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Florida War Hero to be Guest of Newman, No. 39 Army Team at Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Potter, a decorated war hero, will be a guest of Ryan Newman and the No. 39 U.S. Army/Stewart-Haas Racing team for Sunday’s running of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.

Video – Gatorade Duel 1 At Daytona-Finish

The last two laps of the first Gatorade Duel.

Video – Ryan Newmans Daytona Duel Wreck

Ryan Newman made the mistake of getting in front of David Reutimann today and was promptly turned into the wall. Great comment by Ryan after coming out of the care center.
more after the video

In case you couldn’t understand the conversation during the wreck, here it is:
Spotter: Tell me when your done here bud
Ryan: [...]

Daytona Duel: Tony Stewart press conference transcript

KERRY THARP: We’re going to go ahead and roll into our post race Gatorade Duel at Daytona press conference. We’re joined by our second place finisher in today’s duel, Tony Stewart. Back to back strong finishes with that new race team. You have to feel good about that.

Newman Gets Wrecked; Forced to Backup Car for 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Yesterday was an engine failure. Today was a wrecked car. Excuse Ryan Newman if he feels it’s time for his luck cycle to change at Daytona International Speedway.

Strong Speedweeks Continues for Stewart, Nabs Second in Gatorade Duel

Daytona Beach – Tony Stewart’s countdown to the 51st Daytona 500 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway continued Thursday with a strong second-place finish in the Gatorade Duel — twin qualifying races that set the 43-car field for the season-opening NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.