NASCAR season begins as usual, in Daytona Beach for the Daytona 500. Helio Castroneves is among those with a shot, maybe.

They’d return in February, pull the gear off the haulers for more practice ... In his IndyCar and sports-car rides, Helio Castroneves has an easy method for maintaining legal pit-road speed.

It’s NASCAR’s turn to throw its version of the Super Bowl, and the Daytona 500 is trying hard to match the hype, though the ...