After battling back from being a lap down, Paul Menard and his No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang were racing among the leaders in the closing laps of the Daytona 500 only to be involved in a multi-car crash that ended his night.
In his debut with Roush Fenway Racing, Ryan Newman had to battle through some adversity in a wild Daytona 500, but brought home his No. 6 Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Ford Mustang 14th in Sunday’s Great American Race.
Camry driver Denny Hamlin won his second Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, capturing the 125th Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory for Toyota. It was also the second Daytona 500 title for Toyota.
JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Mustang -- “We had a really good Shell/Pennzoil Ford. I actually felt like we had the car to beat and just couldn’t get there."
David Starr, Driver of the No. 52 Whataburger Chevrolet for Jimmy Means Racing: “A top 20 for the Jimmy Means Racing Chevy Camaro today. Not a bad way to start the season!"
Nemechek brought the No. 23 Fire Alarm Services Chevrolet home in the eighth-position in his first start with GMS Racing and in his NASCAR Xfinity Series Daytona debut.
Chastain Post-Race: “I really enjoyed our No.45 TrüNorth™/Paul Jr. Designs Chevrolet,” said Chastain. “It was great to have a new sponsor aboard for this race and the 2019 season. I’m excited to see what we can do for the rest of the races with our strong finish in Daytona.”
Peters Post-Race: “I’m very thankful to have this opportunity to race the No.44 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet sponsored by Friends of Jaclyn,” said Peters. “We had a great truck tonight, missed some wrecks, but sadly got involved in one towards the end. I’m looking forward, with our momentum, towards Atlanta Motor Speedway.”
Brad Keselowski’s afternoon in the NASCAR Racing Experience 300 at Daytona International Speedway was cut short by a fault roof hatch. The driver of the Fitzgerald USA Ford Mustang experienced problems with the device from the opening laps of the race and was forced to park his car was completing 71 of 120 laps. He was credited with a 37th-place finish in the final rundown.
Michael Annett led the last 45 laps Saturday to win the NASCAR Racing Experience 300 at Daytona International Speedway, in the season-opening race for the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
With about one hour, 45 minutes to go in the opening practice for the 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, Alex Palou pulled into pit lane and thought there was a mechanical gremlin in his car.
For the first time in his career, Jordan Vandergriff is entering race week as the most recent NHRA Funny Car winner on the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series tour.
The 2026 NASCAR All-Star Race will mark Spire Motorsports’ 14th appearance in NASCAR’s annual all-star showcase. This year's 350-lap event, held for the first time at Dover Motor Speedway
The 23-year-old Retzlaff from Rhinelander, Wisconsin, is off to a career-start by notching seven top-10 results through 13 events of the 2026 O'Reilly season.
The 2021 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion from Kannapolis, North Carolina, jumped three spots in the standings to 10th after capping off a strong weekend at The Glen with his first top-five result of 2026.
