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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...

Stewart: Richard Petty should race Danica UPDATE ‘The King’ accepts:

During the first of two PRN Fast Talk Shows at Outback Steakhouse in Daytona with Doug Rice and Mark Garrow, Tony Stewart made it very clear how he feels about the negative remarks Richard Petty made recently about Danica Patrick. 'I told her she should challenge...

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 ...

A Daytona 500 Victory Could Mean Big Time Television Exposure for Sponsors:

Jimmie Johnson's victory in last year's Daytona 500 enabled his sponsors to collect a combined $16.6 million of in-broadcast television exposure value, which ended up equating to 11.2% of the total amount garnered by his supporting brands during the entire 36-race ...

Stewart: Richard Petty should race Danica:

During the first of two PRN Fast Talk Shows at Outback Steakhouse in Daytona with Doug Rice and Mark Garrow, Tony Stewart made it very clear how he feels about the negative remarks Richard Petty made recently about Danica Patrick. 'I told her she should challenge...

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...

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...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jimmie Johnson team up with Valvoline for Reinvention Project:

Valvoline and Hendrick Motorsports announced a first-of-its-kind consumer challenge called the Reinvention Project. Valvoline is working with NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. to secretly reinvent two classic Chevy trucks and will...

Johnson to be honored at Bobcats game:

The Charlotte Bobcats announced that the team's game against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday, February 11, will be presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Night will be highlighted by an in-game presentation recognizing...

Steve Byrnes back with new perspective:

You hear it often from cancer patients about the diagnosis: The word stings. In an instant, mortality is very real and oddly tangible, and priorities shift instantly. Steve Byrnes [of FoxSports1, formerly SPEED] was no different. It was early August 2013 when Byrnes...

Jimmie Johnson Wins the Off-Season Too’¦media coverage:

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion #48-Jimmie Johnson was referenced in more than 6,000 news media stories this off-season. When comparing the size of the audience generated by the news media coverage to the cost of reaching the same audience through traditional advertising...

NASCAR pit crews help renovate homeless shelter:

Some of NASCAR's biggest musclemen are helping make sure a Charlotte homeless shelter gets a much needed makeover- 40 years in the making. They are used to hard work and heavy lifting, but carrying 200 pound consoles up three flights of stairs is not how Jimmie Johnson...