NASCAR-DAYTONA 500 Late wreck leads to McDowell’s first career Cup win at Daytona 500 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Michael McDowell coudn’t have picked a better time to get his first victory in 358 Cup Series starts. McDowell pulled ahead and won the Daytona 500 after Penske Racing teammates Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski wrecked on the final lap. McDowell…
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the Daytona 500 (all times local): 12:35 a.m. Brad Keselowski has no regrets about the way he handled the final lap of the Daytona 500. Keselowski had a huge run on Team Penkse teammate and race leader Joey Logano about a mile from the finish line. Keselowski tried to pass Logano on…
NASCAR-DAYTONA 500 Pileup, lightning cause early delays DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The season-opening Daytona 500 should have been completed hours ago. Instead, a major pileup and a thunderstorm put the race on hold for more than five hours and led some drivers to head across the street for some food while the event remained red-flagged with just 15 laps…
NASCAR-DAYTONA 500 Pileup, lightning cause early delays DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The season-opening Daytona 500 should have been completed hours ago. Instead, a major pileup and a thunderstorm put the race on hold and led some drivers to head across the street for some food while the event remained red-flagged with just 15 laps completed. The big wreck occurred…
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: Extreme winter weather in Texas has led No. 7 Texas Tech and TCU to alter their schedule, and flip-flop the home matchups for their back-to-back games this week. The men’s basketball team were scheduled to play Monday night in Fort Worth, and then Wednesday night in…
NASCAR-DAYTONA 500 Pileup, lightning cause early delays DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — First an accident, then lightning have caused some early delays at the Daytona 500. Fifteen laps into the race, Aric Almirola turned into pole-winner Alex Bowman and started a 16-car pileup. Christopher Bell pushed Almirola and forced the Stewart-Haas Racing driver to bobble as he tried to correct…
NASCAR-DAYTONA 500 Pileup, lightning cause early delays DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — First an accident, then lightning have caused some early delays at the Daytona 500. Fifteen laps into the race, Aric Almirola turned into pole-winner Alex Bowman and started a 16-car pileup. Christopher Bell pushed Almirola and forced the Stewart-Haas Racing driver to bobble as he tried to correct…
NASCAR-DAYTONA 500 Wallace’s Daytona 500 car twice fails inspection DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Bubba Wallace’s car failed inspection twice for the Daytona 500 and will have to start at the back of the field. The car chief for 23XI Racing was ejected as punishment. The No. 23 Toyota passed inspection on the third time. Wallace drives a new entry…
NASCAR-DAYTONA 500 Hamlin seeks historic 3rd straight Daytona 500 victory DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Denny Hamlin is trying to become the first driver to win the Daytona 500 three consecutive times. He is an 8-1 favorite heading into Sunday’s race but faces plenty of competition. That includes Bubba Wallace, who now drives for the new team started this year…
NBA-SCHEDULE Suns extend win streak PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns continue to demonstrate that their 8-0 record in last season’s NBA bubble wasn’t a fluke. The Suns keep rolling following a 120-111 win over the 76ers. Devin Booker poured in 36 points and Chris Paul added 18 with 10 assists in the Suns’ fifth consecutive victory. The Suns also…
