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Reports on Jimmie Johnson's leading the 2004 Nextel Cup points race in Daytona Beach, Florida. Other leading racers; Johnson's points lead over Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon; Previous races won by Johnson.

The article reports that Ryan Newman won the 50th Daytona 500, running for the Roger Penske team at the Daytona International Speedway. Newman's teammate Kurt Busch came in second. The two racers followed driver Tony Stewart with 3 laps to go until Busch, following Newman, give his teammate the push from behind that enabled him to pass Stewart who represents the Joe Gibbs Racing team. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. had the lead with 20 laps to go, but could not hold the lead.

Highlights the Nascar Nextel Cup in Homestead, Florida. Event description; Automobile racers who participated in the event; Mechanics of the competition.

Provides information on the latest trend of racetracks in Daytona Beach, Florida. Details on the most in demand colors of racing cars; Selection of high quality rubber tires; Efforts of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing to increase the number of sponsors.

The article reports on the victory of the car racer Brad Keselowski who receive a Sprint Cup trophy with a 15th-place goal in the season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It states that Keselowski's triumph also gave Roger Penske, the dominant team owner in the IndyCar Series with 15 Indianapolis 500 wins. It mentions that the five-time champion Jimmie Johnson was his only opponent but in the end of the game it was Johnson's teams who made critical error at the worst time.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- As Juan Pablo Montoya lost control of his damaged racecar and began to slide into Turn 3 at Daytona International Speedway, he looked ahead and saw what was in his path. A jet dryer truck was along the wall in Turn 3, blowing dirt off the track during a caution period. There was no way Montoya's No. 42 Chevrolet could avoid hitting it. Something terrible was about to happen with 40 laps to go in the Daytona 500 on Monday night. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Daytona 500 has seen its share of shocking finishes and unexpected winners, but nothing that has come before, and most likely nothing that occurs here again, will ever quite match what happened to the 54th running of Nascar's premier event. First came the rain, causing the race to be postponed to Monday for the first time. Then came the fire. A bizarre crash, even by auto racing standards, between a spinning racecar and a track jet dryer during a caution period led to an explosion and a stream of jet fuel burning the asphalt entering Turn 3 at Daytona International Speedway with 40 laps to go in the race. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Seagulls descended upon the front stretch at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday afternoon right where a pack of racecars should have been. But as the rain fell and puddles formed, a day meant for Nascar's showcase Daytona 500 turned out to be for the birds. The first rainout in Daytona 500 history pushed the race to noon Eastern on Monday and delayed at least for a day the answers to some questions that have been raised through Speedweeks here. How safe is pack racing now that it is back? And how critical is Danica Patrick's decision to race in Nascar full time as the sport looks to build off of last year's stirring 10-race playoff battle between Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Three months after Tony Stewart beat Carl Edwards for the Nascar Sprint Cup title in a stirring 10-race playoff, it looks as if they are at it again. Stewart opened Speedweeks by finishing second to Kyle Busch in the Shootout exhibition last Saturday night. Stewart followed that by winning the first of two qualifying races Thursday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- It did not take long for Danica Patrick to command center stage in Nascar, just as she did for years in the IndyCar Series. One day after walking away from a horrific crash in the first of two qualifying races for the Daytona 500, Patrick won the pole Friday for the DRIVE4COPD 300 Nationwide Series race Saturday. Patrick topped a field of 50 cars vying for 43 spots, with a lap of 49.250 seconds for a speed of 182.741 miles per hour. That edged Trevor Bayne, last year's Daytona 500 champion, for the pole. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Those racy photo shoots and GoDaddy.com commercials are not the only reasons Danica Patrick is the most brazen driver in Nascar. Just listen to her. ''Do I think I can win the Daytona 500? Yeah,'' Patrick told reporters Thursday at Daytona International Speedway. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tandems and tantrums, secret fines and public posturing have given Nascar's Chase for the Sprint Cup playoff its share of drama, culminating on Sunday with two drivers competing for the championship. The only certainty going into the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway is that Jimmie Johnson will not raise the silver checkered-flag trophy this time. Johnson, the five-time defending champion, finally fell back this year, with the back-flipping Carl Edwards and the bellicose Tony Stewart emerging from the 12-team pack to battle it out for the title. On Saturday, Edwards won the pole for the race, while Stewart qualified 15th. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- With a record number of lead changes, leaders and cautions from wrecks that took out some of the biggest names in Nascar, it was only appropriate that a most unpredictable Daytona 500 ended with a most unexpected driver celebrating in victory lane. Trevor Bayne, a part-time driver in the No. 21 Ford in his second career Sprint Cup race and first Daytona 500, received a push from Bobby Labonte and outgunned what was left of the field on an overtime restart to hold off Carl Edwards on Sunday at Daytona International Speedway. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A year after potholes led to embarrassing delays in the Daytona 500, a $20 million repaving job at Daytona International Speedway is helping to create another set of concerns for Nascar's season-opening showcase event. Nascar officials mandated a series of adjustments to the racecars this week, the latest coming Wednesday, to reduce the dangerously high speeds that were displayed in Saturday night's exhibition Budweiser Shootout. But no matter how fast the cars go, it is already clear that the new asphalt will also make this year's Daytona 500 unlike anything ever seen in Nascar. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. crashed during practice at Daytona International Speedway on Wednesday, costing him the pole position for the Daytona 500 on Sunday. Earnhardt captured the pole last Sunday, but he will now have to switch to a backup car. Under Nascar rules, that means he will have to start from the back of the field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the 2007 Nascar automobile race. Automobile racing driver Jimmie Johnson is leading the racing charts and he is being chased by automobile driver Jeff Gordon by 86 points. Both of them would be going for the season finale on November 18, 2007 at Homestead Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida.

The article reports that the recently concluded Daytona 500 International Speedway Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida, remained shrouded in controversies due to the NASCAR's unprofessional handing of the event. Apart from many other things, the NASCAR will have to answer why the event was not halted when seven cars crashed like a pack of cards. The event also saw the suspension of four crew chiefs who violated the norms of the event. Such events do not augur well for the NASCAR's credibility.

The article presents information about a football match played between the University of Florida and Florida State University on November 26, 2006. The match, played in Tallahassee, Florida, was won by the University of Florida 21-14. At half time, the University of Florida led Florida State University 14-0.

The article reports that the football teams of the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina and the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida will play against each other on November 11, 2006. The University of South Carolina's team won five games and lost four games during the year 2006. Steve Spurrier, the coach of the team, coached the University of Florida's football team for 12 years.

The article reports on the February 20, 2006 National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing in Daytona Beach, Florida.

The reports on the racing conditions at the Gatorade Duel twin qualifying race held at the Daytona International Speedway on February 16, 2006 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Reports on the victory of professional automobile racing driver Tony Stewart in the Pepsi 400 Nascar Nextel Cup race in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Reports on the female automobile racing driver Erin Crocker in the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Reports on the plans to take the automobile racing sport on the road by National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) officials in Daytona Beach, Florida. Strategies used by NASCAR to materialize its expansion efforts; Acceptance of sports fans regarding the concept of a NASCAR traveling caravan; Impact of the local weather condition on the basis of selecting venues for its events.

Provides information on the racing careers of Rusty Wallace and Mark Martin in the Daytona 500 Nextel Cup in Florida. Achievements of the racers; Performance of both racers at the Daytona International Speedway; Rank of both racers in the race.

Reports that Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Michale Waltrip finished first and second in the first of the twin Gatorade 150 races in Daytona Beach, Florida. Doubts on the winning chances of Earnhardt's team at the start of the race; Highlights of the race.

Reports on the championship victory of Kurt Busch in the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (Nascar) Nextel Cup in Homestead, Florida. Total number of points enjoyed by Busch over Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon after 10-races; Highlights of the Ford 400 event; Assertions from Busch after capturing the title and the cash prize.

Reports on the tennis game between Serena Williams and Nadia Petrova in the quarterfinals of the Bausch & Lomb Championships at Amelia Island, Florida. Highlights of the game; Score of the game; Factors that led to Williams' loss.

Reports on the recognition of Dale Earnhardt Jr., automobile racing driver, for winning during the 2004 Daytona International Speedway competition in Florida. Career history; Level of achievements; Number of awards received.

Reports on the victory of Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the 2004 Daytona 500 NASCAR race. Death of Earnhardt Jr.'s father in a crash in the same race three years earlier; Challenge for Earnhardt Jr. to live up to his father's name; His victory in the Hershey's Kisses 300 Busch Series race; Celebration of the victory; Embrace of Earnhardt Jr. by fans of his father.

Reports on the victory of Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the Daytona 500 just three years after his father was killed during the last lap of the race. Winner in his fifth attempt and the first under the new series name, the Nextel Cup; Final move on Lap 181 which secured the victory; Elation of the winner who felt his father's presence; Comments from second place finisher, Tony Stewart; Rookie Scott Wimmer who finished third; 12 car collision in the middle of the race without injuries.

Reports on the pending decision of Miami, Florida on an affiliation that could determine the future of the Big East as a football conference and the future of the Atlantic Coast Conference as a growing football power.