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The winners and losers from the Daytona 500

William Byron took the trophy, Ryan Preece went airborne, and mayhem reigned. Here's who won and lost NASCAR's first race

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Jimmie Johnson's Strong Finish At Daytona 500

Jimmie Johnson's remarkable third-place finish at the Daytona 500 underscores his racing prowess and new role as a team owner. Witness his enduring talent ...

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NASCAR's official 2025 Daytona 500 starting lineup in photos

Welcome to the 77th NASCAR Cup Series season, kicking off with the 67th running of the Daytona 500. What you'll want to know going into Sunday's race: This year's field for the 200-lapper features eight former winners of the race and nine NASCAR Cup Series champions, with drivers on the…

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A wild ending for the Daytona 500's Duel #2 as Cindric gets the win

While Justin Allgaier's hard-fought ninth place finish to make the Daytona 500 — and Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s happy tears — overshadowed Bubba Wallace's victory in the first Duel, Thursday's second Duel race built up to an epic photo finish.

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Rotating the NASCAR finale? Where the series should host the title-decider

The host track of NASCAR's finale changed often in its early years. It really wasn't until the 1970s when the series began to see some sort of consistency, with Ontario Speedway hosting the final race from 1974 to 1980, and then Riverside International Raceway until 1986. From 1987 through the…

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Daytona vs. Darlington: One NASCAR playoff hopeful breaks down the season’s last two chances

Erik Jones needs a win to qualify for this year’s NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. He, along with more than 20 other drivers, has just two weeks to grab four remaining spots. It’s a result of modern NASCAR’s cutthroat championship format, where no driver can win the title before the last…

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NASCAR Cup playoffs: Who's in, who's out, and who needs a miracle at Daytona

Heading into Daytona, the points battle around the few remaining spots in the playoffs is incredibly close. Martin Truex Jr. enters the weekend in the safest position, 77 points ahead of the cut-line. His Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Ty Gibbs is in an okay spot unless misfortune befalls him at…

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Jones: "Not a chance" wrecking is an option, despite must-win situation

With nearly 300 starts, and having been a full-time Cup driver since 2017, it would be difficult to find a moment where Jones intentionally drove 'dirty' against his fellow competitors. Sitting 27th in points, he finds himself in a must-win situation, just like Richmond winner Austin Dillon. But if he were faced with…

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Erik Jones agrees to multi-year contract extension with Legacy Motor Club

Jones' signing comes on the heels of a recent organizational shakeup at LMC. Longtime NASCAR engineer Jacob Canter took over as director of competition and Bobby Kennedy was hired in a newly created position of general manager.

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NASCAR Cup Indianapolis: Tyler Reddick leads Brickyard 400 practice

Sunday’s Brickyard 400 is the first for the series on the 2.5-mile oval track since the 2020 season – and the first ever for the Next Gen car. The series has run on the Indy Road Course for the last three years.

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NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup for USA TODAY 301 at New Hampshire

Check out the NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup for the USA TODAY 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend!

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Corey Heim to run Nashville Cup race with 23XI Racing

Heim, 21, currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Truck Series. He has seven career wins there and made the Championship 4 last year. The Georgia native also has ten NASCAR Xfinity starts, finishing as high as fourth at Richmond Raceway earlier this year.

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2024 NASCAR at Darlington schedule, entry list, and how to watch

In the closest finish in the history of the NASCAR Cup Series, Kyle Larson defeated Chris Buescher to win at Kansas Speedway. Just 0.001s separated the two drivers, capping off a fantastic race at the 1.5-mile oval.

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Corey Heim caps busy day at Kansas with dominant Truck win

Heim, who has filled in for the injured Erik Jones in Legacy Motor Club’s No. 43 Toyota in the NASCAR Cup Series the past two weeks, returned to his regular job on Saturday night and earned a dominating win in the Truck Series race.

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Erik Jones will miss Kansas Cup race "out of an abundance of caution"

Jones, 27, suffered a compression fracture of lower vertebra in a head-on crash at Talladega Superspeedway last month.

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Heim talks 'brutal' timeframe to learn ahead of NASCAR Cup debut

Heim, 21, competes full-time in the NASCAR Truck Series, where he has won several races. But he is also the reserve driver for Legacy Motor Club so when Erik Jones suffered a back injury in a 70G crash at Talladega Superspeedway, Heim was called up to drive the car in…

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Erik Jones "feeling pretty good" despite suffering back injury in 70G crash

The Legacy Motor Club Toyota driver was originally released from the infield care centre following a multi-car wreck late in the race ultimately won by Tyler Reddick, but returned on his own complaining of back pain.

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Erik Jones To Miss Würth 400 After Back Injury

Erik Jones sidelined for Würth 400 due to back injury, Corey Heim to debut. Legacy Motor Club prioritizes Jones' health. Jones optimistic about return.

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2024 NASCAR at Dover schedule, entry list, and how to watch

In a wild finish at Talladega, Tyler Reddick surged from fifth to first when race leader Michael McDowell pulled a failed double block on Brad Keselowski in the closing moments of the race. McDowell spun, collecting most of the field in the ensuing crash.

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Erik Jones sidelined with compression fracture after Talladega crash

Jones, who drives the No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Camry, was following eventual race winner Tyler Reddick in a single-file line of seven Toyotas during Sunday's race.

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McDowell gets turned, Reddick escapes chaos with Talladega Cup win

Reddick led on the white flag lap, but Brad Keselowski pushed Michael McDowell back out front and into the lead as the field went into Turns 1 and 2.

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Denny Hamlin beats Ty Gibbs to Phoenix Cup pole in all-JGR front row

Hamlin ended up fastest in Round 1 of Saturday’s qualifying and repeated the effort in the final round, earning the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race with an average lap speed of 132.655 mph.

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Johnson crashes early, but LMC still earns two top-tens in Daytona 500

While team co-owner and Hall of Fame inductee Jimmie Johnson’s race didn’t go as well as he hoped, LMC’s two full-time drivers – John Hunter Nemechek and Erik Jones – both left Monday’s rain-delayed Daytona 500 with a strong start to the 2024 season.

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NASCAR at Daytona: Starting lineup for 2024 Daytona 500 and paint schemes for all 40 cars

Get a look at every paint scheme in starting order for the 2024 Daytona 500.

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