NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. is shifting gears with his No. 8 merchandising.

Chase Briscoe and Joe Gibbs Racing won their appeal when the National Motorsports Appeals Panel said his Toyota did not have an illegally modified spoiler when he won the Daytona 500 pole.

A massive fine left Chase Briscoe facing a huge points deficit heading into Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Daytona 500 pole-winner Chase Briscoe was dealt a major penalty Wednesday when NASCAR said Joe Gibbs Racing had a modified spoiler on the No. 19 Toyota in time trials.

Some big fronts are slated to pass through our viewing area over the next few days. Will this be the final move of winter before we fully warm into the spring season?

NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon wants a “Days of Thunder” sequel and said at Daytona International Speedway that he’s been in touch with Tom Cruise about making the project come to life.

Jimmie Johnson nearly got Shaquille O’Neal to victory lane at Daytona International Speedway — at least virtually.

William Byron raced to his second straight Daytona 500 victory, dodging a string of late-race wrecks that knocked out a chunk of contenders and sent the Hendrick Motorsports driver into victory lane Sunday night at Daytona International Speedway.

The Daytona 500 has resumed after two weather delay totaling more than 3 1/2 hours, and with President Donald Trump set to watch the rest of the race in Florida, after he earlier led drivers on two laps around the track in his heavily armored presidential limousine known in Washington as “The Beast.”.

President Donald Trump says the spirit of NASCAR will “fuel America's Golden Age.”.

Every year, John Lajba creates the Firebird I on top of the Daytona 500 winner's Harley J. Early trophy.

Kyle Larson will try to snap a 0-for-11 skid in the Daytona 500, and The Associated Press will be embedded with his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports team.

Martin Truex Jr. is trying to win the Daytona 500 in his 22nd attempt.

According to the officials with the White House, Air Force One is expected to land around 2 p.m. at Daytona Beach International Airport on Sunday.

Pitbull has ended his partnership with NASCAR team Trackhouse Racing.

Gentlemen will start their engines an hour early on Sunday at the Daytona 500 as NASCAR prepares for weather issues.

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Cease production of the penny, let collectors gobble up what’s left of the 1 cent coin, and there will still be one eternally glued to Dale Earnhardt’s old Chevrolet, the luckiest piece of loose change in NASCAR history.

Volusia’s public transit system Votran will modify its routes for the Daytona 500 weekend, according to a press release.

Ahead of NASCAR’s biggest race, there have been several events at Daytona International Speedway and security has been tight around the track.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. blinked back tears as the moment hit him at Daytona International Speedway — a track bursting with triumph and tragedy for his family — that he was, with a country star and a NASCAR champ in tow, back in the Daytona 500.

Bubba Wallace won the first of two qualifying races for the Daytona 500.

Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves will race in the Daytona 500 as a special 41st driver under a new rule that allows for a “world-class driver” to receive a provisional spot.

The 67th running of the iconic race is set for Sunday, but fans are already starting to show, providing a boost to local businesses.

They are the signature spectacles in each racing series, the Indianapolis 500 and all its pageantry with more than a century of tradition and milk drinking in open wheel racing, and the Daytona 500, NASCAR’s season opener run under the Florida sun at the unofficial home of the “birthplace of speed.”.

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Chase Briscoe led a banner night for Toyota in qualifying for the Daytona 500 by winning the pole for NASCAR’s “Great American Race.”.

NASCAR has filed a 68-page appeal roughly one hour before the start of Daytona 500 qualifying that argues a federal judge erred in recognizing 23XI Motorsports and Front Row Motorsports as chartered teams for 2025 as the two organizations sue over antitrust claims.

Bubba Wallace said he “couldn’t care less” if Donald Trump attends the Daytona 500 on Sunday, nearly five years after the president accused the NASCAR Cup Series’ only Black full-time driver of perpetrating “a hoax” when a crew member found a noose in the team garage stall.

Denny Hamlin led a trio of Toyota drivers — the manufacturer claimed five of the top six spots — in the opening practice for the Daytona 500.

Multiple storm systems are rapidly moving across the U.S. Because of this, we're going to see a lot of changes in only a few days here in Central Florida.

This week, race fans are getting the ride of a lifetime at the Daytona International Speedway.

Weather impacts stock car races in more ways than you think. It's not just the fans, but the track and the crews that work to keep the track safe when rain rolls in.

A controversial new NASCAR rule designed for “world-class drivers” could give Helio Castroneves an automatic berth into the Daytona 500.

The Daytona 500 has NASCAR’s most unusual — and complicated — qualifying format.

The Great American Race is set to go green Sunday afternoon. But will the skies stay blue?

Anthony Mackie, known for his portrayal of Captain America, has been named the grand marshal for the 67th Daytona 500.

The Harley J. Earl trophy, given to the Daytona 500 champion, paid a visit to News 6 along with Daytona International Speedway President Frank Kelleher.

Tyler Reddick would welcome a quiet offseason.

The ROAR Before the Rolex 24 is a weekend of practice and final preparations for drivers and their teams before the Rolex 24 the following weekend.

Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves will attempt to make his NASCAR debut in next month’s Daytona 500 with Trackhouse Racing.

Fred Lorenzen, a NASCAR Hall of Famer and the 1965 Daytona champion, died Wednesday.

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Martin Truex Jr. says he will retire from full-time racing at the end of the season.

Tickets for the 67th running of The Great American Race are now on sale, according to NASCAR.

Juanita "Lightnin'" Epton has died at the age of 103.

Hendrick Motorsports has a lot to be happy about as the team barrels toward its big 40th anniversary celebration in two weeks.

Revving up for its 83rd year, Bike Week takes center stage in Daytona Beach drawing motorcycle enthusiasts from far and wide.

Michael McDowell says his first NASCAR Cup Series pole in his 467th career start wasn't a surprise.

Jimmie Johnson was collected in a wreck only six laps into the Daytona 500.

Alex Bowman never saw how the big wreck started that marred the end of the Daytona 500.

William Byron launched Hendrick Motorsports’ 40th anniversary season by snapping the team’s nine-year Daytona 500 losing streak with his Monday win in the rain-postponed “Great American Race.”.

After the race was delayed due to the rain, the Daytona 500 officially started Monday afternoon. Rain in the morning, though, meant the speedway had to push back another race to Monday night making it the first time the 500 was part of the double header.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Pitbull and DJ Khaled represented South Florida at the Daytona 500.

NASCAR has postponed the season-opening Daytona 500 until Monday because of two days of rain at Daytona International Speedway.

Daytona International Speedway leaders said they moved up the ARCA Menard race to Friday — originally scheduled for Saturday — in hopes the weather would be better Friday night.

Jimmie Johnson and Creed are headed to the Daytona 500.

Ryan Blaney is trying to become the sixth driver to follow a NASCAR Cup championship with a Daytona 500 victory the next season.

It could be months before Martin Truex Jr. figures out his racing future.

NASCAR fanatics are counting down the hours until the Daytona 500 this Sunday.

A new NASCAR season begins with rivals attempting to dethrone Team Penske after two years atop the Cup Series, all while a compelling off-track battle rages on over revenue sharing that threatens to overshadow the competition.

Rain seems to be synonymous with the Great American Race. The 2024 running appears no different.

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In a thrilling announcement Monday, Dwayne Johnson, widely recognized as “The Rock,” is set to take the wheel as this year’s Grand Marshal for the upcoming 2024 Daytona 500.

Cale Yarborough, considered one of NASCAR’s all-time greatest drivers and the first to win three consecutive Cup titles, has died.

Suspended NASCAR driver Noah Gragson has asked Legacy Motor Club to release him from his contract so he can work through the series' reinstatement process.

Driver Noah Gragson has been suspended indefinitely by NASCAR and Legacy Motor Club due to liking an insensitive meme with a photo of George Floyd’s face.

The 66th installment of the annual race is set for February 18, kicking off NASCAR’s 2024 season.

Trooper Steve is hitting the road — and taking you along for the ride!

One day after winning the Daytona 500 in double overtime, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. made a pit stop at Walt Disney World.

Richard Petty has bruised feelings now that his old race team is run by Jimmie Johnson.

NASCAR fans from around the country said they were more than happy to spend money at businesses that were hit hard during the pandemic.

The fast-food burger wars were on the menu in the run-up to the Daytona 500.

Weather impacts stock car races in more ways than you think. It's not just the fans, but the track and the crews that work to keep the track safe when rain rolls in.

Alex Bowman won his third career Daytona 500 pole and will be joined by Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson on the front row for NASCAR’s season opener.

The Daytona 500 is a sellout for the eighth consecutive year.

Here's your chance to win tickets to the Daytona 500!

The Daytona International Speedway may witness a completely sold out stadium for the 65th annual Daytona 500 in the weeks ahead.

Austin Cindric drove his brand new NASCAR ride to victory in the Daytona 500 on team owner Roger Penske’s 85th birthday.

Austin Cindric drove his brand new NASCAR ride to victory in the Daytona 500 on team owner Roger Penske’s 85th birthday.

It was only the eighth Cup Series start for Cindric.

Over 101,000 people are pouring into Daytona Beach this week for the sold-out Daytona 500 Sunday.

The NASCAR season opens with the Daytona 500 on Sunday, where more than 120,000 spectators are expected to watch reigning Cup champion Kyle Larson lead the field to green.

Brad Keselowski has won his first race as owner of his team.

Jacques Villeneuve has qualified for the Daytona 500.

If you’re heading to Daytona Beach for the Daytona 500, why not make a stay of it and get out and explore the area.

Country music star Trace Adkins will sing the national anthem and Hall of Fame cornerback Charles Woodson is the grand marshal for Sunday’s sold-out Daytona 500.

The Daytona International Speedway will see a sold-out crowd this weekend for the 64th annual Daytona 500.

Jacques Villeneuve will attempt to make the Daytona 500 through qualifying next week.

Kurt Busch will drive next season for 23XI Racing, the NASCAR team owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan.

The Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring and the Daytona 500 each made the USA Today “10Best Readers’ Choice” list of best races in North America.

Josef Newgarden has earned the pole position for Sunday’s IndyCar race at Road America as he attempts to help Team Penske earn its first win of the season.

Tickets for the 64th Annual Daytona 500 taking place Presidents Day weekend in 2022 are now on sale.

Roger Penske doesn’t want a repeat of the Daytona 500, when teammates Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski took each other out racing for the win on the final lap.

Larson wasn't sure he'd race in NASCAR again until Rick Hendrick took a chance on a him. Last weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Larson raced to his first NASCAR victory since he was reinstated from a nearly yearlong suspension. He was hired by Hendrick Motorsports when NASCAR said the suspension would lift at the start of this year. KEEP IT COOLLast year's spring race in Phoenix was a hot one, with temperatures pushing close to 90 degrees. ... Jason Biggs, host of “Cherries Wild” on NASCAR broadcast partner Fox, is the grand marshal.

Allmendinger will run his first Cup race since the 2018 season finale in Kaulig's first Cup race not at a superspeedway. The longshot Daytona 500 win earned McDowell his first playoff berth and FRM now is positioned to build a once unthinkable cushion. This road course race was added to NASCAR's schedule in December because COVID-19 restrictions would not allow a stop at Fontana, California. AdThe Daytona road course was wedged into the open slot, creating two weekends of very different racing that very much suits Furniture Row. Dillon missed the Cup race in August because he'd received a positive COVID-19 test.

(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A truce has yet to be called in the Team Penske camp amid friction following the last lap Daytona 500 crash between teammates Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski. To me, the biggest heartbreak of this whole thing is that there are 400 people at Team Penske asking where their Daytona 500 bonus is and it’s up in a ball of flames up in turn three.”Three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin bristled at Logano's deflection. The Daytona crash belied Roger Penske's edict that his drivers are permitted to race one another hard so long as they don't wreck. That’s a great problem to have.”It remains to be seen how Keselowski chooses to work with Logano going forward. Logano, also a Cup champion and the 2015 Daytona 500 winner, doesn't have the same job security concerns.

Bubba Wallace checks his helmet before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bubba Wallace ran into trouble early and late in his first Daytona 500 driving for Michael Jordan. He still came out of NASCAR's marquee race with another milestone, becoming the first Black driver to lead a lap in the Daytona 500. Wallace dipped to the low line late in the second stage to grab the lead on lap 129 in the No. Wallace got caught up in a fiery, chaotic last lap and finished 17th in a race won by Michael McDowell. Wallace had a solid first two-thirds of the rain-delayed race at Daytona International Speedway after a tumultuous start in Jordan's debut race.