Daytona 500

• Gatorade Duel winners Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth exhibited strength while the rest of the field showed stability in the final warmup races for the Daytona 500.
(USA Today)
• Daytona Beach, Fla. • Roush Fenway Racing will have three cars at the front of the season-opening Daytona 500. Matt Kenseth won the second of the twin 150-mile qualifying races Thursday with a bold pass of teammate Greg Biffle.
(Salt Lake Tribune)
• Fireball Roberts win in the 1962 Daytona 500 wasnt just about perseverance in the face of a series of daunting failures, or a driver finally accomplishing his long sought-after goal in winning stock car racings biggest event.
(NASCAR)
• And while Thursdays contests were simply qualifying races leading into Sundays Daytona 500, there are some interesting story lines to analyze.
(CNN Sports Illustrated)
• In her first race in Nascar's premier series, Patrick crashed hard into the inside wall on the final lap of a 150-mile Gatorade Duel qualifying race for the Daytona 500 on Thursday as her team's owner, Tony Stewart, took the checkered flag.
(New York Times)
• DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – You cant blame Robby Gordon for being giddy. After all, he hadnt slept in three days.
(USA Today)
• The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) will make history on Sunday, Feb.
(Yahoo Finance)
• When Danica Patrick does not earn a good finish at the Daytona 500, it will further prove that she does not belong in the Sprint Cup full time—at least not yet.
(Bleacherreport.com)
• Editors note: NASCAR driver Regan Smith, whos behind the wheel of the Denver-based Furniture Row Racing teams No. 78 car, is writing a daily diary this week for The Denver Post about the Daytona 500. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.
(Denver Post)
• The Daytona 500 is the only major stock car race not on Stewart's winning resume. The fact that weve won 17 times here and not won on the right day is proof its good momentum, Stewart said. But its no guarantee obviously.
(FOXSports.com)