William Byron celebrates with his team after winning his second straight Daytona 500. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) William Byron won his second straight Daytona 500 after a last-lap wreck took out race leader Denny Hamlin on the backstretch. Byron took over the lead when Hamlin went spinning after taking the lead from Austin … Read more
There are few sporting events bigger than the Daytona 500, which takes place Sunday (2:30 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app). The race happens at Florida’s scenic Daytona Beach and is the first of three held in-state annually. The famous event began in 1959 when Lee Petty won the inaugural race, finishing … Read more
The 67th running of the Daytona 500 will kick off the 2025 NASCAR season on Sunday and seven former winners are entered, including 20-1 longshot William Byron, last year’s champ. The 27-year-old Byron has 13 NASCAR Cup Series victories and 104 top-10 finishes since competing in his first race, the 2018 Daytona 500. The Hendrick … Read more
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It is said cathedrals exist all around us, if only we have the eyes to see them. To the average person along the coast of Florida, the sands of Daytona Beach may not hold much wonder beyond being standard granular material and a suitable host for sunshine activities. But make no … Read more
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. —Thursday’s qualifying races created a buzz in the NASCAR Cup garage by what one organization did to shave time on pit road, which could impact Sunday’s Daytona 500. The Joe Gibbs Racing pit crews of Denny Hamlin and Ty Gibbs debuted a unique way to alert their drivers when to leave on … Read more
The winning for the Larson family hasn’t slowed down at the start of 2025, as former NASCAR champion Kyle Larson watched his son, Owen, lead his team to victory in the Daytona 500’s annual prerace fishing tournament. The 10-year-old pulled a 4.58-pound fish from Lake Lloyd located inside Daytona International Speedway to put the … Read more
The 67th running of the Daytona 500 will kick off the 2025 NASCAR season on Sunday and seven former winners are entered, including 17-1 longshot William Byron, last year’s champ. The 27-year-old Byron has 13 NASCAR Cup Series victories and 104 top-10 finishes since competing in his first race, the 2018 Daytona 500. The Hendrick … Read more
Bob Pockrass FOX NASCAR Insider DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR’s biggest race of the season is the Daytona 500, and it all goes down this Sunday, Feb. 16 on FOX. It will be part battle, part chess match for 200 laps — at least. The nature of racing at Daytona International is a combination of … Read more
NFL’s big game may be over but NASCAR’s signature race is about to begin with the Daytona 500 coming up this weekend. The ‘Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing’ is the crown jewel of the Cup Series season and a highlight of the motorsport calendar. 5 Three-time champion Joey Logano will start the year as … Read more
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It is said cathedrals exist all around us, if only we have the eyes to see them. To the average person along the coast of Florida, the sands of Daytona Beach may not hold much wonder beyond being standard granular material and a suitable host for sunshine activities. But make no … Read more