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Daytona 500

DALLAS, TX - FEBRUARY 27: Eddie Gossage, President of Texas Motor Speedway, and TV personality Krista Voda interview Jimmie Johnson, 2013 Dayton 500 winner and five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, during a Daytona 500 Champion Luncheon at House of Blues on February 27, 2013 in Dallas, Texas.

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  • Family Ties: Jarrett, Petty enter NASCAR hall

    team owner Joe Gibbs congratulated Jarrett, who brought JGR its first-ever Sprint Cup victory which came in the 1993 Daytona 500 -- still the only time a Gibbs driver has won Sprint Cup's season-opening event.Jarrett's "contributions to the sport are well   Read more »

  • Danica Patrick in NASCAR driver's seat at Daytona 500

    co-owner and 2011 Sprint Cup champ Tony Stewart (196.292) as well as teammate Ryan Newman (195.946), winner of the 2008 Daytona 500. Stewart will start Sunday's race alongside Patrick on the first row."[The pole] is a huge accomplishment," Stewart said. "It's   Read more »

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About Daytona 500

First Annual 500 Mile International Sweepstakes (1959)Second Annual 500 Mile International Sweepstakes (1960)Daytona 500 by STP (1991–1993)Daytona 500 by Dodge (2001)Daytona 500 by Toyota (2007)

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