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I think NASCAR is getting exactly what they wanted.

The new Generation 6 race car gets a major test this week at Las Vegas Motor Speedway since the track is typical of many of the intermediate sized speedways that NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series will race at this year. Rain washed out qualifying on Friday which means the starting grid will be set according to the NASCAR rule book.

Denny Hamlin is one of the best drivers in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. Denny knows when a car is good, and Denny know when it is not.

This wasn’t just a win for Carl Edwards. This was a statement.

Jimmie Johnson won the Daytona 500 on Sunday, holding off Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin, Brad Keselowski and Ryan Newman to win the first points race of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. Pole-sitter Danica Patrick finished eighth. Earlier in the race on lap 90, Patrick became the first woman to lead a lap at the Daytona 500...

Tony Stewart normally would have something to cheer about today.  It was an amazing race at Daytona.  Unfortunately he's probably not drinking the "bubbly" tonite.  There was also a terrible crash that injured many in the stands.

Country stars like Reba McEntire and Rodney Atkins are leading NASCAR fans in prayer this evening after a horrific accident at the end of Saturday's (Feb. 23) race at Daytona which left over two dozen fans injured. One adult is in surgery with a life-threatening head injury, while a 14-year-old is in critical condition.

Kyle Larson’s horrifying crash at Daytona International Speedway in the Nationwide Series race Saturday has stunned the nation. During the crash, parts of the car and the engine flew into the grandstands and a fan was able to catch it all on video.

Danica Patrick will be hitting the track hard and fast on Sunday as a pole position starter in the Daytona 500; the first woman ever to do so.

The Daytona 500 is rolling tomorrow as we kick the 2013 Sprint Cup Series in Nascar off. I know a lot of you are rooting for Dale Earnhardt Jr to win the big one.

Speedweeks is about to begin - leading up to the Daytona 500 on February 24.  But on the Sunday before the 500, several NASCAR drivers are expected to be racing the pubic in a different kind of race.

With the big game this weekend, it's hard not to focus on football - and since the start of the 2013 NASCAR season is just a couple of weeks away, here is some news for both football and race fans.