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Gatorade Duel At Daytona Delivers Two Nail-Biting Finishes
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Gatorade Duel At Daytona delivered back-to-back thrilling finishes as Jimmie Johnson edged Kevin Harvick at the stripe by .005 seconds — the second-closest finish in the history of the Gatorade Duel since the inception of electronic timing and scoring. … Read entire article »
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Daytona 500 Starting Grid
Daytona Beach, FL – The Gatorade Duel’s are over and we now know how the rest of the field will line up behind pole sitter Mark Martin and teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. Row 2 will have Duel winners Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne, followed by the men they just barely beat in their Duel race, Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart. … Read entire article »
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Daytona Duel Race Results
Daytona Beach, FL – In two of the closest finishes in Gatorade Duel history, Jimmie Johnson beat out Kevin Harvick in the first of the Gatorade Duel’s while Kasey Kahne held off Tony Stewart to win the second Gatorade Duel race. … Read entire article »
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Crew Member Suspended Due To Violation Of NASCAR Substance Abuse Policy
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – William Wheeler, a crew member for the No. 57 team in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, has been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR for violating the sanctioning body’s substance abuse policy. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Truck Series
Gatorade Duel Race #2 Report
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — Kasey Kahne held on at the end to win the second Gatorade Duel by a narrow margin over Tony Stewart and Juan Pablo Montoya. The final lap had a huge crowd on its feet cheering as the leaders sped through the tri-oval and a slew of “go-or-go-homers” battled for two coveted spots in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 back in the field. … Read entire article »
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Gatorade Duel Race #1 Recap
Michael McDowell summed up how drivers feel when they make the Daytona 500. He finished 14th in the first NASCAR Gatorade Duel here Thursday at Daytona International Speedway but, more importantly, he finished first amongst the drivers who had to race their way into NASCAR’s biggest event. … Read entire article »
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Best Daytona 500 Finishes, No. 2 – 1976 Showdown Results In KO For Pearson
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 11, 2010) — Most NASCAR fans, when asked to name the greatest driver in the sport’s history, likely would choose either Richard Petty or Dale Earnhardt, who each won seven NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships in their career. … Read entire article »
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NASCAR Revised Green-White-Checkered Race Procedure
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) today announced a revision to one of its race procedures, allowing a maximum of three restart attempts prior to the White Flag under NASCAR’s Green-White-Checkered flag finish. If the leader has taken the White Flag and the caution flag is displayed, the field is frozen and the race will not be restarted. Previously, there was only one restart attempt. … Read entire article »
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