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• Printable NASCAR 2026 schedule PDF with dates, time, TV channels and tickets for all Cup Series races

  11-02-2026 23:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  Printable NASCAR 2026 schedule PDF with dates, time, TV channels and tickets for all Cup Series races originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Major changes are here for the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season as the playoff system is no more.NASCAR is ditching the elimination-style playoff and returning to The Chase with slight tweaks to the format that was previously in place from 2003 to 2014. NASCAR fans will be familiar with The C
  
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• Kyle Busch grabs Daytona 500 pole, chasing win that has eluded him for 20 starts

  11-02-2026 23:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  Kyle Busch grabs Daytona 500 pole, chasing win that has eluded him for 20 starts originally appeared on NBC Sports PhiladelphiaKyle Busch won the pole for NASCAR’s season-opening Daytona 500 to give the driver with the longest active losing streak in “The Great American Race” a shot at the victory that has escaped him his entire career.Busch is 0 for 20 in the Daytona 500 and hasn’t started in the top five since 2016, when he still drove for Joe Gibbs Racing. He started f
  
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• Keselowski racing through significant injury to start season

  11-02-2026 23:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoIf you’re going to break a femur in an off-season family skiing trip and you’re a NASCAR Cup Series driver, you might as well use a cane that features all of your sponsors, and Brad Keselowski is a shrewd businessman if nothing else.“I won’t say it was my idea but I thought it was a good one,” said Keselowski on Wednesday during Daytona 500 Media Day.Brad Keselowski walks with a cane, No. 6 RFK Racing FordBrad Keselowski walks with a cane, No. 6 RFK
  
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• Brad Keselowski racing through significant injury to start season

  11-02-2026 23:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoIf you’re going to break a femur in an off-season family skiing trip and you’re a NASCAR Cup Series driver, you might as well use a cane that features all of your sponsors, and Brad Keselowski is a shrewd businessman if nothing else.“I won’t say it was my idea but I thought it was a good one,” said Keselowski on Wednesday during Daytona 500 Media Day.Brad Keselowski walks with a cane, No. 6 RFK Racing FordBrad Keselowski walks with a cane, No. 6 RFK
  
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• William Byron eyes Daytona 500 history and a third consecutive win

  11-02-2026 23:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoSince 1959, 13 drivers have won multiple Daytona 500s, and five of those have managed to do it in back-to-back years. That second group includes names like Petty, Yarborough, Hamlin, and Marlin -- but none were able to win NASCAR's biggest race in three consecutive years.But that's exactly what William Byron will be attempting to do this weekend after avoiding wrecks at the front of the field to win the 500 in both 2024 and 2025.Has the Hendrick Motorsports driver allowed himself
  
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• William Byron doesn't expect to have many friends as he chases Daytona 500 history

  11-02-2026 23:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoSince 1959, 13 drivers have won multiple Daytona 500s, and five of those have managed to do it in back-to-back years. That second group includes names like Petty, Yarborough, Hamlin, and Marlin -- but none were able to win NASCAR's biggest race in three consecutive years.But that's exactly what William Byron will be attempting to do this weekend after avoiding wrecks at the front of the field to win the 500 in both 2024 and 2025.Has the Hendrick Motorsports driver allowed himself
  
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• Kyle Busch wins pole for Daytona 500; Briscoe on front row for second straight year

  11-02-2026 23:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  Seeking his first Daytona 500 victory, Kyle Busch snagged the pole for Sunday’s “Great American Race” during Wednesday evening’s single-car qualifying session at Daytona International Speedway.The two-time Cup Series champion put down a 183.651 mph hot lap in the final round of qualifying to secure his first career pole in the season-opening race in his 21st attempt.RELATED: Daytona Speedweeks schedule | How Daytona 500 lineup is setLast year’s Daytona 500 polesitte
  
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• Busch wins pole for Daytona 500; Briscoe on front row for second straight year

  11-02-2026 23:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kyle Busch delivered the best Daytona 500 qualifying effort of his NASCAR career Wednesday night at Daytona International Speedway, claiming his first pole position for the “Great American Race” on Sunday (2:30 p.m. ET, FOX, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).Busch’s No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet was quickest in first round qualifying and answered the work resoundingly with a 183.651 mph lap in the 10-car final round — bestin
  
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• 'This is a performance based industry' says Busch on NASCAR future

  11-02-2026 22:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoThis is now the 21st year of trying for Kyle Busch at the Daytona 500 but there is a lot more at stake for the two-time Cup Series champion than just the elusive Harley J. Earl trophy as it feels like a turning point in his career altogether.‘Rowdy’ will turn 41-years-old in May and hasn’t won at the highest level since Gateway in June 2023. That’s a 92-race winless streak for those counting. On one hand, it’s hard to find someone that believes Busch
  
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• Corey Heim, Justin Allgaier lock into Daytona 500 field in qualifying

  11-02-2026 22:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Corey Heim and Justin Allgaier clinched starting berths in the Daytona 500, topping the field of open, non-chartered teams with their speeds in Wednesday night’s qualifying at Daytona International Speedway.Heim was first among the drivers who entered qualifying without a guaranteed starting spot, posting a lap of 183.158 mph in the first round, good for seventh overall in the No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota. He’ll be joined on the 41-car grid by Allgaier, who w
  
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• Grieving Denny Hamlin vows to dig deep and chase a first NASCAR Cup title

  11-02-2026 22:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Denny Hamlin read all the social media comments and absorbed the warm words from NASCAR fans.The ones who offered support — first after his defeat in a championship race, then through a wearying offseason that encompassed a federal trial against NASCAR and the death of his father in a house fire — for one of racing's most divisive drivers and wondered if perhaps his approval rating might be rocketing up.“It made me feel like I was a champion,&rd
  
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• When is 2026 Daytona 500? What to know about Daytona Speedweeks

  11-02-2026 22:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  The most iconic race on the NASCAR Cup Series calendar is nearly here but there's plenty of action ahead of the 68th annual Daytona 500.Daytona Speedweeks bring plenty of action for NASCAR fans in the lead-up to the opening race of the season. The top four series in NASCAR's stock car racing ladder will be in action over the next four days ahead of the Daytona 500.Cup Series drivers get the action going in earnest with pole qualifying Wednesday night from Daytona International Speedway. That ses
  
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• From Daytona’s grandstands to starting grid, teen phenom Connor Zilisch set for 500 debut

  11-02-2026 21:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  DAYTONA BEACH — NASCAR Cup Series rookie Connor Zilisch had never raced on an oval track when he first made his way to Daytona International Speedway in 2022.A go-karts specialist already at 15, Zilisch was coaching a kid in Orlando when his parents offered a deal.“‘Hey, you want to go to the Daytona 500?’ I thought, ‘Man, what a cool opportunity that would be,’ ” Zilisch recalled Wednesday during the Daytona 500 media day. “I traded my pay for a t
  
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• Brad Keselowski's broken leg was so painful that he thought a hacksaw would feel better

  11-02-2026 21:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Lying on the ground with a broken right leg, NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski was in so much pain that he briefly contemplated taking a Civil War approach to his injury.“What was going through my mind was like, ’Oh my God. Think about the soldiers in the Civil War,'" Keselowski said during Daytona 500 media day Wednesday. "They just would cut their leg off right here. And I understood why they would do it because it hurt so bad. It was by far the worst p
  
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• Denny Hamlin Drops Podcast Update During Daytona 500 Media Day

  11-02-2026 21:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  Today is Media Day at the Daytona 500, and many key news pieces come our way. A more unique, but fan-friendly note comes from Denny Hamlin. His podcast with Dirty Mo Media, titled "Actions Detrimental," will be back next week. This is a show that has been absent all offseason, given the demanding schedule Hamlin has endured. If you have previously enjoyed the show or are interested, be sure to check it out. Dale Earnhardt Jr. owns his own media company, Dirty Mo Media. For those unfamiliar, it i
  
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• Denny Hamlin says NASCAR needs billions-dollar investment to grow

  11-02-2026 21:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoThe 23XI and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust trial ended in a considerable victory for Denny Hamlin in the form of a settlement but now comes the real work of growing the discipline in decades to come.It was more than just a triumph for the team Hamlin co-owns with legendary sportsman Michael Jordan or the team owned by restaurant franchisee and NASCAR lifer Bob Jenkins too. The settlement awarded permanent charters to every organization that competes at the highest
  
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• Bubba Wallace sees 'good signs,' confident in Daytona 500 win shot

  11-02-2026 21:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoThere are four crown jewel events that stand above all the others in NASCAR, and Bubba Wallace already has a victory in one of them, prevailing over Kyle Larson to win the 2025 Brickyard 400.But what about the Daytona 500? The 23XI Racing is no stranger to the front of the pack at superspeedways, and earned his first Cup win at Daytona's sister track -- Talladega Superspeedway in 2021.In the 500, Wallace has been strong as well, coming agonizingly close to hoisting the Harley J.
  
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• How Joe Gibbs supported the Hamlins over the past year

  11-02-2026 20:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoDenny Hamlin says Joe Gibbs went above and beyond with his family over the last year and leading up to the tragic house fire that claimed the life of his father Dennis and briefly hospitalized mother Mary Lou.The 60-race Cup Series winner was asked if business partner Michael Jordan has been available to him given that his own father was murdered in a 1993 robbery. Hamlin said Jordan has reached out but it was actually his longtime team owner, Gibbs, that made the most effort.&ld
  
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• Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports agree to multiyear contract extension

  11-02-2026 20:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  Kyle Larson signed a five-year contract extension to remain with Hendrick Motorsports as the driver of the No. 5 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Cup Series through the 2031 season, the team announced Wednesday evening.Larson will continue to carry HendrickCars.com as his primary sponsor on the No. 5 car, with the company announcing a matching five-year extension in conjunction with Larson’s stay to solidify the pairing with Hendrick Motorsports into the next decade. Additionally, crew chief Cliff
  
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• Why three-time NASCAR champion Joey Logano is bald now

  11-02-2026 19:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoSo, as people have noticed by now, Joey Logano is bald.Completely.After years of treating an autoimmune issue with hair growth treatments, one that he even turned into a sponsorship with HairClub for Men, the three-time Cup Series champion has finally embraced the chrome dome look.He calls it ‘hair-o-dynamic,’ for what it’s worth. He was asked about his ‘hair journey’ on Wednesday during Daytona 500 Media Day and there were some objectively hilarious
  
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• Jay Frye reflects on IndyCar run one year after departure

  11-02-2026 19:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoIt’s hard to believe a year has passed since Jay Frye departed his role as IndyCar President.Feb. 11, 2025.It’s a date that ended a pivotal tenure in the history of North America’s Premier open-wheel championship. Upon Frye’s exit, Penske Entertainment appointed Doug Boles as his replacement and increased responsibilities for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway President. Less than two months later, on April 1, Frye was named as President of Rahal Letterman La
  
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• Shane Van Gisbergen came to NASCAR for ovals; aims to make Chase

  11-02-2026 19:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoShane Van Gisbergen didn’t come to America to keep racing on road courses, he could have remained in Supercars to do that, so the decrease in road courses and a key NASCAR rule change doesn’t bother him any.Maybe more important to his success is that NASCAR reverted to the Chase for the Championship format this season, meaning ‘SVG’ can no longer simply win his way into the playoffs. He won five times last year, all on road and street courses in his full-t
  
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• Dale Earnhardt Jr. Has 'Goosebumps' After Watching Video Of His Dad

  11-02-2026 18:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  Next Wednesday will mark 25 years to the day that the racing world lost the legendary Dale Earnhardt Sr. in an accident at the Daytona 500. Ahead of that big day, tributes are already flowing in, one of which gave his famous son "goosebumps."Earlier today, FOX NASCAR insider Bob Pockrass shared a video paying tribute to the late-great NASCAR champion. The four-minute video showed highlights of Dale's greatness along with interviews with current NASCAR stars, who shared the impact he's had on the
  
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• NASCAR schedule for 2026 Speedweeks at Daytona

  11-02-2026 18:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  Touting a new championship format for the first time in 12 years, NASCAR officially kicks off its 2026 schedule for the top national series with Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway.The marquee race is the 68th Daytona 500, which will begin at 2:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 15. William Byron is the two-time defending winner of the season opener at the 2.5-mile superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.On Feb. 4, Ryan Preece scored his first major victory in the premier Cup Series by winning The Clas
  
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• Rising rookie Connor Zilisch ready to 'take it all in' for Daytona 500 debut

  11-02-2026 18:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — When Connor Zilisch first came to the Daytona 500 four years ago, the experience was radically different than the one he’s sensing now. He’d been tutoring a go-kart student in Orlando and jumped at the offer to trade some of his pay for a ticket and lodging. Lacking the connections or influence to get into the pits or garage, the 15-year-old Zilisch still soaked in the “Great American Race” from the grandstands.“I thought, ‘Man, wha
  
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• How Daytona 500 qualifying works in the NASCAR Cup Series

  11-02-2026 17:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoDaytona 500 qualifying is unique, and different from every other race on the Cup Series schedule. It always delivers the drama, both in the battle for pole position, but also those trying to make it into the field.While the Indianapolis 500 has Bump Day and Fast 12, NASCAR has the Duels at Daytona. Four drivers and teams will be sent home on Thursday night as their dreams of competing in NASCAR’s biggest race comes to an end, but how does it all work?Don’t worry, we&r
  
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• Austin Cindric and Team Penske lead the first Daytona 500 practice

  11-02-2026 16:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoNASCAR Cup cars got on track at Daytona for the first time on Wednesday, shaking down their cars in morning practice for the 68th running of the Daytona 500.With qualifying following later in the day, most times were in qualifying trim and focusing on single-car runs. However, there was the occasional drafting and very small groups that formed, impacting the final speed charts. While some drivers like Ross Chastain said it was an accident to end up in a draft as the field attempt
  
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• NASCAR set to open season with sold-out crowd for Daytona 500

  11-02-2026 16:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — William Byron will try to win his third straight Daytona 500 on Sunday in front of a sellout crowd.Daytona International Speedway announced Wednesday that all reserved grandstand seats have been purchased for the 68th running of “The Great American Race.”Though grandstand tickets and camping are sold out for Sunday’s marquee event, limited upgrades and premium packages are still available. More than 100,000 fans are expected to pack Daytona.Byro
  
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• There’s never been another Dale Earnhardt, and there never will be 

  11-02-2026 16:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  (Amy Monks/Yahoo Sports illustration)Just 10 seconds into NASCAR’s 2026 Super Bowl ad touting the sport’s new slogan — “Hell Yeah” — there’s a telling detail on a license plate: The “e” in “Hell” is a 3. And in case you missed that, there’s a fan wearing a 3 jacket, and a Craftsman truck decked out in a familiar black paint scheme doing a dramatic slow-mo burnout. The message is unmistakable: No more screwing around. NASCAR&
  
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• There's never been another Dale Earnhardt, and there never will be 

  11-02-2026 16:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  (Amy Monks/Yahoo Sports illustration)Just 10 seconds into NASCAR’s 2026 Super Bowl ad touting the sport’s new slogan — “Hell Yeah” — there’s a telling detail on a license plate: The “e” in “Hell” is a 3. And in case you missed that, there’s a fan wearing a 3 jacket, and a Craftsman truck decked out in a familiar black paint scheme doing a dramatic slow-mo burnout. The message is unmistakable: No more screwing around. NASCAR&
  
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• What’s in a number? The numerology around Daytona 500 winners

  11-02-2026 16:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoIn NASCAR, every car number has its own identity, statistics, and emotions around it. Some carry with them nearly 80 years of stock car racing history, evoking strong reactions from fans whenever it appears on the track. Others have yet to find their place in the pages of stock car racing greatness, but numerology has always been an interesting trend to follow in a sport where the car numbers are an integral part of each driver and team's identity.Historically, no number has earn
  
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• 2026 Daytona 500: How to watch, race day schedule, updated start time, where to stream free and more

  11-02-2026 13:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  Happy Daytona Speedweek! It’s nearly time for the 2026 Daytona 500. This week, Nascar’s fastest drivers are headed down to Daytona Beach, Fla. to race 500 miles around the iconic oval track at Daytona International Speedway. The full entry list won’t be determined until after Thursday’s Duel races, with eight contenders still vying for the four remaining Daytona 500 spots. Qualifiers and practices are airing across FS1 and the CW App. The main event will air on Fox. Here&
  
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• 2026 Daytona 500: How to watch, full Daytona Speedweeks schedule, where to stream free and more

  11-02-2026 13:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  Happy Daytona Speedweek! It’s nearly time for the 2026 Daytona 500. This week, Nascar’s fastest drivers are headed down to Daytona Beach, FL to race 500 miles around the iconic oval track at Daytona International Speedway. The full entry list won’t be determined until after Thursday’s Duel races, with eight contenders still vying for the four remaining Daytona 500 spots. Qualifiers and practices are airing across FS1 and the CW App. The main event will air on Fox. Here&rs
  
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• Qualifying orders for Daytona International Speedway 2026 season openers

  11-02-2026 13:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  The NASCAR Cup, NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts and NASCAR Craftsman Truck series all kick off the 2026 season this weekend at Daytona International Speedway. Check out the qualifying orders for all three series as they become available.MORE: Weekend schedule | How to watch NASCAR on TVCup Series
  Single-car qualifying will set the front row for the Daytona 500 and will take place at 8:15 p.m. ET on Wednesday (FS1, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). To learn more about how the Daytona 500 lineup
  
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• NASCAR announces new multiyear partnership with Cuervo

  11-02-2026 12:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR today announced a new, multiyear partnership with Cuervo, the world’s first and No. 1 tequila brand, naming it the Official Tequila of NASCAR, the Official Margarita of NASCAR and an Official Partner of NASCAR beginning in the 2026 season.The multiyear agreement brings together two iconic brands rooted in heritage, celebration and unforgettable fan experiences. As part of the partnership, Cuervo will activate across NASCAR’s premier events, pla
  
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• Ryan Preece Bags Yet Another Win Ahead of the 2026 Daytona 500

  11-02-2026 12:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  Feb 4, 2026; WInston-Salem, North Carolina, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Preece (60) celebrates his win during the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium | Credits- Jim Dedmon-Imagn ImagesFor much of his NASCAR Cup Series career, Ryan Preece bounced from team to team, often blending into the background and posing little threat to the sport’s top contenders. That narrative shifted the moment he signed on as the third piece of the RFK Racing lineup alongside Brad Keselowski and Chris Bu
  
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• NASCAR predictions 2026, expert picks for NASCAR Cup champion, Chase

  11-02-2026 12:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  NASCAR has returned.The 2026 Cup Series season begins officially with the Daytona 500 on Feb. 15. What's to look forward to this season? A 19-year-old wunderkind rookie making his full-time debut, a couple of new tracks (one you'll recognize) on the schedule and a new championship format.Kyle Larson is the defending series champion, winning his second Cup title in November. Denny Hamlin fell just short of his first championship, then had a difficult offseason.Who will make the NASCAR playoffs? W
  
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• Denny Hamlin's challenging offseason: Tragedy, injury, and Daytona 500

  11-02-2026 12:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  Denny Hamlin did not get much rest in the NASCAR offseason. Since the end of the 2025 NASCAR Cup season, Hamlin's father died and his mother was critically injured in a house fire. His 23XI Racing Team settled an anti-trust lawsuit with NASCAR, and he struggled with an ailment in his shoulder that was surgically repaired in 2023.Still, Hamlin showed up for the Cook Out Clash preseason exhibition and is ready for the official start of the NASCAR season at the 2026 Daytona 500 at Daytona Internati
  
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• Austin Cindric paces opening Daytona 500 practice

  11-02-2026 11:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  Austin Cindric paced the NASCAR Cup Series field during Wednesday’s opening practice session at Daytona International Speedway.The 2022 “Great American Race” winner turned a lap of 187.402 mph in his No. 2 Team Penske Ford. It’s the first of three scheduled practice sessions for Sunday’s 68th running of the Daytona 500 (2:30 p.m. ET, FOX, HBO Max, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).RELATED: Speedweeks schedule | Practice resultsRoss Chastain (186.931), Corey LaJoie (186.51
  
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• Chase Elliott Poised to Avoid Playoff Format Fate in 2026, Claim NASCAR Analysts

  11-02-2026 11:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Series Playoff Media Day Aug 27, 2025 Charlotte, NC, USA Chase Elliott answers questions from the media during NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Media Day at Charlotte Convention Center. Charlotte Charlotte Convention Center NC USA, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xJimxDedmonx 20250827_jla_db2_049 ©IMAGO/Imagn ImagesHendrick Motorsports entered the 2026 season with quite a bit of optimism. There was a revamped Chevrolet body aimed at improvi
  
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• NASCAR, Powerball debut new Chase-style promotion for 2026 season

  11-02-2026 11:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  JOHNSTON, Iowa — NASCAR and Powerball are excited to announce an all-new way for race enthusiasts and lottery players to experience NASCAR racing while winning cash prizes! Today, the partners unveiled their latest entertainment collaboration: NASCAR Powerball — The Chase to $1 Million.The national Powerball promotion gives lottery players the chance to collect cash prizes through a series of drawings during The Chase. The promotion will culminate with four lottery players winning a
  
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• Dale Earnhardt: The legend and legacy live on, 25 years later

  11-02-2026 11:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  To this day, watching the replay, you expect him to get out of the car with mixed emotions. Angry with whomever he felt started the whole crash, but thrilled that two cars he owned had finished 1-2 in the Great American Race.But knowing what we knew soon thereafter, Dale Earnhardt’s crash on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500 was a perfectly imperfect storm — lots of speed, and impact at what would be called the “killer angle,” just a bit to the left of head-on.But mos
  
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• NASCAR Daytona 500 Prize Money: How Much Will the Drivers Make?

  11-02-2026 10:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  Feb 16, 2025; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver William Byron (24) poses with the Harley J. Earl trophy after winning the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. | Credits- Peter Casey-Imagn ImagesThe Daytona 500 is just around the corner, and drivers enter the race with different motivations, even though winning remains the ultimate goal for everyone. For some, the incentive is purely competitive, while for others, it is about the significant payday that comes with wi
  
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• NASCAR at Daytona: Key information, links, results for 2026 Speedweeks

  11-02-2026 10:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  The 2026 season is finally here, with all three NASCAR national series hitting up the iconic Daytona International Speedway to kickstart the new campaign.The NASCAR Cup Series begins its season in crown-jewel fashion as every driver looks to claim the Harley J. Earl Trophy with a victory in the 68th Daytona 500. NASCAR’s secondary circuit, meanwhile, begins its inaugural campaign as the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, while the Craftsman Truck Series will see a stacked field do battle in
  
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• Schrader's bonds to Dale Earnhardt still strong, 25 years after Black Sunday: 'Nothing felt the same'

  11-02-2026 09:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  When Dale Earnhardt crashed on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500, America lost an iconic sports figure. NASCAR lost one of the best drivers in its half-century of racing. A family lost a father and husband. Millions of fans lost a rags-to-riches hero, a son of the South who realized his dream on the way to authenticating theirs.Ken Schrader lost a best friend.Much of the emotion of the hard minutes that followed the Earnhardt crash fell first — and fiercely — on Schrader. Schrade
  
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• Daytona Speedweeks schedule 2026: Dates, race times, TV channels for NASCAR Cup, O'Reilly, Truck and ARCA series

  11-02-2026 08:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  Daytona Speedweeks schedule 2026: Dates, race times, TV channels for NASCAR Cup, O'Reilly, Truck and ARCA series originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.It's time for Speedweeks at Daytona, with five full days of action on tap as racing season gets underway in earnest. Following Ryan Preece's win in the weather-delayed Clash at Bowman Gray, drivers should have a better feel for their cars and crews after the offseason. Now it's
  
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• Steve Letarte Makes Depressing Prediction About Brad Keselowski’s NASCAR Season

  11-02-2026 05:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  Aug 31, 2025; Darlington, South Carolina, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski (6) during the Cookouts Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway | Credits- Jim Dedmon-Imagn ImagesBrad Keselowski missed the Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium as he continues to recover from a leg injury sustained during an offseason skiing trip. However, the RFK Racing co-owner is aiming to be fully fit in time for the 68th Daytona 500 on February 15 and to start his 2026 Cup Series campaign on the right foot. Unfortu
  
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• All eyes on Florida racing

  11-02-2026 00:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  The attention of the racing industry is shifting this weekend to Florida with events taking place at several venues.Anderson’s Greg VanAlst will be competing with his own team in the Craftsman Truck Series race on Friday and will be looking to repeat his 2023 ARCA Menard’s Series victory at Daytona.William Byron will be looking to accomplish something that has never been done before in the Daytona 500, being a three-time repeat winner.Byron has won the Daytona 500 in both 2024 and 20
  
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• Best Altercations in Daytona 500 History

  11-02-2026 00:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  The Daytona 500 can get very intense. This is high-speed racing, with as many as four cars going wide, racing for glory. Often, there is a "Big One" and it happens many times on the final lap. With emotions running high, fights can happen, and heated arguments are more common on pit road. These are some of the more emotional altercations at Daytona International Speedway.Cale Yarborough vs. Bobby and Donnie Allison (1979)This is often considered the most legendary fight in NASCAR history. After
  
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