Zach’s Turn: To Say Goodbye
As I sit in my Airbnb on the final night of my Daytona 500 coverage, two words come to mind: I’m blessed.
Zach Sturniolo
Aric Almirola: ‘I’ll Want This One Back For Sure’
Aric Almirola knew this Daytona 500 was going to be different.
The 64th annual Great American Race may be his last, the three-time Cup Series race winner having announced his retirement from full-time NASCAR racing after what will be 11 complete seasons. Pre-race, he was soaking in every moment with family members, close sponsor representatives and others.
Post-race, he was wishing he had one more shot.
Austin Hill’s Gamble Pays Off With Xfinity Daytona Victory
Austin Hill took a gamble on the last lap that paid off, shooting out ahead of AJ Allmendinger to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway.
Parker Kligerman Escapes Chaos, Falls Just Short at Daytona
Parker Kligerman escaped the Big One by inches. And on the race’s final restart, he was one move away from having a legitimate shot at winning the NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona International Speedway.
Kligerman shoved Zane Smith to the lead in the outside lane on the first lap of a green-white-checkered restart with a perfect tandem draft…
JJ Yeley Misses Daytona 500 After Last-Lap Pass
JJ Yeley was in prime position to qualify for the Daytona 500 until a last-lap pass by Kaz Grala — and a slowing Daniel Hemric — sent Yeley’s No. 55 team home.
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.
Target Acquired: Kyle Busch on Daytona 500 Win, 23XI on Playoffs
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.
Zach’s Turn: Is Cody Ware Due for a Career Year?
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.
Zach’s Turn: How Does NASCAR Cash in on Clash?
LOS ANGELES — From the very start, NASCAR knew trying to race inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was a gamble. The risk was worth …
Zach’s Turn: iRacing Plays Pivotal Role in Clash Success
Inside the storied walls of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum sits a quarter-mile racetrack, built solely for a one-off exhibition short-track race for the NASCAR Cup Series in downtown L.A.
The idea would have felt absurd any time before 2020, before any mention of COVID-19 threatened to halt the world, let alone the sport. But NASCAR today is not the NASCAR of the last five decades – or even the last five years.
The majority of the credit lies with people like NASCAR’s Senior Vice President of Strategy and Innovation Ben Kennedy and Patrick Rogers, the sport’s vice president of marketing, for being willing to think outside the box and turn a previously unthinkable decision into a reality that comes to fruition Sunday night (Feb. 6).