The 2021 Daytona 500 ended in chaos, as Michael McDowell emerged from a last-lap wreck to claim his first career victory.

Brad Keselowski gets ready for the start of the NASCAR Cup Series road-course auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) John ...

NASCAR held a Next Gen crash test at Talladega, and following a preliminary review has delivered the findings to an independent panel.

Michael McDowell wasn’t a favorite to win the 2021 Daytona 500, as he didn’t claim a victory in his last 357 NASCAR Cup Series starts. That changed Sunday evening.

The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series regular season both opened and closed at Daytona International Speedway. And for the second straight year, the legendary place provided a storybook ending as the sport's ...