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closeDrivers already lock in for the Daytona 500
The Charlotte Observer
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008
Based on last season’s car owner points, the following drivers are assured a starting spot in Sunday’s Daytona 500. Before the rule was adopted in 2005, the only drivers locked in the field before the qualifying races were the front-row qualifiers.
Jimmie Johnson
Jeff Gordon
Clint Bowyer
Matt Kenseth
Casey Mears
Tony Stewart
Sam Hornish Jr. (points from Kurt Busch last season)
Jeff Burton
Carl Edwards
Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr.
Denny Hamlin
Ryan Newman
Greg Biffle
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (points from Mears)
Mark Martin (points from Earnhardt Jr.)
Regan Smith (points from Martin)
Jamie McMurray
Bobby Labonte
Kasey Kahne
Juan Pablo Montoya
Kyle Busch (points from J.J. Yeley)
Reed Sorenson
David Ragan
J.J. Yeley (points from Tony Raines)
Dario Franchitti (points from David Stremme)
Elliott Sadler
Robby Gordon
Paul Menard
Travis Kvapil (points from Ricky Rudd)
Scott Riggs (points from Jeff Green)
David Gilliland
Jeremy Mayfield (points from Johnny Sauter)
Dave Blaney
Kyle Petty
| TRACK FACTS Date Opened: 1959 First NWCS Race: Daytona 500, February 22, 1959 Qualifying Record: Bill Elliott, 210.364 mph (42.783 sec), 2/9/87 Race Record (500): Buddy Baker, 177.602 mph, 2/17/80 Race Record (400): Bobby Allison, 173.473 mph, 7/4/80 Owner: ISC President/GM: John Graham Phone: (904) 254-2700 Tickets: (904) 253-7223 Shipping Address: 1801 W Int’l Speedway Blvd Daytona Beach, FL 32114-1243 Mailing Address: PO Box 2801 Daytona Beach, FL 32120-2801 |
TRACK CONFIGURATION Distance: 2.5 Mile Oval Banking in Turns 1-4: 31º Banking in Tri-oval: 18º Banking on Backstretch: 3º Length of Frontstretch: 3,800 ft. Length of Backstretch: 3,400 ft. Grandstand Seating: 165,000 Miles/Laps: 500 mi = 200 laps |