Following the departure of veteran driver Michael McDowell after the 2024 season, Gilliland was handed the keys to the ...

Thompson isn’t the only driver in his 60s to compete in the Daytona 500. Derrike Cope, the 1990 Daytona 500 winner, was 62 years 3 months and 11 days old when he finished 40th in the 2021 race ...

Learn more about the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion ahead of this year's Daytona 500. ... is also a professional race car driver in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series.

Jared C. Tilton | Getty Images. 20. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet (Not ranked last week) High: 20 | Low: Out. Analysis: As per usual, the 2021 Daytona 500 winner was in ...

MBM Motorsports plans to enter Mike Wallace in the Daytona 500 in February, the team announced Thursday. Wallace, 65, would be the second-oldest driver to compete in the Daytona 500, NBC Sports is ...

Alongside him is Justin Haley in the No. 7 car, another young driver who has showcased his own bursts of potential, as well as 2021 Daytona 500 champion and two-time Cup race winner Michael ...

The team does not have a charter and will be among those competing for four open spots in the 40-car field. Martin Truex Jr. has previously stated he would return to run the Daytona 500.

The oldest driver to compete in the Daytona 500 is Mark Thompson. He was 66 years old when he drove in the 2018 Daytona 500. Thompson finished 22nd in that race, the last of his three career Cup ...