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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins Daytona 500 for NASCAR crown jewel

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has had a roller-coaster career in NASCAR, but Sunday's Daytona 500 certainly qualifies as another high point.

By JENNA FRYER / The Associated Press February 19, 2023

AP photo by Terry Renna / Ricky Stenhouse Jr., center, celebrates in victory lane after winning the Daytona 500 on Sunday to open NASCAR's 2023 Cup Series season. It's the third win of his Cup Series career and the first since 2017, when he won twice.

NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson in new position as Daytona 500 long shot

The Daytona 500 will start a new NASCAR Cup Series season and a new era for Jimmie Johnson, who is thinking like an owner as much as a driver these days.

By JENNA FRYER / The Associated Press February 18, 2023

AP photo by John Raoux / NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson gets ready to take the track for Daytona 500 practice Saturday. The seven-time Cup Series champion is running a partial schedule this year after spending the past two years competing in IndyCar.

Seven-time Cup winner Jimmie Johnson tops Daytona 500 practice in NASCAR return

It sure seemed like old times, even if it was only practice.

By MARK LONG / The Associated Press February 17, 2023

AP photo by Terry Renna / Former NASCAR driver Richard Petty, center, poses for a photo with Jimmie Johnson, left, and Erik Jones before the first of two qualifying races for the Daytona 500 on Thursday night. Johnson, Petty and the late Dale Earnhardt share the record for most Cup Series championships with seven apiece.

Daytona 500 lineup set with IndyCar’s Conor Daly a surprising qualifier

Conor Daly raced Floyd Mayweather's team into the Daytona 500 for a second consecutive year, bobbing and weaving his way through myriad challenges.

By JENNA FRYER / The Associated Press February 16, 2023

AP photo by Terry Renna / Hendrick Motorsports teammates Alex Bowman, front left, and William Byron, front right, lead the field to start the first of two qualifying races Thursday night at Daytona International Speedway for Sunday's Daytona 500, the NASCAR Cup Series season opener.

Hendrick’s Alex Bowman wins Daytona 500 pole; teammate Kyle Larson also on front row

Alex Bowman has won the pole position for the Daytona 500 for the third time in his career. He's still looking for his first win in the big race.

By DAN GELSTON / The Associated Press February 15, 2023

AP photo by Chris O'Meara / Alex Bowman's crew secures the Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 Chevrolet after Daytona 500 pole position qualifying Wednesday night in Daytona Beach, Fla.

NASCAR’s 75th anniversary owes much to France family

The France family's love affair with racing gave birth to NASCAR, and after 75 years, the organization's endurance owes much to the same family.

By JENNA FRYER / The Associated Press February 15, 2023

AP file photo / Bill France, left, and his son Bill Jr. talk on Jan. 11, 1972, in Daytona Beach, Fla., where NASCAR was born 75 years ago and where another Cup Series season will kick off Sunday with the 65th running of the Daytona 500.

NASCAR preview: 75th season one of celebration and transition

Kevin Harvick is looking for the exit ramp as he enters his final season as a NASCAR driver while seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson is sliding back into stock cars.

By JENNA FRYER / AP Auto Racing Writer February 14, 2023

FILE - Austin Cindric (2) takes the checkered flag in front of Bubba Wallace (23) to win the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Fla. As Kevin Harvick prepares to depart, the stage is open to be seized by Noah Gragson, watermelon farmer Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez, the only Mexican-born winner in NASCAR history. There’s also Cindric, a Team Penske fixture who won last year’s Daytona 500 as a rookie on Roger Penske’s 85th birthday, or Bubba Wallace, the only Black driver competing at NASCAR’s top level. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Martin Truex Jr. wins caution-filled NASCAR Clash exhibition

Martin Truex Jr. won NASCAR's return to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for its preseason exhibition race, a sloppy Sunday night extravaganza.

By JENNA FRYER / The Associated Press February 5, 2023

AP photo by Mark J. Terrill / NASCAR Cup Series driver Martin Truex Jr. takes the checkered flag to win NASCAR's Clash exhibition race Sunday night at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

NASCAR approaches new season with some changes

Hello, 2023 NASCAR season. Farewell, "Hail Melon," and thanks for the memory.

By The Associated Press February 3, 2023

AP photo by Chuck Burton / Ross Chastain races ahead of Kevin Harvick and Daniel Suarez (99) out of the fourth turn during a NASCAR Cup Series playoff race last October at Virginia's Martinsville Speedway.

Acura big winner of Rolex 24 at Daytona as hybrid era begins

Acura dominated the debut of hybrid engines in North American sports car racing with a 1-2 finish Sunday at the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

By JENNA FRYER / The Associated Press January 29, 2023

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