Daytona 500

The 2015 Xfinity Series champion from Prosper, Texas, is scheduled to make his 10th career start in the Great American Race, an event to which he has yet to be victorious in for the first time.

The 22-year-old Smith from Talking Rock, Georgia, will pilot the No. 66 Garage 66 Ford entry throughout the 2025 Daytona Speedweeks festivities as he attempts to make his first start in the Great American Race.

The reigning Xfinity Series champion from Riverton, Illinois, will pilot the No. 40 Traveller Whiskey Chevrolet entry throughout Daytona Speedweeks as he attempts to achieve JRM's first starting spot in NASCAR's premier series for the 2025 Great American Race.

The nine-time NASCAR national touring series race winner from Fenton, Missouri, did not receive approval from NASCAR to contend for a starting spot for this year's 67th running of the Great American Race nearly two weeks after initially announcing his plans to compete in the event with MBM Motorsports.

The four-time Indianapolis 500 champion from São Paulo, Brazil, will pilot Trackhouse's PROJECT91 Chevrolet entry throughout Daytona Speedweeks as he attempts to qualify for his first Cup Series event in the 2025 Great American Race in February.

Before CBS broadcast the 1979 Daytona 500 in full from flag to flag, NASCAR races were not broadcast all the way through and instead were tape-delayed.

The fuel-saving during the Daytona 500 added a layer of strategy. Don't make NASCAR shed what little element of strategy left.

William Byron took the lead on lap 199 and held on for the win as Ross Chastain and Austin Cindric crashed as they approached the start/finish line.

The Big One struck in the closing laps of the Daytona 500 and took out several of the strongest cars in the process.

The 26-year-old Byron from Charlotte, North Carolina, led the final four of 200 laps and prevailed during a four-lap shootout to become the 43rd competitor to win the Great American Race.