NASCAR DAYTONA 500 QUALIFYING
David Ragan runs his qualifying laps for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on February 11, 2007. (UPI Photo/Michael Bush)
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David Ragan sidestepped two crashes Sunday, grabbing the lead on the final lap en route to an upset victory in the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway.
Matt Kenseth avoided a 20-car crash on the last lap and went on to win Sunday's race at Talladega Superspeedway, the fourth event in the championship Chase.
Greg Biffle turned in the fastest lap in practice Friday and then won the pole for the Sprint Cup AAA Texas 500.
Paul Menard saved just enough fuel to fend off Jeff Gordon down the stretch Sunday and win the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Rain that fell late in the session wiped out qualifying Friday for the inaugural Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway.
David Ragan, who lost a victory in the Daytona 500 this year, earned redemption Saturday by winning the Coke 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
David Ragan won the first Sprint Cup pole of his career Friday, turning in the fastest qualifying lap for Saturday's race at Texas Motor Speedway.
Rookie driver Trevor Bayne emerged as the surprise winner of the Daytona 500 Sunday, edging Carl Edwards during a two-lap overtime finish.
Tony Stewart came out on top during a two-lap sprint to the end Sunday, winning the Pepsi Max 400 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif.
David Ragan took the lead with 50 laps remaining Friday and held on in a two-lap, overtime finish to win the Food City 250 Nationwide Series race.
