Topic: Daytona 500

Grammy Award-winning pop rock band Train said Tuesday it is planning a string of six hometown club shows in San Francisco.

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Carl Edwards won the time trials for the Daytona 500 and teammate Greg Biffle took the outside pole Sunday in a front-row sweep for Roush Fenway Racing.

UPI Almanac for Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012.

NASCAR officials announced Friday that the car Jimmie Johnson had planned to drive in the Daytona 500 had failed opening-day inspection.

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A transfer of owner's points will guarantee Danica Patrick a starting spot in this month's Daytona 500, race team officials said Tuesday.

Trevor Bayne grabbed a late lead and held off Denny Hamlin down the stretch at Texas Motor Speedway Saturday, claiming his first Nationwide series win.

Tony Stewart, co-owner of the Stewart-Haas Racing team, said Friday Danica Patrick would make her Sprint Cup debut at the Daytona 500 in February.

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