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Nine cars finished within three-tenths of a second in a dramatic final lap at Daytona International Speedway, but William Byron falls short of historic three-peat.
Kaulig Racing driver Ty Dillon finished 14th and teammate AJ Allmendinger 19th in Sunday's 68th running of the "Great American Race." Dillon and Allmendinger lined up 25th and 27th for a four-lap shootout to finish NASCAR's most prestigious race.
The Grand Prix, which is part of the NTT INDYCAR Series, will take drivers along a 2.73-mile temporary race track passing AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Field. The event is a partnership between the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers and Penske Entertainment.
Denny Hamlin has a plan for improving racing at Daytona International Speedway, and it involves going faster. He already has spoken to NASCAR executives about it, too.
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Verstappen Torches 2026 F1 Cars as 'Anti-Racing', A Warning the Sport Can’t Ignore
Formula 1 sold the 2026 regulations as the future. Smarter. Greener. More advanced. Max Verstappen just called them something else: anti-racing. After completing 136 laps in Red Bull’s new-generation car during preseason testing in Bahrain,
The NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race-winner will drive the No. 25 Ford Mustang in 2026.
It's the fourth time in five races that Austin Hill has taken the checkered flag in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series opener at Daytona.
The cars, now energy-starved, must be driven cleverly to keep recharging the battery across a lap. Tactics such as dropping down to first gear (rarely necessary in the past), running at maximum revs in a gear or avoiding full throttle at points can all help top up energy levels for later in a lap.