The Clash marks the return of NASCAR’s Daytona Speedweeks
The Clash returns to Daytona in 2027, bringing the season-opening exhibition back where many fans believe it belongs.
The Clash returns to Daytona in 2027, bringing the season-opening exhibition back where many fans believe it belongs.
The new O’Reilly Auto Parts era didn’t begin with calm authority — it began with a pileup before the start line, escalated into a red-flag mess, and somehow ended with Austin Hill standing tall over the wreckage.
Chandler Smith wasn’t leading off Turn 4 in overtime, but a perfectly timed shove turned a four-wide brawl into a .044-second Daytona triumph.
The regular season is in the rearview mirror; now comes the fun part—high stakes, short tempers, and the slow process of eliminating drivers one broken dream at a time.
In a race that was supposed to crown a Cinderella, Ryan Blaney showed up as the grumpy stepmother.
Kyle Larson did it in Texas, now Parker Kligerman has done it in Daytona: Connor Zilisch’s stand-ins just keep winning.
Everyone was excited when the schedules were finally announced this week….well, almost everyone.
Without exception each driver in the NASCAR Cup Series insists that his chances of victory depend a lot not just on the equipment or team but on his own mindset.
Of course, Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman would prefer not to have his championship potential rely so heavily on one race, the Daytona season finale.
For so many race teams heading into Saturday night’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 a trophy hoist in the NASCAR Cup Series regular season finale will be the ultimate in clutch efforts.