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Feb 28
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Marcos Ambrose, 2012 NSCS Daytona 500 Post-Race Recap

2012 NSCS Marcos Ambrose - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR 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 in the dramatic season opener at Daytona International Speedway. · Ambrose ran in the top-10 for the first 100 laps of the event and was scored as high as second place before getting shuffled back toward the middle of the 43-car field just past the halfway mark of the race. · The 202-lap race was delayed for two hours and five minutes under red flag conditions for an incident involving Juan Pablo ... FULL STORY »

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Finishes Second in Rain-Delayed, Hotly-Contested Daytona 500

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 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 ... FULL STORY »

Roush Fenway Scores Historic 300th Victory with Daytona 500 Win

Matt Kenseth 2012 Daytona 500 Winner - Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR 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 ... FULL STORY »

Team Chevy, 2012 NSCS Daytona 500 Post-Race Recaps

Team Chevy Logo 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 ... FULL STORY »

Casey Mears Salvages Top-25 After Late-Race Misfortune

2012 NSCS No. 13 GEICO Ford Fusion (Casey Mears) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR 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 ... FULL STORY »

Toyota Motorsports, 2012 NSCS Daytona 500 Post-Race Recaps

Toyota Motorsports Logo 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 ... FULL STORY »

Multi-platinum, Grammy-Winning Group Train to Perform Pre-Race Concert for the Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola

Three-time Grammy-winning group Train DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – After he delivers a rousing rendition of the National Anthem for the 54th running of the Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 26, Train front-man Pat Monahan and the rest of the three-time Grammy-winning band will return ... FULL STORY »



2012 Brian France - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR
Open Letter to NASCAR fans from NASCAR Chairman Brian France
Posted 02.26.12
Dear NASCAR fans, With the Daytona 500 now upon us, I hope you are as excited as I am to see the greatest drivers in the world competing at Daytona International Speedway later Sunday. NASCAR is in a very good place right now and our entire industry is working very hard for ...FULL STORY »
Kyle Busch Stands next to his Kyle Busch Motorsports No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota Camry
Inches Separate Kyle Busch Motorsports from Victory at Daytona
Posted 02.26.12
Team Debut Excitement Squashed with Last-Lap Accident Date: February 25, 2012 Event: DRIVE4COPD 300 (Race 1 of 33) Series: NASCAR Nationwide Series Location: Daytona International Speedway (2.5-mile superspeedway) Start/Finish: 24th/18th (Accident, completed 119 of 120 laps) Winner: James Buescher of Turner Motorsports (Chevrolet) Kyle Busch was looking to lead his new Nationwide Series team down a winning path in ...FULL STORY »
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“Made-In-The-USA” Call Center Firm Will Join Front Row Motorsports at the Daytona 500 to Drive American Jobs
Posted 02.26.12
Iowa/South Dakota Based Business Process Call Center Insourcing (BPI) and Jobs Creating Company Sponsors 4 Cars, Including The Rick Santorum Campaign Ford At The Great American Race, The #Daytona500   DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.-- TMone, a U.S. Call Center Insourcing firm, will join Front Row Motorsports for the 54th Annual Daytona 500. TMone, pronounced ...FULL STORY »
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TMone Teams with David Stremme for the Daytona 500
Posted 02.26.12
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. (February 25, 2012) – TMone, a U.S.A. Business Process Insourcing (BPI) firm, will join Inception Motorsports for the 54th Annual Daytona 500. TMone, pronounced T-M-1, will be an associate sponsor of the No. 30 JEGS.com Toyota Camry driven by driver David Stremme in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The ...FULL STORY »
James Buescher celebrates his first career NASCAR Nationwide Series at Daytona International Speedway - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR
2012 NNS DRIVE4COPD 300 Race Results
Posted 02.25.12
A wild Saturday afternoon of NASCAR Nationwide Series pack racing at Daytona International Speedway came to a close when the leaders got caught up together coming to the checkered flag, and it was James Buescher making it through the carnage to win the DRIVE4COPD 300. In what seemed to be a ...FULL STORY »
2012 NSCS 48 car - Lowe's (Jimmie Johnson) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR
2012 NSCS Daytona 500 Pre-Race Q&A with Team Chevy Driver, Jimmie Johnson
Posted 02.25.12
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET met with members of the media today at Daytona International Speedway to discuss his strategy for winning the Daytona 500, the strength of his race team and other topics.  ARE YOU HAPPY WITH YOUR CAR? WHAT IS YOUR PLAN FOR TODAY? “We are really happy ...FULL STORY »
Doug Yates - Photo Credit: Harold Hinson Photography
2012 NSCS Daytona 500 Pre-Race Q&A with Ford Racing Engine Builder, Doug Yates
Posted 02.25.12
Doug Yates of Roush Yates Engines has seen fast Fords pepper the leader boards all week at Daytona. Ford drivers and crew chiefs continue to praise Yates and the FR9 engine package for the fast speeds they have put up. Ford Racing caught up with Yates to talk about how ...FULL STORY »
2012 NSCS 38 car (David Gilliland) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR
2012 NSCS Daytona 500 Final Practice Session Speeds
Posted 02.25.12
It was David Gilliland, with a lap speed of 200.138 mph, showing the fastest way around Daytona International Speedway during the final NSCS Daytona 500 practice session. Right behind Gilliland with a lap speed of 200.129 mph, was the defending Daytona 500 champion, Trevor Bayne, and they were followed by Ricky Stenhouse ...FULL STORY »
2012 NSCS 32 car (Terry Labonte) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR
US Chrome Returns to FAS Lane Racing for 2012 Season
Posted 02.25.12
Daytona Beach, Florida (February 25, 2012) – FAS Lane Racing announced today that they have welcomed back another sponsor for the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.  The team’s first sponsor last year, US Chrome, will return to the No. 32 Ford this coming season as a Major Associate Sponsor for all ...FULL STORY »


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