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Feb 28
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Early Accident Hampers Patrick’s Daytona Debut

Danica Patrick (10) and David Ragan (34) collide with the No. 48 of Jimmie Johnson on Lap 2 of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. - Photo Credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images for NASCAR GoDaddy.com Driver Caught in Multi-Car Wreck on Lap 3; Finishes 38th Date: Feb. 27, 2012 Event: 54th Daytona 500 (Round 1 of 36) Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Location: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (2.5-mile oval) Start/Finish: 29th / 38th (Running, completed 138 of 202 laps) Winner: Matt Kenseth of Roush Fenway Racing (Ford) in a green-white-checkered finish Danica Patrick was caught in a multi-car accident not of her making on the third lap of Monday night’s rain-delayed 54th Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway and finished a disappointing 38th. Patrick qualified 29th but dropped to the rear of the field at the start of the event per NASCAR rules as a crash in Thursday’s Gatorade Duel Qualifying race forced her to a ... FULL STORY »

Richard Childress Racing, 2012 Daytona 500 Post-Race Recaps

Richard Childress Racing (RCR) RCR Post Race Report -- Daytona International Speedway NASCAR Sprint Cup Series RACE: Daytona 500 TRACK: Daytona International Speedway DATE: February 27, 2012 Race Highlights: Richard Childress Racing teammates finished fifth (Jeff Burton), sixth (Paul Menard), seventh (Kevin Harvick) and 27th (Elliott Sadler) in the ... FULL STORY »

Roush Yates FR9 Claims Second-Consecutive Daytona 500 Victory

Matt Kenseth raises the Harley J. Earl Trophy for the second time after winning the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. - Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR Powers Kenseth to his second Datyona 500 win Mooresville, NC (February 28, 2012) Matt Kenseth took full advantage of the horsepower in his Roush Yates FR9 engine to take the checkered flag early Tuesday morning in the first ever nighttime running ... FULL STORY »

Joey Logano Starts Season Out with Strong Ninth-Place Finish in Daytona 500

Joey Logano, driver of the No. 20 Home Depot Chevrolet - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR Logano’s Post-Race Thoughts: “I’m disappointed because I feel that we had a Home Depot that was good enough to win the Daytona 500, but I’m really happy to finally get out of the first race of the year with a car ... FULL STORY »

Multicar wreck shoves Smith to 24th-place finish in Daytona 500

Regan Smith, driver of the No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet - Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 27, 2012) -- A late-race accident spoiled Regan Smith's performance in Monday night's rain-delayed Daytona 500, the season-opening event in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Smith's No. 78 Furniture Row/CSX Play it Safe Chevrolet, which showed its ... FULL STORY »

Ford Racing, 2012 NSCS Daytona 500 Post-Race Recaps

Ford Racing GREG BIFFLE – No. 16 3M Ford Fusion – WHAT ABOUT THE RESTARTS WITH MATT?  “It was just by chance that I got a good push from the 29.  I got pushed from the 88 and the 11, but the ... FULL STORY »

Stewart Finishes 16th in Daytona 500

Tony Stewart in car - Photo Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images Office Depot/Mobil 1 Driver Involved in Late-Race Crash While Charging Toward Lead Date: Feb. 27, 2012 Event: 54th Daytona 500 (Round 1 of 36) Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Location: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (2.5-mile oval) Start/Finish: 3rd/16th (Running, completed 202 of 202 laps in ... FULL STORY »



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SRT Motorsports (Dodge) 2012 NSCS Daytona 500 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 02.28.12
Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Finished 32nd WHAT TOOK MORE DAMAGE IN THE ACCIDENT, YOUR CAR OR YOUR PHONE?  “The Charger, by far.  It’s really disappointing.  We fought really hard all race long to be towards the front so you’d be in front of those wrecks, but ...FULL STORY »
NSCS Aric Almirola in garage - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR
Aric Almirola, 2012 NSCS Daytona 500 Post-Race Recap
Posted 02.28.12
Aric Almirola No. 43 Smithfield Helping Hungry Homes® Ford Fusion Aric Almirola started the 202-lap, rain delayed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Daytona International Speedway from the 27th position. Almirola finished the annual event as follows: 33rd—Aric Almirola, No. 43 Smithfield Helping Hungry Homes® Ford Fusion · Monday’s race marked Almirola’s second career ...FULL STORY »
2012 NSCS Marcos Ambrose - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR
Marcos Ambrose, 2012 NSCS Daytona 500 Post-Race Recap
Posted 02.28.12
Marcos Ambrose No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion Marcos Ambrose started the 202-lap NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Daytona International Speedway from the seventh position. Ambrose finished the first race of the 2012 season as follows: 13th—Marcos Ambrose, No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion · Matt Kenseth, in a Ford, claimed the victory Monday night ...FULL STORY »
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet, sits in his car - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Finishes Second in Rain-Delayed, Hotly-Contested Daytona 500
Posted 02.28.12
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 28, 2012) - After rain postponed the start of the 54th running of the Daytona 500 by more than 24 hours for the first time in history, a freak accident caused a massive fuel fire that stopped the race for two hours as safety workers used ...FULL STORY »
Matt Kenseth 2012 Daytona 500 Winner - Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR
Roush Fenway Scores Historic 300th Victory with Daytona 500 Win
Posted 02.28.12
RFR, Kenseth Claim Second Daytona 500 victory; 3 RFR Fords finish top 10  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 28, 2012) – Roush Fenway Racing officially kicked off it’s 25thAnniversary season in grand fashion on Monday night, with Matt Kenseth holding off teammate Greg Biffle as the organization claimed its historic 300th NASCAR victory with ...FULL STORY »
2012 NSCS Datyona 500 Matt Kenseth Victory Lane - Photo Credit: Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images
2012 NSCS Daytona 500 Race Results
Posted 02.28.12
After a day delay due to rain, the 54th annual NSCS Daytona 500 finally got underway Monday night at Daytona International Speedway. And, after several cautions - which included a bizarre fiery incident that involved a race car and a jet dryer - the race ended just before 1:00 AM ...FULL STORY »
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Team Chevy, 2012 NSCS Daytona 500 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 02.28.12
JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 BASS PRO SHOPS/TRACKER BOATS CHEVROLET – ACCIDENT WHAT HAPPENED OUT THERE? "I don't know. I was the start of all that. I don't know if the transmission locked up or the rear end. Something broke in the car, and it was actually freakishly something similar to I ...FULL STORY »
2012 NSCS No. 13 GEICO Ford Fusion (Casey Mears) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR
Casey Mears Salvages Top-25 After Late-Race Misfortune
Posted 02.28.12
Daytona Beach, FL (February 27, 2012) – Although it seems like a lifetime ago, Mears is just one week removed from his fifth place qualifying effort at Daytona International Speedway.  A few days later, Mears exercised patience and vision when he ducked out of the lead pack during Gatorade Duel #2 ...FULL STORY »
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Toyota Motorsports, 2012 NSCS Daytona 500 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 02.28.12
Denny Hamlin (fourth) was the highest finishing Toyota driver in Monday's rain-postponed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race Daytona International Speedway. Hamlin led a race-high 57 (of 202) laps at the 2.5-mile Florida superspeedway. Three other Camry drivers led laps in the Daytona 500, including Martin Truex Jr. (seven), Joey Logano (two) ...FULL STORY »


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