Daytona 500 is the most exciting track on the NASCAR circuit. It's also of the the world's ten most dangerous racetracks.

2010 Daytona 500: Jamie McMurray Wins -- McMurray held off Dale Jr. to win the Daytona 500. I agree with DW, "He looked like daddy coming through there." Jr moved up 10 positions in one lap -- going from 10th to 2nd. All Jr needed was 1/2 a lap and he would've won.

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Daytona International Speedway

Fatalities: 28 (Drivers)

Major Incident: The death of Dale Earnhardt on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500 is certainly the one of the most legendary. Racing for his second win at the 500, Earnhardt hit the wall at about 160 mph, killing him instantly. It was referred to as Black Sunday by the Sporting Press, a title that it keeps to this day.

Why It's Dangerous: According to the Orlando Sentinel, since its opening in 1959 Daytona International Speedway has claimed 28 drivers. The track is banked at 31 degrees in the corners, and 18 degrees on the start/finish straight.

Racing related deaths at Daytona

February 9, 2004

Racing related deaths at Daytona International Speedway since the track opened in 1959:

1. Marshall Teague, NASCAR stock car practice, Feb. 11, 1959.

2. George Amick, USAC 100-mile race, April 4, 1959.

3. Dr. Bernie Taylor, powerboat race in infield lake, June 14, 1959.

4. Harold Haberling, NASCAR stock car practice, Feb. 21, 1964.

5. Billy Drew Wade, NASCAR stock car tire test, Jan. 5, 1965.

6. Don MacTavish, Sportsman 300 race, Feb. 21, 1969.

7. Wayne Harris Bartz, lightweight motorcycle race, March 12, 1969.

8. Talmadge "Tab" Prince, Twin 125-mile qualifying race, Feb. 19, 1970.

9. Joe "Rusty" Bradley, Daytona 200 race, March 14, 1971.

10. Davd Pearl, Paul Whiteman Trophy Race, July 30, 1971.

11. Friday Hassler, Twin 125-mile NASCAR qualifying race, Feb. 17, 1972.

12. Ricky Knotts, Twin 125-mile NASCAR qualifying race, Feb. 14, 1980.

13. Francis Affleck, ARCA stock car practice, Feb. 7, 1985.

14. Dr. Charles Ogle, stock car testing, injured Dec. 15, 1985, died Dec. 26, 1985.

15. Bruce Jacobi, Twin 125-mile NASCAR qualifying race, injured Feb. 1983, died Feb. 4, 1987.

16. Joe Young, Charlotte-Daytona Dash race, Feb. 13, 1987.

17. James Kolman, kart testing, Dec. 27, 1987.

18. Randy Glenn, motorcycle practice, Feb. 26, 1988.

19. Don Williams, Sportsman 300 race, injured Feb. 1979, died May 21, 1989.

20. Dale Robertson, kart race, Dec. 27, 1989.

21. Julius Johnson, ARCA 200 stock car race, injured Feb. 11, 1990, died Feb. 14, 1990.

22. Joe Booher, Florida 200 Dash race, Feb. 12, 1993.

23. James Adamo, motorcyle race, March 7, 1993.

24. Neil Bonnett, NASCAR stock car practice, Feb. 11, 1994.

25. Rodney Orr, NASCAR stock car practice, Feb. 14, 1994.

26. Michael Himes, IMSA Two-Hour endurance race, Jan. 31, 1997.

27. Dale Earnhardt, NASCAR Daytona 500, Feb. 18, 2001.

28. Roy H. Weaver III, Dash Series race, Feb. 8, 2003


Source: The Orlando Sentinel, Motorsport Memorial

Original Post, Dear there's NO WAY I could laugh at someone not knowing something on the interweb....I'm almost as computer illiterate as they get.

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Throw me up there for Dale Jr. as well. i really wish he'd stop being such a bitch and win some damn races.

True, but in order to get in via number of wins they would also have to be in the top 20 in points.

NASCAR Schedule

Date Race Location Radio TV
2/12/2011 Budweiser Shootout Daytona Int'l Speedway MRN, 7:30 p.m. ET FOX
2/20/2011 Daytona 500 Daytona Int'l Speedway MRN, Noon ET FOX
3/6/2011 Kobalt Tools 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway PRN FOX
3/20/2011 Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway PRN FOX
3/27/2011 Auto Club Speedway Auto Club Speedway MRN, 2 p.m. ET FOX
4/3/2011 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway MRN, Noon ET FOX
4/9/2011 Samsung Mobile 500 Texas Motor Speedway PRN FOX
4/17/2011 Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway MRN, Noon ET FOX
4/30/2011 Crown Royal Presents The Your Name Here 400 Richmond Int'l Raceway MRN, 6:30 p.m. ET FOX
5/7/2011 Showtime Southern 500 Darlington Raceway MRN, 6:30 p.m. ET FOX
5/15/2011 Dover 400 Dover Int'l Speedway MRN, Noon ET FOX
5/21/2011 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Charlotte Motor Speedway MRN, 6:30 p.m. ET SPEED
5/29/2011 Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway PRN FOX
6/5/2011 Kansas 400 Kansas Speedway MRN, Noon ET FOX
6/12/2011 Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway MRN, Noon ET FOX
6/19/2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 Michigan Int'l Speedway MRN, Noon ET FOX
6/26/2011 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Infineon Raceway PRN
7/2/2011 Coke Zero 400 Daytona Int'l Speedway MRN, 6:30 p.m. ET
7/17/2011 LENOX Industrial Tools 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway PRN
7/31/2011 Brickyard 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway IMS
8/7/2011 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway MRN, Noon ET
8/14/2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Watkins Glen International MRN, Noon ET
8/21/2011 Michigan 400 Michigan Int'l Speedway MRN, Noon ET
8/27/2011 IRWIN Tools Night Race Bristol Motor Speedway PRN
9/4/2011 Atlanta 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway PRN
9/10/2011 One Last Race To Make The Chase Richmond Int'l Raceway MRN, 6:30 p.m. ET
9/18/2011 Chicagoland 400 Chicagoland Speedway MRN, 6:30 p.m. ET
9/25/2011 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire Motor Speedway PRN
10/2/2011 AAA 400 Dover Int'l Speedway MRN, Noon ET
10/9/2011 Kansas 400 Kansas Speedway MRN, Noon ET
10/15/2011 Bank of America 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway PRN
10/23/2011 Talladega 500 Talladega Superspeedway MRN, Noon ET
10/30/2011 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway MRN, Noon ET
11/6/2011 Texas 500 Texas Motor Speedway PRN
11/13/2011 Kobalt Tools 500 Phoenix Int'l Raceway MRN, 2:00 p.m. ET
11/20/2011 Ford 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway MRN, Noon ET

The track killed him 10 years later?

According to everything I could find they are saying he died due to injuries received in the crash. He was in a vegetative state after the crash.

This wreck actually was caused by a car not seen in this video.

Before this video footage begins, Jack Ingram lost an engine and slowed drastically. #43 Freddie Smith (the car seen in the first ten seconds here) spins and is struck by #50 Joe Fresson. Fresson is the car that comes to a stop further down and nailed by #04 Delma Cowart, resulting in the fiery crash.

Don Williams is in the #68 is the car seen at 0:20 going backwards from the wall.



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knock 14 off my name please, his blogs piss me off.

Let's go Kasey!

Created a fantasy league on ESPN as well if anyone wants to play their version as well. It's a public group named KC Chiefs fans
http://games.espn.go.com/stock-car-c...e/en/frontpage

Lets do this Daytona thing~

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Speed is airing a reflection on the 10th anniversary of the death of Dale Earnhardt in a one-hour special titled The Day: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Feb. 11 at 6:30.

Thought some #3 fans might be interested

It will run right before the Bud Shootout selection show

Wow ... Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica was seriously injured Sunday in a Rally car crash in Italy just a few weeks out of the start of the F1 season. Tough break. Kubica is rising star in Formula 1 series. :(

Guess not anymore!

Please dear God forgive me & please surpress my dark ass nascrap humor -- gotta go & logout! Fast!

http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2010/815.html


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RedNeckRaider -- I get the feeling this is a Nationwide race at Daytona. Check out the car in front of Harvick -- Funny. Drama galore -- Sponsorship from Miccosukee Indian Gaming was terminated in all three of NASCAR's series in Feb 2010. The Indian tribe had been sponsoring Kyle Busch's truck & Cup driver Almirola. Miccosukee also had a contract to sponsor a driver in Nationwide full-time. It was crazy -- Teams were left without a sponsor for Daytona and beyond.

I'm mostly sure owner Jim Finch and Phoenix Racing took the "tribe" to court for breach of contract.

Hopefully, it didn't wind up in tribal court.

:D