Chase Elliott could see the finish line of the 2026 Daytona 500. He was running up front and feet away from taking his first checkered flag in The Great American Race on Sunday. He was in perfect position — until he wasn’t. When the white flag flew signaling the last lap of the NASCAR Cup … Read more
The 2026 Daytona 500 was relatively smooth-sailing through the first 123 laps, with the yellow caution flag only making three appearances in that span. But on Lap 124, “The Big One” arrived. A major 20-car wreck occurred at the front of the race on Lap 124 of Sunday’s race. The crash occurred after Denny Hamlin … Read more
Denny Hamlin had an unimaginable NASCAR offseason, and he enters the 2026 Cup Series season — starting with Sunday’s Daytona 500 — with a heavy heart. After he lost the 2025 Cup championship late in the season finale and following his 23XI Racing team’s legal settlement against NASCAR, a true tragedy hit him and his … Read more
For the last two years, William Byron has owned the Daytona 500, emerging as the victor in both the 2024 and 2025 seasons. Will he make it three in a row and get into victory lane when the NASCAR Cup Series gets the green flag on FOX on Feb. 15? Here are the odds at … Read more
It’s time to go racing with the 2026 Daytona 500 kicking off the NASCAR Cup Series season. The Great American Race is set for Sunday with the FOX Sports broadcast beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET ahead of the green flag at 2:30 p.m. ET. How is the lineup set for the Daytona 500? It can … Read more
Let’s hear straight from the NASCAR Cup Series drivers themselves. Here are some of the best answers from our FOX Sports production days as we asked drivers about the new Chase playoff format, who would make the playoffs this year after missing in 2025, and whether Connor Zilisch will win a race as a rookie … Read more