The five-hundred-mile, National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) Daytona 500 is commonly referred to as "the Great American Race." Its reputation for exciting finishes, horrendous crashes, Florida-in-February weather, and...

The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is one of four restrictor plate races on the Cup schedule. In 2008, the race will celebrate...

Byline: Drew Geary Feb. 20--DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The black cloud hanging over his team all week and a mist-encased racetrack Sunday weren't going to darken or dampen Jimmie Johnson's Daytona 500 victory. No way. Johnson, whose successful Nextel Cup...

The race: The 48th Daytona 500 opens the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. When: 1:30 p.m. today. Where: Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla. At stake: More than $18 million, with at least $1,438,155 paid to the winner and at...

Kurt Busch maintained a slim lead over younger brother Kyle, and while three-time winner Jeff Gordon, who started 42nd, made a late move into the top 10 just before the midway point of the Daytona 500 on Sunday.Kurt Busch, trying to give his car owner...

After watching the replay of the final lap of the Daytona 500, NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson said Tuesday he's "torn" over the way the race ended.Despite a multicar accident coming out of the final turn of Sunday's season-opening race, NASCAR did not call a caution...