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A week after winning the Daytona 500, Tyler Reddick still can't seem to fully grasp that he won one of sports' greatest races. He also recognized that he might have needed his failures from the 2025 season to help give him a boost. In an interview with FOX Sports' Josh Sims ahead of Sunday's Autotrader 400, which he won, Reddick admitted that he was "so sick to my stomach" following […]

The 68th running of the Daytona 500 was a smashing success both on the track and on the big screen. FOX Sports PR announced on Thursday that the 2026 Daytona 500 on FOX (Feb. 15) drew a combined 7,489,000 viewers, which is an 11% increase from the 2025 Daytona 500, which generated 6,761,000 viewers. The race peaked at 9,154,000 viewers from 5:30-5:45 p.m. ET. Moreover, the first race of the […]

Tyler Reddick saw both of his sons and his wife in Victory Lane and he felt more than just joy after winning the Daytona 500. He thought about the last six months. The questions about why his son, Rookie, born in May, wasn’t acting like himself. And then the questions after the diagnosis of a kidney tumor that pressed upon an artery that caused signs of heart failure. And then […]

The Daytona weekend had plenty of decisions — by both drivers and officials — that led to debate across the garage. So let's dive in and get to the bottom of it. Here are my thoughts on six pressing decisions (including one which directly impacted the finish of the Daytona 500) across all three series: 6. Justin Allgaier move causing big wreck This one isn’t all that debatable, as Allgaier […]

A year ago, Christopher Bell got into Victory Lane at Atlanta's spring race, kick-starting a three-race win streak. But currently, he's not the favorite to win at ATL. Instead, there's a three-way tie at the top of the board for the NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader 400, which airs Sunday, Feb. 22 on FOX at 3 p.m. ET. Let's take a look at the odds for the entire field at DraftKings […]

Tyler Reddick wasn’t in the top 10 entering the Daytona 500, and he proved he should have never dropped off this list. The 23XI Racing driver is back in the rankings and Chase Elliott, who won his qualifying race and finished top five in his duel, moved into the top spot. Here are my power rankings going into the race Sunday at Atlanta (race coverage begins at 2 p.m. ET […]

Here's what's happening this week Inside The Garage: Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Fla.) — Winning the Daytona 500 automatically makes it a historical moment no matter the year, no matter the number of times a driver or team has won it. But the first time? That’s next level. The 2026 Daytona 500 will go down as a seminal moment in not just the career of driver Tyler Reddick but […]

Brad Keselowski might look the part of a daredevil when he walks to his No. 6 car for Sunday's Daytona 500. But as the veteran driver prepares to race just eight weeks after breaking his femur on Sunday, Keselowski insisted that he isn't looking to prove anything by driving through a severe injury. "I want to win the Daytona 500. It's the biggest win in the championship for me," Keselowski […]

Before Daytona Day even arrived, Mother Nature's impact on the Daytona 500 was already felt. In anticipation of inclement weather Sunday in Daytona Beach, Florida for the NASCAR Cup Series season opener, NASCAR announced Saturday it was bumping the start time up an hour in hopes of avoiding a weather delay — a familiar occurrence at Daytona International Speedway. The 2026 Daytona 500 is set for Sunday at 1:30 p.m. […]