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NASCAR driver Erik Jones to miss Dover race because of broken lower vertebra
STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Erik Jones suffered a compression fracture in a lower vertebra in a wreck at Talladega and will not drive this weekend in the NASCAR Cup series race at Dover Motor Speedway. Corey Heim will substitute for Jones in the No. 43 Toyota for Legacy Motor Club. ...
William Byron is back in Texas with more big wins since getting Hendrick's 300th there last fall
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — When William Byron first met Rick Hendrick a decade ago, the teenager who had learned racing on a computer wasn't all that confident how things would work out as he revealed his goal to drive one day for the NASCAR team owner. There is certainly no lack of...
William Byron has battled 'imposter syndrome' in his climb from computer racer to Daytona 500 champ
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — William Byron grew up in the hotbed of NASCAR, so close to the stars that he could trick-or-treat at Jimmie Johnson's house every Halloween. He'd tell Johnson every year that someday he'd race alongside him at Hendrick Motorsports. But aside from...
NASCAR Hall of Famer Jimmie Johnson runs into early trouble, finishes 28th at Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson could only watch on pit road as the familiar, jubilant scene that twice before was for him raged around Daytona International Speedway. Fireworks exploded above him and a Hendrick Motorsports car — the organization Johnson once helped...
Toyota takes high hopes into Daytona 500 but weather may affect 'The Great American Race'
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Denny Hamlin leaned into the window of Christopher Bell's winning Toyota to congratulate his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate on beating him in a Daytona 500 qualifying race. Hamlin then gave Bell detailed directions to victory lane. “Been to...
Team owner, Hall of Fame driver Tony Stewart vows changes, puts team on blast after winless 2023
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tony Stewart put his NASCAR team on blast ahead of the Daytona 500 and in the wake of a winless 2023 season: get to victory lane, hang banners — or else. Stewart-Haas Racing is in more than a small slump. SHR has been downright dismal. ...
Jimmie Johnson uses desperate late push to qualify for his 21st Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The panic set in for Jimmie Johnson on the final lap of his qualifying race for the Daytona 500. The seven-time NASCAR champion and newest Hall of Fame inductee recognized he was dangerously close to missing the cut for “The Great American Race.” ...
Joey Logano, Michael McDowell lead Ford sweep of Daytona 500 front row. Hendrick is locked out
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ford swept the front row in qualifying for the Daytona 500 with former race winners Joey Logano and Michael McDowell shocking powerhouse Hendrick Motorsports. “This is all about the team. I'd like to take credit, but I can't. Superspeedway qualifying is...
Jimmie Johnson struggled in his first year as NASCAR team owner. Can he make Legacy a winner?
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth forged a deeper friendship bantering on all those punishing bicycle rides than they did as rivals on four wheels over their Hall of Fame NASCAR careers. Johnson gained an understanding of Kenseth’s often unassuming...
As NASCAR's winningest team celebrates 40th anniversary season, Rick Hendrick makes plans for future
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — They were supposed to be mini footballs. At least that is what Rick Hendrick envisioned for a team-building exercise ahead of the 40th anniversary of NASCAR’s winningest team. Well, the boss pays attention to details, and so the staffer tasked with the...
