Daytona 500

• Reporting from Daytona Beach, Fla. -- The Daytona 500 regularly proves you never know what you are going to get when you put 43 souped-up stock cars on a super-speedway track.
(Los Angeles Times)
• The Made in the USA campaign messaging from the former senator from Pennsylvania will adorn the hood and quarter panels of Tony Raines No.
(USA Today)
• Fords continued to dominate the speed charts Saturday at Daytona International Speedway during the final practice session for the Daytona 500. This time it was David Gilliland's turn to turn the fastest lap at 200.138 mph.
(Florida Times-Union)
• DAYTONA BEACH — The most famous trophy in stock car racing sits on a dresser in Knoxville, Tenn., right next to some smaller go-kart trophies. It still has graffiti on it, along with sticky Gatorade residue.
(Florida Times-Union)
• There are many story lines surrounding the season-opening Daytona 500 on Sunday. They will be swamped by what happens with a driver who has zero Sprint Cup experience but an abundance of star power.
(Dallas Morning News)
• DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.
(Sporting News)
• A poor qualifying session does not mean doom for these drivers. Sure, they may be starting from the bottom half of the 43-man Daytona 500 but when its over, dont allow yourself to be surprised if any of these men is the last man standing.
(Bleacherreport.com)
• DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — For the first time in seven years Tony Stewart did not win the Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway. That might be exactly what Stewart needed.
(Augusta Chronicle)
• DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.
(ESPN)
• Unheralded Trevor Bayne stunned NASCAR and the sports world last year when the 20-year-old rookie won the Daytona 500. Bayne won NASCAR's biggest race in just his second Sprint Cup start, and he did it for a team that had not won a race in 10 years.
(Sporting News)