Daytona 500 Preview At Rockingham NC Speedway Details
NASCAR weekend at Rockingham features a 1 017 mile paved banked oval with noon Sunday CST races. Qualifying at 2 10 p m Friday televised on Fox and radioed by Motor Racing Network purse 4 751 466 last year winner Dale Jarrett Jeff Gordon top 10 in Rockingham qualif 16 of 22 career races but not top 15 in last four. Rusty Wallace has five Rockingham wins most among active drivers Terry Labonte ride finish streak 43 races. Also a reader poll asks which disappearing NASCAR tradition will be missed and who will win the Daytona 500 with 10 401 votes.
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Nextel Cup hot and not list from Jim Utter
Jimmie Johnson has eight straight top ten finishes dating from October at Kansas Speedway. Tony Stewart rode a three straight top ten streak starting in November at Rockingham. Kevin Harvick ended 2003 with a second at Homestead and starts 2004 strong with a fourth in the Daytona 500. Ricky Rudd and Rusty Wallace each extended a seven-race drought since their last top ten in October at Kansas.
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Kahne struggles in Daytona double duty opener
Kasey Kahne, 23, opened both the Nextel Cup and Busch Series seasons at Daytona International Speedway with limited success. He crashed in the Busch race and his Cup car failed to finish the Daytona 500 after an engine issue, leaving him 41st. Kahne vows to shake off the weekend as he heads to Rockingham with Evernham Motorsports and Akins Motorsports, seeking better results in both series.
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Top 10 NASCAR preseason rankings spotlight drivers
RANKINGS That's Racin' lists Dale Earnhardt Jr and Tony Stewart among top picks with Jimmie Johnson Kevin Harvick and Ryan Newman also rated. The feature tracks Speedweeks performance and preseason positioning amid Daytona 500 context and team expectations for the season.
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NASCAR Drivers Read the Change in Chase for the Championship
The Daytona 500 revealed the era of tire wear and four new tires per pit stop. drivers muttered about not being consulted on the Chase format while Goodyear produced tires that fell off with wear. Strategy vanished as teams adapted to the altered realities of speed and pit decisions.
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