Chandler Smith will not make the Daytona 500 after a big hit into the outside wall; Hélio Castroneves will utilize provisional after damage.

On Wednesday morning, the NASCAR Cup Series drivers and teams were able to shake their cars down over the course of a 50-minute opening practice session ahead o

Chandler Smith during qualifying for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/)

Helio Castroneves will use the provisional to start 41st in the Daytona 500 after crashing out of Duel #1 on Thursday night. Under a full moon at Daytona International Speedway, the first of four yellows waved early for Zane Smith after getting loose and hitting the outside wall on Lap 4.

After an impressive performance at the Daytona International Speedway, Layne Riggs now shifts his focus to this weekend at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Chandler Smith, JJ Yeley, Anthony Alfredo and BJ McLeod gave it all they had but will leave Daytona a little earlier than expected.

Race 1 of 25Series: NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck SeriesLocation: Daytona International Speedway (2.5-miles)# of Laps: 100Time/TV/Radio: 7:30 PM ET on FS1/MRN/SiriusXM channel 90 Layne Riggs Notes Layne Riggs will make his return to the Daytona International Speedway to start his sophomore season.

Read the recent NASCAR news and rumors about Chandler Smith for fantasy racing. Chandler Smith entered Daytona 500 Duel No. 1 as a late

Chandler Smith and Helio Castroneves wrecked out of the first Duel at Daytona, ending Smith's hopes at making the DAYTONA 500.

February 14th, 2025 Event: Race 1 of 25 Series: NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Location: Daytona International Speedway (2.5-miles) Length of Race: 100 Laps over two hours, nine minutes, seven seconds FRM Finish: ● Layne Riggs (Started 27th,

Read the recent NASCAR news and rumors about Chandler Smith for fantasy racing. Although Chandler Smith was undeservedly demoted from the Xfinity Series to

Layne Riggs Key Takeaways Stage One: 2nd / Stage Two: 30th / Race Result: 20th Layne Riggs made his third start at the Atlanta Motor Speedway this Saturday. Riggs qualified 16th for the event. Riggs quickly made his way to the front in the opening laps of the race,