There will be teammates helping teammates and enemies chasing enemies. There will absolutely be a crash that changes the trajectory of the whole thing. Something big and/or weird always happens in Daytona. It is, most likely, the first (and possibly only) NASCAR race that non-fans can name, and it comes with a long, storied history of iconic moments and great finishes. The 2023 Daytona 500 is the biggest, most bombastic race on the NASCAR schedule, and the powers-that-be put it first on the docket as a celebratory affair for fans and fantasy NASCAR players alike.