Danica Patrick wins historic pole position at Daytona 500
By Steve Almasy and Mark Morgenstein, CNN (CNN) — She says she was brought up to be the fastest driver, not the fastest girl. On Sunday, none of the boys was faster than the girl. Danica Patrick became...
View ArticleOur Favorite Daytona 500 Moment
This year is the 10th anniversary of Michael Waltrip’s second Daytona 500 championship. His first, and his first ever Sprint Cup victory, came in the 2001 race which will forever be remembered as the...
View ArticleClover Hill Marching Cavaliers performs at Daytona 500
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) — Some of Metro-Richmond’s very own made an appearance at the Daytona 500 Sunday. The Clover Hill High School Marching Cavaliers performed at the Nascar Sprint Cup...
View ArticleDaytona will run as scheduled after crash injures fans
(CNN) — The Daytona 500 will take place as scheduled Sunday despite a jaw-dropping crash a day earlier that flung debris into the stands at the Daytona International Speedway. At least 28 fans were...
View ArticleJimmie Johnson wins Daytona 500; Danica Patrick finishes 8th
By CNN Staff (CNN) — Jimmie Johnson won the Daytona 500, the season-opening and most prestigious race of the NASCAR season, on Sunday at the Daytona International Speedway. Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished...
View ArticleMajor crash at Daytona sparks fan safety concerns
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) — Fan safety at tracks across the country is a topic of discussion after more than 30 people were injured and more than a dozen taken to the hospital following a wreck at a...
View ArticleDale Earnhardt Jr. wins Daytona 500
(CNN) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Daytona 500 on Sunday night in a race delayed six hours because of weather. He crossed the finish line about 11:30 p.m., giving him his first Daytona win since 2004....
View ArticleFormer NASCAR champ Kurt Busch suspended
DAYTONA, Fla. — Kurt Busch, the 2004 NASCAR top series champion, has been suspended indefinitely from NASCAR events, the auto racing circuit said Friday. The suspension comes after a court determined...
View ArticleEx-NASCAR champ Kurt Busch loses appeals, to miss Daytona 500
DAYTONA, Fla. — Kurt Busch, NASCAR’s 2004 Cup champion, lost both appeals of his indefinite suspension and will miss Sunday’s season-opening Daytona 500, the auto racing circuit said late Saturday....
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