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Kyle Busch climbed out his car window, pulled off his gloves and helmet in disgust and started walking back toward the finish line. A safety crew coaxed him into a pickup truck and drove him to the infield care center — the same place he ended his last Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway. "I think he's got a little bit of a headache, but hopefully he's going to be OK," car owner Joe Gibbs said. Busch might have a stomachache, too, if he thinks about his two Cup races at Daytona this season. With his No. 18 Toyota out front and the ... Read Full Story

Chase contender David Reutimann was involved in a 13-car accident at Daytona International Speedway. The wreck near the halfway point of the Coke Zero 400 on Saturday night also included four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon and fellow Chase contenders Kasey Kahne and Ryan Newman. The melee started on lap 77 when Kahne hit David Stremme from behind and sent him spinning across the superspeedway. Cars started slowing down behind the crash, and Reutimann got turned sideways. He entered the 160-lap race 14th in the points standings. Gordon was second in points, Newman was seventh and Kahne was 13th — one spot out of the ... Read Full Story

Twenty-five years after his final victory, Richard Petty has forgotten much about the race. He remembers the important stuff, though. The last few laps. The post-race celebration. The presidential visit. The impromptu picnic. The King has relived all of those memories this week as part of the milestone anniversary of his 200th and final NASCAR win. It came July, 4, 1984, in the Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway. "We won 199 (races); that was the cake," Petty said, clad in his trademark dark sunglasses and feathered cowboy hat. "Then the Fourth of July in '84 was the icing that went on the cake. ... Read Full Story

Clint Bowyer won the Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway for his first victory of the year. The defending series champion was the leader when a four-car accident brought out the caution with six laps to go in Friday night's race. That set up a final two-lap overtime sprint, and Bowyer lined up next to Carl Edwards for the double-file restart. With Kyle Busch pushing him from behind, Bowyer raced to the front. He didn't have to deal with a challenge from Busch because an accident in the fourth turn brought out a race-ending caution, giving Richard Childress Racing its first win of ... Read Full Story

Dale Earnhardt Jr. doesn't know when he'll end his winless streak, or how long it will take to turn around his horrendous season. The only thing NASCAR's most popular driver — winless in 38 races — is certain of is that he's not strong enough to withstand another year like this one. Earnhardt heads into Saturday night's race at Daytona International Speedway ranked 19th in the standings and still adjusting to a crew chief change six weeks ago that brought an emotional end to his long working relationship with cousin Tony Eury Jr. As his struggles snowballed through April and May, it affected everyone ... Read Full Story