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FILE - Derrike Cope looks over pit road before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C., in this Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018, file photo. Cope is best known for winning the 1990 Daytona 500. At 62, Cope is back to give the Daytona 500 another try. ( AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)
Age-old question: Can 62-year-old Cope win again at Daytona?

By Dan Gelston Feb. 09, 2021 01:46 PM EST

Austin Cindric (22) crosses the finish line to take the pole for an Xfinity Series auto race at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky., Friday, July 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Kentucky

Jul. 12, 2019 05:39 PM EDT

Driver Martin Truex Jr. (19) performs a burnout after winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Monday, May 6, 2019, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Will Newton)
Truex wins 2nd career Monday NASCAR race at Dover

By Dan Gelston May. 06, 2019 12:07 PM EDT

President Donald Trump waves as he poses for pictures during an event to welcome Joey Logano, the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series Champion, to the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Penske team owner Roger Penske is third from left. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Busch nears NASCAR milestone top-10 streak to start a season

By Dan Gelston May. 04, 2019 02:10 PM EDT