Dale Earnhardt Jr. Forced to Backup Car, Will Start Daytona 500 at the Rear
Polesitter Dale Earnhardt Jr. will keep that title in name alone after a wreck in Wednesday practice forced the No. 88 team to pull out the backup car.
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Mirror Driving: Hendrick Horsepower, Kill the Duels & Hard Cards Run Amok?
Does Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s pole mean anything for the season ahead, or is Daytona simply a product of superior Hendrick horsepower?
Voice of Vito: P-P-Push It Real Good – Restrictor-Plate Realities Exposed at Daytona
Here we are, the day before the Gatorade Duel qualifying races to set the field for the Daytona 500 – and there is palatable pessimism in the air.
Top 10 Ways to Stop the 2-Car Draft at Daytona
8. Prohibit bump drafting an hour before the green flag drops. Clearly, having the drivers spend 500 miles in a straight line means better racing.
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: 2011 Preseason Top 15
After nearly three months of hibernation, the green flag drops on NASCAR’s 2011 points championship this week.
Full Throttle: NASCAR Rumored to Be Fixing the Daytona 500
Is NASCAR fixing the Daytona 500 so that Dale Earnhardt Jr. can win the race on the 10th anniversary of his father’s death?
The Yellow Stripe: What Happens After Daytona Is Much More Important for Dale Earnhardt Jr.
For the first time in 12 attempts at the Daytona 500, NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start on pole in the season-opening race.
Who’s Hot/Who’s Not in NASCAR: 2011 Budweiser Shootout Edition
Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway marked the unofficial start to the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup season.
5 Points to Ponder: Where Have All the Cars Gone? & Denny Hamlin Slowing?
Call it making a mountain out of a molehill, but two mistakes have already cost Denny Hamlin a shot at a win and nearly destroyed a Daytona 500 racecar.
No Bull: Random Thoughts on NASCAR Whiners, Plates & Winners Entering 2011
Is there a more vocal segment of a fanbase in sports – outside of the loud minority of Nebraska football fans – than the unsilent minority of NASCAR whiners?