Tyler Reddick began the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season by winning the Daytona 500 on Sunday at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. It was Reddick’s ninth-career win but his first in NASCAR’s biggest race.
Wallace spent more time out front than any other driver in Sunday's Daytona 500, but he wasn't fighting for the race lead like his 23XI Racing teammates on the final lap.
Byron had an opportunity to become the first NASCAR Cup Series driver in history to win three Daytona 500s in a row on Sunday, but Lady Luck did not smile on his attempt to make history.
Tyler Reddick has had a trying last year. Now he’s got something downright remarkable to celebrate. He’s a Daytona 500 champion after one of the wildest finishes in recent memory.
Tyler Reddick passed leader Chase Elliott off the final turn Sunday to win the thrilling 68th annual Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Fla. Off Turn 2 on the final lap, the 23XI Racing driver ran third to Elliott, who was getting a push from Zane Smith, but Reddick made up ground down the backstretch in his No.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The air sucks out of the speedway in moments like these. It’s the sound of screeching tires followed by the sickening crunch of metal on metal that every fan dreads yet anticipates at the Daytona 500.
Speculation about Kyle Busch’s future has followed him throughout the 2026 NASCAR season. As one of the most accomplished drivers of his generation, questions about retirement were bound to surface, especially amid performance shifts and competitive changes in the Cup Series.
Amid antitrust hearings and the storm around them in the NASCAR community in 2025, whenever Bubba Wallace or teammate Tyler Reddick faced questions on the lawsuit and whether it moved the needle, the duo kept tight-lipped and stuck to the same line.