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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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Crunching numbers after Homestead

Matt Willis

...Richard Childress Racing is getting up to speed and will take some momentum to the beaches in Daytona come February. It wasn't too long ago, just back in 2004, that RCR last went winless...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Crunching numbers after Talladega

Matt Willis

As Randy LaJoie said on Sunday night's postrace edition of "NASCAR Now" ... it's over, print the T-shirts. I wish I could get just a sip of that magi...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009

Crunching numbers after Charlotte

Matt Willis

In addition to being a fan of the more traditional sports, I'm also a big poker fan. Try to control your disbelief. Yes, a guy who makes a living dea...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2009

Mark Martin's most memorable moments

Matt Willis, ESPN.com

From making 1,000 -- and counting -- starts to winning 95 races across three NASCAR series, it's been an amazing career for Mark Martin. Here are 10 defining moments for the 50-year-old.

Story | Conversation | October 16, 2009

Crunching numbers for California

Matt Willis

...life in the fast lane (literally and figuratively), downfall and blackballing by NASCAR. • 1979 Daytona 500: The race that really put NASCAR on the map. The first race televised live flag-to...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2009

Crunching numbers for New Hampshire

Matt Willis

...to consider, could Harvick get back in Victory Lane for the first time since the 2007 Daytona 500 and prompt Childress to make an offer that can't be refused? Silly Season continues: Martin...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 17, 2009

Crunching numbers after Atlanta

Matt Willis

When you work at ESPN, you tend to look forward to each assorted sports season for whatever reason. But me, I think this is the best time of the year ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 09, 2009

Crunching numbers for Atlanta

Matt Willis

...Keselowski would be driving for Penske Racing next season in a car that won the 2008 Daytona 500. Oh, and let's not forget a Nationwide Series race that can only be described as...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2009

Crunching numbers for Michigan

Matt Willis

...this season. Furniture Row Racing amazed me last season when it got two cars into the Daytona 500, getting into the field ahead of teams from Gillett Evernham, Red Bull Racing and the aforementioned...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 13, 2009

Crunching numbers after the Pennsylvania 500

Matt Willis

I really enjoyed having some Monday racing this week. Nothing brightens up a day with an early wake-up call and spreading poison oak-related blisters ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 04, 2009

Crunching numbers for the Brickyard

Matt Willis

Greetings to my ESPN.com posse. I'm in a good mood today, mostly because I'm not too far away from moving from my desk in Bristol, Conn., to sitting ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 23, 2009

Crunching numbers from Daytona

Matt Willis

...Daytona on Valentine's Day weekend. Trivia break: What is Stewart's best finish in a Daytona 500? Lasting impressions That's two of the past three years in which the July Daytona race...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 06, 2009

Crunching numbers for Daytona

Matt Willis

...in traffic. Let's take a look to see who was fastest in traffic in the Daytona 500. Fastest speed in traffic in Daytona 500 Driver -- Speed -- Finish Kyle Busch -- 187.216 -- 41st Carl...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 02, 2009

Crunching numbers from Infineon

Matt Willis

...a three-race span. This season, RPM put two cars in the top five in the Daytona 500, which is always a crapshoot. But after that, its only other top-5 was Kahne's...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 22, 2009

Crunching numbers after Pocono

Matt Willis

There were a lot of stories coming out of Pocono: The first points win for Stewart-Haas Racing. The first win by an owner/driver since 1998 (more on t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 2009