Waltrip Qualifies for Daytona 500
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After NASCAR disqualified his primary Toyota in a cheating scandal, Michael Waltrip qualifies for the Daytona 500 in a backup car Thursday.
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Michael Waltrip finally had something go right at Daytona. The two-time Daytona 500 champion raced his way into NASCAR's biggest event in a backup car Thursday afternoon, under a black cloud of controversy after NASCAR disqualified his primary Toyota in a cheating scandal.
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Ryan Newman has won the 50th running of the Daytona 500, giving team owner Roger Penske his first victory at Nascarâs biggest event.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., (Sports Network) - After a 30-year  hiatus, the legendary Dodge Charger engine has roared back to  life for its debut in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup season. Four  teams and a total of 10 drivers will sit behind the wheel of a  Charger at this year's Daytona 500.
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NASCAR placed drivers Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart on probation for six races Tuesday, beginning with the Daytona 500.
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SATURDAY AUTO RACING 10:30 a.m. -- NASCAR Nextel Cup: Daytona 500 final practice, Speed
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Rusty Wallace is the leader among active drivers at Martinsville Speedway with seven career victories, and even he's unsure how the track's new surface will respond to racing on Sunday. The surface has been commended by drivers this week for being smooth and fast, but questions remain about whether it will feature two grooves for racing when the Subway 500 in the Nextel Cup Series is run.
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Believe it or not, Toyota will have two cars in the top five positions at the start of the Daytona 500 on Sunday (and three in the top six).
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Saturday's raceÃÂ is the last chance to earn points toward qualifying, andÃÂ only Jimmie Johnson and points leader Matt Kenseth have their places secured in the 10-driver Chase.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Kurt Busch explained what the Daytona 500 is all about in one simple declarative sentence.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr, right, talks with Matt Kenseth, left, during a break in practice at Lowe&#39;s Motor Speedway in Concord, NC, Thursday Oct. 14, 2004 before qualifying for Saturday&#39;s UAW-GM Quality 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race.
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DARLINGTON, SC - Darrell Waltrip used to talk about the Darlington Raceway as if it were temperamental woman. &quot;You know she&#39;s going to reach out and get you,&quot; he said.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The last four years, Dale Jarrett had to watch helplessly as the Daytona 500, NASCAR's crown jewel event, was dominated by the kingpins of restrictor-plate racing at Dale Earnhardt Inc., winners of the last two 500s and three of the last four.
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Michael Waltrip apologizes Thursday for his team's role in NASCAR's biggest cheating scandal, saying he is so embarrassed he almost pulled out of Daytona 500 preparations.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Bud Shootout was billed as a 70-lap dash involving the previous season's Bud Pole Award winners and previous active Shootout winners. But it proved to be a high-speed tuneup for next Sunday's Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Tony Stewart, top left, failed to win the Daytona 500, but he and his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch, who finished fourth, moved easily in single-car runs. Ryan Newman, right, took the checkered flag ahead of Kurt Busch, center. (Photograph by Duffin McGee/Reuters) Looking at the top 20 finishers of the Daytona 500, there's quite [...].
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Two-time Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip said he "came real close to not running" in yesterday's Gatorade Duel 150s at Daytona International Speedway.