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

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Late-model clash features battle of the Kenseths

Terry Blount

...time. Ross is 16 and a budding racer. Dad is a Cup champion and the 2009 Daytona 500 winner. But Ross might have an advantage when they face each other in a late-model...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009

Past champions' provisional just plain wrong

Terry Blount

...event of the year. Labonte has raced one time this season, competing in the season-opening Daytona 500. He will compete in his second 2009 event Sunday in the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 24, 2009

The predictable and unpredictable of '09 (so far)

Terry Blount

...the verge of contender status, ranks 29th in the No. 6 UPS Ford. The season-opening Daytona 500 was the only time this season Ragan has finished on the lead lap. Predictable: Reed Sorenson...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 13, 2009

Ambrose: Emergency landings and wildfires

Terry Blount

...That tells you how intense it was." Intense is a way Ambrose would describe his first Daytona 500, when he finished a respectable 17th. "I wanted to be the guy that no one talked...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 20, 2009

Oddsmakers like Junior at Daytona

Terry Blount

If the Las Vegas bookies have it right, Dale Earnhardt Jr. will win the Daytona 500 and Jimmie Johnson will win his fourth consecutive Sprint Cup title. Earnhardt is a slight favorite...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 29, 2009

Hall of Fame Racing still chasing sponsors

Terry Blount

...the team would switch from Toyota to Ford before fielding a car for the season-opening Daytona 500 next month. No driver has been announced. HoF is owned by Jeff Moorad and Garfinkel, who...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 06, 2009

Junior Johnson's come full circle

Terry Blount

...rendition of his old rot gut, is the sponsor on Jeremy Mayfield's car for the Daytona 500. "We used to run from the moonshine," Johnson said. "Now we run to it." Johnson went...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 14, 2008

Junior still sells

Terry Blount

...South Point Casino is promoting the ticket gimmick. From Feb. 13 until the start of the Daytona 500, the first 8,888 fans who renew their LVMS NASCAR weekend tickets for 2009 qualify for...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 09, 2008

The need for speed

Terry Blount

...Boris Said is one of at least 20 drivers hoping to race their way into the Daytona 500 next month. Officially, eight spots are open for the 43-car field, but in Said's...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 16, 2008

Frye a good fit at Red Bull

Terry Blount

...a team that hadn't done much over the years, and that team almost won the Daytona 500 with Martin in the driver's seat last year. Right when Frye finally had built Ginn...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 14, 2008

Adidas hops on Jr. Express

Terry Blount

...racing uniform, along with new Earnhardt signature Adidas fan gear, will debut next February at the Daytona 500. "I want a firesuit that won't ride up my legs when I'm in the...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 06, 2007

Gordon takes backseat to Dale Sr.

Terry Blount

...on where he was as a driver at the time of his death in the 2001 Daytona 500. Earnhardt was 49, two months shy of his 50th birthday. Not in his prime by any...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | April 26, 2007