Feb 13, 2026, 12:00 PM ET The green flag drops on this year’s Daytona 500 on Sunday. James Gilbert/Getty Images DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — For 68 years, the world’s greatest stock car racers have descended upon the white sands of eastern Florida to compete for the most coveted checkered flag their sport has to offer. Actually,…
Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Fla.) — Denny Hamlin has suffered through so much since the start of November. Now, he will take all the encouragement he can get. Hamlin knows he could be a sentimental favorite Sunday to win his fourth Daytona 500 and that he might hear more cheers than boos. That will…
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…
This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. You can sign up to get it in your inbox every weekday morning here. Good morning and happy Friday! It’s Carter Bahns at the keyboard today as we enter the first weekend without football since…
The Daytona 500 is almost here. On Thursday night, the drivers competed in the Duels to determine the starting order for the Great American race. The single-car qualifying took place on Wednesday night. In single-car qualifying, each driver ran a timed lap around the 2.5-mile superspeedway. The top 10 drivers advanced to Round 2 to…
On this week’s episode of the Awful Announcing Podcasthost Brandon Contes interviews Fox Sports NASCAR reporter Alex Weaver. Brandon and Alex discuss a wide range of topics including this year’s Daytona 500 storylines, the aftermath of the 23XI Racing/Front Row Motorsports lawsuit, the return of The Chase championship format, and more. Here’s the full breakdown:…
