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for the Bojangles ' Southern 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway is posted, 46 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including: Danica Patrick is back in the #10 Chevy, Kvapil is still listed in the #93, but Reutimann is expected to drive. Not in top...

Patrick has no backup plan for Darlington qualifying:

How concerned is #10-Danica Patrick about the possibility of having to qualify on speed at Darlington? Not enough to have considered a backup plan if the #10 Chevy she shares with David Reutimann remains outside the top 35 in owner points. Patrick is scheduled to run...

Special NASCAR Unites schemes to run UPDATES & Images:

as part of the NASCAR Foundation's NASCAR Unites program, a few drivers will run special paint schemes at various races including #47-Bobby Labonte, #48-Jimmie Johnson, #55-Mark Martin, #56-Martin Truex Jr. and #99-Carl Edwards at Charlotte in May; #2-Brad Keselowski...

Special NASCAR Unites schemes to run: UPDATE:

Special NASCAR Unites schemes to run: UPDATE: As part of the NASCAR Foundation's NASCAR Unites program, a few drivers will run special paint schemes at various races over the summer. In the Nationwide Series, #88-Cole Whitt, will run in the Kentucky race in June and...

JR Motorsports swaps crew chiefs:

JR Motorsports swaps crew chiefs: JR Motorsports has implemented a crew chief swap to its #88 and #5 Nationwide Series teams. Crew chief Bruce Cook has taken over responsibilities for the #88 Chevys driven by Cole Whitt. Until now Cook has spearheaded the organization...

Atlanta introducing new ticket specials for 2012:

For spectators looking to enjoy a great racing event experience at a favorable cost, Atlanta Motor Speedway is rolling out new ticket specials for the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AdvoCare 500 weekend, Aug. 31-Sept. 2. Two frontstretch Lower Petty or Lower Winners...

Danica to run in Stewart’s Prelude:

Danica Patrick has committed to drive in team owner Tony Stewart's Prelude to the Dream Late Model charity race at Eldora Speedway. Patrick said the June 6 event will be only her second time driving on dirt. The other was in a go-kart on a track outside of Charlotte...

Danica to run Prelude to the Dream:

Danica to run Prelude to the Dream: #7-Danica Patrick has committed to drive in team owner Tony Stewart's Prelude to the Dream Late Model charity race at Eldora Speedway. Patrick said the June 6 event will be only her second time driving on dirt. The other was in a...

Matt Kenseth wins the Daytona 500:

#17-Matt Kenseth won the 54th running of the Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway for his 2nd Daytona 500 win and 22nd career win. Kenseth won in a green-white-checkered finish after a wreck on lap 197, the race ran 202 laps. The race...

Daytona Notes-n-Nuggets:

' This was Matt Kenseth's 22nd career victory in his 437th start. ' Matt Kenseth became the ninth driver to win multiple Daytona 500s. ' Matt Kenseth is the first driver to win the 500 after winning one of the Duel races since 2004 (Dale Earnhardt Jr.). ' Matt ...

Some Daytona 500 Nuggets from Frontstretch:

#99-Carl Edwards (starts 1st): Trying to become the first polesitter to win the Daytona 500 since Dale Jarrett in 2000. None of Edwards ' 19 career victories have come on a restrictor plate track. #16-Greg Biffle (2nd): Seeking to become the first *outside polesitter...

#51 Team changes engines, after Happy Hour:

During Happy Hour, Kurt Busch's Daytona 500 possibilities were impacted when his #51 Phoenix Racing Chevy hit a bird. 'We hit a bird and I think we cooked the engine,' owner James Finch said as he watched his men examine the engine and repair the tear in the car's...

2012 NASCAR on FOX Season Goes Into High Gear with Daytona 500:

FOX Sports proudly presents the 54th running of the Daytona 500. Coverage starts with the FOX NASCAR SUNDAY prerace show hosted by John Roberts, with up-to-the-minute reports, live interviews with drivers, crewmen and officials shaping the day's action and analysis...

2011 Highest paid drivers:

Forbes.com estimated 2011 NASCAR driver annual earnings, Forbes earnings figures include driving salaries, personal endorsements, share of race winnings, licensing income and bonuses. The top-10: 1. Dale Earnhardt Jr. $28 million 2. Jeff Gordon $24 million 3. Tony...

BK Racing plans to run full races all season:

Tomato grower Wayne Press and his partners had originally planned to start their own team with the equipment from #71 TRG Motorsports, which was managed by Kevin Buckler. But they couldn 't get access to that equipment, so Press, Scott Gunderson and others bought equipment...

Daytona 500 Tidbits:

The 2012 edition will be the 54th running of the Daytona 500. Although the first Daytona 500 was held in 1959, it has been the season-opener only since 1982. 518 drivers have competed in at least one Daytona 500; 306 in more than one. 35 drivers have won a Daytona ...

Eleven years since pole winner won Daytona 500:

The first two spots in the Daytona 500 will be determined on Sunday as a 10th different driver attempts to take the season-opening Coors Light Pole Award. Hendrick Motorsports has won three of the last four poles. The pole-winner appears to be due for a victory in ...

NASCAR This Week on ESPN:

With the NASCAR season only days away, ESPNEWS will air a three-hour special from NASCAR Media Day at the Daytona 500 on Thursday, Feb. 16, at 12noon/et. Defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Daytona 500 rookie Danica Patrick...

Danica to appear in two Super Bowl ads:

On Sunday, NASCAR will benefit from Danica Patrick's popularity when she appears in two GoDaddy.com Super Bowl commercials, giving her the unofficial distinction of being in more Super Bowl ads (10) than any other celebrity. You won 't see Patrick in a stock car, but...

Danica to get owner points from Baldwin? Reutimann in the #10? UPDATES:

Danica Patrick will be a guaranteed starter in the 2012 Daytona 500, using owner points from Tommy Baldwin Racing. Multiple sources say a deal is nearly complete to make Patrick a guaranteed starter in Stewart Haas Racing's #10 Chevy in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season...