At-track photos: 2025 Daytona International Speedway summer race weekend
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Team Penske's Ryan Blaney celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Ryan Blaney is all smiles in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Ryan Blaney stands atop his No. 12 Team Penske Ford to celebrate after winning his 15th career NASCAR Cup Series race.
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Ryan Blaney holds off Daniel Suárez, Justin Haley and Cole Custer to win in a thrilling four-wide finish to the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Ryan Blaney takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway, his second victory of the season.
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Ryan Blaney leads the pack to the start/finish line on the final lap of the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Multiple drivers pit during the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Joey Logano spins in front of the pack out of Turn 4 during the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Justin Haley and Ryan Preece battle side-by-side for a playoff berth during the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Joey Logano leads Ross Chastain and others around the high banks of Daytona International Speedway during the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale.
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Denny Hamlin muscles his damaged No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota around Daytona International Speedway during the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale.
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Daniel Suárez leads the pack around Daytona International Speedway during the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale.
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Cody Ware pits during the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Ty Dillon leads the pack during the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Shane van Gisbergen and John Hunter Nemechek go side-by-side in the tri-oval during the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Alex Bowman's No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet sits in the garage after a big wreck took him out of the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Riley Herbst and Noah Gragson suffer heavy damage in a multicar wreck during the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Bubba Wallace spins through the tri-oval grass during the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Tyler Reddick hits the wall during the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Todd Gilliland and Tyler Reddick spin during the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Ryan Blaney leads the pack around Daytona International Speedway during the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale.
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Casey Mears brings his No. 66 Garage 66 Ford to pit road after an issue with the right-rear tire during the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Ryan Blaney leads the NASCAR Cup Series field to green for the regular-season finale Daytona International Speedway.
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Alex Bowman (left) and Ryan Blaney (right) line up on the front row before the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Fans take in the flyover before the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Ryan Blaney prepares to enter his car for 400 miles of racing before the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Team Penske's Austin Cindric looks on during driver intros before the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Riley Herbst looks on during driver intros before the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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RFK Racing teammates Brad Keselowski (left) and Chris Buescher (right) chat during the driver's meeting before the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway. Both RFK drivers, including teammate Ryan Preece, enter the night below the elimination line and need to win to make the postseason.
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Justin Haley (left) chats with AJ Allmendinger (right) during the driver's meeting before the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Polesitter Ryan Blaney's No. 12 Team Penske Ford sits on the grid before the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Gretchen Wilson performs a pre-race concert before the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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NASCAR President Steve O'Donnell (left) poses with Hendrick Motorsports' William Byron (right) to recognize the No. 24 Chevrolet driver for winning the 2025 Regular Season Championship.
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Jeff Gordon, Rick Hendrick, William Byron and Jeff Andrews celebrate the No. 24 team's Regular Season Championship before the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Fans arrive to Daytona International Speedway for the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale, which will set the 16-driver playoff grid.
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Two fans pose for a photo before the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Vice President of Global Motorsports Competition for General Motors, Dr. Eric Warren (left), Connor Zilisch (middle) and Trackhouse Racing team owner Justin Marks (right) hold a press conference at Daytona International Speedway to announce that Zilisch will be promoted to the NASCAR Cup Series full-time in 2026.
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William Byron waves to the crowd after it was announced that he will be on the cover of the new "NASCAR 25" console game alongside fellow Cup Series drivers, Christopher Bell and Ryan Blaney. The game is set to launch on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
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At a press conference, Kaulig Racing and Ram Trucks announce a new partnership that will see five Ram entries on the grid during the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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A front view of the new Ram that will be fielded by Kaulig Racing during the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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Kaulig Racing team owner Matt Kaulig speaks during a press conference announcing the organization's new partnership with Ram Trucks.
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Kaulig Racing's NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Daniel Dye looks on during a press conference announcing the team's new partnership with Ram Trucks, beginning next year in the Craftsman Truck Series.
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Connor Zilisch and Parker Kligerman share the trophy in Victory Lane on Friday at Daytona.
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Parker Kligerman hugs JR Motorsports co-owner Daler Earnhardt Jr. after winning in relief of Connor Zilisch at Daytona.
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Parker Kligerman climbs out of Connor Zilisch's No. 88 car after winning in relief of the 19-year-old at Daytona.
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Parker Kligerman and Connor Zilisch embrace after Zilisch earned his seventh victory of the season. Kligerman piloted the No. 88 Chevrolet in relief of Zilisch, who injured himself in Victory Lane two weeks ago at Watkins Glen International.
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Connor Zilisch runs out to the frontstretch to greet Parker Kligerman after Kligerman won Friday's Xfinity Series race in his No. 88 Chevrolet.
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Parker Kligerman burns it down after winning Friday's Xfinity Series race at Daytona in relief of Connor Zilisch.
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Parker Kligerman takes the checkered flag in Friday's Xfinity Series race at Daytona, driving in relief of Connor Zilisch.
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A huge crash ignites on the final lap of Friday's Xfinity Series race at Daytona.
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Sammy Smith (No. 8) and Parker Kligerman (No. 88) lead the field during Friday's Xfinity Series race at Daytona.
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Austin Hill (No. 21) and Sheldon Creed (No. 00) race for the lead Friday at Daytona.
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Ryan Sieg (No. 39) crashes from the lead in the closing laps of Friday's Xfinity Series thriller at Daytona.
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Parker Kligerman brings Connor Zilisch's No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet down pit road for service. Kligerman relieved Zilisch at Lap 13 as he continues to nurse his injury from Watkins Glen.
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William Sawalich (No. 18) and Sammy Smith (No. 8) go for spins at the end of Stage 2.
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Justin Allgaier (No. 7), Austin Hill (No. 21) and Sheldon Creed (No. 00) battle out front Friday at Daytona.
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The pack races down the backstretch during the Xfinity Series race at Daytona.
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Trouble at the end of Stage 1 in the Xfinity Series race as Taylor Gray (No. 54) spins.
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Side-by-side! The best of the Xfinity Series jockey for position during Stage 1 at Daytona.
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The Xfinity Series pack slinks around the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway.
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Driver change at Daytona as Connor Zilisch exits his No. 88 Chevrolet and standby driver Parker Kligerman hops in.
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Sammy Smith (No. 8) leads the Xfinity Series field at Daytona on Friday.
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Race No. 24 of the 2025 Xfinity Series season goes green at Daytona!
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Connor Zilisch prepares to enter his JR Motorsports Chevrolet before the Xfinity Series race at Daytona. He stayed in the car until the first caution before pitting and handing the reigns over to Parker Kligerman.
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Connor Zilisch waves to fans during driver introductions before the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway.
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Brandon Jones waves to fans during driver introductions before the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway.
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Sam Mayer walks across the driver introductions stage before the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway.
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Natalie Decker shares a special moment with her son, Levi, during driver introductions before the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway.
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NBC Sports pit reporter Dave Burns chats with RFK Racing's Ryan Preece during a lightning delay at Daytona International Speedway.
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Spire Motorsports crew members push Michael McDowell's No. 71 Chevrolet through the garage before NASCAR Cup Series qualifying got canceled at Daytona International Speedway.
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With NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying canceled due to lightning, JR Motorsports driver Connor Zilisch will lead the field to green on Friday night at Daytona International Speedway. Following his return to action after surgery on the broken collarbone suffered in Victory Lane at Watkins Glen, Zilisch will start the race at Daytona, with Parker Kligerman on standby.
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Natalie Decker makes her first start in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Daytona International Speedway since giving birth to a baby boy earlier this year.
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Caesar Bacarella drives during NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying at Daytona International Speedway.
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Leland Honeyman drives during NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying at Daytona International Speedway.
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Justin Allgaier walks alongside JR Motorsports co-owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. during NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying at Daytona International Speedway.
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For the first time since parting ways with Kaulig Racing, Josh Williams returns to the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Daytona International Speedway, driving the No. 45 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet.
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series regular Rajah Caruth gets ready to qualify his No. 32 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet for Friday night's Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway.
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Joe Gibbs Racing driver Taylor Gray looks on before NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying at Daytona International Speedway.
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Kaulig Racing's Daniel Dye looks on before NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying at Daytona International Speedway.