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Daytona 500 Winner Trevor Bayne Living a Dream at 20

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Flashing his dimples, and looking even younger than his 20 years, Trevor Bayne grinned broadly, laughed and fidgeted as he conducted his first news conference as the youngest Daytona 500 winner in history. One day after celebrating his 20th birthday Bayne drove the legendary No. 21 Wood Brothers...

Late Wreck Stops Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Storybook Daytona 500 Ending

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s shoulders may well have borne 500 miles worth of expectations this week at Daytona. Marking 10 years since the death of his legendary father in NASCAR's most important race, Earnhardt Jr. served as the central beacon of a sport remembering the passing of one of its most...

Trevor Bayne Becomes Youngest Winner in Daytona 500 History

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- For all the talk of a new track surface, a different style of racing and promises of the "wildest" Daytona 500 ever, Sunday's much-anticipated NASCAR season-opener still ended up like so many of those that have preceded it -- decided in the final laps. Making his first ever Daytona 500 start,...

Trevor Bayne Becomes Youngest Winner in Daytona 500 History

Fourteen-Car Crash Comes Early in Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The racing may look different at Daytona, but the big crashes are still around. Less than 30 laps in to Sunday's Daytona 500, contact between a former Daytona winner, Michael Waltrip, and another car he owns set off a 14-car melee in turn four. Waltrip nudged David Reutimann into a spin on the...

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01/22/12 Daytona 500 2012: 8 Drivers Who Could Be This Year's... Source: Bleacher Report - NASCAR The Daytona 500 is a month away and as teams prepare for the Great American Race, another Cinderella story is about to be written.
05/12/11 Daytona 500 tickets go on sale Saturday, May 14 Source: Flagworld Forty-three of the top drivers in the world compete in "The Great American Race." Tickets to NASCAR's biggest, richest and most prestigious race â the 54th annual Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 26 â will go on sale Saturday, May 14 at 9 a.m. (ET).
02/19/11 Daytona 500 lineup Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati OH Dale Earnhardt Jr. , No. 88 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports: In his first race with crew chief Steve Letarte, the 2004 Daytona 500 winner will start from the back of the pack after a crash in practice forced him to use a backup car. 2 - Jeff Gordon , No. 24 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports: The three-time Daytona 500 winner leads active drivers with six Cup victories at Daytona. 3 - Kurt Busch , No. 22 Dodge, Penske Racing: He'll try to become the first to win the Budweiser Shootout, a Daytona 500 qualifier and the Daytona 500 in the same year. 4 - Jeff Burton , No. 31 Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing: Edged teammate Clint Bowyer in one of the qualifiers.