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Jimmie Johnson announces 2027 Daytona 500 will be final NASCAR Cup Series race

Jimmie Johnson has set a date for his final NASCAR Cup Series start. The seven-time champion will officially call it a career after the 2027 Daytona 500, he announced on Saturday morning.

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Ryan Blaney Never Thought About Doing Any Job Other Than His ‘Family Business’

Plenty of drivers grow up around engines and still walk another road, even as siblings carry the flag. However, Ryan Blaney never hesitated. From day one, he wanted to chase the same road his father traveled.

NASCAR News / The SportsRush / February 14

Kyle Petty Shares Major Concern Over Denny Hamlin’s NASCAR Chances Amid Emotional Turmoil

Over the past four months, Denny Hamlin has taken hits that would rattle anyone to the core. In November at Phoenix, the Cup title slipped through his fingers on the final restart, leaving him to watch another shot vanish in plain sight.

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NASCAR News / SpeedwayMedia.com / February 14

Chandler Smith bolts to thrilling Truck opener victory at Daytona

Chandler Smith went from third to sixth and first in a single lap. In the end, it was enough for him to boost his way to a thrilling victory in the Fresh from Florida 250 at Daytona International Speedway on Friday, February 13.

Jeff Gordon News / The SportsRush / February 14

'I’m Glad I Am Not Racing Today': Jeff Gordon’s Surprising Admission About NASCAR in the Modern Era

Jeff Gordon now serves as vice chairman of Hendrick Motorsports, the same organization with which he won four Cup Series titles. Even more remarkably, he drove exclusively for Hendrick throughout his entire Cup career from 1993 to 2015.

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / February 14

Absent luck, Chandler Smith parted the Daytona sea en route to victory

At Daytona, races are truly never, ever over until the checkered flag flies. Chandler Smith was on the right end of that statement on Friday.

Chandler Smith wins NASCAR Truck Series race at Daytona in four-wide photo finish

Carson Hocevar has miserable evening in NASCAR Truck race at Daytona

RAM's return to NASCAR ends with mixed results at Daytona

Richard Childress gives Kyle Busch a blunt message ahead of Daytona 500

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NASCAR News / Yardbarker / February 14

NASCAR Daytona 500 preview: Favorite, underdog, top storylines

Here is everything you need to know as NASCAR’s best officially kick off the 2026 season at the “World Center of Racing.”

Absent luck, Chandler Smith parted the Daytona sea en route to victory

RAM's return to NASCAR ends with mixed results at Daytona

Carson Hocevar has miserable evening in NASCAR Truck race at Daytona

Chandler Smith wins NASCAR Truck Series race at Daytona in four-wide photo finish

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Ty Majeski News / Total Apex Sports / February 13

Ty Majeski Stuns Daytona Field With Dominant Pole Run

Ty Majeski wasted no time reminding the field why he’s the reigning Craftsman Truck Series champion. In a pressure‑packed Friday qualifying session at Daytona International Speedway, Majeski swept both rounds and secured the pole for the 2026 Fresh From Florida 250, delivering a statement lap that set the tone for his title defense.

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / February 14

RAM's return to NASCAR ends with mixed results at Daytona

RAM competed in its first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race since 2014 at Daytona International Speedway on Friday.

Carson Hocevar has miserable evening in NASCAR Truck race at Daytona

Chandler Smith wins NASCAR Truck Series race at Daytona in four-wide photo finish

Austin Dillon fastest in second Daytona 500 practice

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Richard Childress gives Kyle Busch a blunt message ahead of Daytona 500

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Carson Hocevar News / Yardbarker / February 13

Carson Hocevar has awful night in NASCAR Truck race at Daytona

Carson Hocevar has miserable evening in NASCAR Truck race at Daytona

Carson Hocevar had plenty of speed and zero luck in Friday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Daytona.

Chandler Smith wins NASCAR Truck Series race at Daytona in four-wide photo finish

Tony Stewart's return to NASCAR comes to an early end

Tony Stewart reveals if he'll ever race in the Daytona 500 again

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NASCAR News / Yardbarker / February 13

Chandler Smith wins NASCAR Truck Series race at Daytona in four-wide photo finish

In a wild overtime finish to kick off the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, there was a four-wide finish at Daytona.

Tony Stewart Daytona wreck: Smoke addresses possibility of another NASCAR return after Truck Series exit

Tony Stewart's return to NASCAR comes to an early end

Tony Stewart reveals if he'll ever race in the Daytona 500 again

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Jimmie Johnson News / The SportsRush / February 13

Jimmie Johnson’s Driver Claims It Is High Time Legacy MC Puts Together A Decent Cup Season

Jimmie Johnson took majority ownership of the Petty GMS team from Richard Petty in November 2022 and is steering the outfit into a new chapter. Rebranding the outfit to Legacy Motor Club, the grind has just started for the newly established team under new guidance.

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / February 14

Tony Stewart's return to NASCAR comes to an early end

Another big star is out of Friday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway early.

Cleetus McFarland's NASCAR Truck Series debut comes to an early end

Carson Hocevar has miserable evening in NASCAR Truck race at Daytona

Chandler Smith wins Truck Series race at Daytona in four-wide photo finish

Richard Childress gives Kyle Busch a blunt message ahead of Daytona 500

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NASCAR News / Total Apex Sports / February 13

Practice 1 Breakdown: Cindric Leads, Surprises Emerge As Speedweeks Go All-In

Speedweeks has officially roared to life at the World Center of Racing. The moment the garage doors rolled open, and the first engines cracked the morning air, Daytona International Speedway shifted from winter silence to full‑throttle anticipation.

Austin Dillon News / Total Apex Sports / February 13

Austin Dillon Leads the Way As Daytona Practice 2 Reveals Contenders and Concerns

There is a specific kind of electricity in the air at Daytona International Speedway. It’s not just the humidity or the smell of high-octane fuel. It’s the weight of history pressing down on the asphalt.

NASCAR News / Field Level Media / February 13

William Byron, Denny Hamlin in sharp focus as Daytona 500 arrives

The twice-postponed Clash is in the rearview mirror, and NASCAR's top drivers have headed to the Sunshine State for the 68th Daytona 500 on Sunday. Two-time defending winner William Byron and Denny Hamlin arrive in Daytona Beach, Fla., on the verge of entering rarified air.