15, 2023, at Daytona International Speedway. Sunday also sees the return of one of NASCAR’s most successful drivers, Jimmie Johnson, who will race a partial schedule this season after stepping away in 2020.Īlex Bowman drives out of turn four during qualifying for the NASCAR Daytona 500 Wednesday, Feb. Last November, Ty won the championship of the Xfinity Series, NASCAR’s second division, but any celebrations were tempered as the family suffered the tragic loss of Coy Gibbs – Ty’s father and Joe’s son – who died hours after the season finale. Reddick will team up with Bubba Wallace, who has finished runner-up twice in the 500, including last year.īusch’s replacement at Joe Gibbs Racing is newcomer Ty Gibbs, Joe’s grandson. 45 Toyota co-owned by competitor Denny Hamlin and NBA icon Michael Jordan. 8 Chevrolet.īusch takes the seat vacated by California native Tyler Reddick, who will now pilot the No. Busch, whose outspoken personality has polarized much of the fan base for years, will line up in the No.
The biggest story this offseason was the departure of Kyle Busch from the Toyota team owned by famed NFL coach Joe Gibbs, with whom Busch won two Cup series championships. Kyle Busch makes a pit stop during the second of two qualifying auto races Thursday, Feb. X-Games star and stunt driver Travis Pastrana will be making his Daytona 500 debut, and Ind圜ar driver Conor Daly will square off in a Chevrolet owned by boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. While many in this year’s field are looking to pick up their first Daytona win – or even their first career win – some competitors are new to NASCAR entirely. Last year, Austin Cindric, who was beginning his first full season in NASCAR’s top division, successfully blocked a swarm of opponents on the final lap to hang on to victory.
Michael McDowell, who had spent much of his career driving for lesser-funded teams, was at the right place at the right time in 2021, skirting past a last-lap crash to take his first ever win. The nature of racing along the high banks of Daytona International Speedway, with the field often bunched in a pack and bump-drafting their way to the front, means practically every car has an opportunity to win the 200-lap event – from prestigious, title-winning teams to fledgling outfits trying to claw their way into the sport.Īnd in the last two years, the winners of the Daytona 500 were drivers who had never visited Victory Lane. Austin Cindric celebrates after winning the 2022 Daytona 500.
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