Austin Cindric receives praise from Denny Hamlin after Cindric's 'evolution' as a superspeedway racer in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Bubba Wallace and Austin Cindric captured Thursday night's Daytona Duel races, setting the stage for Sunday's Daytona 500. Check out the highlights.

X (Twitter) users responded Wednesday night when NASCAR Cup Series officials declared Austin Cindric the Duel 2 winner over Erik Jones at Daytona.

The Daytona 500 is unlike any other event in the Cup Series calendar. As one of NASCAR's crown jewels, the event is more spectacle than race. It's easy to see why - between seismic collisions and last-lap passes,

When the smoke cleared, we had ourselves an official lineup for the 67th Daytona 500. Erik Jones celebrated a little prematurely. He made a last-lap move that put him even on the outside, with Austin Cindric on the inside. He beat Cindric to the finish line.

Calamity was served early and often throughout Thursday night's NASCAR Cup Series Duel Qualifier Races, which officially set the starting lineups for Sunday's 6

The caution came out just before the finish line creating a photo finish between Austin Cindric and Erik Jones with Cindric on top. Since Wednesday night, Cindric has earned a front row starting spot in the NASCAR Daytona 500 and he has a Duel win to go with it.

It’s been 14 weeks since Joey Logano won his third NASCAR Cup Series championship in Phoenix and now it’s finally time to start the 2025 campaign with the Daytona 500.

Austin Cindric describes the importance of checking boxes to set up for success after securing front-row spot for Daytona 500.

NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace vowed to try to "enjoy the little stuff" this season. It showed Thursday night in victory lane at Daytona.