Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Chase Briscoe, who started from pole position for the Daytona 500, and the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing team have been hit with substantial penalties following a breach identified after the season-opening race. Post-race inspections by NASCAR of Briscoe's car uncovered modifications to the spoiler in defiance of NASCAR's strict regulations.

• Chase Briscoe's No. 19 car was found to have an illegally modified spoiler for the Daytona 500. • Joe Gibbs Racing was also fined $100,000 and docked 100 owner points, along with a four-race suspension for crew chief James Small. Chase Briscoe and his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team have been hit with a big penalty following the Daytona 500 to open the NASCAR season. Briscoe's car from Sunday's season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway was found to have a modified spoiler. The team was given an...

Just a week after attending the Super Bowl, President Donald Trump made an appearance at another great American sporting event, the 2025 Daytona 500. The 47th president arrived in Daytona Beach, Florida a little after 1 p.m. ET and at Daytona International Speedway shortly after as some drivers and team owners awaited Trump's arrival. The President took a lap around the 2.5-mile track and received loud cheers when he was shown as the national anthem neared its conclusion. This isn't Trump's first time at the Daytona 500 either, nor is...

Parker Kligerman was disqualified after crossing the finish line first at Friday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway. Kligerman's No. 75 Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet was too low in the rear on both sides of the truck. Corey Heim has been declared the winner of the race. Kligerman held off Heim after taking the lead going into turn 3 on the final lap as two separate multi-truck crashes brought out the race-ending caution. This is Heim's 12 career win in the Craftsman Truck Series, including six wins in...

The first NASCAR race of the 2025 season is in the books, and what a finish it was. Parker Kligerman was ultimately the victor of the season-opening NASCAR Truck Series race on Friday night. The 34-year-old full-time broadcaster and part-time driver for Henderson Motorsports — the small team that could — won a thriller at Daytona International Speedway. He overtook Ben Rhodes on the final lap and stayed safely ahead when the rest of the field went three-wide and ultimately wrecked out. The wrecks prompted a caution, and Kligerman was...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It’s goin’ down! Pitbull has ended his partnership with NASCAR team Trackhouse Racing. Pitbull is still scheduled to play the concert ahead of Sunday’s Daytona 500 as part of the race festivities that include “Captain America” actor Anthony Mackie set to serve as the grand marshal and give the command for drivers to start their engines. “Mr. Worldwide” joined Trackhouse as an ownership partner ahead of the race team’s debut in the Cup Series in the 2021 Daytona 500. Trackhouse is fielding cars for four...

Pitbull has ended his four-year NASCAR ownership in Trackhouse Racing, announcing his departure days before the season-opening Daytona 500. The entertainer had become an ownership partner in January 2021 for the team as it made its NASCAR debut that year. Trackhouse has won eight races in the past four seasons and has four drivers in this year's Daytona 500. "Ending partnership with Trackhouse Racing," Pitbull wrote on social media. "Over the past five years, we've made history by introducing NASCAR to a whole new audience and falling in love with...

NASCAR is aiming to avoid delays caused by potential poor weather Sunday for its marquee race. The sanctioning body announced Friday it will move the Daytona 500 start time up an hour to 1:30 p.m. ET with rain in the forecast late Sunday. The green flag is now scheduled for 2 p.m. ET after it was originally set for 3:11 p.m. The broadcast networks will remain the same, with the race to be aired on Fox, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. The Fox broadcast will start at 11:30 a.m. For...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves will race in the Daytona 500 as a special 41st driver under a new rule that allows for a “world-class driver” to receive a provisional spot. The Brazilian did not want to use the provisional and hoped to race his way into the field. But he was involved in an early eight-car accident that sent his Chevrolet behind the wall for repairs and took him out of contention for one of the open spots available in his Thursday night 150-mile...