Daytona 500

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

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Good news and bad news as Truck Series sprints to the finish

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Chris Graythen/Getty Images Johnny Benson crosses the finish line to win the Kroger 200 at Martinsville on Saturday. Roller-coaster year contin...

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You have to start fast and win races to be a Chase champion, right?

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

AP Photo/Terry Renna Tony Stewart proved in 2005 that you don't have to win a Chase race to win a Cup championship. Start Your Engines Half the ...

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Points racing taking a week off at the famed Brickyard

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

...at the Brickyard (ESPN, 2 p.m. ET Sunday), the biggest race this side of the Daytona 500. This is a race in which no one crunches points, and few go in with a...

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Welcome to the high-speed, high-risk crapshoot that is Daytona

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

AP Photo/Ryan Remiorz Ryan Newman was on cloud nine after his Daytona 500 victory in February. Start Your Engines No matter how NASCAR wants its drivers to spin it...

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Ringers will do well, but expect a regular to win at Sonoma

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

...road race without Boris Said, making his first Cup appearance since failing to qualify for the Daytona 500. Last month he raced in Germany at the 24 Hours of Nurburgring, and this weekend he...

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Love it or hate it, Pocono Raceway a major player in Chase for the Cup

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

...Cup, the discussion eventually ends up about Long Pond, Pa. Shorten the races? Sure, start by turning 500 miles at Pocono into 400 or fewer. Tweak the schedule? Yes, some tracks don't need two...

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Stewart puts on a good show, and wins it, at the Prelude to the Dream

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Tony Stewart was a nervous wreck figuring out how to make his track ready for the Prelude to the Dream as rain rutted Eldora Speedway. He needn't have worried. The skies cleared, his buddies had a blast and he delivered on his promise to write a $1 million check to Victory Junction Gang Camp. Oh yeah, he won, too, writes John Schwarb.

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Crafton rewards ThorSport Racing with drought-ending win at Charlotte

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

AP Photo/Gerry Broome Matt Crafton's 177-race winless drought went up in smoke last weekend at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Crafton, ThorSport Get Va...

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First stop at Richmond sets tone for playoff wannabes

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

AP Photo/Matt Slocum Kasey Kahne is hoping to recapture the magic at Richmond, where he got his first Cup win back in 2005. Start Your Engines T...

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Can anyone end Hendrick domination at Talladega?

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

AP Photo/Glenn Smith Talladega fans didn't appreciate Jeff Gordon passing Dale Earnhardt on the career wins list in April 2007. Start Your Engi...

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Richard Childress, Hendrick teams appear ready for season-long fight

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

...12 after six races, but this start has a more consistent feel. Kevin Harvick won the Daytona 500 last year but was quiet for the next few weeks and barely in the top 10...

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Return to Martinsville could be good news for struggling Hendrick drivers

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

...Martinsville ,Va., NASCAR's oldest and most unique track, where nerves and cars take a beating for 500 laps. It's the second short-track race in three weeks for the series after visiting Bristol...

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Usual suspects starting to percolate to the top after two races

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

...class finished in the top 10 at the winter restrictor-plate crapshoot better known as the Daytona 500, but at the Auto Club Speedway the top eight finishers were all in last year's...

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A good day at Daytona no guarantee for season success

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Start Your Engines Got over your Daytona 500 hangover yet? By now you've hopefully read all the stories, exhausted the replays and talk...

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Chase winner likely to put major beatdown on the rest of field

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

...the bottom half of the Chase field could drop as many as seven drivers to a staggering 500 points behind. Of course some of it is the fault of the Hendrick Motorsports dominance, but drivers...

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