(Jul. 4) By MARK LONG
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The week has improved considerably for Chip Ganassi Racing.
(Jul. 4) By DAVID POOLE
Kurt Busch will run Saturday night's race in a backup car after he blew a right-front tire and hit the wall in Thursday's practice.
(Jul. 4) By DAVID POOLE
Boris Said had the fastest lap in qualifying for last year's July race at Daytona, but it rained before the session was finished to wipe out that lap and send him home without racing.
(Jul. 4) By DAVID POOLE
Some short takes from the Fourth of July Daytona notebook:
(Jul. 4) By DAVID POOLE
NASCAR chairman Brian France said Friday that NASCAR is not immune to economic difficulties and rising energy costs and will try to work with teams and fans to deal with the challenges those problems present.
(Jul. 4) Unofficial results from Friday's qualifying for the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, with position, car number, driver, car make and speed (*-denotes car not in top 35 in car owner points and therefore not guaranteed a starting spot):
(Jul. 4) DEI celebration tempered by problems with Truex's car, possibility of points hit
By DAVID POOLE
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Paul Menard won his first career Sprint Cup pole Friday with a lap at 185.916 mph at Daytona International Speedway.
(Jul. 4) By JIM UTTER
Final TV ratings for Sunday's rain-shortened NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at New Hampshire showed a slight decline over a year ago, according to Nielsen Media Research.
(Jul. 4) Bryan Clauson captured his first career Nationwide Series pole for Saturday evening's Winn-Dixie 250 at Daytona International Speedway. The No. 40 Chip Ganassi Racing driver circled the famed 2.5-mile superspeedway in 49.831 second (180.610 mph).
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