DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Daytona Beach became the unofficial “Birthplace of Speed” in 1903 when two men argued over who had the fastest horseless carriage and decided things in a race on the white, ...

Austin Dillon remembers being in Victory Lane here at Daytona International Speedway as a seven-year-old. "Dale Earnhardt winning," he says with a glint of nostalgia in his eye. "Going to Victory Lane ...

The Daytona 500 is underway, with Kyle Busch leading the 41-car field to the green flag on a sun-splashed and windy Sunday.The start of the race was moved up an hour in hopes of avoiding afternoon ...

Kyle Busch never won a Daytona 500. But he still claimed plenty of races at Daytona International Speedway during his ...

On February 19, 1984, the racing world turned its eyes to the Daytona International Speedway. That day, Cale Yarborough won his fourth Daytona 500 in a thrilling finish, passing Darrell Waltrip on the ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Michael Jordan, six-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls, is now a Daytona 500 winner, too. Tyler Reddick won “The Great American Race” on Sunday with a last-lap pass at ...

The 2026 Daytona 500 ran on February 15 at Daytona International Speedway and opened the NASCAR Cup Series season with a fast and competitive race. The event marked the 68th running of NASCAR’s ...

The Daytona 500 has been named among the best motorsports races of 2026 in the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. The race, held at Daytona International Speedway, was selected by an expert ...