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Richard Childress Teams, Earnhardt-Childress Racing Engines Honor Dale

The Richard Childress Racing teams and Earnhardt-Childress Racing Engines will pay tribute to the late seven-time champion Dale Earnhardt throughout Daytona Speedweeks. All of the Richard Childress Racing cars, transporters and pit boxes will have No. 3 decals. Team members will wear a special RCR No. 3 hat on February...

Daytona 500 Champ Jamie McMurray Gets His Time in Spotlight

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- As Jamie McMurray sat behind the microphone in his Daytona 500 victory press conference, hands clinched around his face, head bowed, tears rolling down his eyes, too emotional to speak -- the enormity of his accomplishment set in. For him and for us. The hundred or so journalists typing away on...

Track Damage, Red Flags Took Away From Fine Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Daytona 500 had one heckuva finish -- Jamie McMurray holding off NASCAR's favorite son Dale Earnhardt Jr. in double overtime; team owner Chip Ganassi joining Roger Penske as the only two men to field Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500 winning cars; a record number of race leaders; and a near-record...

Jamie McMurray Wins Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Clint Bowyer predicted that a nearly two-hour red flag period in the middle of the Daytona 500 was merely the calm before the storm. He wasn't kidding. When the racing finally resumed for good Jamie McMurray, 33, of Joplin, Mo., held off a last lap charge by Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win the Daytona...

Daytona 500 Twice Stopped for Track Repairs

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Daytona 500 has been stopped for a second time while workers inspect and repair another pothole in the racing line of Daytona International Speedway. With 39 laps to go in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season opener, the field -- led by Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer and Greg Biffle -- was parked on...