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0Official: 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Daytona Prototype unveiled 1321394100
It's not every day that we get to feast our eyes on a new Corvette, and even if this isn't the much-anticipated C7, well, at least this one is in the here and now. This 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Daytona Prototype will race in the Grand-Am Road Racing Series next season, making its competitive debut ...
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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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Video: Runaway ghost-riding motorcycle wants to keep racing *Update 1302132240
Here's something you don't see everyday. We're a little short on details – there's no description provided and we didn't watch the race live – but the video after the break appears to have been taken at the start of the second SuperSport race in Daytona, Florida, earlier in ...
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Ferrari Daytona of royal, Top Gear provenance up for auction at Brooklands 1301520120
With examples from the 250 series fetching earth-shattering prices, the Ferrari 365 GTB/4 "Daytona" is quickly becoming a classic favorite. The wedge-shaped GT from the late 60s and early 70s was a clear separation from the bulbous models that proceeded it, and is today regarded as one of the ...
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Final laps of 2011 Daytona 200 lead to controversy, Ducati's first victory [w/video] 1300316400
While this year's Daytona 200 was a great day for Ducati and its 848 EVO, it left something to be desired for everyone else. The race was blighted by tire issues, a bad final-lap crash that the riders were lucky to walk away from and a controversy stemming from Ducati's win. The controversy ...
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Video: Hurley Haywood details Porsche's fond relationship with Daytona 1296954120
Porsche 911 and Daytona go way back – Click above to watch video after the jumpPorsche and Daytona have a long history dating back to 1968, when the automaker won its first 24 Hours at Daytona. Porsche has spent the last 43 years dominating the event, leading all other manufacturers with ... -
Blind man tackles the road course at Daytona on his own 1296507600
Mark Riccobono's blind lap of Daytona – Click above for high-res image galleryAnother year, another Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona champion. Something interesting happened before the prototypes took to the track, though, when a Ford Escape Hybrid took on the 1.5-mile road course. The driver, ... -
Prototype cart with feedback controls lets the blind drive [w/video] 1278869580
Virginia Tech takes on the Blind Driver Challenge – Click above to watch video after the jumpResearchers at Virginia Tech are teaming with the National Federation of the Blind to build two Ford Escape test vehicles designed specifically for visually-impaired drivers. After building a small ... -
PSA: Ford Mustang to make NASCAR Nationwide debut Friday night 1277830800
2010 Ford Mustang NASCAR Nationwide Race Car – Click above for high-res image galleryAll of you who have been anxiously awaiting the debut of the Ford Mustang in what we loosely refer to as modern-day stock car racing, take note: The original Pony Car will see its first action this ... -
Daytona Bike Week 2010: The magic number is 69 1268141520
Festivities and events once again shifted into high gear this year in Daytona, Florida, as the 69th installment of Daytona's "Bike Week" roared into town with all the usual suspects present and accounted for. Year after year, bikers far and wide have flocked to the beach to cut loose and ...
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SPOILER ALERT: Danica Patrick's Daytona debut doesn't exactly go as planned 1266265620
Danica Patrick at the 2010 Nationwide 300 – Click above for high-res image galleryDespite a rather positive performance in her first outing in competition behind the wheel of stock car racer, Danica Patrick failed to wow the crowds at Daytona International Speedway last weekend after ... -
SPOILER ALERT: Lead changes galore mark 2010 Daytona 500 1266260400
2010 Daytona 500 – Click above for high-res image galleryAfter 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 ... -
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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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 ... -
The backstory behind HPP's showstopping Daytona conversion... is a Chevy Camaro next? 1258565400
HPP Daytona - Click above for high-res image galleryWhen we saw the HPP Daytona at this year's SEMA show, two things became very apparent. One, we'd really like to drive it. Two, we need better pictures of it. See, the poor thing got itself shoved into a tight booth at SEMA and we just couldn't ... -
SEMA 2009: HPP Daytona is one big Hot Wheels toy 1257472800
HPP Daytona - Click above image for high-res galleryWe've been hearing about this car for three days, but we just couldn't find it. Then, just before lunch, one of our intrepid reporters tracked the beast down within the tropical bowels of Las Vegas Convention Center's Central Hall. Behold: the ... -
One Lap of America 2009 - The flag drops... 1241303580
2009 One Lap of America - Day 1 - Click above for a hi-res galleryGreetings from Joliet, Illinois, home of the Autobahn Country Club. We're on board with Brock Yates' One Lap of America, one of America's toughest motorsports challenges. Over the course of eight days, 63 drivers of all talent and ... -
Honda pulls out of AMA Road Racing 1229274240
Just about a week ago, Honda announced that it was dropping out of Formula 1, but in subsequent reports Honda confirmed that it was not planning to pull support from other motorsports endeavors. That doesn't quite seem to be the case. Yesterday, Honda announced that it will be removing factory ...
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Nearly 100 cars sink in Daytona Beach sand 1212434940
Those of us who live in the Snow Belt know what it's like to have Mother Nature not let go of your vehicle. There's just no dislodging a car under its own power when the tires dig in and make ruts in the white stuff. Although snow isn't a problem for drivers in Florida, the sands at Daytona Beach ...
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Montoya to return to Daytona for Rolex 24 1197410520
Juan Pablo Montoya has been a busy boy since leaving F1. After working his way up the American stock-car racing ladder – and winning the NEXTEL Cup Rookie of the Year award for his troubles – the Colombian driver is still planning on making a return to Daytona to defend his title in ...
