Austin Cindric claimed last year's iteration, thrusting himself into an exclusive bit of company. Suffice to say, Sunday's race is a big deal. Some of the greatest moments in stock car history have happened at Daytona, from Richard Petty and David Pearson's wreck in '76 to Kevin Harvick's razor-thin win over Mark Martin in 2007. It's NASCAR's signature race, a 2.5-mile, 500-lap slog that tests drivers' speed and endurance.

The 2023 Cup Series season is upon us with the running to this year's Daytona 500, a race that promises to hold the nation's interest.