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It’s a new points system in 2026. So who will finish on top when all is said and done? That is hard to say before the season even starts. It’s also hard to say who will be top-16 in the points after 26 races to just make NASCAR’s version of the postseason. But here's my best attempt at predictions for the 2026 NASCAR season: Daytona 500 winner prediction Chase Briscoe won […]

Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Fla.) — Most NASCAR drivers grew up dreaming of winning the Daytona 500. What’s it like for a driver to live out those dreams? Ahead of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, we talked to all the current full-time drivers who have won the Daytona 500 to find out. And we asked several of those who haven’t won the Daytona 500 to see what they […]

Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Fla.) — Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson says his last Cup race will be the 2027 Daytona 500. The NASCAR Hall of Famer has 83 career Cup wins in 700 starts. After retiring from full-time Cup racing following the 2020 season and embarking on a two-year INDYCAR career, 50-year-old Johnson has competed in the Daytona 500 every year since 2023 and is a […]

Noah Gragson was caught red-handed by NASCAR. Gragson was the first driver busted during Daytona 500 qualifying for violating the new rule that specifies drivers are banned for sticking their hands out the opening of the window during the qualifying run. Gragson's time in the No. 4 Ford for Front Row Motorsports was thrown out Wednesday because he used his left hand in an attempt to deflect air and gain […]

Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Fla.) — From 14 drivers with no career wins to a driver with 83 career wins, from drivers ages 19 to 50, from a driver with three career starts to a driver with 750 — the field for the Daytona 500 (Sunday, 1:30 p.m. ET on FOX) is officially set and features much variety. Here’s a look at how I rank the 41 drivers as […]

Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Fla.) — Denny Hamlin has suffered through so much since the start of November. Now, he will take all the encouragement he can get. Hamlin knows he could be a sentimental favorite Sunday to win his fourth Daytona 500 and that he might hear more cheers than boos. That will be fine by him come Sunday. It is hard not to feel for Hamlin, who […]

The top 10 is stacked with veterans with NASCAR Cup Series champions and four previous Daytona 500 winners leading the 2026 edition of The Great American Race on Sunday. The 2026 Daytona 500 field is officially set following pole qualifying Wednesday and the Duels at Daytona on Thursday. Ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series season opener, Kyle Busch won his first Daytona 500 pole and will be joined by Chase […]

New coaches. New strategies. New blueprints. The 2026 recruiting cycle gave us our first real glance at how college football’s newest coaching regimes plan to build their programs. Who impressed us the most with their first class? Who left us uneasy? Which program surprised us most? And who mastered the art of juggling high school recruiting with the transfer portal? Following a season with new hires at elite-level programs like […]

The World Baseball Classic is going to be memorable. But because of its worldwide scheduling, it is also going to be on at all hours of the day. You'll need to plan for that with alarms and early or late bedtimes. [RELATED: Full World Baseball Classic broadcast schedule] To help you out, we have identified the best matchup of each day in pool play — as well as hypothetical contests […]