Daytona 500

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.

I always smile when one of those ESPN "More than a game" commercials dances across my television screen.

The 2024 Daytona 500 will take part in a historic doubleheader feature with the Xfinity Series' opener at Daytona on Monday, February 19, due to inclement weather impacting Sunday's original start time.