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Newman Ninth in Gatorade Duel at Daytona

Newman Ninth in Gatorade Duel at Daytona

Daytona – Ryan Newman finished ninth in race two of Thursday’s Gatorade Duel, twin qualifying races that set the 43-car field for the season-opening Daytona 500. Newman, driver of the No. 39 U.S. Army/Quicken Loans Chevrolet Impala for Stewart Haas Racing (SHR), will start 18th in Sunday’s 54th Daytona 500. Forty-nine NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers were split among the two Duels, putting 25 drivers in the first 150-mile race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway and … Read entire article »

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Danica Patrick Duels Race Report

Danica Patrick Duels Race Report

Daytona – Danica Patrick walked away from a nasty accident on the final lap of the first Gatorade Duel qualifying race Thursday at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, finishing a disappointing 16th in the 60-lap event. Patrick earned the 29th starting spot in Sunday’s 54th Daytona 500, but she will be forced to race in her backup car and move to the rear of the field before the start, per NASCAR rules. Patrick is driving the No. … Read entire article »

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Stewart Wins Gatorade Duel at Daytona

Stewart Wins Gatorade Duel at Daytona

After a strong second-place showing last Saturday night in the non-points Budweiser Shootout at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, Tony Stewart continued to flex his muscles in Thursday’s Gatorade Duel, twin qualifying races that set the 43-car field for the season-opening Daytona 500. Stewart improved his finishing position by one, winning his Gatorade Duel race in convincing fashion by leading three times for a race-high 21 laps, including the final 18 around the 2.5-mile oval. The win … Read entire article »

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Last-Lap Accident Ends Patrick’s Duel Early

Last-Lap Accident Ends Patrick’s Duel Early

Danica Patrick walked away from a nasty accident on the final lap of the first Gatorade Duel qualifying race Thursday at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, finishing a disappointing 16th in the 60-lap event. Patrick earned the 29th starting spot in Sunday’s 54th Daytona 500, but she will be forced to race in her backup car and move to the rear of the field before the start, per NASCAR rules. Patrick is driving the No. 10 GoDaddy.com … Read entire article »

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Tony Stewart Gatorade Duel Race No. 1 Winners Press Conference

Tony Stewart Gatorade Duel Race No. 1 Winners Press Conference

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla – Tony Stewart is familiar with the way to Victory Lane at Daytona International Speedway. The three-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion picked up his 17th victory at the famed 2.5-mile superspeedway with a win in today’s Gatorade Duel at Daytona Race No. 1. The win puts the driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet second on the all-time list of winners at Daytona. He led three times for a … Read entire article »

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Stewart Wins Duel as Patrick Crashes Hard on Final Lap

Stewart Wins Duel as Patrick Crashes Hard on Final Lap

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Tony Stewart won the first of two Gatorade Duel 150-mile qualifying races under caution Thursday at Daytona International Speedway, a half-lap after Danica Patrick took a vicious hit against the inside wall on the backstretch. The caution flew after Stewart had led the field to the white flag, with race runner-up Dale Earnhardt Jr. in hot pursuit. Contact from Aric Almirola’s Ford launched Patrick’s Chevrolet toward the inside SAFER barrier on the … Read entire article »

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Stewart-Haas Racing Daytona 500 Time Trials Report

Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 U.S. Army Chevrolet Impala, led the two-car Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) contingent in time trials for the 53rd annual Daytona 500 by qualifying a strong seventh for the season-opening NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. Newman turned a lap of 48.648 seconds at 185.002 mph on the 2.5-mile oval. “I’m just proud of all the guys who work on this U.S. Army Chevrolet,” said Newman, who won the 50th running of the Daytona 500 in 2008. “We’ve come down here the last two years and been a pole contender, and we came close again today. I think we have a good racecar with some good speed. Everyone at Stewart-Haas Racing has done a good job. I just want to do everything … Read entire article »

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