Numbers Game: 2011 Daytona 500
0 – the number of driver points Trevor Bayne received for winning the Daytona 500.
0 – the number of driver points Trevor Bayne received for winning the Daytona 500.
The 2011 Daytona 500 will go down as one of the most unique, exciting NASCAR races in the history of the sport.
This week, here’s a sneak peek at what they all were thinking following NASCAR’s Super Bowl, the Daytona 500.
While this year’s owner points won’t be used until after the first five races of the season, teams on the bubble gave it their best effort in the Daytona 500.
20-year-old rookie Trevor Bayne piloted the famous Wood Brothers No. 21 Ford to his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory in the Daytona 500.
Once NASCAR issued a rule change limiting the grill opening size last Sunday in Daytona, teams went to work searching for ways to maximize the smaller opening.
The victory was Stewart’s 10th career Nationwide Series victory, sixth Nationwide win at Daytona and fourth in a row.
What a wild, crazy month of February it’s been. I don’t know if I can remember a Speedweeks with more rules changes… and it’s only Saturday.
Surveying all 45 teams at the track, Frontstretch discovered it’s questionable whether the Nationwide Series will have a full field next weekend in Phoenix.
Friday night, Michael Waltrip was taking the checkered flag again at Daytona International Speedway, this time in the Camping World Truck Series.
Showcasing Earnhardt Childress Racing motors, Jeff Burton used a push from teammate Clint Bowyer to score the win in Thursday’s second Gatorade Duel race.
With a steady push from Regan Smith, Kurt Busch cruised to his second win of Daytona Speedweeks, the first of the 150-mile Gatorade Duel qualifying races.
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