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Jimmie Johnson wins the Daytona 500
NASCAR NASCAR’s new Gen-6 car gave way to a new style of drafting in the Great American Race, while newcomer Danica Patrick once again made history. The ultimate result, though, was all too familiar. Ji...
12 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, NASCAR Daytona 500, Tony Stewart, Daytona, NASCAR Daytona 500

Daytona 500 Start Time, TV Schedule, Lineup, Track Info
NASCAR The Daytona 500 revs up today at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway for its 55th running. To help you prepare for the legendary NASCAR race, here's a look at everything (When does the race ...
12 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR

NASCAR 2013: Starting Lineup for the Daytona 500
NASCAR The Daytona 500 revs up today at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway for its 55th running. The legendary NASCAR race airs today on Fox at 1 p.m. (ET).     The 2013 Starting Lineup f...
12 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Daytona International Speedway

Violent Daytona crash mars NASCAR race, injures fans
NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, FL — A violent ending to Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway marred an exciting race and left numerous fans injured and a sport s...
12 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Regan Smith, crash, Daytona, injured fans, NASCAR, Nationwide Series

Hype for Daytona 500 over as favorites emerge
NASCAR A week of pomp and circumstance is nearly over in Daytona. On the eve of NASCAR’s most prestigious race, the Daytona 500, Cup cars roar around the historic 2.5-mile superspeedway in the final pra...
12 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Daytona 500, favorites, NASCAR

6 Wildcard Drivers to Watch in the Daytona 500
NASCAR The Daytona 500 is the Great American Race for a reason. Dreams are realized, careers are validated and history is made each and every season. For the 55th time in history, 43 cars will attempt to ...
13 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NASCAR, News, Austin Dillon, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Michael Waltrip, Ricky Stenhouse, Daytona International Speedway

Daytona International Speedway Track Information
NASCAR Daytona International Speedway Race Stats 2013 Race Length: 500 miles/200 laps; 400 miles/160 laps Track Qualifying Record: 210.364 mph (Bill Elliott, 1987) Race Record: 500 - 177....
13 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Daytona International Speedway

Harvick a favorite, Danica on point for Daytona 500
NASCAR Sunday's Daytona 500, the 55th in the long, storied history of The Great American Race, officially has the field set. There are endless stories emanating from NASCAR's biggest event, but here are t...
13 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Daytona, NASCAR Daytona 500

The 10 Most Memorable Daytona 500s
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13 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, Bobby Allison, Cale Yarborough, Dale Earnhardt, Donnie Allison, Michael Waltrip, Richard Petty, Daytona 500, great finishes, NASCAR

Harvick, Busch win Duels; hint at what's to come in Daytona
NASCAR The theme of NASCAR Speedweeks in Daytona thus far? Timidity. New cars that do not line up square and are volatile in the draft; a supposed lack of quality body parts back at the team shops...
13 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Danica Patrick, Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Daytona, Budweiser Duel at Daytona, NASCAR

NASCAR: How Stock Cars Have Changed Over the Years
NASCAR There has been very little that is "stock" on a NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car in well over 25 years. And its maturation from "race what you drove to the track" to modern-day engineering marvel is int...
13 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, Monthly

Top 25 NASCAR Sprint Cup Drivers for 2013
NASCAR As the 2013 NASCAR season revs up this weekend at Daytona, Athlon Sports offers up our preseason Top 25 Sprint Cup Series driver rankings. Click on each driver's name for a detailed preview of...
13 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch

NASCAR 2013: Preseason Top 10 Nationwide Series Drivers
NASCAR As the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series revs up, we look at the preseason favorites. 1. Brian Vickers Vickers won the then-Busch Series championship in 2003 with Hendrick Motorsports and is ba...
13 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Austin Dillon, Brian Scott, Brian Vickers, Elliott Sadler, James Buescher, Justin Allgaier, Micahel Annett, Parker Kligerman, Regan Smith, Sam Hornish Jr., Trevor Bayne

Storylines, history surround NASCAR's Daytona 500
NASCAR The Daytona 500 is an event that transcends its own sport, much the same as the Super Bowl, the World Series or the Masters. Over the last 54 years, a lot of history has been made just off the beac...
13 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, Danica Patrick, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Trevor Bayne, Daytona 500, NASCAR

Brad Keselowski: A Candid Conversation with the NASCAR Champion
NASCAR How long can it take to complete a journey from rags to riches? For Brad Keselowski, it took six years. The driver spent the 2006 offseason mourning the pending bankruptcy of his family operation, ...
13 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, Brad Keselowski

How NASCAR Sets the Starting Lineup for the Daytona 500
NASCAR Setting the starting lineup for the Daytona 500 can be a trial of confusion for those that choose not to read the syllabus. And let’s be honest, that’s why you’re reading this, right? You wan...
13 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Danica Patrick, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Daytona 500, NASCAR, procedures, qualifying

7 Amazing NASCAR Driver Stats for the Daytona 500
NASCAR Daytona. For the casual fan, it’s the one time a year in which tuning in is a must, not an option. For the hardcore fans and industry veterans, it’s a spiritual revival. It suffices as the star...
13 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, Danica Patrick, Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Daytona, NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series, Stats

Fantasy NASCAR Picks for the Daytona 500
NASCAR The 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season kicks off Feb. 24 with the Daytona 500 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. The Great American Race also marks the beginning of the fantasy NASCAR season for ...
13 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, Fantasy, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona 500

NASCAR 2013: Preseason Top 10 Camping World Truck Series Drivers
NASCAR As the 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series revs up, we look at the preseason favorites. 1. Ty Dillon (above left) Without back-to-back tire failures late last the year, Dillon might...
13 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, James Buescher, Timothy Peters, Ty Dillon

NASCAR 2013: Camping World Truck Series Preview
NASCAR Eldora. Eldora. Eldora. This summer, those words will be chanted from NASCAR Nation far and wide as the Camping World Truck Series becomes the guinea pig for one of the sport’s most noble mod...
13 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR

10 Races Every Motorsports Fan Should Attend in 2013
NASCAR Athlon Sports has dissected the 2013 racing calendar and picked the top 10 must-see events of the year. Races from the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, Truck Series, IndyCar Series and Formula...
13 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NASCAR, Bristol Motor Speedway, Daytona International Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Indianapolis 500

Ranking the Best Teams in NASCAR for 2013
NASCAR As the 2013 NASCAR season prepares to get underway, Athlon Sports ranks the top teams to hit the track.   1. Hendrick Motorsports   An elephant is probably one of the few things R...
13 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR

NASCAR 2013: Nationwide Series Preview
NASCAR Heading into 2013, the Nationwide Series hopes to continue building momentum without some of its signature stars. Despite losing perhaps its two most notable drivers, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and D...
13 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR

7 Up-And-Coming Drivers Every NASCAR Fan Should Know
NASCAR Newly crowned Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski admits that he’s caught himself admiring NASCAR’s next generation of racers. “They’re almost as good as I am, if not better right now,â...
13 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, Austin Dillon, Corey LaJoie, Dylan Kwasniewski, James Buescher, Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney, Ty Dillon

A Twitter Interview with NASCAR Driver Denny Hamlin
NASCAR A certain champion-to-be fired off a now-famous tweet during the 2012 Daytona 500, but long before @keselowski, there was @dennyhamlin. Since he’s still active and engaged on Twitter, we figured ...
13 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Denny Hamlin

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