Michael McDowell was rolling along at Homestead-Miami Speedway when he saw another driver signal for a car to pass.
by JENNA FRYER / The Associated PressAfter years of the same guy dominating NASCAR's top level nearly every week, the Cup Series is experiencing a little parity to start the season.
by MARK LONG / The Associated PressA sign at the entrance to Daytona International Speedway warned spectators the Confederate flag was not welcome on property. Its presence, NASCAR wrote, "runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environmen
by JENNA FRYER / The Associated PressGive him a good ride, and NASCAR driver Christopher Bell can win. But in his second race with a new team? That seemed unlikely.
by JENNA FRYER / The Associated PressDenny Hamlin's run at a Daytona 500 three-peat — that string of three straight championships achieved twice in the NBA by his business partner Michael Jordan — ended with just a top-five finish.
by DAN GELSTON / The Associated PressMichael McDowell stormed through a crash scene to win the Daytona 500, snapping an 0-for-357 streak in NASCAR Cup Series competition with a fiery pileup in his rearview mirror.
by JENNA FRYER / The Associated PressDenny Hamlin, considered perhaps the best NASCAR driver without a Cup Series championship, can look past that hole on his record.
by The Associated PressSam Maxwell and his band of Cleveland bros packed up their 1997 Four Winds motorhome with 105,000 miles on it, headed south in the thick of the pandemic and pinned their hopes on a party.
by DAN GELSTON / The Associated PressNASCAR driver Ryan Newman was lying in bed one morning, his two daughters still tucked in down the hall, when a YouTube video of his death-defying crash popped up as a recommended watch.
by The Associated PressWhat should have been a tune-up for the Daytona 500 might have cost Hendrick Motorsports the front row for the NASCAR Cup Series season opener.
by JENNA FRYER / The Associated PressNew number, new day, new time, same result for Hendrick Motorsports.
by JENNA FRYER / The Associated PressKyle Busch snagged the first win of the new season, streaking past NASCAR champion Chase Elliott after Elliott spun leader Ryan Blaney in the final stretch of the exhibition Busch Clash.
by JENNA FRYER / The Associated PressKyle Larson loaded his motorhome and drove to Daytona International Speedway by himself, alone for some seven hours to prepare for his return to NASCAR competition.
by JENNA FRYER / The Associated PressNASCAR's 2021 Cup Series schedule is still more than a week away from the season-opening Daytona 500, but that hasn't kept broadcast partner Fox from engaging in a little marketing hyperbole. "Best Season Ever" will take some time to truly be earned, though.
by JENNA FRYER / The Associated PressNashville Superspeedway has undergone a rebranding campaign ahead of a NASCAR tripleheader in June that includes the track's inaugural Cup Series race.
by Associated PressThe new face of NASCAR circled Phoenix Raceway for a celebratory lap of his finest achievement.
by JENNA FRYER / The Associated PressFour drivers will battle for the season championship at Phoenix Raceway, and while Kevin Harvick surprisingly won't be one of them, the most dominant driver this year could certainly be a factor in the race.
by JENNA FRYER / The Associated PressMichael Jordan expects to field a winning team when 23XI Racing begins NASCAR competition next season.
by JENNA FRYER / The Associated PressKyle Busch's fortune denied a needed victory for Martin Truex Jr., his penalized Joe Gibbs Racing teammate who still has a chance to be one of the four drivers with a title chance in the Nov. 8 season finale at Phoenix Raceway.
by STEPHEN HAWKINS / The Associated PressKyle Larson signed a multiyear contract Wednesday with Hendrick that ended his seven-month banishment from NASCAR for using a racial slur while competing online in a virtual race this past spring.
by JENNA FRYER / The Associated PressNASCAR will make a fourth attempt to complete its playoff race at Texas Motor Speedway on Wednesday after persistent mist and cold temperatures continued the long delay.
by Associated PressThe NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Texas was pushed back yet another day without drivers completing any more laps Monday.
by STEPHEN HAWKINS / The Associaed PressThe NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Texas Motor Speedway was postponed Sunday night after 52 laps on a misty day in which the conditions slowly deteriorated to drizzle.
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