Roush Fenway Racing officially kicked off it’s 25th Anniversary season in grand fashion on Monday night, with Matt Kenseth holding off teammate Greg Biffle as the organization claimed its historic 300th NASCAR victory with its second Daytona 500 victory in the first ever night-time running of the famed event at Daytona International Speedway.
MATT KENSETH, No. 17 Best Buy Ford Fusion – LET’S START WITH THAT FINISH AND WHAT YOU DID TO HOLD THEM OFF. “I have to give a lot of credit to Doug Yates and the guys at the engine shop. We had great horsepower."
After rain postponed the start of the 54th running of the Daytona 500 by more than 24 hours for the first time in history, a freak accident caused a massive fuel fire that stopped the race for two hours as safety workers used various forms of equipment including laundry detergent to clean up and repair the track.
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET – Sidelined in multi-car crash on lap 2 - LOOKED LIKE A HARD HIT. FIRST ARE YOU OK? WHAT HAPPENED? "Yes, I'm ok. That side hit was hard. We were all just trying to make our lane work. A lot of energy in the lane."
Denny Hamlin (fourth) was the highest finishing Toyota driver in Monday's rain-postponed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race Daytona International Speedway. Hamlin led a race-high 57 (of 202) laps at the 2.5-mile Florida superspeedway.
DAVID RAGAN – No. 34 Scorpion Liners Ford Fusion – WHAT HAPPENED? “It is disappointing. I was just trying to see the monitor to see who I can be mad at. It is ridiculous to sit around this long for the Daytona 500 and on the very first lap for someone to be driving as reckless as whoever caused that, someone had to cause it."
A late-race accident spoiled Regan Smith's performance in Monday night's rain-delayed Daytona 500, the season-opening event in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Finished 32nd WHAT TOOK MORE DAMAGE IN THE ACCIDENT, YOUR CAR OR YOUR PHONE? “The Charger, by far. It’s really disappointing. We fought really hard all race long to be towards the front so you’d be in front of those wrecks, but had to come in and pit under that last yellow and got towards the back. "
In 171 NASCAR Cup Series starts at EchoPark Speedway, Richard Childress Racing has earned nine wins and four pole awards, including Kevin Harvick’s emotional victory in 2001.
Wood Brothers Racing and PPG announced today that 11-year-old Lucas Stone of Bassett, Virginia, has been selected as the winner of the 2026 Kids Color PPG program.
NASCAR Cup Series drivers reveal why the inaugural Window World 450 at North Wilkesboro Speedway is the perfect place for fans to experience NASCAR for the first time
It’s where drivers balance commitment with aggression, and precision with adaptability. It is Eldora Speedway, the ultra-fast half-mile clay oval in Rossburg, Ohio, known as the “World’s Greatest Dirt Track.”
Peter Miles, son of the late sports car racing ace Ken Miles, has been named Grand Marshal for the 12th running of the Historic SportsCar Racing (HSR) Classic Daytona 24 Hour Presented by Mission Foods
