Archive for February 17th, 2008

Video: Watch the Daytona 500 again

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Experience Ryan Newman’s last-lap pass as well as all the best moments from the Daytona 500 with the NASCAR on FOX team.

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Long, disappointing day for Daytona’s non-winners

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The Daytona 500 was more than just about the winner. Lee Spencer looks at the stories of those not visiting Victory Lane.

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Long, disappointing day for non-winners

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The Daytona 500 was more than just about the winner. Lee Spencer looks at the stories of those not visiting Victory Lane.

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Newman overtakes Stewart to win Daytona 500

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 17:  Ryan Newman, driver of the #12 Alltel Dodge, celebrates in victory lane after winning the 50th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 17, 2008 in Daytona Beach, Florida.  (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)Stewart leads late, but is caught on final lap of wild race.

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Opinion: Stewart sees Daytona victory go up in smoke

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NASCAR driver Ryan Newman (12) passes Tony Stewart (20) on the backstretch as he gets drafting help from Kurt Busch (2) on the final lap of the 50th running of the Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. Newman won the race. Opinion: As Tony Stewart glumly entered the infield media center at Daytona International Speedway early Sunday evening following yet another disappointing finish in the Daytona 500, a NASCAR official introduced him by saying, “We have our third-place winner, er, finisher, Tony Stewart.”

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Live video: Recap the Daytona 500

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Ryan Newman ended a long drought and reached Victory Lane in the 50th Daytona 500. Follow Daytona LIVE to find out how he did it.

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Daytona LIVE: Recap Great American Race

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Toyotas make quantum leap at Daytona 500

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Ryan Newman leads a pack of cars to the finish line in the Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. Following Newman is Kurt Busch, Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch. (AP Photo/David Graham)After a season filled of worries about simply making races for Toyota, two of the automaker’s top drivers were in position to win Sunday’s Daytona 500.

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With Gibbs on board, Toyota improves at Daytona

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After a season filled of worries about simply making races for Toyota, two of the automaker’s top drivers were in position to win Sunday’s Daytona 500.

Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch both whiffed.

But the fact that they, along with Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin, had three of the strongest cars in the field represented a quantum leap for the foreign automaker.

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Newman takes the 50th

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – After years of futility for Penske Racing, Ryan Newman has finally won the Daytona 500 for his boss, Roger Penske.

On the final lap of “The Great American Race”, Newman, who snapped an 81-race winless streak, got just the right push from teammate Kurt Busch to win …

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