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    Official: A.J. Foyt hospitalized     1327851060

    Legendary driver A.J. Foyt has been hospitalized after suffering complications from knee surgery. The 77-year-old Foyt had the surgery two weeks ago and was slated to serve as the grand marshal for the 50th anniversary of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Jackie Stewart stepped in to handle those duties in ...

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    Official: Danica Patrick making NASCAR Sprint Cup debut at Daytona 500     1320679800

    It's official, ladies and gents: IndyCar starlet Danica Patrick is moving up to the big leagues in NASCAR. The official announcement came in over the weekend that Patrick will be making her Spring Cup debut at no less lofty a race than the Daytona 500 come February 26, where she'll be driving for ...

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    Official: 2012 Toyota Camry chosen as Daytona 500 pace car     1314127680

    While Toyota competes with Ford, Chevy and Dodge on this country's NASCAR tracks, the pace cars leading them around have remained defiantly American – at least at Daytona, anyway. In the 50 years they've been running the Daytona 500, only once has the pace car been an import: the Porsche ...

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    Meat eaters, meet the Big Taste Grille     1299801660

    This, ladies and gentlemen, is the world's largest barbecue on wheels, the Johnsonville Sausage Big Taste grill. It's been travelling the country since 1995, hitting up events like the Superbowl and Daytona 500, and turning ton after ton of pork into delicious, juicy bratwurst. Not only does it ...

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    Spoiler Alert: Daytona 500 winner makes history     1298303160

    If you're saving your 2011 Daytona 500 viewing experience for a later date, you'll want to go ahead and skip this post all together. Still with us? This year marked the 53rd running of the biggest race in NASCAR, and thanks to a completely re-paved track, the event saw a record 74 lead changes ...

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    NASCAR marks 10-year anniversary of Dale Earnhardt's death at Daytona 500     1298053680

    It was 10 years ago today that racing legend Dale Earnhardt Senior died while competing at the Daytona 500. It's no secret that not every motorsports afficianado is a fan of the NASCAR scene, but there's no denying the outright skill and presence that racers bring to the game both on and off the ...

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    SPOILER ALERT: Lead changes galore mark 2010 Daytona 500     1266260400

    2010 Daytona 500 – Click above for high-res image gallery
    After three hours, 47 minutes and 16 seconds of racing that saw 52 lead changes among 21 different drivers over a record 520 miles of Daytona 500 racing, Jamie McMurray emerged the winner. McMurray, piloting the ...

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    SPOILER ALERT: Danica Patrick impresses in stock car debut, confirms NASCAR debut in Daytona     1265637480

    Danica qualified 12th for her first NASCAR race, the ARCA Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 held at Daytona Raceway. After a lot of bumping, a few runs through the infield, a skid or two, a race stoppage, a lot of time in the pits and a lot of running on the outside line, she finished the race in sixth. ...

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    Ford to produce limited run of Daytona 500 Mustang pace cars     1263927600

    2011 Ford Mustang GT Daytona 500 Pace Car - Click above for high-res image gallery
    Yesterday, word came in that the 2011 Ford Mustang GT would be the official pace car for the 2010 Daytona 500. It's the first time that Ford's pony car will perform the field pacing duties for " The Great American ...

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    Report: 2011 Mustang GT to pace Daytona 500     1263816060

    According to the pony car lovers over at Mustang Heaven, a Ford will pace the Daytona 500 for the first time since the Torino GT convertible did the deed way back in 1970. As you may have surmised, the actual pace car will be a 2011 Ford Mustang GT, equipped with the long-awaited 5.0-liter V8 ...

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