The Daytona 500 is the pillar of the NASCAR Cup Series schedule and the 2025 season will officially begin with "The Great American Race" on Sunday. William Byron won his first Daytona 500 last year, edging Alex Bowman by less than a second,

Here is what drivers had to say after Thursday's Daytona 500 Duel qualifying races at Daytona International Speedway: Bubba Wallace — Winner in Race 1: “What a good night. I didn’t know how it was going to play out,