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Kyle Busch Extends Richmond Run

By UCN on April 29, 2012 4:17 AM

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Ms. Brown Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Capital City 400 at Richmond International Raceway on April 28, 2012 in Richmond, Virginia. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images North America)

Carl Edwards thought the race was his to win. So did Tony Stewart.

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NASCAR Driver, Blake Koch, Loses Sponsor Over Christian Faith

By UCN on April 20, 2012 9:02 PM

Blake Koch, driver of the #41 Rise Up and Register Ford, poses during portraits for the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series at Daytona International Speedway on February 22, 2012 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (John Harrelson/Getty Images North America)

Although many applaud the prayer meetings in NASCAR circles, not everyone is willing to tolerate Christian values on the race track.

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Traveling Group of Ministers Meet the Spiritual Needs of NASCAR Drivers

By UCN on March 4, 2012 5:13 PM

As NASCAR drivers face life and death on the track, a traveling group of ministers attends to their spiritual needs.

The scene at the pre-race drivers' meeting at Daytona International Speedway last Sunday morning, before the Daytona 500 was delayed a day because of rain, was a typical pre-race circus.

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Matt Kenseth Takes a Rainy, Fiery Daytona 500

By UCN on February 28, 2012 3:13 AM

Matt Kenseth, driver of the #17 Best Buy Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 27, 2012 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Streeter Lecka/Getty Images North America)

Well, NASCAR certainly knows how to make a prime-time impression.

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In Daytona 500 Debut, Danica Patrick Finishes at 38th

By UCN on February 28, 2012 2:53 AM

Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, David Ragan, driver of the #34 Front Row Motorsports Ford, and Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, spin after an on track incident in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 27, 2012 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images North America)

Three races, three wrecks. Even if it wasn't really her fault, Danica Patrick went 0-for-Daytona.

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Monday Night Racing? Daytona 500 Engines Hope to Start at 7 p.m. Tonight

By UCN on February 27, 2012 3:24 PM

A member of the #88 Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet crew wipes water from pit equipment during a rain delay for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 26, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (Tom Pennington / Getty Images)

Are you ready for some racing - some Monday night racing?

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Daytona 500 Postponed to Monday for First Time After Rain

By UCN on February 26, 2012 8:43 PM

Crew members push cars into the garage after NASCAR postponed the Daytona 500 auto race in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, due to rain. The race has been rescheduled for Monday afternoon. (AP Photo/David Graham)

NASCAR has raced on the beach at Daytona, under the lights and even around a pesky pothole.

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Danica Patrick Ready to Race Again After NASCAR Gatorade Duel Crash

By UCN on February 25, 2012 1:02 AM

(L-R) Danica Patrick, driver of the #7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, speaks to Trevor Bayne, driver of the #60 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, and Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #5 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet, prior to winning the Coors Light Pole Award and qualifying for the pole position for the NASCAR Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2012 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images North America)

Danica Patrick wasn't trying to cover her eyes when she crashed on the last lap of Thursday's NASCAR Gatorade Duel at Daytona International Speedway.

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Kyle Busch Captures Bud Shootout

By UCN on February 19, 2012 10:59 AM

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Brown Toyota, edges out Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, to win the NASCAR Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2012 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Todd Warshaw/Getty Images North America)

The pack is back. And so is the Big One.

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2012 NASCAR Media Day: All Eyes On Danica Patrick for Racer's First Daytona 500

By UCN on February 16, 2012 6:59 PM

Danica Patrick, driver of the #7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, attends NASCAR Media Day at Daytona International Speedway on February 16, 2012 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images North America)

The buildup for Danica Patrick's first Daytona 500 began in earnest at Thursday's annual media day, where auto racing's sweetheart was saddled with a full schedule of commitments.

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