Daytona 500 – Weekly Columnist

NASCAR moves up start time of Daytona 500 by an hour

The 2025 Daytona 500 will start an hour earlier than originally scheduled.NASCAR announced Friday that the race would begin at 2 p.m. ET. The race had been scheduled for just…

February 14, 2025

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NASCAR: Everything you need to know ahead of the 2025 Daytona 500

2025 Daytona 500Sunday, February 16, 2:30 p.m. ET, FoxChase Briscoe and Austin Cindric will start on the front row with Bubba Wallace and Erik Jones in row two. Wallace won…

February 14, 2025

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NASCAR: Bubba Wallace wins first Daytona Duel qualifying race as Austin Cindric wins the second

Bubba Wallace won the first Duel qualifying race for the Daytona 500 before Austin Cindric won the second. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)Bubba Wallace will start third in the…

February 13, 2025

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. must wait one more night to see if JR Motorsports’ car will make Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — With a full moon overhead and the sun yet to crest the horizon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. stood near his team’s hauler Wednesday morning and watched as…

February 12, 2025

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Starting lineups for Daytona 500 Duel qualifying races

Thursday's two 60-lap qualifying races will set the field for the 67th Daytona 500.Chase Briscoe, who won the pole position, will bring the 23-car field to the green flag in…

February 12, 2025

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NASCAR: Chase Briscoe nets Toyota its first-ever Daytona 500 pole

Toyota has its first pole position for the Daytona 500.Chase Briscoe posted the fastest lap in both rounds of qualifying Wednesday night and will start first in Sunday’s Daytona 500.…

February 12, 2025