Daytona 500 Crossword Puzzle

About the Daytona 500 Crossword Puzzle

The Daytona 500 is NASCAR’s season-opening race, held at Daytona International Speedway in Florida. This puzzle includes racing terms such as drafting, pit crew, and yellow flag, along with drivers like Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt. It’s a good fit for NASCAR fans, racing enthusiasts, and students learning about one of the best-known events in American motorsports.

This crossword draws on 39 clues about Daytona 500. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.

Sample clues

• •Far side of the oval opposite the main stands (11 letters)
• •Pattern on the flag signaling the race's end (9 letters)
• •Following closely to benefit from reduced air resistance (8 letters)
• •Straightaway beside the main grandstands (12 letters)
• •Four-time champion who drove the No. 24 (10 letters)
• •Stock-car racing's national sanctioning body (6 letters)
• •Airflow-limiting disk once fitted to engines (5 letters)
• •Device that limits engine airflow (10 letters)

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