1:05 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. will race at NASCAR’s track dubbed “Too Tough To Tame.” Earnhardt Jr. announced Friday that he’ll compete at Darlington Raceway’s Xfinity Series race on Aug. 31 during the track’s Southern 500 weekend. Earnhardt Jr. retired from full-time racing in 2017. He ran the Xfinity
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4:13 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michael McDowell was still digesting his fifth-place finish at the Daytona 500 when Joey Logano appeared at the front of his car, angrily pointing at the Ford logo. He was questioning McDowell’s loyalty to the brand. “He shows up pointing at the Ford emblem, pushing on the
1:00 AM ET DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — There’s a rhythm to a NASCAR Victory Lane celebration. Every hat has been carefully stacked in advance. Every photo taken with every sponsor representative is preplanned. Even the spraying of champagne is done so according to the schedule. Not even the sport’s biggest event, the Daytona 500, is
11:57 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kyle Busch felt like an amiable teammate, willing to do whatever it took to get Joe Gibbs Racing to victory lane at the Daytona 500. He’s not so sure Denny Hamlin did the same. Busch finished second in “The Great American Race,” extending his winless streak
7:54 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Denny Hamlin won the Daytona 500 for the second time in four years, leading a 1-2-3 sweep for Joe Gibbs Racing. The victory Sunday honored J.D. Gibbs, who died last month after battling a degenerative neurological disease. J.D. Gibbs co-founded the race team with his father
8:33 PM ET ESPN News Services “The Big One” came late in the Daytona 500. Paul Menard triggered a 21-car accident shortly after a restart with 10 laps to go in “The Great American Race.” Menard turned Matt DiBenedetto, who slammed into the wall and started a chain reaction. It brought out a red flag
6:00 PM ET Associated Press Jimmie Johnson‘s chances of winning a third Daytona 500 ended with a strange accident on pit road. Johnson was running near the front of the field and trying to pit when Cody Ware and his Rick Ware Racing teammate B.J. McLeod started a wrecked that damaged Johnson’s No. 48 Chevrolet.
5:54 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Daytona 500 is a sellout for the fourth consecutive year. Daytona International Speedway announced Saturday that all reserved grandstand seats have been purchased for the 61st running of “The Great American Race.” Track president Chip Wile says “this is a tribute to our fans.” Some