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Daytona 500The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is widely considered to be NASCAR's most important and prestigious race, and has the largest purse, although it is equivalent to other races on the calendar for championship purposes. Jeff Gordon
Ward Burton
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The Flags are Waving in Daytona BeachDaytona 500The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Visit this rich resource for Daytona and NASCAR enthusiasts.Gentlemen, start your engines and ladies, grab your beach bag. It's NASCAR time in Daytona Beach, Florida. 2006 is already wooing a track full of die-hard race car drivers and fans are pulling up trackside to get a glimpse of the action. Make sure you're there in 2006 for non-stop excitement at every turn on the track! Steve Merril's Daytona 500 Preview
NASCAR: The Rise Of A Racing EmpireIn 1947, the sport of stock car racing was becoming extremely popular and beginning to draw large crowds of spectators. More drivers began taking an interest due to the increasing fan popularity. Cohesiveness, however, did not exist as rules differed from one racetrack to the next. Several tracks were built to produce one big show at a county fair, or similar event, in order to capitalize on the crowds of fans that were beginning to form. Other tracks, however, were built more toward handling the cars and not the crowds. Some tracks could accommodate both the fans and the cars, but did little to adhere to the rules governing the neighboring tracks. |
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Four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion. Three-time Daytona 500
winner. Four-time Brickyard 400 winner. And the list goes
on. Jeff Gordon has combined determination, hard work and decades
of experience to achieve an unparalleled roster of victories.His
fans expect only the best from him, and they are rewarded at every
turn with Gordon's racing agility that defines the skill of the
sport. 
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native of Danville, Va., Ward Burton began racing karts at age
8. He later drove Street Stock and Late Model Stock Cars on Virginia
short tracks, mainly his home track of South Boston Speedway.
He was voted most popular driver there in 1989. In 1990 he joined
the Busch Series. In 1994 he competed for rookie of the year in
Winston Cup, finishing behind his brother.
The ninety-one day layoff is finally over and NASCAR returns this Sunday with the Daytona 500 (NBC - 2 p.m. ET). While most major sports play meaningless preseason games, NASCAR isn't afraid to start off with their biggest race of the year.©Copyright 2010 Maiqing.com. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication in part or whole strictly prohibited by international copyright law. Phone Chat | Funny Jokes | Jokes | Chat | Chat Lines | Free Chat Line Numbers | Local Chat Lines | Affiliate Programs | Free Phone Sex | Chat Lines |