{
  "id": 4263972,
  "title": "Harrison Burton replaces Riley Herbst at 23XI for Daytona NASCAR Cup race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/harrison-burton-replaces-riley-herbst-at-23xi-for-daytona-nascar-cup",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-29T19:46:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/harrison-burton-replaces-riley-herbst-for-daytona-nascar-cup-race/10850572/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "23XI Racing has revealed driver changes for the Daytona NASCAR Cup race. Riley Herbst, who qualified fifth, will be absent due to lingering effects from a recent incident. First to replace him will be Harrison Burton, a 2024 Coke Zero Sugar 400 champion. Herbst's crash at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, involving contact with Michael McDowell and subsequent hit from Connor Zilisch, has led to his exit from the team by the end of the year. Corey Heim will join the 23XI Racing lineup in 2027. Burton, currently competing in the NASCAR O Reilly Auto Parts Series, will drive the No. 35 Toyota in his first Cup race since joining the Wood Brothers in 2024. The team's Toyota car will be moved to the back of the field following the driver change.",
  "summary": "23XI Racing announced that there will be a driver change behind the wheel of the No. 35 Toyota for Saturday night's regular season finale at Daytona International Speedway. Herbst qualified fifth for the race, but he won't even be able to start the event. Harrison Burton, who won the 2024 Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, will replace him behind the wheel of the 23XI Racing entry. \"After a ... Keep…",
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        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/brad-keselowski-in-need-of-a-miracle-in-nascars-regular-season-finale",
        "published": "2026-08-28T21:56:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Brad Keselowski in need of ‘a miracle’ in NASCAR’s regular-season finale at Daytona",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/brad-keselowski-in-need-of-a-miracle-in-nascars-regular-season-finale-4042740",
        "published": "2026-08-28T21:56:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "NASCAR drivers looking to the 'speedway gods' for help at Daytona",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nascar-drivers-looking-to-the-speedway-gods-for-help-at-daytona",
        "published": "2026-08-28T22:35:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}