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Monday, February 25, 2013  With Danica Patrick starting from the pole, the Daytona 500's preliminary television ratings are much higher than last year's.

Sunday, February 24, 2013  Jimmie Johnson has won his second Daytona 500, racing past defending NASCAR champion Brad Keselowski on the final restart, while Danica Patrick finished

Saturday, February 23, 2013  Tony Stewart won a chaotic Nationwide Series race at Daytona International that ended with a frightening last-lap crash that sent rookie Kyle Larson's car into the fence that separates the track from the seats.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch Harvick, Busch won Daytona's Budweiser Duels on Thursday which set the race field for Sunday's Daytona 500.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  The twin qualifying races for the Daytona 500 are moving to prime time.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  The rest of the field for Sunday's Daytona 500 will be set today.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  Brad Keselowski became an instant social media darling for hopping on Twitter during a lengthy delay in the Daytona 500.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  Kenseth says he got only an hour or two of sleep after the race. He will be back in Texas for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race in April.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  Duane Barnes was driving the jet dryer that was hit under caution when something broke on Juan Pablo Montoya's car and sent it careening into the truck. The collision caused a raging inferno that scorched the track and stopped Monday night's race for just over two hours.

Sunday, February 26, 2012  Danica Patrick crashes and finishes in 38th place.

Monday, February 21, 2011  Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne says he's probably not going to attempt to run for the Sprint Cup championship this year.

Sunday, February 20, 2011  Twenty-year-old Trevor Bayne won the Daytona 500 in only his second Sprint Cup start on Sunday.

Friday, February 11, 2011  Ford wants to use iconic Mustang in NASCAR's elite Sprint Cup Series

Friday, January 21, 2011  Steve Wallace, son of former NASCAR champion Rusty Wallace, will make his Sprint Cup debut in the season-opening Daytona 500.

Friday, July 02, 2010  Daytona International Speedway has repaired another portion of the famed track, this one coming nearly five months after a pothole nearly shut down the Daytona 500