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
Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Fla.) — Tony Stewart signed up to compete in one NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race in 2026: The season-opening Fresh From Florida 250 on Friday. Could he sign up for more? Hey, who would have thought six months ago that 54-year-old Stewart would ever race in NASCAR again? Well, on … Read more
The top 10 is stacked with veterans with NASCAR Cup Series champions and four previous Daytona 500 winners leading the 2026 edition of The Great American Race on Sunday. The 2026 Daytona 500 field is officially set following pole qualifying Wednesday and the Duels at Daytona on Thursday. Ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series season … 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
Bright reds, flashy purples and so many shades of green: Practically every color on the rainbow will be represented in Sunday’s 2026 Daytona 500, the NASCAR Cup Series season opener. Plus, first-time Daytona 500 pole sitter Kyle Busch and two-time defending 500 champ William Byron are rocking flames on their Chevrolets with can’t-miss paint schemes. … Read more
Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Fla.) — Typically, NASCAR drivers scratch their heads after races at drafting tracks, wondering about a questionable move from one of their opponents. But Thursday after the Duels at Daytona, drivers got out of their cars wondering why they were so out of control as they competed in the pair … 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
Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Fla.) — Kyle Busch — who entered the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season desperate for a win in any race and seeking his first Daytona 500 in his 21st start — will lead the field to green Sunday from the pole thanks to posting the fastest lap in single-car qualifying … Read more
The 78th edition of the NASCAR Cup Series begins with the 68th Daytona 500. It’s NASCAR’s most illustrious event, and it kicks off perhaps the Cup Series’ most important season. Here’s what you need to know about the race, how to watch it and information on NASCAR’s other events that will be taking place all … Read more
It’s always loud in Times Square, but it was even louder on Tuesday morning. NASCAR amplified the noise by setting a Guinness World Record for the “World’s Loudest Billboard.” Plopped right in the middle of Times Square (Manhattan, New York) is the billboard featuring a 1:1 replica NASCAR Next Gen engine that emits the roar … Read more