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With his first Daytona 500 victory, William Byron continues the momentum of his breakthrough 2023 season and overcomes some of the “impostor syndrome” that he’s felt as an iRacer turned NASCAR Cup Series championship contender. And some early season thoughts from Ryan Blaney, Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr.

On the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Daytona 500, revisiting some of the major storylines and big moments before, during and after Dale Earnhardt Jr. winning the Great American Race for the first time. With President George W. Bush and a cavalcade of stars on hand, NASCAR opened its season with a new title sponsor in Nextel and a new playoff-style system to choose its champion.

A look back at the 2023 season and look forward to 2024 through the eyes of five stars in the NASCAR Cup Series – Ryan Blaney, Kyle Busch, Ross Chastain, Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin.

After suffering a massive penalty for manipulating tire pressure data during last year’s Rolex 24 at Daytona victory, two-time defending champion Meyer Shank Racing was left without a manufacturer deal for the 2024 season and on the sidelines of IMSA for the first time in 20 years. How team owner Mike Shank is handling the disappointment of missing Daytona and his plan to return in 2025.

Wayne Taylor Racing Andretti has more than tripled in size while adding a second hybrid prototype for the 62nd Rolex 24 at Daytona and bringing in an all-star cast of Jenson Button, Marcus Ericsson and Colton Herta. A conversation with WTR Andretti executive Travis Houge and team owner Wayne Taylor, who is trying to win his fifth Rolex 24 since 2017.

A preview of the 62nd Rolex 24 at Daytona, which again will draw an all-star field from around the globe for the race of champions that unofficially kicks off the world’s 2024 motorsports season with 24 hours of sports car racing at Daytona International Speedway

NASCAR on NBC analyst Dale Jarrett on Ryan Blaney’s Martinsville breakthrough and maturation into a championship contender; William Byron’s gutty performance to reach the Championship 4; Martin Truex Jr.’s latest letdown; Denny Hamlin coming up short of that elusive championship again; previews of the Xfinity and Cup championship races and DJ’s pick win the 2023 title.

NASCAR on NBC analyst Steve Letarte on the turning point of the Round of 8 Cup race at Homestead-Miami Speedway; why Kyle Larson was to blame for his pit mishap but also should be celebrated for staying true to his style; the Chris Gabehart-Denny Hamlin dynamic and what the crew chief might have said to his driver after his crash; Martin Truex Jr.’s radio “on fire” again; if being yelled at by your driver goes with being a crew chief; Christopher Bell’s winning performance; can William Byron make the championship round just by gaining stage points at Martinsville?

NASCAR on NBC analyst Jeff Burton on how Kyle Larson saved his car (and maybe his season) off Turn 2 to win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway; Christopher Bell’s charge that came up just short after another disappointing pit stop; why switching pit crews is harder than it seems; a critically damaging strategy call for Martin Truex Jr.; Ryan Blaney’s disqualification; Homestead-Miami Speedway preview.

NASCAR on NBC analyst/pit reporter and Xfinity Series driver Parker Kligerman on A.J. Allmendinger’s emotional victory at the Roval and the long journey to get there; why Allmendinger is so good at road courses; the current state of Cup road racing; Kyle Larson’s rebound from a practice crash; Martin Truex Jr.’s championship hopes; the wild ending to Parker’s Xfinity race at the Roval; reflecting on his full-time return to NASCAR in 2023 and how it built confidence for becoming a championship contender in 2024.

NASCAR on NBC analyst Kyle Petty on Ryan Blaney’s impressive superspeedway prowess, vast potential and what the Talladega win means; Kevin Harvick’s near-miss at getting a checkered flag in his final season; the sports psychology games that drivers play; what’s going on with regular-season champion Martin Truex Jr.; what happened in the Brad Keselowski-Carson Hocevar incident; Bubba Wallace’s frustration and Michael Jordan’s pep talk; why a Talladega comeback showed again why this is Denny Hamlin’s year; what the outlook is heading into the Round of 12 cutoff at the Roval.

NASCAR on NBC analyst Dale Jarrett on the two late restarts that essentially decided the race; what happened with Kyle Larson’s crash while leading; how Bubba Wallace let the lead slip away on the last restart; why William Byron now should be considered a championship favorite and a strong pick to make the Phoenix title race; Hendrick Motorsports’ 300th victory; the pit collision between Ty Gibbs and Denny Hamlin; Ross Chastain’s rebound for second from adversity; Ryan Blaney’s speeding penalty; Martin Truex Jr.’s “disaster” of a start; Talladega preview.