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Daytona 500 Recap: By the Numbers

Ryan Newman won one of the "most competitive" Daytona 500s in history, according to NASCAR's stats.Here's why, by the numbers:42 - Number of lead changes at the start/finish line, which the most since 2001 (49)5 - Number of time a Daytona 500 (since 1970) has had more than 40 lead changes16 - Number of drivers that led a...

Robby Gordon Appeals NASCAR Penalty

NASCAR dropped the hammer Wednesday on Sprint Cup, Nationwide, and Craftsman Truck Series teams who came down on the wrong side of the rule book during Daytona Speedweeks.In all, crew chief suspensions totaled 40 weeks and over $220,000 was earmarked for the NASCAR Foundation by way of monetary penalties.Hit the hardest of...

Stewart's Right About 'Disappointing Moment'

Let me take you back to last fall when Joe Gibbs Racing announced a complete switch to Toyota starting in 2008 season.That meant a lot things had to happen for the JGR bunch -- Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin, & Kyle Busch -- to have any sort of chance of finishing well in Daytona 500.New engines and new cars had to built for...

Hendrick Teams Leave Daytona Disappointed

The 50th-running of the Daytona 500 was supposed to be so much more for the four teams from Hendrick Motorsports.A lineup of Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Casey Mears will create those predictions.Instead, the top finisher from Hendrick in Sunday's 500 was team newcomer Dale Earnhardt Jr. who finished...

Ryan Newman Leads Penske Daytona Sweep

He wasn't on my picks, and more than likely he wasn't at the top yours.But that didn't matter to Ryan Newman Sunday evening at Daytona International Speedway. Newman won his first-career Daytona 500 in thrilling fashion, his first win since 2005 in the Sprint Cup Series.At the white flag, Newman didn't lead but Tony...