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Where NASCAR and IndyCar Drivers Go to Have Fun

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The autograph line wound from the garage to Daytona International Speedway's famous victory lane, at least a full football field away. One man took a vacation day from his job to drive three hours from Valdosta, Ga., to wait six more hours in line just to get NASCAR champ Jimmie Johnson to sign a...

NASCAR's Johnson Helps Sports Car Team Get on Track

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona is billed as a grueling, endurance test of driver, car and crew. For NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson and the defending Grand-Am Series champion GAINSCO team, that describes the 24 hours just leading into the historic sports car season-opener. The four-time Sprint Cup...

Jimmie Johnson Cuts Finger, Gets Stitches During Rolex 24 at Daytona

NASCAR's first driver to win three consecutive championships in 30 years proved to be a real, living, breathing human being Sunday at Daytona International Speedway.El Cajon, Calif.'s Jimmie Johnson "cut the middle finger on his left hand while using a knife to try to cut a hole in his firesuit" according to the AP. The...

Montoya, Franchitti Win Daytona Rolex 24

Winter has officially ended in the racing world.Dario Franchitti, Juan Pablo Montoya, Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas scored Chip Ganassi Racing's third-consecutive Rolex 24 overall win Sunday afternoon on the road course at Daytona International Speedway. The event marks the official beginning to the 2008 racing season and is...

Junior Makes Good on Sr.'s Unfilfulled Promise

When the late Dale Earnhardt raced with Andy Pilgrim in the 2001 Rolex 24 at Daytona, he was impressed by the veteran road-racer.Pilgrim tutored both Earnhardt and his son, Dale Earnhardt Jr., on how to maneuver the lighter car and the team, which also included Kelly Collins, finished fourth. At the time, Earnhardt...