In the years since, we’ve seen plenty of presidential candidates — and on a few occasions, a sitting president — come to Daytona on race day hoping some of that NASCAR-man-of-the-people glow would ...

When the NASCAR haulers rolled into Daytona Beach in the summer of 1975, Richard Petty’s future Hall of Fame plaque was already largely engraved. He’d won five of what would become seven Cup Series ...

Firecracker, Pepsi, or Coke Zero—the 400-miler at Daytona has always been exciting, and there have been many big-time upsets to conquered the races atmosphere. The first true "upset" win in the 400 ...

When I think of the Firecracker 400, or the Coke Zero 400 as it’s called these days, there are two things that come to mind. First, is the memory of Dale Earnhardt Jr. charging to the front in the ...

Whether spectator or participant, activity abounds for sports-minded Volusia County residents to celebrate the Fourth of July. The Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway is one of the ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - As of Thursday, 33 years and one day after the best Firecracker 400 ever, Richard Petty (who lost) and David Pearson (who won) still were arguing about it. First an eyewitness ...

(This story originally appeared as exclusive content on the Verizon INDYCAR Mobile app. To download the app for use on smartphones, click here.) As the Verizon IndyCar Series takes the weekend off, ...

You hear it less and less all the time. "Firecracker." Every now and then, you'll overhear a leathery old racer or crewman or fan refer to Daytona's July race as the Firecracker, but not so much ...

DAYTONA BEACH — The race once known as the Firecracker 400 is on the move. Daytona International Speedway’s NASCAR Cup Series summer race was part of a mass shuffling of the 2020 schedule, announced ...

Heavy rain, high winds and a power failure forced promoter Bruce Rogers to postpone the Saturday night show that would have featured the Baro Trucking Firecracker 40 for Late Models, NASCAR 358 ...