The inaugural Daytona 500, the first live TV broadcast, Richard Petty’s 200th win with President Reagan in attendance—each moment left a lasting impact. NASCAR’s evolution is a story of ...

Back in 1984, Ronald Reagan gave the command to start engines in the Firecracker 400 at Daytona. It was the day Richard Petty won his 200th career race.

Tom Petty would begin an interesting three-pronged career resurgence not long after the 21st Century got underway. He was also incredibly prolific: When he died in 2017, he'd already released ...

Byron is just the fifth driver to win the Daytona 500 in consecutive years. Richard Petty (1973, 1974), Cale Yarborough (1983, 1984), Sterling Marlin (1994, 1995), and Denny Hamlin (2019 ...

Hendrick Motorsports became the winningest team in Daytona 500 history with their 10th victory, surpassing Petty Enterprises. DAYTONA BEACH — Sometimes, Daytona 500 winners come out of nowhere.

William Byron became the fifth NASCAR Cup driver to win the Daytona 500 in back-to-back years on Sunday. Byron took the lead on the backstretch during the final lap and held off Tyler Reddick and ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Daytona Beach International Airport issued a report announcing they will test its disaster response readiness during a full-scale emergency response exercise from 8 a.m. to 3:30 ...

William Byron became the youngest driver to win multiple Daytona 500s. The event drew 6.76 million viewers on TV, a 13% increase from 2024, and marked the highest viewership for a sporting event ...

"Reagan," the biopic of President Ronald Reagan starring Dennis Quaid, did not receive any Oscar consideration because it did not meet the Academy’s DEI standards, according to the film’s ...

Canadian driver Amber Balcaen may not have been racing in the Daytona 500, but she still felt President Donald Trump's energy when he arrived at Daytona International Speedway. "I’m Canadian ...

The Daytona 500 race also serves as the highest paying race of the season, serving as an important race to both drivers and the teams. Richard Petty has the most number of wins at the Daytona 500 ...