This weekend NASCAR returns to Daytona International Speedway. But this time, the Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series will all compete on the Daytona Road Course.
Michael McDowell: McDowell ran in third place on the final lap and pounced on the winning opening when Penske teammates Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski wrecked battling for the win.
Michael McDowell has established himself as a valuable asset to one of the hardest working organizations in NASCAR and one of the stronger competitors to race at restrictor-plate tracks and road courses.
Austin Cindric drove his No. 22 Penske Ford into Victory Lane. Not only did he win the race but he did it from the pole position but it was also his first-ever superspeedway win.
After a late-race caution in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Next Era Energy 250 at Daytona prompted an overtime restart, Jordan Anderson advanced through the field to claim second place.
Cory Roper seized the opportunity to take the lead at Daytona late in the going, took it, and almost pulled off the upset win on the final lap before being passed on the final stretch by Ben Rhodes and Jordan Anderson and ultimately finishing third.
Ben Rhodes, who started 23rd, made a thrilling move to the outside of Cory Roper coming off Turn 4 and claimed the season-opening win at Daytona as multiple trucks wrecked behind the leaders.
The 35-year-old Poole from The Woodlands, Texas, will part ways with Alpha Prime Racing following a three-year campaign at the conclusion of the 2026 NASCAR season.
The 2023 Cup Series champion from High Point, North Carolina, rallied from an early pit road speeding penalty and a slow pit service amid a stumble to notch his third top-five result in a row in recent weeks during the Chase and trail the points lead by 85 points approaching the final four-race stretch of the 2026 Cup Series season.
The initial tests of the new NTT INDYCAR SERIES IR-28 chassis took place in August and September on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course and oval, two circuits known for their billiard-table smooth asphalt.
Washington, Ayhancan Güven and Riccardo Pera Complete Controlled and Competitive Run for GMG’s First Major Endurance Race Victory and Washington’s First Championship
Phoenix Raceway announced today that its NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Chase race on Friday, Oct. 16, will be known as the Zero Carbon Bioethanol 150 Powered By POET.
