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Front row starters don’t win Daytona 500 often:

In the 55 previous runnings of the Daytona 500, only seven drivers have won from the pole position. Only two of these drivers accomplished the feat more than once ' Cale Yarborough (1968, 1984) and Bill Elliott (1985, 1987). Dale Jarrett is the most recent polesitter...

Daytona Notes & Facts – Friday – poles:

' Richard Petty leads the series in July race starts at Daytona with 32. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 21 starts. ' Fireball Roberts won the inaugural Coors Light pole for the July race at Daytona in 1959 with a speed of 144.997 mph. ' 37 drivers have...

NASCAR’s Highest Paid Drivers 2014:

NASCAR driver salaries have been shaved in recent years with fewer dollars available as sponsors cut back on their financial commitments to teams. Drivers that once made $4-6 million in salary are getting re-signed to deals for $3 million in some cases. Guys on poorly...

Daytona 500 Tidbits:

- The 2014 edition will be the 56th running of the Daytona 500. - Although the first Daytona 500 was held in 1959, it has been the season-opener only since 1982. - 523 drivers have competed in at least one Daytona 500; 311 in more than one. - 35 drivers have won a ...

Practice Crash pierces hole in Daytona fence:

A seven-car accident in Sprint Cup practice pierced a hole in the grandstand fence at Daytona International Speedway on Wednesday. During Wednesday's first practice session, #20-Matt Kenseth appeared to spark a wreck that sent Parker Kligerman's #30 Toyota on top of...

Car Numbers that have produced three or more Daytona 500 victories:

Car Number (wins) - Drivers (years) o #43(7) - Richard Petty (1964, '66, '71, '73, '74, '79, '81) o #21(5) - Tiny Lund (1963), Cale Yarborough (1968), A.J. Foyt (1972), David Pearson (1976) and Trevor Bayne (2011) o #28(5) - Fred Lorenzen (1965), Buddy Baker (1980), ...

Daytona Notebook:

- There have been 133 NASCAR Sprint Cup races since the track hosted its first race in 1959: 55 have been 500 miles, 51 were 400 miles and four 250 miles. There were also 23 qualifier races that were point races. - Fireball Roberts won the inaugural pole at Daytona...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Daytona:

#18-Kyle Busch 96.9 #14-Tony Stewart 93.0 #20-Matt Kenseth 92.6 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 89.7 #41-Kurt Busch 88.8 #48-Jimmie Johnson 88.4 #24-Jeff Gordon 87.2 #15-Clint Bowyer 86.2 #11-Denny Hamlin 83.7 #5-Kasey Kahne 82.4 Note: Driver Ratings are compiled from 2005-...

Dillon wins Daytona 500 pole:

#3-Austin Dillon won the pole for the Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway with a speed of 196.019mph. Dillon is the fifth rookie driver to win the Daytona 500 pole [Danica Patrick, Jimmie Johnson, Mike Skinner and Loy Allen] and the...

Denny Hamlin wins all three segments in Sprint Unlimited victory:

#11- Denny Hamlin survived a war of attrition to win Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season-opening exhibition race at Daytona International Speedway. The winner of all three segments of the 75-lap event, Hamlin was running up front and out of harm's way ...

Final Sprint Unlimited Results, lap 75 of 75:

1) #11-Denny Hamlin (1), 75 laps run, 27 laps led 2) #2-Brad Keselowski (5), 75, 8 3) #18-Kyle Busch (4), 75, 6 4) #22-Joey Logano (11), 75, 11 5) #4-Kevin Harvick (6), 75, 6 6) #1-Jamie McMurray (2), 75, 10 7) #9-Marcos Ambrose (8), 75 8) #31-Ryan Newman (17), 75 ...

Segment 2 Results, lap 55 of 75:

1) #11-Denny Hamlin (1), 55 laps run, 25 laps led 2) #2-Brad Keselowski (5), 55, 6 3) #18-Kyle Busch (4), 55, 6 4) #1-Jamie McMurray (2), 55, 9 5) #9-Marcos Ambrose (8), 55 6) #22-Joey Logano (11), 55, 3 7) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. (14), 55 8) #31-Ryan Newman (17), 55...

Segment 1 Results, lap 30 of 75:

1) #11-Denny Hamlin (1), 30laps run, 9 laps led 2) #4-Kevin Harvick (6), 30, 6 3) #22-Joey Logano (11), 30 4) #41-Kurt Busch (10), 30 5) #99-Carl Edwards (7), 30 6) #2-Brad Keselowski (5), 30 7) #20-Matt Kenseth (16), 30 8) #31-Ryan Newman (17), 30 9) #88-Dale Earnhardt...

Hamlin to start first:

Race fans had the final voice in selecting the starting lineup for The Sprint Unlimited at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night, Feb. 16. The fans had three choices: 1) Most Career Poles (most to least) 2) 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final driver point...

By the Numbers: Sprint Unlimited:

.013 - Margin of victory in seconds by Kyle Busch over Tony Stewart in 2012, the closest margin in Sprint Unlimited history. .058 - Margin of victory in seconds by Kurt Busch over Jamie McMurray in 2011, the second closest margin in Sprint Unlimited history. .08 - ...

Gordon says he’ll retire if he wins Sprint Cup title:

#24- Jeff Gordon said Thursday afternoon that he'll retire at the end of the season if he can finally capture his elusive fifth title this year. Gordon won his titles in 1995, '97, '98 and 2001 when Winston was the series sponsor, but in recent years has been unable...

Lionel Racing’s Howard Hitchcock & Jeff Gordon to be honored:

On January 27, the Diecast Hall of Fame and Jostens Motorsports division announced the creation of an all new induction category called the 'Jostens' Motorsports Choice Award' to be launched at the 2014 induction ceremony. Lionel Racing's Senior Vice President and...

Evernham leaves ESPN:

Former crew chief Ray Evernham, who created one of NASCAR's most dominant teams in the 1990s with Jeff Gordon, will serve as a consultant to Hendrick Motorsports where he will be involved with the competition department. Evernham made the announcement Tuesday on 'SiriusXM...

New points system, Earnhardt Jr. would had won championship in 2013:

In announcing major changes to the Chase for the Sprint Cup on Thursday, NASCAR chairman Brian France touted an emphasis on winning as a primary reason behind the format. But it turns out last year's champion, if the new rules were applied, would have been #88-Dale...

Gordon to unveil new Axalta scheme UPDATE:

Jeff Gordon will unveil Axalta Racing's #24 Chevrolet SS paint scheme on Thursday, January 30th at the NASCAR Hall of Fame at 5:00 pm/et. At the event, Gordon will receive a donation from Axalta Coating Systems for Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation. The new scheme ...