Daytona 500

• Elliott Sadler has spent the last three years mulling over a mistake in the 2009 Daytona 500, wondering if hed ever get a chance to redeem himself.
(SBNation.com)
• Just a few seasons ago, Jamie McMurray found himself in victory lane for the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400 in the same year. Last year, McMurray suffered the Daytona 500 jinx and struggled all season long.
(Bleacherreport.com)
• NASCAR season is nearly upon us and with Daytona 500 qualifying set to take place on Sunday, hope springs eternal for all of the circuits drivers.
(Bleacherreport.com)
• DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (AP)—Five-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus are back in the spotlight at one of racing's biggest stages— and not for the right reason.
(YAHOO!)
• DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A Ford hasnt qualified on the front row for the Daytona 500 since Yates Racing teammates David Gilliland and Ricky Rudd scored a sweep in 2007.
(NASCAR)
• Central Florida is about to become the center of the sports universe. Unfortunately, the center of the sports universe will bring heavy traffic and bomb-sniffing dogs.
(Orlando Sentinel)
• To predict the story lines that will come out of next Sunday's big bang on another Sprint Cup season, the Daytona 500, bathes in folly. Any NASCAR follower with a molecule of historic knowledge recognized the Wood Brothers iconic No.
(Miami Herald)
• DAYTONA BEACH Today, for the first time, he can legally raise a real glass to his stunning Daytona 500 victory. Not that he would. Thats right: 2011 Daytona 500 champion Justin Bieber turns 21 today. Did I say Justin Bieber? I meant Trevor Bayne.
(Tampa Bay Online)
• THREE BRIDGES — The charity Dining Out For A Cure will host a Daytona 500 party Sunday, Feb. 26 at the Three Bridges Fire Company at 467 Main Street. Doors will open 12:30 p.m. and the event begins 1 p.m.
(NJ.com)
• DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- By his own admission, Tony Stewart looks back on his 2011 championship season and realizes one thing -- he and his No. 14 team were lucky and good at the right time.
(Ogden Standard-Examiner)