Jacques Villeneuve Qualifies for Daytona 500: ‘It’s the Biggest Surprise’
Former F1 and Indy 500 champion Jacques Villeneuve qualified on speed Wednesday for the 64th running of the Daytona 500.
Former F1 and Indy 500 champion Jacques Villeneuve qualified on speed Wednesday for the 64th running of the Daytona 500.
Hours after he claimed he didn’t think he’d be a contender for it, Kyle Larson became just the fifth defending Cup champion to win a Daytona 500 pole.
They said he could see the air. So legendary was Dale Earnhardt’s prowess at Daytona International Speedway, that was the only way others could explain it.
Given all the changes to NASCAR racing entering 2022, is Kyle Larson the Cup Series championship favorite?
Kyle Larson and Alex Bowman on the front row for 2022 Daytona 500.
Check out what the Daytona 500 competitors had to say Wednesday, Feb. 16, during media day for the 64th annual Great American Race.
Kyle Busch eyes his first Daytona 500 victory in his 17th try, while Denny Hamlin sets his sights on the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs for Bubba Wallace and Kurt Busch.
Michael McDowell has visited Daytona International Speedway many times in his NASCAR career, competing in 21 Cup Series points races here since 2008. But none of those Florida visits have been like this.
For years, Rick Ware Racing was seen as the tail end of the NASCAR Cup Series field — a program without the funds to afford top-level equipment but dedicated to getting four cars on the racetrack every week.
Who will come out on top at Daytona — an ace or someone else entirely?