You'll find a few star-studded names on the entry list of the 2025 edition of the 24-hour endurance event. But who should be on the list in 2026?

In an informal poll conducted by NBC Sports, Max Verstappen was the most popular choice as the dream closer at Daytona International Speedway. And some hinted an appearance by the four-time defending Formula One champion on the famous banking of the World Center of Racing eventually could become a reality.

Having made sports cars, Formula 1, Formula E and even a pair of NASCAR starts, Kamui Kobayashi is one of the most versatile racers in the world. For the first time in three years, this great international star is excited to be back on the Rolex 24 At Daytona race grid.

He's spent 37 consecutive years in IMSA as a driver, team owner, and father — and captured trophies the entire time. All because, as Taylor says, "What else am I gonna do?"

Kobayashi, one of 14 drivers in this year's Rolex 24 field with past Formula 1 experience, admits he's making the most of his 10-day stay in the Daytona International Speedway infield in his own way, highlighted by alternating cold plunges and stints his new portable sauna.

If there’s one thing you can say about Kamui Kobayashi, it’s that he knows how to make an entrance. The post Michael Jordan's NASCAR Ringer Baffles the Public With Audacious Offer at Daytona appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Kamui Kobayashi remains open to returning to NASCAR despite his busy schedule in other motorsport commitments.

Kamui Kobayashi brings a twist at Daytona with his unconventional ‘cycle’ that shocked fans and added excitement to the race.

Kamui Kobayashi marked his return to the Rolex 24 at Daytona by putting Wayne Taylor Racing in the lead five hours into the endurance race.

Disappointing as it was, but in the grand scheme of things Meath’s opening round defeat in Division 2 of the Allianz FL at Pairc Ui Chaoimh last Saturday evening shouldn’t have a detrimental effect in the long term at least.

“Flight Risk,” an action thriller directed by Mel Gibson and starring Mark Wahlberg as a balding, unhinged pilot, landed in first place with $12 million from 3,161 North American theaters in its opening weekend. It’s the second consecutive Lionsgate release, following “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera,” to debut at No. 1 as the studio takes …

Six years after his death, Pittsburgh-based rapper Mac Miller posthumously appears on atop the Billboard 200 with “Balloonerism,” a 14-song set that dates back to 2014. Debuting at No. 3, “Balloonerism” grants Miller his eighth appearance in the top five of the list with 81,