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REWIND: Rolex 24 at Daytona qualifying: Wayne Taylor Racing captures pole for weekend race

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Wayne Taylor Racing’s Renger van der Zande captured the Rolex 24 At Daytona Motul Pole Award over Acura Team Penske and Helio Castroneves on the final lap of the 15-minute qualifying session Thursday at Daytona International Speedway.

Daytona International Speedway: Infield improvements under way for Rolex 24 race & NASCAR weekends

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Daytona International Speedway has undertaken a new project to further improve the infield for the Rolex 24 At DAYTONA and NASCAR Weekends.

"Daytona International Speedway is putting the construction vehicles to work as the 'World Center of Racing' has undertaken another improvement project in the infield that will provide benefits to the fan experience for Rolex 24 At Daytona and NASCAR weekends," DIS spokesman Andrew Booth said in a press release.

Dale Earnhardt Jr's final race at Daytona International Speedway becomes footnote to Ricky Stenhouse's win in Coke Zero 400

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Junior took the checkered flag in Saturday's Coke Zero 400 under the lights at Daytona International Speedway. No, not Dale Earnhardt Jr.! The winner was Ricky Stenhouse Jr.!

William Byron wins rain-delayed XFinity Series 250 Firecracker race at Daytona Int'l Speedway

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – In a race that that took nearly 21 hours to complete due mostly to rain, William Byron won Saturday’s weather-delayed Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway.

Ed Carpenter leads first-day qualifying for Indy 500; Sebastien Bourdais fractures pelvis & right hip in crash

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Youtube download / Highlights of day 1 qualifying from Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 
Headline Surfer illustration / Top: Sebastien Bourdais makes hard contact with the SAFER Barrier in Turn 2 during qualifying Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 101st running of the Indiapolis 500 on May 28. Middle: His car absorbds most of the energy. Bottom: Bourdais suffers fractures to his pelvis and hip, causing him to undergo surgery Saturday night..  
 
By HENRY FREDERICK

Two leading politicians welcome race fans to Daytona 500

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Two of the leading politicians are welcoming race fans to today's Daytona 500 -- Volusia County Chair Ed Kelley, the former longtime Ormond Beach mayor, elected to the lead countywide seat in 2016, and Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry, re-elected in the same election cycle as Kelly for his second four-year term. 

Danica re-branded for Daytona 500

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Stewart-Haas Racing and Aspen Dental expanded their partnership on Tuesday, with the dental company becoming the lead sponsor for Danica Patrick in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Aspen Dental will debut on the No. 10 Ford Fusion for the season-opening Daytona 500 on Feb. 26 and will be the primary sponsor for a double-digit slate of races, the team announced Tuesday.