From the moment the gates open, the Daytona 500 offers a non-stop spectacle of entertainment, with marching bands, live music and a festive atmosphere. There’s big and then there’s BIG.

Here’s when and what the Daytona 500 is, how many laps the race is, what to know about the race and a list of all the past winners.

ABSOLUTELY. SUMMER. IT IS A BIG BUILD UP TO SUNDAY AND THERE’S A LOT GOING ON. A VERY COMPRESSED SCHEDULE FOR SPEEDWEEKS OUT AT THE DAYTONA 500 THIS YEAR, BUT IT’S HARD TO DESCRIBE THE ...

For the second straight year, William Byron is the winner of the Daytona 500. The NASCAR crown jewel race that annually kicks off its season didn’t quite have “the big one,” in terms of ...

Drivers and crew chiefs often fret over how little they control during a race at Daytona. The biggest culprits are the unforgiving, snarling packs created by drafting and violent, vicious "Big ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Corey LaJoie so badly wanted to race in the Daytona 500 that he gambled his children's college fund to secure a seat in “The Great American Race.” LaJoie was let ...

Now as the most notable of several big changes in the Grand Touring Prototype category this season, MSR has returned to World Center of Racing with a new second Acura ARX-06 and a renewed vigor to ...

There’s big and then there’s BIG. For many years now, the Daytona 500 has fallen into the latter category — one of those ...