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      <title><![CDATA[Tony Stewart on the team's performance at Daytona and what he expects at PIR]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[How is the new car handling?  “So far, so good.  We are just a little bit tight, balance-wise; but other than that it drives really good.”

 Were you expecting what you felt? “I didn’t know what to expect.  It’s a new car and I don’t know how anybody knows what to expect until you get out and run it. So, you guys (media) are going to have the same questions for the next four weeks and ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/tony-stewart-on-the-team-s-performance-at-daytona-and-what-he-expects-at-pir/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Johnson's nickname becomes "Seven Time" after Daytona 500 win]]></title>
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Daytona Beach – Since winning his fifth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title, Jimmie Johnson has become known as “Five Time,” but with his second Daytona 500 victory, his new nickname seems to be “Seven Time.”  At the early-morning Champion’s Breakfast on Monday, Johnson, crew chief Chad Knaus, team owner Rick Hendrick and the crew all held up seven fingers in recognition of their ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/johnson-s-nickname-becomes-seven-time-after-daytona-500-win/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Patrick finishes eighth in the Daytona 500]]></title>
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Danica Patrick finished eighth in the Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, earning the highest finishing position ever for a woman in the “Great American Race.”
 
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 03:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Johnson snakes to victory in 55th Daytona 500]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Daytona Beach – Jimmie Johnson staved off a group of determined chargers to win the 55th running of the Daytona 500.  Taking command as the race wound down, the five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup title holder flashed his championship form to the delight of the large crowd that was standing and cheering in the closing laps.

For Johnson, he won the 500 for the second time, becoming the 10th ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/johnson-snakes-to-victory-in-55th-daytona-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bad luck continues for Edwards at Daytona, Kenseth goes out while leading]]></title>
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Carl Edwards has been in four wrecks at Daytona since the initial test was held and his bad luck continued today during the Daytona 500 when he got caught up in a multi-car wreck on the 137th lap.

It started when Trevor Bayne and Brad Keselowski came together while running with a cluster of other cars.  Josh Wise, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Terry Labonte, Kurt Busch, David Ragan, Austin ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/bad-luck-continues-for-edwards-at-daytona-kenseth-goes-out-while-leading/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 21:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Crash sidelines Kahne, Harvick, Stewart, Montoya and others at Daytona 500]]></title>
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On the 34th lap of the Daytona 500, a nine-car crash sent star drivers Kasey Kahne, Sprint
Unlimited victor Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Juan Pablo Montoya and five others to the sidelines.

According to Kahne, he had to check-up when the three cars ahead of him slowed.  In turn, he got
bumped by Kyle Busch and spun off the track.  Running in a large pack, cars scattered in ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/crash-sidelines-kahne-harvick-stewart-montoya-and-others-at-daytona-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Expect the unexpected at Daytona 500]]></title>
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The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series may have already run the Sprint Unlimited and two Budweiser Duel races at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, but the 2013 season officially kicks off on Sunday with the 55th running of the Daytona 500. It's the first points-paying race of the year and the first of event of the season in which all 43 competitors are in the same race.

First and ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/expect-the-unexpected-at-daytona-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Danica Patrick and Tony Gibson talk about their Daytona 500 strategy]]></title>
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Danica Patrick, Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet with crew chief Tony GibsonPhoto by: Eric Gilbert ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/danica-patrick-and-tony-gibson-talk-about-their-daytona-500-strategy/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Five-time champ Jimmie Johnson reaches 400 starts at Daytona]]></title>
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DAYTONA BEACH – Few athletes have ascended to the top of their sport like
Jimmie Johnson, who will be making his 400th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start in the 55th running of
the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 24.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/five-time-champ-jimmie-johnson-reaches-400-starts-at-daytona/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bayne to use brand-new back-up Ford Fusion for The Daytona 500]]></title>
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The scene in the Motorcraft/Quick Lane garage area at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday
was a tale of two race cars. On one side of the aisle, there was a battered No. 21 Ford Fusion,
one that led more than half of the first of two Budweiser Duel qualifying races, but was later
wiped out in a crash.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/bayne-to-use-brand-new-back-up-ford-fusion-for-the-daytona-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Danica Patrick has enjoyed her week in the sun and the spotlight]]></title>
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Since winning the pole for the Daytona 500, Danica Patrick has been seen and heard in just about
every community across the United States and overseas, too.  While many are getting tired of the
Danica stories, others are thirsty to hear more.

During a tune-up session today at the Daytona International Speedway, she logged 32 laps and
drafted with several of the front-running drivers ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/danica-patrick-has-enjoyed-her-week-in-the-sun-and-the-spotlight/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Newman manages 21st place in Daytona Duel #2]]></title>
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Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 Quicken Loans Chevrolet SS for Stewart Haas Racing (SHR),
finished 21st in his Budweiser Duel qualifying race after a cut right-rear tire with 20 laps
remaining forced an unscheduled pit stop and dropped him off the lead lap.
 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/newman-manages-21st-place-in-daytona-duel-2/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Patient Patrick prepares for 55th Daytona 500]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Patient Patrick prepares for 55th Daytona 500


 
Danica Patrick and crew chief Tony Gibson learned what they needed to learn, then played it safe and finished 17th in their Budweiser Duel qualifying race Thursday at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.
 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/patient-patrick-prepares-for-55th-daytona-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stewart sixth in Duel at Daytona]]></title>
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Tony Stewart continued a solid Speedweeks at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway by finishing sixth in Thursday’s Budweiser Duel, twin qualifying races that set the 43-car field for the season-opening Daytona 500. Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), will start 13th in the 55th Daytona 500 on Sunday.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/stewart-sixth-in-duel-at-daytona/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 02:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Harvick and Kahne fastest Chevrolets in Daytona Duels]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 BUDWEISER CHEVROLET SS – WINNER 

Kevin Harvick, Richard Childress Racing ChevroletPhoto by: Eric Gi ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/harvick-and-kahne-fastest-chevrolets-in-daytona-duels/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 02:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Greg Biffle top Ford driver in Daytona Duels]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ GREG BIFFLE, No. 16 3M Ford Fusion 

WALK US THROUGH THE END OF THE RACE THERE.  “He (Kevin Harvick) won the Sprint Unlimited race
like that and I tell you, I went all the way to the back when I started on the inside and worked
my way all the way back to second. I was hoping that wasn’t going to happen today. I could see
four to go and I was starting inside I thought I was dead in the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/greg-biffle-top-ford-driver-in-daytona-duels/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 02:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kyle Busch and other Toyota drivers comment on Daytona Duels]]></title>
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KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&amp;M's Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Duel 2 Finishing Position:  1st

What did you learn on the track today? &quot;It's hard to pass the leader.  Just stay out front
when you can get out front and you can run pretty good and just try to hold everybody off behind
you.  There wasn't enough lane by lane racing -- I'd call it -- here.  But, it's awesome to ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kyle-busch-and-other-toyota-drivers-comment-on-daytona-duels/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Daytona Duel victories to Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch]]></title>
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Daytona Beach, Fla. – Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch were the winners of the Budweiser Duel races on Thursday afternoon at the Daytona International Speedway.  Harvick scored in the first 150-mile race and Busch did so in the second round.

Prior to the start, officials announced that the 2014 edition of the Budweiser Duel will be run under the lights for the first-time ever.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/daytona-duel-victories-to-kevin-harvick-and-kyle-busch/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Harvick powers to victory in Duel No. 1 at Daytona]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Daytona Beach, Fla. – In the first Budweiser Duel at the Daytona International Speedway on Thursday afternoon, Kevin Harvick raced to victory and was trailed across the finish line by Greg Biffle, Juan Pablo Montoya, Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch.

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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Earnhardt Jr. and Newman comment on Wednesday Duel practice ]]></title>
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DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET SS, following engine failure during
practice for the Budweiser Duel at Daytona Qualifying Races: 

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