A broken oil pump belt, resulting in an engine failure cut short Martin Truex Jr.’s day in Sunday’s Daytona 500, the opening race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup season.
Two of the greatest drivers in American motorsports history – A.J. Foyt and Tony Stewart – will appear together at the Budweiser ROLL-BAR Club at Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday, March 1 prior to the Blue Jeans Go GreenTM 200, Presented by Cotton, The Fabric of Our Lives® NASCAR Nationwide Series race. They will take the stage at 11:00 a.m. MST for a moderated question-and-answer session.
RAB Racing and driver Scott Lagasse Jr. felt right at home Saturday for the DRIVE4COPD 300 at the Daytona International Speedway. Lagasse Jr. from nearby St. Augustine, FL and the No. 29 Florida DOT's 'Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow' Toyota Camry finished in the 26th position after a pit road incident on lap 11.
Danica Patrick had a strong start to the beginning of the NASCAR Nationwide Series season, taking the green flag from the third position after an impressive 1-2-3 qualifying effort by Turner Scott Motorsports at Daytona International Speedway.
A total of 22 Team Chevy drivers will start the Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Daytona International Speedway, the opening round of the 2014 season.
Making his first start in the No. 99 Rheem Toyota Camry for RAB Racing, a rain shortened qualifying session had James Buescher rolling off the starting grid for the DRIVE4COPD300 at Daytona International Speedway in the 14th position.
Roush Fenway Racing’s Ryan Reed earned an 18th-place finish in the opening race of the season and his first race at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday. “It was a battle all day,” said Reed.
Landon Cassill had much more success driving a race car in Daytona Beach than riding a bicycle.
While riding his bike during Daytona Speedweeks, Cassill was hit by a car. He suffered some minor injuries and “road rash,” as he put it, but otherwise was OK.
Jeffrey Earnhardt made his debut Saturday with the JD Motorsports with Gary Keller No. 4 team at Daytona International Speedway, finishing 30th in the season-opening DRIVE4COPD 300 Nationwide Series race.
Richard Childress Racing drivers Brian Scott qualified 20th, Ty Dillon 23rd and Brendan Gaughan 27th, respectively, for the DRIVE4COPD 300 at Dayton International Speedway for Saturday afternoon's race.
When the checkered flag waved, Gaughan finished sixth, Dillon seventh and Scott in 17th places.
The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season kicks off with the Clash at Bowman Gray this Sunday, February 1 at the narrow quarter-mile oval inside the legendary Bowman Gray Stadium.
Josh Berry and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang Dark Horse are set to compete this weekend in the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C., a venue deeply rooted in the history of Wood Brothers Racing.
An executive order signed today by President Donald J. Trump directed the White House Task Force on Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday to designate a race route through Washington, D.C. and the National Mall for the purposes of conducting an NTT INDYCAR SERIES race on August 21-23, 2026.
This weekend’s Cook Out Clash will combine NASCAR with the legacy of grassroots racing. LEGACY MOTOR CLUB drivers John Hunter Nemechek and Erik Jones both came up through the grassroots.