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It's Finally Race Day for 52nd Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- With new rules increasing horsepower, loosening oversight and adding up to three overtime periods, NASCAR drivers are more hesitant than usual to make any predictions about Sunday's 52nd running of the Daytona 500. "I'll be honest, I really don't know what to expect,'' driver-owner Tony Stewart said...

Danica Patrick Wrecks in NASCAR Debut

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- All Danica Patrick wanted this blustery Saturday afternoon at NASCAR's most hallowed track was experience without expectation. So to that end, she may consider her NASCAR debut successful, even if her No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevy finished the day a twisted wreck and her first NASCAR finish was officially...

Kevin Harvick Wins Second Straight Budweiser Shootout

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- With cars spinning out behind him, Kevin Harvick survived a green-white-checkered overtime to win Saturday night's Budweiser Shootout non-points race for the second consecutive year and become NASCAR's first winner of the season. Harvick's No. 29 Shell-sponsored Chevrolet led Kasey Kahne and Jamie...

Danica Patrick Sixth in Stock Car Debut

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Danica Patrick's sixth-place finish in her stock car debut Saturday night didn't earn her a trophy, but something much more useful: respect and credit. She was running 24th with 19 laps to go and charged through the field like a veteran NASCAR racer, not an IndyCar driver turning her first...

Danica Patrick Finalizes Stock Car Schedule

IndyCar driver Danica Patrick will run a dozen stock car races in 2010 - beginning with the Feb. 6 ARCA season-opener at Daytona International Speedway - and may add a 13th event depending on how comfortable she feels in the car, her team, JR Motorsports, announced Thursday. As expected Patrick's stock car calendar will...