DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Anthony Alfredo qualified for the Daytona 500 -- no guarantee for the 24-year-old nicknamed "Fast Pasta" -- and wrapped his arms tight around retired driver Brendan Gaughan ...

Alfredo put Beard Motorsports back in NASCAR’s biggest spectacle. Yes, he did it for himself as he chases a full-time Cup ride, but also for the Beards and the late patriarch of the team and ...

Gaughan noted the Chevy was the type of car that belonged on the side of the NASCAR garage where the elite teams park their haulers, not a second side at Daytona where most of the also-rans fit.

The one-car team races only a handful of times each season and does not own a charter, which would assure it a spot in the Daytona 500. So Gaughan had to drive in one of two qualifying races for ...