Category: Motor Sports

Denny Hamlin led a trio of Toyota drivers — the manufacturer claimed five of the top six spots — in Wednesday's opening practice for the Daytona 500. Hamlin, a three-time Daytona 500 winner who drives for Joe Gibbs Racing, paced Bubba Wallace, who drives a 23XI entry co-owned by Hamlin and NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan. Hamlin’s teammate at JGR, Ty Gibbs, was third.

Denny Hamlin paced the NASCAR Cup Series field during Wednesday\\\"s opening practice session at Daytona International Speedway, turning a lap of 187.480 mph in his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. It\\\"s the first of three scheduled practice sessions for Sunday\\\"s 67th running of the Daytona 500. Bubba Wallace (186.915), Ty Gibbs (186.370), Chandler Smith […]

Here's everything you need to know for the 2025 Daytona 500, from the TV schedule to the entry list and race predictions.

Confirming NASCAR is leaning toward tweaking its Cup Series Playoffs, chief operating officer Steve O‘Donnell said it‘s a virtual certainty that the location of the title race will change. During the inaugural episode of the new “Hauler Talk” podcast, O‘Donnell discussed the deep dive into the playoffs that NASCAR is taking this year with an […]

The Daytona 500 is the greatest stock-car spectacle in the world -- and as such, it has attracted a wide swath of drivers over the years attempting to qualify for the field. Many of those stories -- like those of Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty and Jeff Gordon -- are well known. Others are a bit […]

A controversial new NASCAR rule designed for “world-class drivers" could give Helio Castroneves an automatic berth into the Daytona 500, and, should the four-time Indianapolis 500 winner use the provisional, it would make for the largest field in a decade. It's a complicated rule that was written into the charter agreement that 13 teams signed last September and is similar to a “promoters provisional” in that it gives NASCAR the ability to designate one driver as a guaranteed 41st entry. Three-time Daytona 500 Denny Hamlin winner said the rule “reeks of desperation” by NASCAR, calling it nothing but a gimmick to attract big stars to stock car racing.

The Daytona 500 has NASCAR’s most unusual — and complicated — qualifying format. There are nine drivers — the most since 2015 — vying for those spots: Anthony Alfredo, Justin Allgaier, Helio Castroneves, Jimmie Johnson, Corey LaJoie, B.J. McLeod, Chandler Smith, Martin Truex Jr. and J.J. Yeley.

Just six active drivers enter the 2025 season with a championship to their names.

William Byron seeks to repeat his 2024 Daytona 500 victory.

Martin Truex Jr. is in one of the 45 cars entered for the Feb. 16 Daytona 500.

The NASCAR Cup Series rolls into Daytona International Speedway this weekend for the 67th running of the “Great American Race,” and the initial entry list shows 45 drivers attempting to make the 40-car field. In addition to the 36 Charter cars, there are nine non-Charter cars listed, upping the number from previous years. Those nine […]

Editor\\\"s Note: This marks the final story in a three-part series as Spire Motorsports allows NASCAR Digital Media to cover its preparation for the 2025 Daytona 500. MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- Luke Lambert knew in the summer of 2023 that Carson Hocevar was the real deal. On the precipice of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, the […]

Last year‘s NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season opener at New Smyrna Speedway saw Patrick Emerling deliver a fourth-place finish in Rich Gautreau‘s first race as a car owner. Their second visit to New Smyrna together ended with a trip to Victory Lane. RELATED: Complete results from New Smyrna Speedway In a race dominated by a record […]

Famed car builder Ralph Moody joins Carl Edwards and Ricky Rudd in Class of 2025.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Officially, Carl Edwards is forever enshrined in stock-racing lore with his induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Friday evening. Eight years after his abrupt decision to step away from NASCAR Cup Series competition, Edwards is still pinching himself, cherishing the honor after the sport left its arms wide open for […]