Tyler Reddick won the Daytona 500 in a car owned by Michael Jordan.

Thousands of fans gathered for the 66th running of the Daytona 500, widely known as “The Great American Race.”

Tyler Reddick won the Daytona 500 in a car owned by Michael Jordan when Chase Elliott crashed as he and Reddick were battling for the win.

Comedian Nate Bargatze served as the grand marshal for the Daytona 500.

All lanes of Interstate 95 have now reopened, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Central Florida faces a strong cold front with possible severe storms Sunday night, ongoing drought, and burn bans across several counties. News 6 meteorologist Michelle Morgan breaks down the Pinpoint Weather forecast and what to watch for the Daytona 500 and work week ahead.

NASCAR has moved up the start of Sunday’s Daytona 500 by one hour because forecasters are warning of bad weather.

Jimmie Johnson plans to end his illustrious Cup Series career at the 2027 Daytona 500.

William Byron chases an unprecedented third straight Daytona 500 win Sunday when he attempts to make NASCAR history.

Joey Logano and Chase Elliott both won their Daytona 500 qualifying races on Thursday night to earn starting spots on the second row for Sunday's season-opener.

This weekend, Daytona Beach hosts the inaugural Full Throttle Festival presented by Mando, an all-night celebration of music, comedy, BBQ, and beer curated by comedian Bert Kreischer as the ultimate pre-party for the 2026 Daytona 500.

Noah Gragson was the first driver busted during Daytona 500 qualifying for violating the new rule that specifies drivers are banned for sticking their hands out the opening of the window during the qualifying run.

Kyle Busch has won the pole for the Daytona 500 and has another shot at the win that has eluded him his entire career.

Patchy fog could pop up as you start your morning commute around sunrise, before we pave the way towards warmer and warmer temperatures in the afternoon. This weekend, however, could throw some disruptions your way as a storm system gets set to arrive

A storm for Valentine's weekend is making headlines, and today I want to spend some time discussing exactly what to expect as it rolls through town.

William Byron is chasing a third straight Daytona 500 win at a sold-out Daytona International Speedway.

As we move into Valentine's Day weekend, we're watching for a potential storm system that could mess with your plans.

On race day, Acclaimed comedian and actor Nate Bargatze will give the command to start engines for the Daytona 500.

An actor will serve as the honorary pace car driver for the Daytona 500.

NASCAR has announced its 2026 schedule, featuring a new street course in San Diego and the return of Chicagoland Speedway.

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.

Welcome to the Daytona 500.

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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If you're headed for the Daytona International Speedway early Sunday morning, you'll notice some clouds and building warmth ahead of our next front. Models are showing some interesting signals as of this morning, so let's crunch all the data together and get you ready for the Great American Race.

Central Florida must be done with with winter, right? Think again.

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.