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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 one...
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...
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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25 young drivers vie for 14 spots in NASCAR'S sixth-annual Drive for Diversity program
AP Sports WriterSOUTH BOSTON, Va. (AP) _ The long blonde hair hanging over the back of a racing suit covered with sponsor logos makes it apparent that Kristin Bumbera is not your average racer. Her record confirms it; the 21-year-old Late Models whiz from Sealy, Texas,...Tags: Bobby Hamilton, NASCAR, Pocahontas, Vehicles
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Burton back in businessafter win
Jeff Burton failed to win a championship when he was anointed NASCAR's next big star, the guy everyone thought would challenge for multiple titles. He couldn't win one years later, when, after years of mediocrity, he suddenly found himself back in the...Tags: Jimmie Johnson, National Hot Rod Association, NASCAR, Formula One, Vehicles
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Better with age?
Jeff Burton failed to win a championship when he was anointed NASCAR's next big star, the guy everyone thought would challenge for multiple titles. The South Boston native couldn't win one years later, when, after years of mediocrity, he suddenly found...Tags: Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR
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Burton Back In Championship Contention
Jeff Burton failed to win a championship when he was anointed NASCAR's next big standout. He couldn't win one when after years of mediocrity, he suddenly found himself back in the mix. A win Saturday night at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.,...Tags: Jimmie Johnson
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Carl Edwards and Kevin Harvick fight at Lowe's Motor Speedway
Sentinel Staff WriterCarl Edwards angered a lot of people when he bump drafted teammate Greg Biffle a little too hard and sent him spinning into a 12-car wreck at Talladega last week. Kevin Harvick even called him a "pansy." and they're both still mad. Thursday afternoon in...Tags: Death and Dying, Jimmie Johnson, Defense, NASCAR, Tony Stewart
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On further review, Stewart prevails
Associated PressTony Stewart was the first driver convicted of dipping below NASCAR's out-of-bounds line, learning a valuable lesson in 2001 at Daytona that he has carried with him the past seven years. So when Regan Smith slid under the line yesterday at Talladega...Tags: Joe Gibbs, NASCAR, Tony Stewart, Vehicles
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Carpentier to be replaced by M. Wallace and Allmendinger in No. 10
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) _ Patrick Carpentier was released from Gillett Evernham Motorsports on Tuesday, and Mike Wallace and AJ Allmendinger will finish the season in the No. 10 Dodge. Carpentier was likely being let go at the end of this season, anyway.... -
Stewart snaps 43-race winless streak, wins at Talladega
Tony Stewart was the first driver convicted of dipping below NASCAR's out-of-bounds line, learning a valuable lesson in 2001 at Daytona that he's carried with him the last seven years. So when Regan Smith slid under the line Sunday at Talladega...Tags: Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Joe Gibbs, Road Accidents, Matt Kenseth
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