Tony Stewart scored his fourth straight win in the season-opening NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway by nosing his No. 4 Oreo/Ritz Chevrolet Impala just ahead of his Kevin Harvick Inc., (KHI) teammate Clint Bowyer in the DRIVE4COPD 300. The .007 of a second margin of victory was the third closest finish in Nationwide Series history and the closest in series h... more.

Young gun Trevor Bayne takes home the biggest prize in Daytona 500 Trevor Bayne won the Daytona 500 on Sunday, a day that featured records for cautions and lead changes. Bayne, who turned 20 Saturday, led the final two laps of the race that was decided with a green-white-checkered-flag finish. Carl Edwards finished second, with David Gilliland, Bobby Labonte and Kurt Busch rounding out the... more.

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS 1 31 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 0 208 Running 2 12 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 42/0 208 Running 3 5 34 David Gilliland Ford Taco Bell 41/0 208 Running 4 6 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Kroger / USO 41/1 208 Running 5 25 22 Kurt Busch Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 40/1 208... more.

Pos Trk Driver Team Time Speed Lap # # Laps -Fastest -Next 1 *60 Cole Whitt # Red Bull Chevrolet 47.114 191.026 7 8 ---.--- ---.--- 2 5 Travis Kvapil International Truck/Monaco RVs Toyota 47.116 191.018 11 13 -0.002 -0.002 3 51 Aric Almirola(i) Vision Airlines Toyota 47.218 190.605 8 10 -0.104 -0.102 4 81 David Starr Zachr... more.

18-year-old NASCAR driver from the Panhandle stable, Johanna Long - fresh off a successful learning season in the NCWTS and a confidence-building historic win at the 43rd Annual Snowball Derby - will pilot the No. 20 Panhandle Motorsports Toyota Tundr at Daytona International Speedway this Friday.  Long, the youngest female Derby champion and only the second to win the prestigious "Superbowl of S... more.

It’s not exactly Lewis and Clark wondering what they would find in the vast Louisiana Purchase, but Kyle Busch and Jason Ratcliff do have some questions as they prepare for Saturday’s DRIVE4COPD 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. The driver and crew chief of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) enter the 2011 Nationwide Ser... more.

This Week’s Monster Energy Chevrolet Silverado … Ricky Carmichael will pilot Chassis No. 16 from the Turner Motorsports stable in Friday night’s season-opening NextEra Energy Resources 250. Built new last season, this is the same Monster Energy Chevrolet Silverado Carmichael drove to a fifth-place finish last fall at Talladega Superspeedway. A New Era … The 2011 NASCAR season-opener w... more.

Sam Hornish Jr., driver of the No. 12 Dodge Challenger, will make his 2011 return to NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) competition this weekend in the DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway (DIS). Hornish last competed in the NNS Series at the 2010 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he qualified 12th and finished 21st. His last Nationwide Series race at DIS was in February of ... more.

Starting Line Up by Row Daytona International Speedway Gatorade Duel Race #1 Driver Date Time Speed Track Race Record: Cale Yarborough 02/19/70 12:40:48 183.295 Pos Car Driver Team Reason Row 1: 1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet 2 27 Paul Menard Menards/Peak Chevrolet Row 2: 3 39 Ryan Newman U.S.Army Chevrolet 4 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Row 3: 5 14... more.

FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND 1 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 185.311 48.567 Leader 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 184.991 48.651 -0.084 3 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 184.763 48.711 -0.144 4 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 184.763 48.711 -0.144 5 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Pea... more.

FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND 1 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 184.877 48.681 Leader 2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger 184.513 48.777 -0.096 3 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Peak / Menards 184.317 48.829 -0.148 4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard 184.249 48.847 -0.166 5 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar ... more.

Qualifying for the Daytona 500 is unlike any other auto racing qualifying procedure. Drivers have two chances to qualify for the season-opening race, as opposed to the usual format of one qualifying session per event. The first chance comes via Daytona 500 Qualifying, which will be held Sunday, Feb. 13. The other chance is the Gatorade Duel at Daytona, two 150-mile qualifying races held on Thur... more.

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND 1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Amp Energy N/A N/A N/A 2 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Mobil 1 / Office Depot N/A N/A N/A 3 99 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts EZ Seed N/A N/A N/A 4 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express N/A N/A N/A 5 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota Red Bull N/A N/A N/A 6 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Reese Tow... more.

Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed Lap # # Laps -Fastest -Next 1 20 Joey Logano Home Depot Toyota 44.316 203.087 11 23 ---.--- ---.--- 2 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota 44.317 203.082 11 32 -0.001 -0.001 3 15 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 44.521 202.152 6 9 -0.205 -0.204 4 47 Bobby Labonte Reese Towpower / Highland Toy... more.

Car Driver Team Name Owner Crew Chief 1 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet Teresa Earnhardt Kevin Manion 2 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota Dietrich Mateschitz Kenny Francis 3 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Mary Hendrick Lance McGrew 4 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota J.D. Gibbs Mike Ford 5 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1 / Office Depot Chevrolet Margaret Haas Darian Gr... more.