Joe Gibbs has solid chance to snap lengthy Daytona 500 skid

Young Chase Elliott drove into the record books last Sunday, becoming the youngest-ever Daytona 500 pole victor at the tender age of 20 years, 2 months, and 17 days.

The last transfer spot into the Daytona 500 on Thursday night went to Robert Richardson Jr., who got the call from BK Racing just two weeks ago and says every dollar he earns will go to a college fund for his newborn son.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Her name is Amelia, and boy, can she fly.

During the Daytona 500, fans wishing to compete for race-used memorabilia must watch the FOX broadcast (pre-race coverage starts at noon ET) and follow @NASCAR on Twitter to receive a custom hashtag for each of 10 memorabilia items. Afterward, Earnhardt raved about his auto – nicknamed “Amelia Earhart” because he feels unbeatable in that speedy Chevrolet. “The Intimidator” crashed hard into the outside wall of Turn 4 during the final lap of the Daytona 500, rocking the racing world and forcing NASCAR to take an immediate and aggressive stance on better protecting drivers. The decision was easy. This is the Great American Race; second or eighth doesn’t feel so good.

Kyle Busch not only won Duel number two, he also moved into the front row of Sunday’s race.

When Rick Hendrick leaned into the window after Earnhardt’s latest victory, the driver urged his team owner to keep track of Amelia and consider putting her on display in his museum. For now, hes just fine if he says goodbye to her Sunday.

Nascar launched its presence on Snapchat before the 2015 season, and this year Snapchat will launch its first Nascar Live Story at the Daytona 500.

The No. 88 Chevrolet that Hendrick Motorsports brought to Daytona won three times past year, and Earnhardt admitted after the qualifying race that he allowed himself to daydream about winning as a tribute to his father. “We’re racing Sunday and I can’t wait to get going”. Tony Raines is my spotter, and it’s my first time working with him, so we’ve got plenty of things we need to kind of figure out together on how we communicate. She must have been the most daring.

“You all know what it means to be in the 500”, McDowell said. “She must have had that and more to be able to do the things she did in her lifetime”. Second, he added to the rich family legacy at the Daytona International Speedway.

Earnhardt dominated the 150-mile race and easily darted around leader Denny Hamlin with six laps remaining to cruise to the victory. Hamlin, who seemingly has one of the few cars that can contend with Amelia, said the pass didn’t surprise him at all. And no one else will and I figured I’d give a shot go with them and see what happens and you don’t like seventy you know me to go. We can’t get the vehicle again Brady got a race like their auto matters so it’s really just cross your fingers as you get here. Then all of a sudden, I would go out to driver intros, it was Daytona 500-winning driver Jimmie Johnson. Its nearly like a free kick in soccer. “It’s like, ‘OK, I committed to the right side and (he) kicked to the left'”. “These guys at Joe Gibbs Racing do a phenomenal job this winter building some new pieces for us to come down here with and have some fun”. “Looking forward to starting the Daytona 500 in the fourth spot, but I think I will actually get the outside front row now that Kenseth got caught up in that mess and tore up his vehicle”.

With this just being a qualifying race and plenty more time to push the issue on Sunday, Cassill didn’t force his way up top, and as a result paid the price by running in the back for most of the race.