The two-time Xfinity Series champion from Corning, California, led one of 60 laps to win a Duel at Daytona for the first time in his career while the seven-time Cup champion from El Cajon, California, raced his way into the 500 for the 21st time in his illustrious career.
The two-time Cup Series champion from Middletown, Connecticut, saved his best qualifying lap for last and became the 45th competitor to achieve a pole position for the Great American Race entering the 2024 Cup Series season.
A 101 breakdown of the qualifying format for the 2024 Daytona 500 that features the return of one single-car, two-round qualifying session on Wednesday followed by a pair of Duels on Thursday.
The 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season officially begins Sunday, Feb. 18 with the Daytona 500. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has been named as the Grand Marshal for the event which will be broadcast at 2:30 p.m. ET on FOX with radio coverage provided by MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
The 2024 NASCAR season openers at Daytona generates an expansive list of notables, new and familiar, who will contend for a first victory in their respective series and at Daytona.
As 2023 comes to an end, the silly season begins. Check below for all of the driver and team news in anticipation of the NASCAR 2024 season. This list will be updated periodically.
The three-time Daytona 500 champion from Chesterfield, Virginia, led 58 of 151 laps and fended off Kyle Busch during a two-lap shootout to claim his fourth victory at The Clash and first in LA's Memorial Coliseum.
The three-time Supercars champion from Auckland, New Zealand, will campaign in seven Cup Series events in a jointed alliance between Kaulig Racing and Trackhouse Racing for the 2024 season.
Two Cup Series veterans and former Clash winners, both of whom hold the top-two active starts in the Clash, are set to achieve milestone starts of their own within the exhibition feature at The Coliseum.