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Daytona 500 Winner Trevor Bayne Living a Dream at 20

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Flashing his dimples, and looking even younger than his 20 years, Trevor Bayne grinned broadly, laughed and fidgeted as he conducted his first news conference as the youngest Daytona 500 winner in history. One day after celebrating his 20th birthday Bayne drove the legendary No. 21 Wood Brothers...

Late Wreck Stops Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Storybook Daytona 500 Ending

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s shoulders may well have borne 500 miles worth of expectations this week at Daytona. Marking 10 years since the death of his legendary father in NASCAR's most important race, Earnhardt Jr. served as the central beacon of a sport remembering the passing of one of its most...

Trevor Bayne Becomes Youngest Winner in Daytona 500 History

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- For all the talk of a new track surface, a different style of racing and promises of the "wildest" Daytona 500 ever, Sunday's much-anticipated NASCAR season-opener still ended up like so many of those that have preceded it -- decided in the final laps. Making his first ever Daytona 500 start,...

Trevor Bayne Becomes Youngest Winner in Daytona 500 History

Fourteen-Car Crash Comes Early in Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The racing may look different at Daytona, but the big crashes are still around. Less than 30 laps in to Sunday's Daytona 500, contact between a former Daytona winner, Michael Waltrip, and another car he owns set off a 14-car melee in turn four. Waltrip nudged David Reutimann into a spin on the...

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06/01/12 2013 Daytona 500 Tickets on Sale Source: RacingOne Tickets to NASCAR's biggest, richest and most prestigious race â the 55th annual Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 24 â went on sale today at 9 a.m. (ET).
06/01/12 StReAmInG DAYTONA 500 Live Stream Nascar race online... Source: Sports Views - NASCAR NASCAR Sprint Cup 150-mile Gatorade Duels are running as teams and drivers attempt to qualify for the 2012 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida with two races and plenty of dreams to be crushed. 2012 Daytona 500, the 54th running of the event, will be held on February 26, 2012 at Daytona International Speedwayin Daytona Beach, Florida on the 2.5 mile (4 km) asphalt tri-oval.
02/19/11 Daytona 500 lineup Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati OH Dale Earnhardt Jr. , No. 88 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports: In his first race with crew chief Steve Letarte, the 2004 Daytona 500 winner will start from the back of the pack after a crash in practice forced him to use a backup car. 2 - Jeff Gordon , No. 24 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports: The three-time Daytona 500 winner leads active drivers with six Cup victories at Daytona. 3 - Kurt Busch , No. 22 Dodge, Penske Racing: He'll try to become the first to win the Budweiser Shootout, a Daytona 500 qualifier and the Daytona 500 in the same year. 4 - Jeff Burton , No. 31 Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing: Edged teammate Clint Bowyer in one of the qualifiers.