the Daytona 500 is 500 miles long (200 laps total). The race takes around 3.5 hours to complete. While the name denotes the race's mileage, the lap total is a different story. Jockeys drive 200 ...

The Daytona 500 is coming up faster than one of the cars on the track. The 500-mile-long race is held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach. Considered the most prestigious ...

The 2025 Daytona 500 grand marshal was actor Anthony Mackie ... When the engines start or the checkered flag waves, and all 500 thrilling miles in between, our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, ...

The Daytona 500 has become one of the biggest events in sports ... That was a huge step in 1959. It went to 500 miles from 160 miles, or even less, depending on when the tide came in. “I think if you ...

1960: The second Daytona 500 remains the slowest of all time. The average speed: 124.74 miles per hour. It also featured the biggest field — 68 cars. 1961: Fireball Roberts led 170 of the 200 laps but ...

William Byron is a two-time Daytona 500 champion. Byron survived a last-lap crash that took out the other leaders in the ...

NASCAR moved the Daytona 500 up Sunday due to the forecast. Fox coverage of the Cup Series opener will now begin at 1:30 p.m.

Completing 499 miles, only to fall just short ... grass after an on-track incident during the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 16, 2025 in Daytona ...

After taking over for the semi-retired Martin Truex Jr. in a Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry, Briscoe became the 2025 Daytona 500 pole sitter Wednesday. During the second and final qualifying round, he ...

All three of NASCAR's national series are on the track again this week at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The Daytona 500 has come and gone and 2025 rolls on.

Daytona and Talladega Superspeedway alongside Daytona International Speedway as its most prestigious stops in ...

With the Daytona 500 now in its rear-view mirror, NASCAR motors onto the rest of the 2025 season, stopping this week at Atlanta Motor Speedway, some 30 miles south of the big city, in Hampton.