NASCAR Cup Series

Byron was running ninth on the final lap before a crash up front cleared the way for the Hendrick driver to win his second straight Daytona 500.

The reigning Daytona 500 champion from Charlotte, North Carolina, led 10 of 201 over-scheduled laps and dodged a final-lap carnage to become the first competitor in five seasons to win the Great American Race in back-to-back seasons.

The 2022 Daytona 500 champion from Mooresville, North Carolina, edged Erik Jones at the moment of caution on the final lap to claim his first Daytona Duel victory while the third-generation LaJoie from Charlotte, North Carolina, claimed his ninth berth into the Great American Race with a "non-chartered" entry.

The 31-year-old Wallace from Mobile, Alabama, led a race-high 21 of 60 laps en route to his first Daytona Duel career victory while the reigning Xfinity Series champion from Riverton, Illinois, awarded JR Motorsports' first entrance to a Cup event for the 2025 Great American Race.

Horizon Hobby, a global leader in RC products, will return to Front Row Motorsports (FRM) in a multi-year, multi-race partnership that will span across the 2025 and 2026 NASCAR Cup Series seasons

The reigning Southern 500 champion from Mitchell, Indiana, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 182.745 mph in 49.249 seconds, which was enough to become the 46th competitor overall to win the pole for the Great American Race in his first qualifying trials with Joe Gibbs Racing and deliver the first Daytona 500 pole for Toyota.

The 67th running of the Daytona 500 is set for this upcoming Sunday. But did you know that it has been the season-opener only since 1982?

We head into this weekend's race at Daytona International Speedway, better known as the "World Center of Racing," for the 67th running of the DAYTONA 500.

The reigning Daytona 500 champion from Charlotte, North Carolina, will attempt to become the fifth competitor overall to win the Great American Race in back-to-back years entering the 2025 season.

The seven-time Cup Series champion from El Cajon, California, will attempt to make his 22nd career start in the Great American Race while in his third part-time racing season at Legacy Motor Club.