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3-wide finish validates Atlanta track's reconfiguration
The collective gasp in the Atlanta Motor Speedway press box was clearly audible when Austin Cindric took the field four-wide on Sunday....
Daniel Suarez wins Atlanta shootout in photo finish
Daniel Suarez won a three-wide run to the checkers and survived a wild, wreck-filled NASCAR Cup Series Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway Sunday afternoon in Hampton, Ga....
2024 Ambetter Health 400: Preview, Best Bets, Longshot Pick
NASCAR's 2024 season moves on from William Byron's dramatic victory at the Daytona 500 to another track where the young driver has enjoyed previous success....
William Byron rolls into Atlanta with history, momentum riding shotgun
An old saying around the garages 20 years ago was the way to make a new NASCAR fan was by bringing them to Daytona or Bristol....
Max Verstappen posts fastest opening day session by wide margin
Three-time defending world champion Max Verstappen posted a time of 1:31.344 on the first day of Formula One preseason testing in Bahrain on Wednesday, more than a second better than his closest competitor....
After Daytona 500, William Byron won't be the 'other guy' anymore
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Overlooked and underappreciated. That's the perception that has driven newly crowned Daytona 500 champion William Byron to achievements beyond his imagination....
William Byron wins Daytona 500 under caution
Race leader William Byron finished a four-lap shootout under caution in a Presidents' Day Daytona 500 delayed a day because of rain, making him the winner of the 66th running of the Great American Race on Monday in Daytona Beach, Fla....
Daytona 500 postponed, joins Xfinity opener on Monday
NASCAR officials postponed the Daytona 500 to Monday due to rain at Daytona International Speedway....
NASCAR notebook: Ryan Blaney calls for common sense on speedway pushing
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — After slamming into the outside wall approaching Turn 1 at Daytona International Speedway in Thursday night's second Bluegreen Vacations Duel 150-mile qualifying race, Ryan Blaney was irate....
2024 Daytona 500: Preview, Best Bets, Longshot Pick
The 66th running of the annual Daytona 500 will take place Sunday, with the green flag scheduled to drop at 2:30 p.m. ET. There are seven former champions in the field, with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. attempting to become only the fifth driver to successfully defend his title....
Signs point to thrilling finish at Sunday's Daytona 500
NASCAR's Bluegreen Vacations Duels, the qualifiers that formed the majority of the Daytona 500's field, are typically revealing races of what could possibly happen three days later in the Great American Race....
Tyler Reddick wins Duel No. 1 at Daytona
Tyler Reddick roared past Kyle Larson on the final half-lap to win the Bluegreen Vacations Duel No. 1 at Daytona International Speedway Thursday night in Daytona Beach, Florida....
Lewis Hamilton 'most motivated' entering final Mercedes season
Lewis Hamilton apparently has no intention of just going through the motions in his final Formula One season driving for Mercedes....
Joey Logano wins Daytona 500 pole, ending Chevy's streak
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The new Ford Dark Horse lived up to its nomenclature on Wednesday in the NASCAR Cup Series' qualifying session for Sunday's Daytona 500 (2:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)....
NASCAR notebook: Denny Hamlin contemplates 4th Daytona 500 win
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Denny Hamlin sat at the dais in the Daytona International Speedway media center, a photo recalling the history he hopes to achieve hung on the wall to his immediate left....
IndyCar 2024 finale moved from Nashville streets to oval
There will be a new look for the 2024 IndyCar Series season finale, with the circuit moving its last race of the season off the streets of Nashville and into the Nashville Superspeedway....
Carlos Sainz had time to 'digest' Lewis Hamilton news
Carlos Sainz acknowledged he was surprised to learn that Lewis Hamilton will be taking his seat in 2025, but the Spaniard said he was aware of the move ahead of Ferrari's announcement on Feb. 1....
Carlos Sainz: Ferrari's signing of Lewis Hamilton 'didn't disappoint me'
Carlos Sainz said he's focused on racing, despite the move by Ferrari to replace him at the end of the 2024 season with seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton....
Denny Hamlin outduels Kyle Busch to win Busch Light Clash
Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin outran Kyle Busch and an impending rainstorm Saturday night, earning the season's first win in the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum in Los Angeles....
Lewis Hamilton move to Ferrari a 'childhood dream'
Lewis Hamilton acknowledged Saturday that his impending move to Ferrari for the 2025 Formula 1 season represents a "childhood dream."...