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SPOILER ALERT: Daytona 500 rain-soaked results

As we mentioned yesterday, the Autoblog team watches a lot of motorsports, but NASCAR isn't usually one of them. None of us found ourselves in front of the TV for yesterday's running of the Daytona 500, the sport's biggest race and inaugural contest to kick off the season. From what we're told, we didn't miss too much. There were left turns (lots of them), crashes and the race was cut short with 48 laps left to go on account of rain. Who was out front when the rains came? Follow the jump to find out. [Source: New York Times | Photos: ... Read more →

Daytona 500 Open Thread Alex Nunez

It's not much of a secret that many of us here at Autoblog don't follow NASCAR very closely. That said, we don't presume the same of you guys and gals in Readerland. So, if you're presently tuned in ...

Chevy Camaro Daytona 500 Pace Car unveiled John Neff

The Daytona 500 has been paced by Corvettes the last two years in a row, but there's a new breed of performance car in the bowtie barn; thy name is Camaro. This past weekend Chevy's modern muscle car ...

Event Alert: February Calendar of Automotive Events Frank Filipponio

Thanks to your suggestions, we added a Google Calendar after the jump so you can bookmark it and constantly receive updates as we add them. We appreciate all of your input and hope you find our ...

Chevy Camaro to be Official Pace Car of the Daytona 500? Frank Filipponio

The folks over at Camaro5 have just posted a snapshot of a local print ad showing the 2009 Daytona 500 Pace Car. As you can probably guess from the name of the forum, the pace car will be the 2010 ...

Nap Time to Lap Time: 74-year-old James Hylton to race at Daytona 1 year ago on Autoblog

Racing is a young man's pursuit. Sometimes a young lady's pursuit, too. But try telling that to James Hylton. He was once NASCAR rookie of the year... in 1966. That's not a typo, and he's been racing pretty much ever since. This year Hylton will attempt to qualify once again for the Daytona 500, ...

[Spoiler Alert] Daytona 500 ends with surprising winner 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for more high-res images from the Daytona 500 [Spoiler Alert] The run up to the Daytona 500 this past week was monopolized with news of Hendrick Motorsports' Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the fast Toyotas of Joe Gibbs Racing. In the end, however, neither camp could pull out a win in Daytona. ...

Toyota earns first ever NASCAR win 1 year ago on Autoblog

Remember when Joe Gibbs Racing dropped Chevy for Toyota last September? Not only did Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, and Denny Hamlin trade in their bow tie stickers for an adhesive Camry grille, but Toyota gained some serious driving talent. The move has paid off quickly for Toyota, which just scored ...

Daytona 500: Jimmie Johnson wins pole, Earnhardt Jr. takes Bud Shootout 1 year ago on Autoblog

Regardless of whether or not you're a NASCAR fan, there's no denying that the motorsport is starting off its 2008 season in the best possible way. Early festivities for the season opener Daytona 500 began this past weekend and resulted in Jimmie Johnson, last season's champion, taking the pole ...

Daytona 500 results [Spoiler Alert!] 2 years ago on Autoblog

The 49th running of the Daytona 500 has just finished and the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season is underway. For those who have TiVo'd the Great American Race and don't know who won yet, we've put the results after the jump. UPDATE 1: Pics of the finish and this year's winner added after the jump! ...

GM memorializes Earnhardt with Web site 2 years ago on Autoblog

Six years ago today, Dale Earnhardt died in a 150-mph crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500. To commemorate the date (and the release of "Dale: The Movie"), General Motors has dedicated "The Power of 3" Web site to the memory of Dale Earnhardt. Visitors to the site can submit their memories of ...

NASCAR Scandal! Toyota, Waltrip in shame, fined big time 2 years ago on Autoblog

For those who haven't heard, NASCAR's season-opening Daytona 500 race this weekend has been marred by controversy from the rookie Toyota camp. On Sunday, Michael Waltrip had his No. 55 Toyota confiscated by NASCAR officials after inspectors found an odorless, Vaseline-like substance in the car's ...

Kelly Clarkson hooks up with NASCAR 2 years ago on Autoblog

Joining a list of artists that includes LeAnn Rimes, Sheryl Crow, Jewel, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Lenny Kravitz, Grammy winner and former American Idol queen Kelly Clarkson has signed a deal to form the biggest-ever partnership between NASCAR and a musical artist. Vegas oddsmakers have not yet ...

NASCAR team owner Richard Childress goes vintage 3 years ago on Autoblog

Six-time Winston/Nextel Cup winner Richard Childress is sitting in the driver's seat of an enterprise not often associated with NASCAR: a vineyard. Childress and business partner Greg Johns own Childress Vineyards, 65 acres of wine country in Lexington, North Carolina, just a stone's throw from ...

Daytona 500: The Fragrance 3 years ago on Autoblog

Marketing is an amazing thing these days... this is right up there with Tony Stewart's sweaty towel. Elizabeth Arden announced last week in Daytona Beach that the company would make a new fragrance called 'Daytona 500.' The fragrance maker describes the scent as opening "with top notes ...






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