Daytona 500

  • Jimmie Johnson wins 2nd Daytona 500; Danica Patrick finishes 8th

    2/24/13 5:34 PM Comment

    Jimmie Johnson won his second Daytona 500 with a late push on Sunday. Danica Patrick became the first woman in history to lead laps in "The Great American Race" and was running third on the last lap, but slipped to eighth in the late push for position.

  • Daytona 500: Safety on everyone's mind

    2/24/13 2:56 PM Comment

    Safety was on everyone's mind before the Daytona 500 on Sunday, a day after a horrific wreck in a second-tier NASCAR series race hurled chunks of debris, including a heavy tire, into the stands and injured nearly 30 people.

  • Daytona 500 to race despite crash

    2/24/13 12:50 PM Comment

    NASCAR fans were injured Saturday when large chunks of debris, including a tire, sailed into the grandstands when a car flew into the fence on a frightening last-lap accident in the second-tier Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway.

  • Danica Patrick makes history, wins pole for NASCAR's Daytona 500

    2/17/13 5:23 PM Comment

    Danica Patrick has won the Daytona 500 pole, becoming the first woman to secure the top spot for any race in NASCAR's top circuit.