Byron gives NASCAR another surprise winner at Homestead
After years of seeing a handful of drivers — the same guys, really — dominate NASCAR's top level nearly every week, the Cup Series is experiencing a little parity to start the season.
Sports
Column: Hendrick finds victory lane with rare outside hire
Hendrick Motorsports believes in developing talent within. Take a job in the parts department or sweep floors in the chassis shop, every entry point within the company offers opportunity to advance.
Sports
Finnish rally legend 'Flying Finn' Hannu Mikkola dies at 78
Hannu Mikkola, the 1983 rally world champion and one of Finland's rally greats who earned the nickname the "Flying Finn" and international renown in a driving career spanning more than 30 years, has died. He was 78.
Sports
NASCAR's 'unique' winners already altering playoff landscape
NASCAR's postseason landscape has been altered after just two Cup Series races.
Sports
JGR youngsters shine, validate Toyota's development program
Two races into his return to Joe Gibbs Racing, Christopher Bell already has both a Cup Series victory and, more important, some of his confidence back.
Sports
Another wave of fans returning to sports despite COVID-19
Whitney Munro had some concerns about returning to sporting events. So, like any good mom, she did her homework, learning more about the policies in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sports
Hamlin slaps down speculation over JGR's youth movement
Denny Hamlin is NASCAR's current points leader and locked in at Joe Gibbs Racing with a contract extension inked at the start of his 17th season with the organization.
Sports
Column: NASCAR's flag ban opens sport to diverse new crowd
A sign at the entrance to Daytona International Speedway warned spectators the Confederate flag was not welcome on property. Its presence, NASCAR wrote, "runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment."
Sports
Bell snags first Cup victory in another surprise Gibbs win
Give him good cars and Christopher Bell will win races. But in his second race? With a new team? That seemed unlikely.
Sports
Ty Gibbs stuns grandfather, wins in first career NASCAR race
Joe Gibbs celebrated his first NASCAR victory as a grandfather, watching from the pits as 18-year-old Ty Gibbs won his Xfinity Series debut Saturday on the road course at Daytona International Speedway.
Sports
Allmendinger back at Daytona in 1st Cup race since 2018
AJ Allmendinger is back, racing for wins this time, and eager to help young Kaulig Racing reach the big show.
Sports
Logano wants peace at Penske following Daytona 500 crash
A truce has yet to be called in the Team Penske camp amid friction following the last lap Daytona 500 crash between teammates Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski.
Sports
Roush Fenway becomes 1st carbon neutral NASCAR team
Roush Fenway Racing set a goal to reduce its carbon footprint even as it raced a pair of gas-guzzling cars all across the country.
Sports
LaJoie gets fast start in first race with Spire Motorsports
Corey LaJoie notched a ninth-place finish in the Daytona 500 in his debut race with Spire Motorsports — not a victory, yet still celebrated as a milestone by his new team.
Sports
McDowell hopes Daytona 500 win brings more success to team
Michael McDowell was best known for years as the guy who barrel-rolled eight times at Texas while trying to qualify for just the second race of his Cup Series career.
Motorsports
Column: Wrecking isn't racing, makes for messy Daytona 500
After another fireball finish endangered drivers and ruined millions of dollars in race cars, it's hard not to wonder if the carnage is worth all this effort.
Sports
Hamlin finishes 5th in bid for 3rd straight Daytona 500 win
Denny Hamlin's run at a Daytona 500 three-peat — that string of three straight championships achieved twice in the NBA by his business partner Michael Jordan — ended with just a top-five finish.
Sports
McDowell beats 100-1 odds for upset Daytona 500 victory
Michael McDowell led just the final lap — maybe half of it, really — when Brad Keselowski turned teammate Joey Logano as the Team Penske drivers jockeyed for the victory.
Sports
Wallace becomes 1st Black driver to lead lap at Daytona 500
Bubba Wallace ran into trouble early and late in his first Daytona 500 driving for Michael Jordan.
Sports
Penske imperfect: Logano, Keselowski crash in Daytona 500
Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano will have to explain this one to The Captain.
Sports
The Latest: Keselowski has no regrets about Daytona 500 end
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