It has been over three months since Brad Keselowski was crowned champion during the 2012 season finale at Homestead-Miami. Come Sunday, the wait for Sprint Cup cars to begin their next season will come to an end. The 2013 season has arrived. The Daytona 500 is always the biggest race of the year but, this year, with the Gen 6 cars, it is likely the most anticipated Daytona 500 ever. The Gen 6 cars will be out on the track for their first real test on Sunday and all of the team’s off-season work will be shown. Daytona is here.
The fifty-fifth running of the Daytona 500 will go green on Sunday February 24, 2013 at approximately 1:20 PM EST. The race will consist of 200 laps which make up the prestigious 500 miles. Unlike last year’s Daytona 500, the weather on Sunday is not expected to be a rainout but, a 30% chance of rain could bring some showers during the day. The high temperature will be 73 F and a low temperature will be 60 F. The race can be seen live on FOX and a radio broadca...
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PLAYERS:
Brad Keselowski,
Matt Kenseth,
Greg Biffle,
Danica Patrick,
Jeff Gordon,
Joey Logano,
Kyle Busch,
Marcos Ambrose,
Trevor Bayne,
Kevin Harvick,
Kasey Kahne,
Austin Dillon,
Clint Bowyer,
Kurt Busch,
Paul Menard,
Jeff Burton,
Jamie McMurray,
David Ragan,
Bobby Labonte,
David Gilliland,
Aric Almirola,
Joe Nemechek,
Ricky Stenhouse,
Michael Waltrip,
Dave Blaney,
Josh Wise,
Ryan Newman,
Denny Hamlin,
Carl Edwards,
Regan Smith,
Travis Kvapil,
David Reutimann,
Terry Labonte,
Michael McDowell,
Mike Bliss,
Brian Keselowski,
Dale Earnhardt Jr.,
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.,
Martin Truex, Jr.
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