,” Keselowski said. “We have a good Discount ...Keep reading View the full article

The three manufacturers in NASCAR have made it clear to their teams they must work together in the Daytona 500 View the full article

Prior to qualifying on Saturday at Daytona International Speedway, NASCAR assessed an L2 penalty to MBM Racing’s No. 66 Toyota team and driver Timmy Hill for manipulating the bodywork of the nose of its car. Crew chief Sebastion Laforge was immediately suspended for six weeks and ejected from the garage for the remainder of the weekend. The team has also been fined $50,000 and docked 75 ...Keep reading View the full article

Mechanical gremlins for both the No. 10 and No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolets left A.J. Allmendinger and Ross Chastain in a perilous position during Saturday's qualifying session. Unable to put down a competitive time, both drivers failed to make the race. With Chastain running for the Xfinity title, Kaulig Racing was able to strike a deal with Ryan Sieg Racing to swap out Jeff Green for Chastain ...Keep reading View the full article

“I think we need to go win eight to 10 races. Obviously, with the current championship format, you can be the best car all year long and get to Phoenix and have a bad day, and you don’t win the championship,” Briscoe said. “I think we definitely need to be in that championship final four and winning eight to 10 races will certainly do that.” That may sound a little unrealistic for ...Keep reading View the full article

Double Xfinity champion Tyler Reddick believes he can make the playoffs in his first NASCAR Cup season in 2020, despite admitting that prediction 'sounds crazy' View the full article

Toyota’s Evans set the fastest time in all three of Saturday morning’s stages and although he was only fourth on the afternoon’s Torsby Sprint stage, he beat reigning world champion Tanak to extend his advantage yet further over the Hyundai driver. If Evans stays ahead on Sunday, it will be the Welshman’s first victory since Rally GB in 2017 - where he triumphed with the M-Sport ...Keep reading View the full article

Evans started the day with an 8.5s advantage over the Hyundai of Ott Tanak but managed to double the gap, capitalising on the tricky terrain in the warmer weather. With confirmation that Sunday’s first running of the Likenas stage will not go ahead due to the unusually temperate conditions, Tanak has less than 25 kilometres to catch Sweden’s runaway leader. Behind the leading duo ...Keep reading View the full article

Clint Bowyer is taking a huge step in front of the lens this season View the full article

Enfinger got a good jump to the lead on the start of overtime but Anderson closed to second on the last lap and then exiting on Turn 4, Anderson went to the outside of Enfinger trying to make a pass for the lead. The two traded paint as Codie Rohrbaugh tried to make it three-wide for the lead on the inside but Enfinger grabbed the win at the line by 0.100 seconds. The win is Enfinger’s ...Keep reading View the full article

“Working with Chad (Knaus, crew chief), he’s actually the first crew chief I’ve worked with since legend cars, to work with for a second time,” Byron said. “I’m just really excited about that, having some consistency there. “It’s going to be fun. If we can start the year off fast-paced, I think it’s going to make things fall in line a lot easier.” Chase Elliott ended up ...Keep reading View the full article

DiBenedetto led the most laps of the Daytona 500 last season before being caught in a large crash, bursting onto the scene with the small Leavine Family Racing operation which secured Joe Gibbs Racing help for that season. After a 19th place start, DiBenedetto took fourth at Sonoma, before going on a run to score seven top 10s during the second half of the season, including a runner-up finish ...Keep reading View the full article

Diesel fuel. For all intent and purpose, it is the absolute life blood of engines that share its name; the 3.0L, 5.9L, 6.7L, and other powerplants that motivate the pickup trucks we drive. It’s the elixir that today can cost upwards of $4.00 per gallon in some U.S. cities, and due to this expense, making View the full article

Byron made tremendous progress last year in his sophomore season in the NASCAR Cup Series, which was also his first working with crew chief Chad Knaus. While he advanced to the playoffs, Byron ended the 2019 season still without a series victory. Byron remains without a points-paying win but made his first trip to Victory Lane in a Cup Series event Thursday night as he won his Daytona 500 ...Keep reading View the full article

Joe Gibbs is at the top of NASCAR as the sports heads into the Daytona 500 View the full article

With the NASCAR Cup Series opening its 2020 season this weekend on Feb. 16 with the Daytona 500, now is the perfect time to get an easy-to-digest rundown of everything you need to know about America’s most popular form of racing, especially if you are new to the sport. NASCAR, which stands for “National Association View the full article

Denny Hamlin will try to become the first driver in 25 years to win consecutive Daytona 500's this weekend View the full article