The 2026 Daytona 500 will have an extra entrant, courtesy of a rule change that will have the likes of Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Jimmie Johnson secures a guaranteed Daytona 500 spot before qualifying or the Duels through NASCAR’s OEP provision.

Jimmie Johnson has a guaranteed spot next month in the 2026 Daytona 500. Legacy Motor Club applied for and has been granted ...

Jimmie Johnson’s return to the Daytona 500 next February will come without the uncertainty that typically follows ...

— -- DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- They used to say a monkey could drive the car in Daytona 500 qualifying because, in a single-car run, the driver just hammers the gas, turns the wheel and virtually ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Chase Elliott was too young to really remember celebrating in victory lane with his father, dressed in a shirt that matched Bill Elliott's firesuit and a little finger pointed ...

The Daytona 500 has NASCAR’s most unique — and complicated — qualifying format. And it got more convoluted this year with the largest number of entrants in a decade and a new rule that could add a ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the first qualifying race Thursday night for the Daytona 500 to earn a starting spot on the second row for NASCAR’s biggest event. It was Earnhardt’s 17th ...