Five big NASCAR changes to look out for in 2024

The 2024 NASCAR Cup season has begun in earnest. Following the non-points exhibition race at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum won by Denny Hamlin earlier this month, Joey Logano took pole for this weekend’s Daytona 500 season opener by leading a Ford front-row lockout in qualifying on Wednesday night. Logano and McDowell underlined the potency … Read more

Blaney wants fellow drivers to “be smart” after 55G Daytona crash

The reigning NASCAR Cup champion has been the unfortunate victim of several recent poor choices at Daytona International Speedway, including in his Daytona 500 qualifying race on Thursday night. An accordion-like accident erupted with 14 of 60 laps to go while Blaney was battling in fourth. Behind him, Brad Keselowski got into the back of Kyle … Read more

Daytona 500 schedule and how to watch 2024 NASCAR Cup opener

The world-famous Daytona 500 will kickstart the 76th season of NASCAR racing where Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney will commence his championship defense.    Drivers will tackle 500 miles around the illustrious Daytona International Speedway which, just less than one month ago, hosted the enthralling Daytona 24 Hours where Porsche Penske Motorsport won by 2.1 seconds … Read more

Joey Logano earns Daytona 500 pole as Fords sweep the front row

Team Penske’s Joey Logano was the last of the 10-car final round to qualify and bolted to the top of the speed chart with an average lap speed of 181.947 mph to win the pole for Sunday’s Daytona 500. Logano’s pole is the first for a Ford driver in the pole since the 2012 season … Read more

Truex wants “huge” Daytona 500 win, but it’s a “wide-open crapshoot”

Truex agreed to a one-year extension to return to Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 19 Toyota for the 2024 season and is now on a “year-to-year” basis when it comes to evaluating how long he’ll remain a full-time driver. The 43-year-old native of Mayetta, N.J., has had a Hall of Fame-worthy career featuring one Cup championship, two … Read more