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 Tony Stewart’s crew chief wins DIRECTV award
Darian Grubb, crew chief on the No. 14 Office Depot Chevrolet driven by Tony Stewart in the Sprint Cup Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway wins the DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race award.
The $5,900 award is presented to the crew chief of the driver who demonstrates the best qualifying and race effort as determined by averaging the sum of their qualifying and race finish for each event. Stewart started 4th and finished 6th. He is currently 5th in the 2009 Sprint Cup point standings after this race. Nov. 8 - 10:08 pm et
 Tide returns to NASCAR in 2010
Kevin Harvick Inc. announced today Procter and Gamble along with retail partner Kroger Food Stores will feature their family of brands across the sheet metal of four-time Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday’s No. 33 Chevrolet at Bristol.
The familiar yellow, blue, and orange circle will adorn the hood and quarter panels along with Kroger Food Stores and Procter and Gambles other featured brands, Bounce, Iams, Pringles, Charmin, Bounty and Downy. Tide has a storied history in NASCAR as a sponsor going all the way back to their days with Darrell Waltrip. KHI co-owner Kevin Harvick will also have the opportunity to climb behind the wheel of the Tide ride in 2010 at both Martinsville (Va.) Speedway Truck Series events. -SpeedwayMedia.com Feb. 8 - 10:44 pm et
 Carl Edwards Daytona 500 advance
Carl Edwards returns to Daytona International Speedway for his sixth Daytona 500, and his 11th overall start at the 2.5- mile superspeedway.
Edwards’ average start at Daytona is 17.2, his average finish is 19.7. His best finish at Daytona is second place, captured in July 2008. His best finish in the Daytona 500 is 12th in his first start in 2005. Edwards started the 2009 Daytona 500 16th and ran as high as second place. On lap 125 Edwards was caught up in a multi-car accident and the No. 99 Aflac Ford suffered damage to the splitter. Shortly after his Ford was mended the race was red flagged and ultimately called due to rain. He finished the race in 18th place. Feb. 8 - 10:19 pm et
Source: Roush Fenway Racing
 From Daytona: Catching up with Colin Braun
Coming off a solid year in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series where he scored one win (Michigan) and Rookie-of-the-Year honors on the season, Colin Braun is gearing up for his first full year in the NASCAR Nationwide Series driving the No. 16 Con-way Freight Ford for Roush Fenway Racing.
The Ovala, Texas native will be led by veteran crew chief Eddie Pardue in the 2010 campaign and will be in the hunt for the Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year Championship in the Nationwide Series. Feb. 8 - 10:12 pm et
Source: Roush Fenway Racing
 Late-race incident ends Greg Biffle's night
The first race of the season was shaping up to be a successful one for Greg Biffle and the 3M team until Biffle spun on the first lap of a green-white-checker finish while challenging Kevin Harvick for the lead.
Biffle had been a top-10 contender for most of the night after drawing a fifth-place starting position at the draw party. Following the spin, Biffle was credited with a 15th-place finish. Feb. 8 - 10:09 pm et
Source: Roush Fenway Racing
 Danica Patrick to make NNS debut at Daytona
Danica Patrick will make her NASCAR Nationwide Series debut in the No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet this Saturday at Daytona International Speedway, JR Motorsports general manager Kelley Earnhardt announced today.
Patrick, Earnhardt, and team officials convened Sunday following the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) event at Daytona, in which Patrick raced to a sixth-place finish in her stock-car debut. Patrick’s entry in the Drive4COPD 300 puts her in a JR Motorsports tandem with Dale Earnhardt Jr., who will drive the No. 88 Hellmann’s Chevrolet. -JR Motorsports Feb. 8 - 9:54 pm et
 Daytona Double Duty for Robert Richardson.
Robert Richardson, Jr. will be competing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races at the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway.
The largest task at hand is the running of his first Daytona 500. He will qualify 15th, of 54 drivers, during Saturday’s session to determine his starting spot in Thursday’s Gatorade Duel 150s. In a guaranteed starting spot driving the No. 38 Mahindra Tractors USA Ford for Front Row Motorsports with Doug Yates, Richardson is coming in to the event wide-eyed with anticipation and excitement. He got his first taste of Sprint Cup competition in last November’s event at Talladega Superspeedway. Driving the No. 36 for Tommy Baldwin Racing, Richardson finished a commendable 18th place in his Sprint Cup debut. Feb. 7 - 11:18 pm et
Source: R3 Motorsports
 10th Top-10 in 11 Shootouts for Tony Stewart
Tony Stewart took full advantage of his time in Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway.
The driver of the No. 14 Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet came from his 13th-place starting spot in the non-points race to lead twice for six laps, and he made other drivers who tried their hand at the lead work hard to hold onto it. Stewart ended up ninth, but the result was not indicative of the overall performance. "I wouldn’t say we had a very strong car, but we did get good track position," said Stewart after logging his 10th top-10 finish in 11 career Budweiser Shootout starts. Feb. 7 - 11:08 pm et
Source: Stewart-Haas Racing
 Marcos Ambrose starts 7th in Gatorade Duel
Marcos Ambrose’s fastest lap in the No. 47 Kroger Toyota Camry fielded by JTG Daugherty Racing was the 14th quickest time (47.429 sec. - 189.757 mph) out of 54 cars that attempted to qualify for the Daytona 500.
He will start seventh in the second Gatorade Duel, which is a 150-mile qualifying race. "That was way better than what we practiced (Friday)," Ambrose said. "We really had a good pick-up overnight -- the car was a lot better to drive. It’s like wrestling a bear in there for a couple laps. These suspension packages to qualify here are very aggressive and I’m just pleased that I kept it on the straight and narrow." Feb. 7 - 10:56 pm et
Source: JTG Daugherty Racing
 Joey Logano finishes 7th in Shootout
Joey Logano earned his first top-10 finish at Daytona International Speedway when he took the checkered flag for the Shootout at Daytona in the seventh position.
It was Logano's second start in the non-points race that kicked off the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Logano started from the 21st spot after crew chief Greg Zipadelli drew the position at the Shootout party. (With one lap to go), a six-car wreck broke out and the race ended under caution. Logano had avoided the incident and took the checkered flag in the seventh position. Feb. 7 - 10:50 pm et
Source: Joe Gibbs Racing
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  • Brees the MVP as Saints win Super Bowl XLIV

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  • Yankees will nix 'Joba Rules' this season

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  • Report: Damon still demanding 2-year contract

  • Report: Mets close to signing 1B Mike Jacobs

  • Report: Wang to make decision soon

  • Shields (knee) to miss opening of spring camp

  • Cards, Schumaker reach two-year extension

  • Cliff Lee undergoes minor left foot procedure

  • Yankees add to OF puzzle, ink Marcus Thames

  • Carlos Beltran 'furious' with Mets

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  • Boozer leads Jazz to ninth straight victory

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  • Donte' Greene scores 24 w/ four 3-pointers

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  • Spencer Hawes plays less than six minutes

  • Wilson Chandler erupts for season-high 35 pts

  • Kevin Martin comes off bench, may be injured?

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