The storylines to follow throughout the 2026 Daytona 500
Here’s all the major storylines you need to keep an eye on during the 68th running of the Daytona 500:Brad Keselowski manages a leg injury Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing FordPhoto by: Patrick McDermott via Getty Images The 42-year-old broke his femur during the off-season, and arrived to Daytona with aContinue Reading
WRC Sweden: Evans storms to victory as Toyota scores 1-2-3-4
Elfyn Evans produced a faultless drive to claim a third career Rally Sweden victory as Toyota dominated the second round of the 2026 World Rally Championship.Evans and co-driver Scott Martin claimed a first win of the season by 14.3s from Toyota team-mate Takamoto Katsuta and Aaron Johnston. Toyota comprehensively defeatedContinue Reading
Aston Martin confirms it’s “not at the level” of other teams after tough F1 test
Aston Martin is firmly aware that it’s “not at the level” of other Formula 1 teams after a very disappointing start to pre-season testing, says Mike Krack. This year has introduced widespread regulation changes meaning much of the 2026 pecking order is unknown, but one thing which is clear is AstonContinue Reading
McLaren: Ferrari and Mercedes are top of early F1 2026 pecking order
McLaren F1 team principal Andrea Stella admitted Mercedes and Ferrari “were quicker than us” in race simulations at the first pre-season test in Bahrain, and also believes Red Bull will be in the mix.As teams dug into long runs on Thursday and Friday, the fog of war surrounding pre-season testingContinue Reading
Mercedes takes dramatic Bathurst 12 Hour victory
Maxime Martin, Maro Engel and Mikael Grenier have won a dramatic – and dramatically shortened – Bathurst 12 Hour race.Their Team GMR entry started from 29th on the grid after a series of problems during practice and qualifying, but the trio showed excellent pace throughout the race and when MartinContinue Reading
DS Penske hoped for better
In the sweltering heat of this February Saturday on the shores of the Red Sea, the action began with the third free practice session of the weekend, lasting 40 minutes. In relatively challenging conditions, the two DS E-TENSE FE25s remained in the top 10, confirming the promising form shown theContinue Reading
Austin Hill’s guide to beating Austin Hill at Daytona
At this point, Austin Hill believes he has a mystique of winning NASCAR O’Reilly Series races at Daytona that is more effective than the resume that generated the aura in the first place.Of his 15 wins at the second-highest level of the discipline, 11 of them have come across Daytona,Continue Reading
Austin Hill unstoppable in dominant Daytona NASCAR O’Reilly win
Austin Hill now has 15 wins in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, which includes an astonishing eleven on drafting tracks, with four of those coming at Daytona. He dominated the 2026 season-opener, delivering Richard Childress Racing the checkered flag once again.“I love these guys, man,” said Hill in VictoryContinue Reading
Ryan Preece leads final Cup Series practice at Daytona
Ryan Preece tops the chart in the final practice session at the “World Center of Racing,” but feels there is still room for improvement for Sunday’s race. SourceContinue Reading
25 years after the death of Dale Earnhardt, we remember NASCAR’s darkest day
It is impossible to understate the impact Dale Earnhardt had on NASCAR, and the void left when he died on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. At the time, he was holding back several cars while the two he owned — the No. 15 of Michael Waltrip and theContinue Reading