After a side-by-side photo finish in which Erik Jones crossed the start-finish line first, a caution seconds before had NASCAR calling Austin Cindric as the winner -- with Jones already celebrating on the frontstretch.

Bubba Wallace won a Duel Thursday. Erik Jones did, too, until a review gave the victory to Austin Cindric. And Corey LaJoie is in the Daytona 500.

Just days before competing in the DAYTONA 500, Erik Jones, driver of the No. 43 AdventHealth Toyota Camry XSE, visited Chisholm Elementary School in New Smyrna Beach. After reading a short story to the students,

Jimmie Johnson was finally a race-winning team owner. Then NASCAR officials relegated his driver Erik Jones to second.

X (Twitter) users responded Wednesday night when NASCAR Cup Series officials declared Austin Cindric the Duel 2 winner over Erik Jones at Daytona.

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After a difficult 2024, the team owned by Jimmie Johnson has made several changes to help drivers John Hunter Nemechek and Erik Jones.

Ryan Preece's car goes airborne in Turn 3 after colliding with Erik Jones during the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Read the recent NASCAR news and rumors about Erik Jones for fantasy racing. On Thursday night, it looked like Erik Jones was going to

Austin Cindric nipped Erik Jones in a photo finish to win the second Daytona 500 Duel qualifying race Thursday night. Jones patiently waited to celebrate for several minutes with his No. 43 Toyota parked at the finish line.

The 67th running of the DAYTONA 500 took place on Sunday, Feb. 16 in front of a sell-out crowd. LEGACY MOTOR CLUB had a strong showing during the week at Daytona with Erik Jones finishing second in his Duel qualifier and John Hunter Nemechek clocking the fastest practice time for Toyota on Friday.

Jimmie Johnson finishes third in the Daytona 500 as all three Legacy Motor Club cars finish inside the top 12 for the best showing in team history. It all started Thursday in Duel #2 as Erik Jones beat Austin Cindric to the line.