Unlike the NFL's Super Bowl, which concludes the season, the Daytona 500 opens NASCAR’s season and has ... eight years before the first Super Bowl in 1967. The scheduling of the two events ...

Mario Andretti becomes only Daytona 500 winner born outside U.S. 1967: Mario Andretti takes the ... 1973: Country music singer Marty Robbins made 35 NASCAR starts between 1966 and 1982.

Lydia Mee is a contributing sports writer located in the West Midlands, England. Her focus is on F1 and NASCAR. She has in-depth knowledge of Motorsport as a whole. Lydia joined Newsweek in March ...

A sellout crowd and millions of viewers at home will watch 41 drivers aim to win NASCAR’s grandest prize, the Daytona 500, on Sunday. Bump-drafting, slingshot passing and massive pileups are ...