NASCAR tested eight cars on the chassis dyno after the race to see if there is a measurable loss in power after a 500-mile race with the recent switch to unleaded fuel.

Daytona 500 winner Kevin Harvick’s helmet was stolen from the #29 hauler in the Nextel Cup garage Sunday morning. But the caper was quickly foiled by speedway security.

DAVID RAGAN — No. 6 AAA Ford Fusion (Finished 33rd)
“At times we were as fast as say a 10th to 12th place car, but at other times we were a 25th-place car, so we just have to work on putting that together. The car was there most of the day. We were a little tight [...]

TONY STEWART, NO. 20 HOME DEPOT MONTE CARLO SS, FINISHED SECOND:
“He (Jimmie Johnson) was faster than us right there, I just wish he would have gave us enough room to race him for it. That is racing. That is why everybody loves coming here, It is such a great feeling to go from racing like [...]

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA (No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge Charger)
NOTE: Montoya was the highest finishing Raybestos Rookie for the second straight race and unofficially took the Raybestos Rookie of the Year lead by one point over David Ragan. Montoya’s fifth-place finish was also his first top five in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup competition.
COMMENT ON RACING WITH OTHER TOP [...]

Dave Blaney finished 27th after starting in the 35th position. Dale Jarrett finished 36th after starting in the 43rd position. David Reutimann finished 40th after starting in the 24th position. Reutimann was involved in a lap- 231 accident causing damage to his car forcing him to pit road several times for repairs. Brian Vickers made [...]

After failing to qualify for his third straight race at Atlanta, Michael Waltrip was meeting with Toyota Racing Development officials to find a way to integrate their people and resources more into his struggling organization.
“We don’t think we’re doing a good job of implementing and taking advantage of all the wonderful technological help [they] can [...]