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In Case You Forgot, NASCAR's Preseason Daytona Testing Should Have Started

Like clockwork, NASCAR teams have traditionally kicked off the season with three days of preseason Sprint Cup testing at the famed Daytona International Speedway on the first Monday after the first of January.This year, today [Tuesday] would have been the second day of single-car runs in qualifying setup mode for the first...

New Age, Gear Rules On Tap After Daytona

Though Joey Lagano has enjoyed some big-time props from NASCAR veteran Mark Martin, he might not be able to find his way into the Sprint Cup Series for a while.The 17-year-old driver from Connecticut has turned heads for awhile after Martin referred to Lagano as the "real deal" when he was just 15. In 2008, Lagono -- with...

Kahne Fastest; Toyota Leaves DIS Smiling

Kasey Kahne finished as the fastest driver through the past two weeks of testing at Daytona International Speedway, but the Toyota camp left with the biggest smile.On a day that saw the entire day's testing session squeezed into a seven-hour multi-car parade at 180mph, Kahne dropped a lap of 189.111 mph to put his No. 9...

Dale Jr. Leads Tuesday A.M.; Drafting Starts

Dale Earnhardt Jr. jumped to the top of the speed chart Tuesday morning at Daytona International Speedway, in a possible effort to gain some credence to his crew chief's predictions for 2008.Monday afternoon, Tony Eury Jr. predicted his driver would pilot the Hendrick Motorsports No. 88 to four race victories in the coming...

Daytona Testing Part II: Maybe Dale Jarrett Won't Need Past Champion Provisional

Click for previous NASCAR Testing posts from Daytona.It's been a long time in the NASCAR world since we've seen two Dales lead at the top of any list statistically.The second round of preseason Sprint Cup testing at Daytona International Speedway changed that Monday morning as soon-to-be-retired Dale Jarrett topped all...