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Red Bull Racing will hope to make the most of a double entry into the annual Budweiser Shootout at Daytona ahead of the opening round of the NASCAR Sprint Cup - the Daytona 500 - a week later.

Ryan Newman says he is confident that everything is in place for him to try and become the first repeat winner of the Daytona 500 for more than ten years.

Triple NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson says he is keen to secure more outings in the Grand Am Rolex Series after securing a third top-ten finish in the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

Kyle Petty doesn't have a NASCAR Sprint Cup ride this season, and he certainly won't be part of the combined Petty/Gillett Evernham organisation.

While event organisers did debate postponing the race due to the treacherous conditions, the decision was made to race a shortened 12 lap main event.

Robby Gordon has vowed to appeal NASCAR's decision to dock him and his #7 team 100 championship points and suspend crew chief Frank Carr for six races following a mix-up over parts at Daytona.

Dale Earnhardt Jr made a winning start to his career with Hendrick Motorsports by winning a thrilling Budweiser Shootout at the Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night.

Chip Ganassi Racing's 'Young Guns' Casey Mears and Jamie McMurray have both been confirmed as part of Ganassi's three-pronged Rolex 24 Hour assault at Daytona.

The offseason racing exploits of Champ Car stars Sebastien Bourdais, Jimmy Vasser, Oriol Servia and Michel Jourdain Jr did not go unnoticed by one of the top stars of the series who has decided that he had better get in on the action.

Chad Reed overcame a late-race crash to capture the inaugural night time running of the prestigious Daytona Supercross on Friday night.

There will be significant changes at this year's Daytona Supercross when, for the first time in the 33-year history of the esteemed event, it will be held under lights on Friday evening, March 5, on the grueling Gary Bailey-designed circuit.