Daytona 500

Daytona 500

Daytona 500 Index | February 14, 2010 | Daytona Beach, Fla.

Comprehensive coverage of the Daytona 500, includes expert commentary, video clips and more.

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Sex and the Spencer fan

David Newton

...N.C. -- "Hey. Where y'all from?" the gray-haired man in blue-jean shorts, a Daytona 500 cap and black shirt with a NASCAR logo on it said. "Just down the street," I...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 02, 2008

No haircut for Tony

David Newton

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The wrong man won the Daytona 500. Nothing against Ryan Newman. He'll be a great and popular champion, and he was long...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 19, 2008

Judd goes with jeans for 500

David Newton

...would be remiss in not reporting that Ashley Judd did not wear a dress to the Daytona 500. Why? Because this is as close as I'll come to getting the movie star wife...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 17, 2008

NASCAR rules on Judd's dress

David Newton

...of Sprint Cup rookie Dario Franchitti, that she should not wear a dress at Sunday's Daytona 500. Or any other races. Judd raised more than a few eyebrows on Sunday when she wore...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 15, 2008

Ashley who? Say hello to Ingrid

David Newton

...Franchitti, was allowed to wear a dress in the garage during Sunday's qualifying for the Daytona 500. NASCAR has a rule restricting women from wearing tank tops, open-toed shoes and, until Judd...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 13, 2008

Junior: Credit DEI crew

David Newton

...Nev. -- From when he first met Jeff Gordon to what it meant to win the 2004 Daytona 500 to what it was like living with his dad before he won the "Great American Race...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | January 28, 2008

Kurt Busch's garage stall haul

David Newton

...Daytona International Speedway -- where next month obscure Sprint Cup teams fighting for a spot in the Daytona 500 will unload -- sits a Penske Racing test hauler. Not far away is the No. 2 Penske...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | January 07, 2008

Gordon bows to Andretti, Foyt

David Newton

...holding court. Although all were at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday as past winners of the Daytona 500, Gordon didn't feel worthy of sitting with the only two drivers to win the Daytona...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 05, 2007

HANS device did its job

David Newton

...that has become mandatory since Dale Earnhardt was killed on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. It wasn't the first time the device has cracked during an accident, either. Jeff Gordon...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 03, 2007

Michael Waltrip's not laughing

David Newton

...where he remains minus-27 after a 100-point penalty for cheating during qualifying for the Daytona 500? Yes, the jokes are starting to pile up on Waltrip. So are rumors and speculations. There...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 18, 2007

Victory Lanes: Right up my alley

David Newton

...donation. Jimmie and Chandra told a group of us about their plans the week before the Daytona 500. I was looking forward to seeing what I'm told is a colorful -- as everything is...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 12, 2007

Hot wax: Harvick vs. Smoke

David Newton

...had been altered to make it appear that Harvick was wearing Ronald's suit during the Daytona 500 prerace show. It was fitting, since the new yellow driver's suit that Harvick wears is...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 04, 2007

Rock bands, bowling balls

David Newton

...donation. Jimmie and Chandra told a group of us about their plans the week before the Daytona 500. I was looking forward to seeing what I'm told is a colorful -- as everything is...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 29, 2007

Talladega goin' green?

David Newton

...October race has been dubbed the Amp Energy 500 and there are plans to print the names...Bloomberg said. "I saw a nice woman in Daytona with a green Amp can in one hand...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 25, 2008