After several relatively flat years, TV ratings for the Daytona 500 appear to be up.
After winning the pole, Danica will be in the best starting spot at the Daytona 500.
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Her merchandise was flying off shelves after she secured the pole for the Daytona 500.
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He has competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Rolex 24 At Daytona.
Her fire suit was tops in overall sponsor exposure among the 43 drivers at Daytona.
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Four other teams were sanctioned this week, ahead of Sunday's season opening Daytona 500.
The average finish of the pole winner at the last five Daytona 500s is 16th.
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Johnson, a five-time Sprint Cup champion, won the Daytona 500 for the second time.
He said there would be no changes to the seating before the Daytona 500.
Its performance was boosted by sales of its newly developed ultra-wide field retinal scanner Daytona.
Gordon, a three-time champion at the Daytona 500, welcomed Patrick to the front row.
Patrick won a pole last year at Daytona in the Nationwide Series, NASCAR's second division.
For all the gearheads out there, heaven, otherwise known as Speed Week in Daytona, has arrived.
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So did Danica Patrick, who had a rough follow-up to her breakthrough week at the Daytona 500.
According to Nascar, only two other women outside of Patrick have ever competed in the Daytona 500.
Dionne is with The Washington Post and the Brookings Institution, and he joins us from the Daytona Speedway.
Mr. POOLE: So we're writing about cheating for two years in a row still about the Daytona 500.
On Saturday, a crash at Daytona sent debris flying into the stands, injuring at least 28 people.
NASCAR's Pepsi 400 brings night racing from Daytona to TNT and Miami Vice hits Cinemax at 10.
CNN's John Newsome and Joe Carter reported from Daytona Beach, while Greg Botelho wrote this story from Atlanta.
Mr. Chitwood said he was confident the track would be repaired in time Sunday for the Daytona 500.
Since 2001, the track record for drivers starting in front in the Daytona 500 has been pretty spotty.
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She qualified ninth for two races in 1977 and her best Daytona starting position was 18th in 1980.
Barack Obama told voters in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Saturday that if Sen.
This will be the third time in four years the track has needed major repairs on Daytona 500 weekend.
"I tried to throw a block, it's Daytona, you want to go for the win here, " Mr. Smith said.
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