Daytona 500: Ranking the Entire Field, From Casey Mears to Chase Elliott

There are 41 drivers entered in the 2026 Daytona 500. We rank their chances of winning, from worst to best.

NASCAR Drivers Skip Friday's Daytona 500 Practice After Wrecks in Duel Races

A few NASCAR teams will not be making laps in today's Daytona 500 practice after wrecks in the Duel races Thursday night.

Daytona Duels takeaways: No surprise winners but plenty of qualifying drama

Joey Logano and Chase Elliott won their Daytona Duels, but the real drama unfolded as Casey Mears and Anthony Alfredo secured their Daytona 500 spots.

NASCAR shocker: Anthony Alfredo disqualified from Daytona 500 after duel violation

Anthony Alfredo will not race in the Daytona 500 after NASCAR disqualified his No. 62 Beard Motorsports car following the second Duel qualifying race on February 12, 2026, at Daytona International ...

Casey Mears Blows Pit Road Entry, Spins Noah Gragson During Duel 1 at Daytona

As the Fords attempted to make it to pit road, Casey Mears made a mistake and took Noah Gragson out with him.