Photos: The best and worst new Sprint Cup paint schemes A new season means new paint schemes in the Sprint Cup Series. Take a look at some of the new cars for 2016 and what we think are the best and worst-looking cars of the season by clicking the picture below:   - - - - - - - Nick Bromberg is the editor of From The Marbles on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at [email protected] … [Read more...]

What to watch for in the Daytona 500 The countdown to the 2016 Daytona 500 is nearly over. The 59th running of NASCAR's biggest race starts just after 1 p.m. ET on Feb. 21. Here's all you need to know for Sunday's race. THE FAVORITES • Dale Earnhardt Jr.: NASCAR's most popular driver has the best car. He's driving the car that helped get an average finish of 1.75 at the four Daytona and … [Read more...]

Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins Daytona qualifying race DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. made it to victory lane 15 years to the day after his father's death. Junior won the first Daytona 500 qualifying race on Thursday night, his second-straight qualifying race win. His father died Feb. 18, 2001, in a crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500. "I'm guilty of daydreaming a little bit about … [Read more...]

Video: Denny Hamlin pokes fun at Brad Keselowski's basketball skills Denny Hamlin didn't think very long when he was asked by Dan Patrick who the least athletic NASCAR driver was on Friday. "Brad Keselowski." Why Keselowski? "Why, please go on YouTube," Hamlin said. "Please go on YouTube and find Brad Keselowski dribbling a basketball at a Hornets game. The whole argument of NASCAR guys and … [Read more...]

How the Daytona 500 qualifying races will work DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Welcome to the first Duel qualifying races with NASCAR's new charter system. How different are things for the races with NASCAR's new ownership structure? Let's explain it for you: • There are 44 cars racing for 40 spots in the Daytona 500. With a 43-car field, only one driver would miss the race. Now, with three fewer … [Read more...]

Chase Elliott never felt pressure from parents to be a driver DAYTONA BEACH, Florida -- One can imagine how there could be some family pressure to follow in your dad's footsteps when your father is a Sprint Cup-winning driver who was also voted the most popular driver in NASCAR 16 times. But according to Daytona 500 polesitter Chase Elliott, he wasn't pushed into becoming a driver like his … [Read more...]

EARNHARDT NATION: Talking the Intimidator, Dale Junior, and more Grandstanding: A Yahoo Sports podcastSubscribe via iTunes or via RSS feed It's Daytona 500 time, and this year, we've got a treat for you: a brand-new book on the Earnhardt family, from Dale Sr. to Dale Jr. to everyone around them. It's written by Yahoo Sports' Jay Busbee, who conveniently enough happens to be one of the … [Read more...]

A year later, Logano can't describe feeling of winning Daytona 500 DAYTONA BEACH, Florida – Defending Daytona 500 champion Joey Logano still struggles to describe the emotions he felt when he crossed the finish line of last season's race. "I tell the story all the time of just what it was like to start my first race here and what that meant to me," Logano said Tuesday at Daytona media day. … [Read more...]

AJ Allmendinger: IndyCar not an option after Justin Wilson's death DAYTONA BEACH, Florida – Don't expect to see AJ Allmendinger attempt the Indianapolis 500 anytime soon. Allmendinger said Tuesday the death of his friend Justin Wilson made him decide he won't drive any IndyCar races until the series has closed cockpits. “The moment Justin Wilson passed away I said ‘Never again,’" … [Read more...]

Clint Bowyer: 'You get me a car capable of winning, I'll win in it' DAYTONA BEACH, Florida – Clint Bowyer sounded a bit like former Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis on Tuesday. As a Kansas City Chiefs fan, Bowyer would probably shudder a the comparison. But given his comments during Daytona media day, it was hard not to think of Davis' famous line "Just win, baby." Bowyer hasn't won a Sprint … [Read more...]