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JTG Daugherty Racing’s Marcos Ambrose will have a guaranteed spot in the Daytona 500 and the next four Sprint Cup races, but Phoenix Racing’s Brad Keselowski will have to race his way into the events, Ambrose and Keselowski said Thursday morning.

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Feb 6th, 2009 | Filed under NASCAR News

With little more than 15 minutes remaining in the final practice for the Budweiser Shootout Friday night at Daytona International Speedway, pole-sitter Paul Menard and rookie Scott Speed broke up what had been a quiet evening of testing.

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Feb 6th, 2009 | Filed under NASCAR News

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Hendrick Motorsports’ Jimmie Johnson paced Friday night’s final practice in preparation for Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway.

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Feb 6th, 2009 | Filed under NASCAR News
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NASCAR might be OK with the status quo, but Ed Hinton isn’t. He has five suggestions that would ramp up the competition considerably.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Jeff Gordon says the only time he ever really considered leaving Hendrick Motorsports was when crew chief Ray Evernham left the organization late in the 1999 season to start his own team and help bring Dodge back into NASCAR’s Cup series.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Stewart-Haas Racing’s Ryan Newman isn’t thrilled that he is being left out of Saturday’s Budweiser Shootout exhibition race at Daytona International Speedway because of new qualifications for eligibility in the event.

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Feb 6th, 2009 | Filed under NASCAR News

Some constants remain from Jeff Gordon’s first Daytona 500 in 1993. But to capture another victory in NASCAR’s “Super Bowl,” the three-time Daytona 500 champion’s game plan involves a variable.
Being unpredictable. Much is the same from that February day in 1993. Same team (Hendrick Motorsports). Same number (24). Same sponsor (DuPont). But the racing and [...]

Feb 6th, 2009 | Filed under NASCAR News

1 98 Paul Menard 2 19 Elliott Sadler 3 43 Reed Sorenson 4 82 Scott Speed 5 11 Denny Hamlin

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Paul Menard will start Sunday’s Bud Shootout from the pole after the annual blind draw to determine starting spots in the exhibition race.

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Feb 6th, 2009 | Filed under NASCAR News