Once again, a general theme of the Daytona 500 and superspeedway racing with the NextGen car in general right now, is the amount of time drivers spend at half-throttle under green flag conditions.The reason they do this is because it is incredibly difficult to pass with the current generation carContinue Reading
In sequential order, this is how Tyler Reddick won the Daytona 500.Michael McDowell leads the field back to green. Carson Hocevar takes the lead and holds it at the white. Hocevar gets turned into the wall, contact with Erik Jones and spins across the field, taking Jones and McDowell withContinue Reading
Carson Hocevar is still searching for his first win as a NASCAR Cup Series driver, and he nearly got it in the sport’s biggest race.The 23-year-old was the only driver pulling triple duty in all three national divisions during Daytona Speedweek. Things started off well as he earned a runner-upContinue Reading
Entering the 2026 Daytona 500, there were concerns around if the 42-year-old Brad Keselowski could even run the full race. He showed up to the track with a walking cane, following a December fall that left him with a broken femur.But Keselowski quickly returned to form, and was a contenderContinue Reading
23XI Racing co-owner Michael Jordan shares his excitement in Tyler Reddick winning the 2026 Daytona 500 and in getting another victory ring fitted. SourceContinue Reading
23XI Racing now has seven wins at the Cup level, but it will be hard to top this. The team, co-owned by NBA legend Michael Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 Denny Hamlin, was founded in 2021.Last year, the team secured its first crown jewel when Bubba Wallace was victorious inContinue Reading
Team Penske’s Joey Logano recaps his eventful Daytona 500 and what he saw in the final wreck as he came home third. SourceContinue Reading
Chase Elliott discusses a frantic finish at Daytona International Speedway and missing out on capturing the crown-jewel Daytona 500 win. SourceContinue Reading
Cars were crashing all over the place on the final lap, but NASCAR kept it green as Tyler Reddick used a push from 23XI Racing teammate Riley Herbst to take the lead and win NASCAR’s biggest race. This follows a 2025 season where he went winless, but he more thanContinue Reading
It’s hard to explain what happened on the final lap of the Daytona 500, but it was pure mayhem. Carson Hocevar was leading at the white flag, but he got turned from the lead. The race stayed green, and Chase Elliott surged ahead with a push from Zane Smith.But then cameContinue Reading