Drivers say that even under ideal conditions, NASCAR's new race car is harder to drive than the old one. ...more

February 17, 2008

It took Todd Bodine 17 years to get his first victory at Daytona International Speedway. ...more

February 16, 2008

Kyle Petty remembers the square scoreboard that used to rise above the infield near the start-finish line at Daytona International Speedway in the 1960s. This was back when his father, Richard, still was relatively new to the family business. ...more

February 15, 2008

Dale Jarrett is in. His five-race farewell tour will begin Sunday as planned. It was touch and go for a while Thursday, or at least it seemed that way, but the 51-year-old, soon-to-retire driver of the No. 44 Toyota made it into the field for the 50th Daytona 500. ...more

February 15, 2008

At Daytona International Speedway/Lap length: 2.5 miles ...more

February 14, 2008

VROOM TO CHEW: You could do a lot worse for eats than the infield at Daytona International Speedway. I went over on Saturday to see what the crowd attending the Budweiser Shootout was cooking the afternoon before the nighttime race and found some amazing spreads. All I had to do was follow the columns of smoke from the various campsites. ...more

February 13, 2008

Nearly 400 fans stood in line for more than an hour at a recent autograph signing Bobby Allison held in Tampa. Many congratulated him on the 84 wins and three Daytona 500 victories collected during a celebrated driving career. ...more

February 11, 2008

Richard Petty was a 21-year-old kid when he showed up for the first Daytona 500 in 1959. When he pulled through the tunnel of newly built Daytona International Speedway, he saw a great expanse of nothing. ...more

February 10, 2008

ESPN auto racing analyst and former Sprint Cup great Rusty Wallace made a stop at the Tarpon Springs Yacht Club on his way to Daytona Beach for next week's Daytona 500. ...more

February 10, 2008

DAYTONA BEACH His ESPN2 documentary, the first part, premiered Friday. His new line of adidas track wear is nearly ready. Out in Junior Land, his legions have traded in red for green, one of his new colors. Hey, how hard is it, really, to get another tattoo? ...more

February 9, 2008