Daytona Madness Delivers Tyler Reddick a One-Lap Masterpiece
If you were looking for subtlety in the 68th running of the Daytona 500, you brought the wrong binoculars.
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The O’Reilly Era Begins in Smoke, Steel and Austin Hill
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.
RCR Isn’t Just Showing Up—It’s Hunting At Daytona
With Kyle Busch on the pole and Austin Dillon lighting up Friday practice, Richard Childress Racing has arrived at Daytona looking less hopeful and more dangerous.
Jimmie Johnson Isn’t Retiring—He’s Choosing His Finish Line
Jimmie Johnson will take one last green flag in the Daytona 500 in 2027, closing a Cup career that began with a pole at the same track 25 years earlier.
Daytona Happy Hour Sees Limited Runs, Big Speeds
Only 18 drivers posted laps in final practice, as Ryan Preece led a Ford-heavy draft and several contenders dialed in backup cars.
Daytona Chooses Violence, Chandler Smith Chooses Victory
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.
Chase Elliott Calls Daytona 500 a Lottery—And He’s Buying Another Ticket
Chase Elliott says the Daytona 500 is part skill, part survival and part lottery ticket—proof that even champions need luck when 41 cars barrel into Turn 1.
Manufacturers Talk Big After Duels, But Sunday Will Tell the Truth
Chevrolet liked what it saw in the Duels, Ford admitted 2025 stung, Toyota insists it was 90 seconds from glory, and Dodge is quietly plotting its Cup return.
Joey Logano Predicts a Daytona 500 “Wreck-Fest”
If the Duels were cautious heat races and still produced wrecks, Logano’s message for the 500 is simple: buckle up and maybe say a prayer.
Chase Briscoe Goes Bald—Sort Of—and Breaks the Internet
Chase Briscoe used AI to preview his inevitable bald future, sent social media into a frenzy, and now heads to the Daytona 500 from the front row—hairline still pending.