February 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Trevor Bayne wins 2011 Daytona 500

An unlikely winner took the checkered flag in the 2011 Daytona 500, a day marked by a caution flags and a huge crash that paralyzed almost half the field.

Trevor Bayne took his first Sprint Cup win in the 2011 Daytona 500, narrowly edging Carl Edwards to take the checkered flag .

Bayne, a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, drove the #21 car, a Ford, for Wood Brothers Racing, the oldest team in NASCAR. Glen Wood founded the team in 1953.

He is the youngest driver to win the race. He was 20 years and 1 day old on the day of the race. It was his second NASCAR Sprint Cup start.

Bayne also competes in the Nationwide Series driving car #16 for Rousch Fenway Racing.

Here are the Daytona 500 2011 top 10 finishers.

1. Trevor Bayne
2. Carl Edwards
3. David Gilliland
4. Bobby Labonte
5. Kurt Busch
6. Juan Pablo Montoya
7. Regan Smith
8. Kyle Busch
9. Paul Menard
10. Mark Martin

The Daytona 500 is one of the most popular races of the year, and it’s the first major event of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

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February 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Danica Patrick Daytona 500 2011

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DAYTONA, FLORIDA – After crashing in her NASCAR Nationwide Series debut here just a year ago, Danica Patrick is hoping the second time’s a charm.

Patrick will race in the 300-mile DRIVE4COPD event, held February 19, 2011, one day ahead of the Daytona 500.

In her 2010 NASCAR debut, Patrick exited the Nationwide Series race after a 12-car crash halfway through the event.  She went on to start in twelve more Nationwide Series event in 2010. She has similar plans for 2011, in addition to her packed IZOD Indy Car schedule.

GoDaddy.com will sponsor the majority of her NASCAR Nationwide Series races in the #7 car.

What time does the Nationwide Series race start? The Nationwide Series Daytona race, DRIVE4COPD 300 (120 laps, 300 miles), begins at 1 pm EST on Saturday, February 19, with the Green Flag at 1:15 pm.

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February 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Daytona 500 Results 2011

Here are the very latest results from the 2011 Daytona 500, held February 20, 2011.  The Daytona 500 is one of the most popular races of the year, and it’s the first major event of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

UPDATE: Feb 20, 2011 Final Daytona 500 2011 top 10 finishers.

1. Trevor Bayne
2. Carl Edwards
3. David Gilliland
4. Bobby Labonte
5. Kurt Busch
6. Juan Pablo Montoya
7. Regan Smith
8. Kyle Busch
9. Paul Menard
10. Mark Martin

Starting in the top 10 positions for the 200 lap, 500-mile main event were:

  1. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. UPDATE (2/17/2011): Dale Jr. crashed during practice and will start the race last
  2. Jeff Gordon
  3. Trevor Bayne
  4. Paul Menard
  5. Clint Bowyer
  6. Jeff Burton
  7. Ryan Newman
  8. Mark Martin
  9. Greg Biffle
  10. Tony Stewart

Ahead of the 2011 race, Fantasy Auto had the top five finishers as:

  1. Kevin Harvick
  2. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
  3. Jimmie Johnson
  4. Jeff Gordon
  5. Tony Stewart

Budweiser Shootout

Kurt Busch won the 2011 Budweiser Shootout, held the week prior to the Daytona 500. An invitation-only Sprint Cup event involving 12 drivers, it serves as an exhibition and warm-up event for the season.

2011 Nationwide Series

The Nationwide Series Daytona race, DRIVE4COPD 300 (120 laps, 300 miles), starts at 1 pm EST on Saturday, February 19.  Danica Patrick is scheduled to race in this event.  In her 2010 NASCAR debut, Patrick exited the Nationwide Series race after a 12-car crash halfway through the event.

2010 Daytona 500 Results

Jamie McMurray won the 2010 Daytona 500, followed by Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer, David Reutimann, Martin Truex, Jr., Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, and Juan Pablo Montoya.  The winner’s purse was $1,508,449.  Joe Nemecheck, who finished last, took home $261,424.

Daytona 500 Winners

Past winners of the Daytona 500 include:

Jamie McMurray – 2010
Matt Kenseth – 2009
Ryan Newman – 2008
Kevin Harvick – 2007
Jimmie Johnson – 2006
Jeff Gordon – 2005
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. – 2004
Michael Waltrip – 2003
Ward Burton – 2002
Michael Waltrip – 2001

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February 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment

What time does the Daytona 500 start?

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Many fans are wondering, What time does the 2012 Daytona 500 start?

Coverage on Fox TV begins February 26, at noon. Green flag time is 1 pm Eastern.

Last year’s race: 2011 Daytona 500 Information

The 2011 Daytona 500 marked the 10th year since Dale Earnhardt, Sr. died in a last-lap crash in the 2001 race. NASCAR organizers held a special silent third lap as a tribute to Dale Sr., a seven-time Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup) champion and one-time Daytona 500 winner in 1998. He has come to be associated with the #3 car he drove, hence the 3rd lap tribute.

His son, Dale Earnhardt, Sr., started in the pole position in the 2011 race. Dale Jr. placed 2nd in the 2010 Daytona 500, just behind Jamie McMurray. He is followed by Jeff Gordon, Trevor Bayne, and Paul Menard, who will round out the top four starting spots when the Green Flag drops on February 20, 2011.

Fox TV network broadcast the 2011 event starting at 12 noon Eastern Standard Time, with Green Flag time at 1 pm. Historically, the Daytona 500 is one of the most-watched race events of the year.

Michael Waltrip, who won the 2001 Daytona 500 in which Earnhardt Sr. died, drove in his 25th consecutive Daytona 500 in 2011. Waltrip recently authored a book called In the Blink of an Eye: Dale, Daytona, and the Day that Changed Everything.

Past Daytona 500 winners in recent years include:

Jamie McMurray (2010)
Matt Kenseth (2009)
Ryan Newman (2008)
Kevin Harvick (2007)
Jimmie Johnson (2006)
Jeff Gordon (2005)
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (2004)
Michael Waltrip (2003)
Ward Burton (2002)

For more information, check the NASAR Schedule.

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