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Pack 'em in for the Daytona 500
2012-02-22 16:58:00

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup. Date: Sunday, February 26. Race: Daytona 500. Site: Daytona International Speedway. Track: 2.5-mile tri-oval. Start time: 1:00 p.m. (et). Laps: 200. Miles: 500. 2011 Winner: Trevor Bayne. Television: FOX. Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN) /SIRIUS NASCAR Satellite.

Gatorade Duels: Who's in and who's not in the Daytona 500?
2012-02-22 16:56:00

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup. Date: Thursday, February 23. Race: Gatorade Duel twin-qualifying races. Site: Daytona International Speedway. Track: 2.5-mile tri-oval. Start time: 2:00 p.m. (et). Laps: 60 (each race). Miles: 150. 2011 Winners: Kurt Busch (race 1). Jeff Burton (race 2). Television: SPEED. Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN)/SIRIUS NASCAR Satellite.

This Week in Auto Racing February 23 - 26
2012-02-22 16:35:00

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Get ready for what is expected to be a wild four days of racing at Daytona International Speedway, culminating with Sunday's Daytona 500.

Does Patrick have a shot at winning the Daytona 500?
2012-02-20 16:34:00

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Rookies aren't supposed to win the Daytona 500, but Trevor Bayne proved that to be wrong last year. So why can't Danica Patrick be the next rookie to accomplish the same astounding feat?

Edwards, Biffle put Roush Fenway on front row for Daytona 500
2012-02-19 18:04:00

Daytona Beach, FL (Sports Network) - Carl Edwards won Sunday's time trials for the Daytona 500 while his teammate, Greg Biffle, secured the outside pole to give Roush Fenway Racing and Ford the front starting row for the February 26 race at Daytona International Speedway.

Bud Shootout eligibility revised for 2013
2012-02-19 15:49:00

Daytona Beach, FL Sports Network) - NASCAR's eligibility requirements for the 2013 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway is returning to its roots.

Busch edges Stewart in wild Bud Shootout at Daytona
2012-02-19 12:43:00

Daytona Beach, FL (Sports Network) - Pack drafting is back at Daytona International Speedway, and what a show it made for in Saturday's Budweiser Shootout.

Truex Jr. picks pole position for Budweiser Shootout
2012-02-18 12:54:00

Daytona Beach, FL (Sports Network) - Martin Truex Jr. selected the pole position for the Budweiser Shootout during Friday night's random drawing at Daytona International Speedway.

Daytona adding short track races to its Speedweeks 2013
2012-02-17 18:13:00

Daytona Beach, FL (Sports Network) - Daytona International Speedway will include short track races to its Speedweeks activities, starting in 2013, NASCAR and track officials announced on Friday.

NASCAR confiscates parts from Johnson's Daytona 500 car
2012-02-17 17:37:00

Daytona Beach, FL (Sports Network) - Jimmie Johnson's Daytona 500 car failed opening day inspection on Friday at Daytona International Speedway after NASCAR officials discovered a template (body) violation on his car.

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2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule

Budweiser Shootout
02/18/2012 08:10 PM Eastern		Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
75 laps on a 2.5 miles
Preview \| Starting Grid \| Final Result

Gatorade Duel 2
02/23/2012 04:00 PM Eastern		Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
60 laps on a 2.5 miles
Starting Grid

Daytona 500
02/26/2012 01:00 PM Eastern		Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps on a 2.5 miles

Subway Fresh Fit 500
03/04/2012 03:00 PM Eastern		Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ
312 laps on a 1.0 miles

Kobalt Tools 400
03/11/2012 03:00 PM Eastern		Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
267 laps on a 1.5 miles

Food City 500
03/18/2012 01:00 PM Eastern		Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a 0.533 miles

Auto Club 400
03/25/2012 03:00 PM Eastern		Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
200 laps on a 2.0 miles

Goody's Fast Relief 500
04/01/2012 01:00 PM Eastern		Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
500 laps on a 0.526 miles

Samsung Mobile 500
04/14/2012 07:30 PM Eastern		Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
334 laps on a 1.5 miles

STP 400
04/22/2012 01:00 PM Eastern		Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS
267 laps on a 1.5 miles

Richmond 400
04/28/2012 07:30 PM Eastern		Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
400 laps on a 0.75 miles

Aaron's 499
05/06/2012 01:00 PM Eastern		Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.66 miles

Southern 500
05/12/2012 07:00 PM Eastern		Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
367 laps on a 1.366 miles

NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race
05/19/2012 09:00 PM Eastern		Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
100 laps on a 1.5 miles

Coca-Cola 600
05/27/2012 06:00 PM Eastern		Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
400 laps on a 1.5 miles

Dover 400
06/03/2012 01:00 PM Eastern		Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE
400 laps on a 1.0 miles

Pocono 400
06/10/2012 01:00 PM Eastern		Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA
160 laps on a 2.5 miles

Michigan 400
06/17/2012 01:00 PM Eastern		Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
200 laps on a 2.0 miles

Toyota/Save Mart 350
06/24/2012 03:00 PM Eastern		Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA
110 laps on a 1.99 miles

Quaker State 400
06/30/2012 07:30 PM Eastern		Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, KY
267 laps on a 1.5 miles

Coke Zero 400
07/07/2012 07:30 PM Eastern		Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
160 laps on a 2.5 miles

Lenox Industrial Tools 301
07/15/2012 01:00 PM Eastern		New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH
301 laps on a 1.058 miles

Crown Royal 400 at the Brickyard
07/29/2012 01:00 PM Eastern		Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN
160 laps on a 2.5 miles

Pennsylvania 400
08/05/2012 01:00 PM Eastern		Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA
160 laps on a 2.5 miles

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at the Glen
08/12/2012 01:00 PM Eastern		Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY
90 laps on a 2.45 miles

Pure Michigan 400
08/19/2012 01:00 PM Eastern		Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
200 laps on a 2.0 miles

Irwin Tools Night Race
08/25/2012 07:30 PM Eastern		Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a 0.533 miles

Advocare 500
09/02/2012 07:30 PM Eastern		Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
325 laps on a 1.54 miles

Wonderful Pistachios 400
09/08/2012 07:30 PM Eastern		Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
400 laps on a 0.75 miles

GEICO 400
09/16/2012 02:00 PM Eastern		Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL
267 laps on a 1.5 miles

Sylvania 300
09/23/2012 02:00 PM Eastern		New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH
300 laps on a 1.058 miles

AAA 400
09/30/2012 02:00 PM Eastern		Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE
400 laps on a 1.0 miles

Good Sam Club 500
10/07/2012 02:00 PM Eastern		Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.66 miles

Bank of America 500
10/13/2012 07:30 PM Eastern		Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
334 laps on a 1.5 miles

Hollywood Casino 400
10/21/2012 02:00 PM Eastern		Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS
267 laps on a 1.5 miles

Tums Fast Relief 500
10/28/2012 02:00 PM Eastern		Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
500 laps on a 0.526 miles

AAA Texas 500
11/04/2012 03:00 PM Eastern		Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
334 laps on a 1.5 miles

Phoenix 500
11/11/2012 03:00 PM Eastern		Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ
312 laps on a 1.0 miles

Ford 400
11/18/2012 03:00 PM Eastern		Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL
267 laps on a 1.5 miles

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Article Date: 2012-02-18 23:39:00 Race: NASCAR - Sprint Cup - Budweiser Shootout - Final Results
Location: Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, FL Most Leading Laps: Kyle Busch (0 laps)
Finish	Driver (Car Number)	Start Position	Laps Lead	Laps Complete
1	Kyle Busch (18)	2	0	82	Running
2	Tony Stewart (14)	15	0	82	Running
3	Marcos Ambrose (9)	21	0	82	Running
4	Brad Keselowski (2)	3	0	82	Running
5	Denny Hamlin (11)	16	0	82	Running
6	Greg Biffle (16)	7	0	82	Running
7	Ryan Newman (39)	13	0	82	Running
8	Clint Bowyer (15)	17	0	82	Running
9	Carl Edwards (99)	11	0	82	Running
10	Juan Pablo Montoya (42)	25	0	82	Running
11	Jeff Burton (31)	12	0	81	Running
12	A.J. Allmendinger (22)	9	0	80	Running
13	Kasey Kahne (5)	19	0	79	Running
14	Jimmie Johnson (48)	18	0	74	Accident
15	Jeff Gordon (24)	14	0	73	Accident
16	Jamie McMurray (1)	4	0	73	Accident
17	Kurt Busch (51)	6	0	73	Accident
18	Joey Logano (20)	10	0	54	Accident
19	Martin Truex Jr. (56)	1	0	54	Accident
20	Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88)	8	0	54	Accident
21	Matt Kenseth (17)	23	0	54	Accident
22	Kevin Harvick (29)	22	0	54	Accident
23	Paul Menard (27)	24	0	8	Accident
24	David Ragan (34)	5	0	8	Accident
25	Michael Waltrip (55)	20	0	8	Accident

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Active NASCAR Sprint Cup Driver Victories (Complete through Ford 400)
Rank	Driver	wins
1	Richard Petty	200
2	David Pearson	105
3	Jeff Gordon	85
4	Bobby Allison	84
4	Darrell Waltrip	84
5	Cale Yarborough	83
6	Dale Earnhardt	76
7	Rusty Wallace	55
7	Jimmie Johnson	55
8	Lee Petty	54
9	Ned Jarrett	50
9	Junior Johnson	50
10	Herb Thomas	48
11	Buck Baker	46
12	Bill Elliott	44
12	Tony Stewart	44
13	Mark Martin	40
14	Tim Flock	39
15	Bobby Isaac	37
16	Fireball Roberts	33
17	Dale Jarrett	32
18	Rex White	28
19	Fred Lorenzen	26
20	Jim Paschal	25
20	Joe Weatherly	25
21	Kurt Busch	24
22	Ricky Rudd	23
22	Kyle Busch	23
23	Terry Labonte	22
24	Matt Kenseth	21
24	Bobby Labonte	21
24	Jeff Burton	21
24	Benny Parsons	21
24	Jack Smith	21
25	Speedy Thompson	20
26	Carl Edwards	19
26	Fonty Flock	19
26	Buddy Baker	19
26	Davey Allison	19
27	Geoffrey Bodine	18
27	Kevin Harvick	18
27	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	18
27	Harry Gant	18
27	Neil Bonnett	18
28	Marvin Panch	17
28	Curtis Turner	17
28	Denny Hamlin	17
29	Greg Biffle	16
30	Ernie Irvan	15
30	Ryan Newman	15
31	LeeRoy Yarbrough	14
31	Dick Hutcherson	14
32	Dick Rathman	13
32	Tim Richmond	13
33	Kasey Kahne	12
34	Donnie Allison	10
34	Sterling Marlin	10
35	Bob Welborn	9
35	Cotton Owens	9
35	Paul Goldsmith	9
36	Kyle Petty	8
37	Darel Dieringer	7
37	A.J. Foyt	7
37	Jim Reed	7
37	Marshall Teague	7
38	Jamie McMurray	6
39	Clint Bowyer	5
39	Ralph Moody	5
39	Dave Marcis	5
39	Tiny Lund	5
39	Alan Kulwicki	5
39	Dan Gurney	5
39	Ward Burton	5
39	Jeremy Mayfield	5
40	Hershel McGriff	4
40	Parnelli Jones	4
40	Pete Hamilton	4
40	Eddie Gray	4
40	Charlie Glotzbach	4
40	Bob Flock	4
40	Lloyd Dane	4
40	Bobby Hamilton	4
40	Brad Keselowski	4
40	Ed Pagan	4
40	Nelson Stacy	4
40	Billy Wade	4
40	Glen Wood	4
40	Joe Nemechek	4
40	Ken Schrader	4
40	Morgan Shepherd	4
40	Michael Waltrip	4
41	Frank Mundy	3
41	Dick Linder	3
41	Gwyn Staley	3
41	Bill Blair	3
41	Robby Gordon	3
41	Elliott Sadler	3
42	Brian Vickers	2
42	Chris Eggleston	2
42	Bobby Johns	2
42	Juan Pablo Montoya	2
42	Tom Pistone	2
42	Marvin Porter	2
42	Gober Sosebee	2
42	Emanuel Zervakis	2
42	James Hylton	2
42	Danny Letner	2
42	David Reutimann	2
42	Jimmy Spencer	2
42	Steve Park	2
42	Johnny Beauchamp	2
42	Red Byron	2
42	Ray Elder	2
42	Al Keller	2
42	Elmo Langley	2
42	Joe Lee Johnson	2
42	Billy Myers	2
42	Jim Pardue	2
42	John Andretti	2
42	Ricky Craven	2
42	Derrike Cope	2
43	Norm Nelson	1
43	Bill Norton	1
43	Phil Parsons	1
43	Dick Passwater	1
43	Lennie Pond	1
43	Bill Rexford	1
43	Lloyd Moore	1
43	Sam McQuagg	1
43	Johnny Mantz	1
43	Paul Lewis	1
43	Harold Kite	1
43	Johnny Kieper	1
43	Jim Hurtubise	1
43	Bobby Hillin Jr.	1
43	Jody Ridley	1
43	Shorty Rollins	1
43	Art Watts	1
43	Donald Thomas	1
43	Chuck Stevenson	1
43	Lake Speed	1
43	John Soares	1
43	Buddy Shuman	1
43	Wendell Scott	1
43	Frankie Schneider	1
43	Leon Sales	1
43	Johnny Rutherford	1
43	John Rostek	1
43	Earl Ross	1
43	Jim Roper	1
43	Denny Weinberg	1
43	Royce Hagerty	1
43	Paul Menard	1
43	Martin Truex Jr.	1
43	Jack White	1
43	Joey Logano	1
43	Richard Brickhouse	1
43	Dick Brooks	1
43	Bob Burdick	1
43	Marvin Burke	1
43	Neil Cole	1
43	Jim Cook	1
43	Mark Donohue	1
43	Joe Eubanks	1
43	Lou Figaro	1
43	Marcos Ambrose	1
43	Greg Sacks	1
43	Larry Frank	1
43	Brett Bodine	1
43	Johnny Benson	1
43	Jerry Nadeau	1
43	Trevor Bayne	1
43	Regan Smith	1
43	Casey Mears	1
43	Ron Bouchard	1
43	Earl Balmer	1
43	Mario Andretti	1
43	Bill Amick	1
43	Johnny Allen	1
43	David Ragan	1
43	Jim Florian	1

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NASCAR - Sprint Cup - Budweiser Shootout - Update Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, FL
Current as of 2012-02-18 22:38:00
Position	Driver	Car Number	Car
1	Kyle Busch	18	Toyota
2	Tony Stewart	14	Chevrolet
3	Marcos Ambrose	9	Ford
4	Brad Keselowski	2	Dodge
5	Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota
6	Greg Biffle	16	Ford
7	Ryan Newman	39	Chevrolet
8	Clint Bowyer	15	Toyota
9	Carl Edwards	99	Ford
10	Juan Pablo Montoya	42	Chevrolet
11	Jeff Burton	31	Chevrolet
12	A.J. Allmendinger	22	Dodge
13	Kasey Kahne	5	Chevrolet
14	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet
15	Jeff Gordon	24	Chevrolet
16	Jamie McMurray	1	Chevrolet
17	Kurt Busch	51	Chevrolet
18	Joey Logano	20	Toyota
19	Martin Truex Jr.	56	Toyota
20	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	88	Chevrolet
21	Matt Kenseth	17	Ford
22	Kevin Harvick	29	Chevrolet
23	Paul Menard	27	Chevrolet
24	David Ragan	34	Ford
25	Michael Waltrip	55	Toyota

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2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Driver Leaders (Last Race: Ford 400 - November 20,2011)

Rank	Driver	Pts	Starts	wins	Top 5	Top 10	Money Won
1	Tony Stewart	2403	36	5	9	19	$6,694,834
1	Carl Edwards	2403	36	1	19	26	$9,736,027
3	Kevin Harvick	2345	36	4	9	19	$6,362,557
4	Matt Kenseth	2330	36	3	12	20	$6,344,147
5	Brad Keselowski	2319	36	3	10	14	$5,231,382
6	Jimmie Johnson	2304	36	2	14	21	$6,451,447
7	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	2290	36	0	4	12	$4,323,476
8	Jeff Gordon	2287	36	3	13	18	$6,062,872
9	Denny Hamlin	2284	36	1	5	14	$5,550,606
9	Ryan Newman	2284	36	1	9	17	$5,468,161
11	Kurt Busch	2262	36	2	8	16	$6,278,292
12	Kyle Busch	2246	35	4	14	18	$6,484,111
13	Clint Bowyer	1047	36	1	4	16	$5,804,964
14	Kasey Kahne	1041	36	1	8	15	$4,901,625
15	A.J. Allmendinger	1013	36	0	1	10	$4,882,302
16	Greg Biffle	997	36	0	3	10	$4,516,216
17	Paul Menard	947	36	1	4	8	$3,903,776
18	Martin Truex Jr.	937	36	0	3	12	$4,005,126
19	Marcos Ambrose	936	36	1	5	12	$4,807,852
20	Jeff Burton	935	36	0	2	5	$3,930,502
21	Juan Pablo Montoya	932	36	0	2	8	$5,154,764
22	Mark Martin	930	36	0	2	10	$3,967,096
23	David Ragan	906	36	1	4	8	$4,362,601
24	Joey Logano	902	36	0	4	6	$3,938,876
25	Brian Vickers	846	36	0	3	7	$4,352,115
26	Regan Smith	820	36	1	2	5	$4,722,446
27	Jamie McMurray	795	36	0	2	4	$4,997,530
28	David Reutimann	757	36	0	1	3	$4,533,204
29	Bobby Labonte	670	36	0	1	2	$4,593,666
30	David Gilliland	572	36	0	1	2	$3,929,650
31	Casey Mears	541	35	0	0	0	$2,887,681
32	Dave Blaney	508	35	0	1	1	$3,254,098
33	Andy Lally	398	30	0	0	0	$2,916,356
34	Robby Gordon	268	25	0	0	0	$2,296,879
35	J.J. Yeley	192	31	0	0	0	$2,608,767
36	Michael McDowell	139	32	0	0	0	$2,500,080
37	Tony Raines	129	12	0	0	0	$955,675
38	Ken Schrader	110	7	0	0	0	$605,615
39	Terry Labonte	102	8	0	0	0	$979,265
40	Bill Elliott	100	5	0	0	0	$688,925
41	David Stremme	80	18	0	0	0	$1,338,915
42	Michael Waltrip	56	3	0	0	1	$550,001
43	Boris Said	38	2	0	0	0	$217,855
44	Geoffrey Bodine	33	4	0	0	0	$315,722
45	T.J. Bell	29	5	0	0	0	$456,558
46	Stephen Leicht	20	1	0	0	0	$88,558
47	Andy Pilgrim	18	1	0	0	0	$78,475
48	Chris Cook	17	1	0	0	0	$78,825
49	Brian Simo	11	1	0	0	0	$74,470
50	Brian Keselowski	3	1	0	0	0	$350,726
51	Erik Darnell	2	2	0	0	0	$133,615
51	Steve Park	2	1	0	0	0	$78,855
53	Reed Sorenson	0	3	0	0	0	$215,825
53	Derrike Cope	0	0	0	0	0	$164,108
53	Cole Whitt	0	2	0	0	0	$130,425
53	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	0	1	0	0	0	$106,175
53	Patrick Carpentier	0	1	0	0	0	$90,483
53	Austin Dillon	0	1	0	0	0	$82,850
53	Dennis Setzer	0	1	0	0	0	$81,000
53	Ron Fellows	0	1	0	0	0	$75,472
53	P.J. Jones	0	1	0	0	0	$72,724
53	Johnny Sauter	0	1	0	0	0	$70,250
53	Jeff Green	0	1	0	0	0	$69,767
53	Jason White	0	1	0	0	0	$66,175
53	Sam Hornish Jr.	0	1	0	0	0	$64,875
53	Andrew Ranger	0	1	0	0	0	$62,625
53	Hermie Sadler	0	3	0	0	0	$236,125
53	Scott Riggs	0	4	0	0	0	$275,363
53	Joe Nemechek	0	36	0	0	0	$2,956,209
53	Landon Cassill	0	32	0	0	0	$2,905,957
53	Travis Kvapil	0	29	0	0	0	$2,675,632
53	Mike Skinner	0	21	0	0	0	$1,685,177
53	Mike Bliss	0	18	0	0	0	$1,574,835
53	Scott Speed	0	13	0	0	0	$1,018,690
53	David Starr	0	4	0	0	0	$383,680
53	Kevin Conway	0	3	0	0	0	$321,264
53	Steve Wallace	0	1	0	0	0	$316,451
53	Todd Bodine	0	3	0	0	0	$309,851
53	Josh Wise	0	4	0	0	0	$305,985
53	Scott Wimmer	0	4	0	0	0	$296,967
53	Robert Richardson Jr.	0	1	0	0	0	$295,326
53	Trevor Bayne	0	17	1	1	1	$2,913,776

Manufacturers' Championship (Points/Wins)
(Complete through Kobalt Tools 500 - Sunday, November 13th)
Manufacturer	Points(Wins)
Chevrolet	239 (17)
Ford	189 (7)
Toyota	183 (6)
Dodge	159 (5)

Owner Leaders (Car #)
(Complete through Kobalt Tools 500 - Sunday, November 13th)
Owner	Points
Jack Roush (99)	2359
Margaret Haas (14)	2356
Roger Penske (2)	2294
Jeff Gordon (48)	2291
John Henry (17)	2289
Rick Hendrick (88)	2257
Walter Czarnecki (22)	2252
Tony Stewart (39)	2252
J.D. Gibbs (11)	2249
Richard Childress (29)	308

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