Roush Fenway Racing’s Elliott Sadler earned a 19th-place finish in Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway. Sadler had a fast No. 1 OneMain Financial Ford and was running inside the top 10 when the field went green after caution with just over 20 laps remaining.
A total of 23 Team Chevy drivers will start the Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Daytona International Speedway. The 200-lap event is scheduled to begin at 1:30 pm ET and will air live on FOX, MRN Radio, Sirius NASCAR Radio Channel 90 and NASCAR.com.
KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 BUDWEISER/JIMMY JOHN’S CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed the SAFER barrier issue, Kyle Busch’s injury, varying conditions surrounding today’s race such as weather temperatures, race day routines, momentum carried over from 2014, and more. Full Transcript:
In his first start with Roush Fenway Racing, Bubba Wallace found the lead for a total of 18 laps at Daytona International Speedway, the second highest of the day. Wallace and a strong No. 6 Ford EcoBoost Mustang raced up front for the majority of the afternoon, before being collected in an accident with seven laps remaining. Team and driver battled hard to finish the day in 12th in the inaugural race for the XFINITY Series.
JOE GIBBS, team owner, Joe Gibbs Racing - Opening Statement: "First of all, I want to say that what really impresses you at a time like this is the NASCAR family. Last night – our drivers are intense competition and all the race teams are intense in competition."
It was a race filled with close calls and near misses for Roush Fenway Racing’s Chris Buescher. The sophomore driver in the NASCAR XFINITY Series maneuvered around several big accidents during Saturday’s 120-Lap race at Daytona International Speedway, ultimately pushing his Roush Fenway teammate Ryan Reed to victory, while the No. 60 Cheez-It Ford Mustang crossed the finish line for the season-opener in second.
Austin Dillon captured the Alert Today Florida 300 pole position and was the highest qualifying Richard Childress Racing driver at Daytona International Speedway. Brendan Gaughan qualified fourth, followed by Brian Scott in the 15th position and Ty Dillon 34th.
Ryan Reed raced down Brad Keselowski in the final turns of Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) race at Daytona International Speedway (DIS), taking the lead and crossing the checkered in a nail-biting finish to earn his first career NASCAR victory in his 40th start.
Connor Hall and the Comprehensive Logistics team pressed on and learned a lot together at Rockingham. Hall, who made his second-career NCTS start, qualified 27th for the 200-lap event.
The reigning Craftsman Truck Series champion from Marietta, Georgia, led 178 of 200 laps and fended off a late challenge from teammate Kaden Honeycutt to score his second consecutive Truck victory of 2026 at The Rock.
The 21-year-old Day from Clovis, California, clocked in a single pole-winning lap at 148.963 mph in 22.717 seconds to become the 217th competitor to win an O'Reilly Auto Parts Series pole position.
The 21-year-old Garcia from Monroe, Georgia, posted a single qualifying lap at 154.570 mph in 21.893 seconds to achieve the pole position at The Rock for a second consecutive year.
he Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières (GP3R) confirms the return of international rallycross with the GreenP3R Rallycross of Canada, a second weekend of competition on August 22nd and 23rd, 2026