Daytona 500

NASCAR has blocked a 65-year-old series veteran with more than 800 starts from racing in its blue riband Daytona 500.

Fred Lorenzen, a NASCAR Hall of Famer and the 1965 Daytona 500 champion has died aged 89.

The closing laps of the Daytona 500 were marred by an enormous wreck, taking out top contenders as the race came to a close.

The conclusion to the Daytona 500 has been marred by a series of crashes that took out front-running cars.

Penske's Austin Cindric claimed the Daytona 500 after a massive crash in the early stages eliminated a three-time champion.

Racing driver Myatt Snider was lucky to walk away from an incredible crash in which his car flipped over in the air and burst into flames.

The final lap of the NASCAR Cup Series race saw a host of cars "collide in a fiery crash" at Daytona International Speedway.

Ryan Newman was released from hospital, about 42 hours after his frightening crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500.

Ryan Newman was set for a career-defining Daytona 500 victory when a common Nascar move caused a horrific crash.

A horror crash involving Ryan Newman has marred Denny Hamlin's third Daytona 500 victory.