Beyond the Flag
Fansided
Sunday's Daytona 500 showcased the pros and cons of the current NASCAR product on drafting-style race tracks.
Colby Colwell|
The 23XI Racing driver joined an exclusive list with his Daytona 500 win.
Colby Colwell|
Everybody is talking about the frantic finish to the 2026 Daytona 500, but the result was almost very different.
Ryan McCafferty|
Despite being the poster child for NASCAR fans' argument against "win and in", Shane van Gisbergen still would have qualified for the Chase in 2025.
Asher Fair|
Brad Keselowski has extended an offer to four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen to compete in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Asher Fair|
Despite moving to Formula 2 with his eyes on an eventual move to Formula 1, Colton Herta could still compete in the 2026 Indy 500.
Bobby Ciafardini|
"Win and in" is gone from NASCAR, and it changed absolutely nothing.
Ryan McCafferty|
NASCAR made the right call.
Ryan McCafferty|
NASCAR awarding 15 extra points for race wins clearly makes a big difference.
Asher Fair|
We're just one race into the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, but the new postseason format has technically already started.
Asher Fair|
NASCAR fans claimed they wanted points racing back, but now that it's actually back, the tone has changed.
Asher Fair|
21 years of trying, and 21 years of not winning the Daytona 500 for Kyle Busch.
Asher Fair|
For the first time since 2005, the NASCAR Cup Series has a full-time No. 97 car.
Asher Fair|
NASCAR is in the first year of a new postseason format after 12 years utilizing a "win and in" knockout setup.
Asher Fair|
Moving up the Daytona 500 start time might have been the move of the year from NASCAR, and it's only February.
Asher Fair|
A NASCAR national series has featured an Earnhardt in 51 consecutive years, dating back to 1975.
Asher Fair|
Two drivers who finished in the teens were swapped after NASCAR went back through and edited the unofficial results, but it had a significant impact on the standings.
Asher Fair|
After NASCAR got humiliated in court, they got to open up the 2026 Cup Series season watching Michael Jordan become a Daytona 500 champion.
Asher Fair|
Brad Keselowski did not pull any punches when talking about Riley Herbst's last-lap Daytona 500 move which collected pretty much all but one of the contenders.
Asher Fair|
The "Big One" struck at Daytona International Speedway, just before the end of the Daytona 500's second stage.
Asher Fair|
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