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The most important of all NASCAR races, the Daytona 500 is different in that it is the first, rather than last, race of the season. The race was first held in 1959 in Daytona Beach, Fla., the brainchild of NASCAR founder Bill France, Sr.
France started this racing craze having cars that look like the cars regular people drive competing at the nearby beach before moving to the Speedway. The race is 200 laps on the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway. The race is also different in that the starting order, except for the first two spots, is determined by two 150-mile qualifying races, held the Thursday before the race.
The race, nicknamed the "Great American Race," is...
France started this racing craze having cars that look like the cars regular people drive competing at the nearby beach before moving to the Speedway. The race is 200 laps on the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway. The race is also different in that the starting order, except for the first two spots, is determined by two 150-mile qualifying races, held the Thursday before the race.
The race, nicknamed the "Great American Race," is...
The most important of all NASCAR races, the Daytona 500 is different in that it is the first, rather than last, race of the season. The race was first held in 1959 in Daytona Beach, Fla., the brainchild of NASCAR founder Bill France, Sr.
France started this racing craze having cars that look like the cars regular people drive competing at the nearby beach before moving to the Speedway. The race is 200 laps on the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway. The race is also different in that the starting order, except for the first two spots, is determined by two 150-mile qualifying races, held the Thursday before the race.
The race, nicknamed the "Great American Race," is one of four run with a restrictor plate, a devise used to keep speeds down. The 500 is the culmination of two weeks of racing at Daytona known as Speed Weeks. The first winner of the race was Lee Petty, father of NASCAR's all-time winningest driver Richard Petty, who won the Daytona 500 a record seven times. The race is also the scene of one of racing's saddest days when Dale Earnhardt was killed on the last lap of the 2001 race. His death led to changes in the safety harnesses drivers wear. The race in 2008 will be the 50th.
France started this racing craze having cars that look like the cars regular people drive competing at the nearby beach before moving to the Speedway. The race is 200 laps on the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway. The race is also different in that the starting order, except for the first two spots, is determined by two 150-mile qualifying races, held the Thursday before the race.
The race, nicknamed the "Great American Race," is one of four run with a restrictor plate, a devise used to keep speeds down. The 500 is the culmination of two weeks of racing at Daytona known as Speed Weeks. The first winner of the race was Lee Petty, father of NASCAR's all-time winningest driver Richard Petty, who won the Daytona 500 a record seven times. The race is also the scene of one of racing's saddest days when Dale Earnhardt was killed on the last lap of the 2001 race. His death led to changes in the safety harnesses drivers wear. The race in 2008 will be the 50th.
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Daytona 500 pushed back to 7 p.m.; Watch on FOX
The Daytona 500 race has been postponed again Monday due to the weather forecast.
The race was originally delayed from its Sunday start time to noon Monday, making it the first postponement in its 54-year history.
“Instead of sitting here and...Tags: NASCAR, Auto Racing
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Kyle Busch's driving skills 2nd to none
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Brickyard 400 attendance continues to drop
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Danica Patrick talks about possibility of racing NASCAR full-time in future
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Martin takes Sam's Town 300; Danica places fourth
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NASCAR rides strong in 2011 thanks to Bayne, Gordon
Short of Dale Earnhardt Jr. winning the Daytona 500 — a scenario that would have prompted Tony Kornheiser and others to scream "Shenanigans!" — NASCAR could not have scripted a better way to start the 2011 season.
A refreshing new face popped...Tags: Sports Illustrated, Kevin Harvick, Trevor Bayne, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Auto Racing
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McMurray edges out historic win for Chip Ganassi at Brickyard 400
Associated PressWith Jamie McMurray's victory in the Brickyard 400 on Sunday, owner Chip Ganassi claimed the first team triple crown in American auto racing: winning the Daytona 500, Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 in the same year. Success in Indy-style racing...Tags: Indianapolis 500, Tony Stewart
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Ganassi goes for another BIG win in historic season
TranscriptThe following is a transcript of Chip Ganassi's teleconference with media members in advance of Sunday's Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to this Brickyard 400 teleconference. Our guest...Tags: Sports, Football, Vehicles, NASCAR, Indianapolis 500
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series news and notes
NASCARHamlin Seeks Series Sweep At Pocono Denny Hamlin (No. 11 FedEx Toyota) has plenty of reasons for optimism as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series arrives at PoconoRaceway for this Sunday’s Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500. So do Kurt Busch (No. 2 Miller...Tags: Mark Martin, Bill Elliott, Indianapolis 500, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Buck Baker
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Juan Pablo Montoya, Jamie McMurray inspired by owner's Indy 500 win
IndySportsNationCONCORD, N.C. — As soon as Chip Ganassi Racing's Dario Franchitti won the Indy 500 Sunday afternoon, Jamie McMurray and Juan Pablo Montoya, Ganassi's NASCAR drivers for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, wanted to follow suit at Charlotte Motor Speedway on...Tags: Sports, NASCAR, Indianapolis 500, Coca-Cola Co., Auto Racing
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Keys for the Brickyard 400
IndySportsNationThe Brickyard 400 turns a ripe old age of 17 on Sunday and as usual, NASCAR's second biggest race is well accompanied by storylines. Will Jimmie Johnson win his third Brickyard in a row? Can Jeff Gordon join Michael Schumacher in the IMS 5-win club? Can...Tags: Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Sports, Vehicles, NASCAR
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Practice speeds from the Brickyard
INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, July 23, 2010 – Juan Pablo Montoya’s quest for revenge at the race that left him disappointed in 2009 got off to a good start Friday, July 23, as he dominated the speed chart in both practice sessions for the 2010...Tags: Mark Martin, Bill Elliott, Indianapolis 500, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., GEICO
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