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Sunday Notes and Quotes: Daytona

Posted: Feb 15th 2009 10:09PM by Geoffrey Miller (author feed)
Filed under: Elliott Sadler, Jamie McMurray, Sprint Cup, Joey Logano

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Here's a few rumblings and bumblings from a soggy evening at Daytona:

Are television viewers more important than full races? I think its a very valid question to wonder why NASCAR is so willing to push the snooze button later and later on Sunday afternoons with the start times of its Sprint Cup Series races.

It was just eight years ago that the Daytona 500 started at 12:30pm local time, while Sunday, it started after 3:40pm local time. The reason? Television ratings and commercial advertising rates go up the later in the day thanks to West Coast viewers and the "prime time" effect kicking in on the East Coast.

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Tempers Boil After Junior's Daytona Dare

Posted: Feb 15th 2009 8:20PM by Holly Cain (author feed)
Filed under: Brian Vickers, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Daytona Int'l Speedway, NASCAR Crashes, Sprint Cup

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. was the talk of the Daytona 500 once again.

Only this time it was all about a punt, not a pass.

Contact between his Chevy and Brian Vickers' Toyota on Lap 125 took out eight other cars -- including the race leader -- and left some of his competitors questioning the fairness of how NASCAR doles out penalties.

Did You See That?

Rich Frankliln with an eye patch over his right eye after UFC 93.

Rich Franklin/American Fighter

Rich Frankliln with a bruised right eye after UFC 93.

Rich Franklin/American Fighter

Marion Kreiner of Austria takes 1st place during the FIS Snowboard World Championship Women's Parallel Giant Slalom on January 20, 2009 in Gangwon, Korea.

Agence Zoom, Getty Images

Russia's Lubov Iliushechkina and Nodari Maisuradze perform their pairs short program at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, on January 20, 2009, during the European Figure Skating Championships.

Lars Lewen #12 of Sweden leads through a turn in front of Xavier Kuhn #5 of France and Beni Hofer #20 of Switzerland during the Men's Ski Cross heats on day two of the Freestyle World Cup on January 19, 2009 at Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid, New York.

Tunisia's Mahmoud Gharbi shoots against Russia during the Men's World Handball Championship Croatia 2009 Group C match in Varazdin city January 19, 2009.

OBERHOF, GERMANY - JANUARY 11: Ole Einar Bjoerndalen of Norway skates during the Men mass start of the E.ON Ruhrgas IBU Biathlon World Cup on January 11, 2009 in Oberhof near Erfurt, Germany. (Photo by Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Ole Einar Bjoerndalen

Martin Rose, Getty Images

Arizona Cardinals' Larry Fitzgerald (11) reaches the ball over the goal line for a touchdown as Carolina Panthers' Chris Harris (43) defends during the second quarter of an NFL divisional playoff football game in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009.

Chuck Burton, AP

Pilots make an exhibition of Motocross Free Style in Rio Hato, some 120 km north of Panama City, on January 11, 2009. Motocross free style world champion, US Travis Pastrana, also participated in the show.

Elmer Martinez, AFP/Getty Images

San Jose Sharks forward Mike Grier hits the boards after he scored a goal during the second period of their NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames in Calgary, Alberta, January 6, 2009.

Todd Korol, Reuters

More Coverage: Daytona 500 Results | Kenseth Wins | Junior Triggers Crash

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After Rain, It's Matt Kenseth in Daytona

Posted: Feb 15th 2009 8:11PM by Geoffrey Miller (author feed)
Filed under: Matt Kenseth, Daytona Int'l Speedway, Sprint Cup

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- It wasn't a full race, but for the driver from Cambridge, Wisc., it's still the Daytona 500.

Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, won the rain-shortened 51st running of the Daytona 500 Sunday night after NASCAR stopped the event 48 laps from the scheduled distance.

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Live Updates From the Daytona 500

Posted: Feb 15th 2009 4:25PM by Tom Mantzouranis (author feed)
Filed under: Daytona Int'l Speedway, NASCAR Fans, NASCAR Live Blogging

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The cars are in motion, and Geoffrey Miller is in Daytona, following all of the action of the Daytona 500.

You might not be getting the full live experience, the roar of the engines, the drama in the air, but you can follow Geoffrey's updates live from the race with FanHouse's Twitter (after the jump) and be closer to the track than anywhere else on the Internet. Lead changes, wrecks, weird sights in the stands -- none of it is off-limits for Geoffrey.

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Wheel2Wheel: Earnhardt Jr. vs. Stewart

Posted: Feb 15th 2009 12:00PM by Geoffrey Miller (author feed)
Filed under: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Sprint Cup

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Welcome to the newest regular feature that FanHouse is proud to present: Wheel2Wheel. Throughout the season, motorsports writers Holly Cain and Geoffrey Miller will take a topic and toss in their thoughts on the issue.

This week, they'll debate two of NASCAR's biggest names -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart -- and discuss who they think carries the top standing in in four areas. Agree? Disagree? Join in below!

Q: Who will win first in 2009, Tony Stewart or Dale Earnhardt Jr.?

Geoffrey Miller: I'd say, barring a crapshoot win for Stewart in a restrictor plate race, this question is easily answered: Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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FanHouse Warmup: Daytona 500

Posted: Feb 15th 2009 10:15AM by Geoffrey Miller (author feed)
Filed under: Daytona Int'l Speedway, Sprint Cup

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The Essentials

Race: 51st Daytona 500

Where: Daytona Int'l Speedway
Time: 3:00 PM/EDT (Green: 3:40pm)
TV/Radio: FOX Sports, MRN Radio
Forecast: Rain, Clouds, High of 68
Distance: 200 laps (500 miles)
Pole Sitter: Martin Truex Jr.
'08 Winner: Ryan Newman

The Storylines

Starting the season with the Super Bowl looks like an incredibly smart idea at the moment. Thanks to an economy that has forced the NASCAR world to talk about the economy, NASCAR racing needed to come back strong from an offseason mired with questions.

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Daytona '79... NASCAR's Greatest Day?

Posted: Feb 15th 2009 5:00AM by Holly Cain (author feed)
Filed under: Daytona Int'l Speedway

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Today marks the 51st running of the Daytona 500.

But for most Americans, NASCAR's green flag really dropped 30 years ago in the 1979 Daytona 500 when television carried flag-to-flag coverage of the sport's biggest race for the first time.

It was a dramatic finish -- Richard Petty edging Darrell Waltrip with the great Indy car champion A.J. Foyt keeping them honest. But it was "The Fight" going on in the infield after the race that captured the country's attention.

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Notes and Quotes From Daytona: Saturday

Posted: Feb 14th 2009 7:12PM by Geoffrey Miller (author feed)
Filed under: Carl Edwards, Nationwide Series, Sprint Cup

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DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. -- After the dust settled in Daytona from Tony Stewart's verbal lashing of Goodyear and later his win in the Nationwide Series race, there were a few other things that are worth noting from the garage area:

Bowyer, Edwards get in some good-natured ribbing

Towards the end of the post-race press conference for second-place and Missouri-native Carl Edwards and third-place Clint Bowyer after Saturday's Nationwide Series race, the two drivers got on the topic of Daytona's plan to resurface the 2.5-mile superspeedway.

"I like the fact that his track gets rougher and slicker and there's different grip levels all over it. I was kind of sad to hear they were going to repave it," said Edwards. "I wish they'd just kind of patch it up or do whatever they do."

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After Crash, Tony Stewart Roars Back at Daytona for Nationwide Series Win

Posted: Feb 14th 2009 6:44PM by Geoffrey Miller (author feed)
Filed under: Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Nationwide Series

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DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. -- Off the track Saturday morning at Daytona International Speedway, Tony Stewart was livid.

But following his first victory of 2009 during the Camping World 300 Nationwide Series race at the Florida track, Stewart's spirits seem to have changed.

"I was so frustrated this morning that I couldn't even see straight," said Stewart after the race, talking about how a blown tire on his teammate Ryan Newman's car caught both of his Stewart-Haas Chevrolets in a crash during final practice for tomorrow.

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Todd Bodine Wins Daytona Truck Race; Canadian Fitzpatrick Leads, Takes 4th

Posted: Feb 13th 2009 11:44PM by Geoffrey Miller (author feed)
Filed under: Kyle Busch, Daytona Int'l Speedway, Camping World Truck Series

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Todd Bodine became the first driver to win multiple NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events at Daytona International Speedway Friday night, but a 20-year-old Canadian driver nearly stole the show.

J.R. Fitzpatrick -- a contender for 2009 Rookie of the Year in the Truck Series -- led 17 laps late in the event before finishing fourth in his first ever NASCAR restrictor plate race after making just three starts in 2008.

He might have even led the most important one had the race been scheduled for a few more miles.

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