Along with the usual 36 full-time drivers and teams, there are four part-time entries filling out the field. Richard Childress Racing will enter the No. 33 Chevrolet as a third entry with Austin Hill. The Xfinity Series regular has four wins at Daytona in the lower two divisions.

Byron’s first regular season title comes in his fifth season with Rudy Fugle as his Cup crew chief. They were together in 2016 when an 18-year-old Byron won seven races in his only full-time season in the Truck Series. They were reunited in 2021 in Cup when Byron was 23 years old.

CONCORD, N.C. - In terms of the NASCAR Cup Series regular season, Saturday night's race at Daytona International Speedway will be a final hurrah. And while the 10-race sprint to a championship still looms on the other side, the Hendrick Motorsports contingent are hoping to close on a high note under the lights in Volusia County, Florida.

Bubba Wallace had never found much success at Richmond Raceway, but looked poised to deliver a breakthrough performance there on Saturday night.

The 12-car wreck on Lap 198 of Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway changed the race for several drivers. It ended the race of Chase Elliott, who got tagged by Kyle Busch exiting Turn 4.

WASHINGTON — O'Reilly Auto Parts has been named the title sponsor for NASCAR's secondary series . What's currently the NASCAR Xfinity Series will be known as the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series beginning in 2026.