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Dave Blaney and the team ran into misfortune on lap 185 of the 200-lap Daytona 500, as Blaney drove down pit road to avoid an accident on the frontstretch. With a flat right-front tire, he was unable to avoid making contact with several cars as he exited pit road. After making a lap around the [...]

Daytona 500 on FOX produced a 10.1/20 rating/share and an average audience of 17.53 million viewers according to “fast national” figures released today by Nielsen Media Research. Yesterday’s race ranks as the fifth highest-rated and the fifth most-watched Daytona 500 in history, and the second highest-rated and most-watched ever on FOX. An estimated 33.7 million [...]

“When the 07 went sideways on the track, the yellow came out,” NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said afterward. “At that point the 29 was ahead of the 01 and declared the winner.”
That was a good explanation and all, except that’s not what happened. Bowyer was upside down before the leaders took the checkered flag. The [...]

NASCAR usually throws a caution immediately when there’s danger on the track, freezing the field in place. At least once recently, at Talladega Superspeedway in October 2005, NASCAR threw a yellow on the last lap before the field reached the finish. That handed a win to Dale Jarrett, who was in first with a half-lap [...]

Monday, February 19th
7:50am - ABC’s Good Morning America LIVE via satellite 8:00am - Daytona 500 Car Induction Ceremony Daytona USA 9:00am - Daytona 500 Media Breakfast, Bill France Room - Daytona USA 9:45am - One on One Interviews:
ESPN Cold Pizza
INSIDE Nextel Cup
The Morning Drive on SIRIUS

Roush Fenway Racing president Geoff Smith has filed an appeal of the points penalty given to driver #17-Matt Kenseth after his car failed post-qualifying inspection. Kenseth was docked 50 championship points, which Smith claims is too harsh based on precedence set last year with Jimmie Johnson.

Kevin Harvick, winner of the Daytona 500, will be a guest on the Late Show with David Letterman on Monday night, February 19. The show airs at 11:35 pm ET/PT on CBS. Check local listings for your location and time zone.

Kasey Kahne was announced as the new addition to the Gillette Young Guns family in an elaborate Daytona 500 pre-race ceremony on Sunday, February 18. Kahne officially joins #2-Kurt Busch, #99-Carl Edwards, #26-Jamie McMurray, #12-Ryan Newman and #48-Jimmie Johnson as Gillette Young Guns.

Two crewmen were injured while performing pit stops during Sunday’s Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
Josh Yost, jackman for Jeff Burton’s No. 31 Richard Childress Racing team, suffered a tear to his left Achilles tendon, crew chief Scott Miller said. Yost had returned last year from a severe injury to his right leg during a [...]