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With only a few weeks remaining until the return of NASCAR, fans anticipation is quickly building. And it all begins at Daytona International Speedway in February 2007.

Ever since I went to the Daytona 500 back in February of 2004 I would gladly drop everything to go back there again. I had actually gone to two different Daytona races that year, the Daytona 500 and the Pepsi 400.

NASCAR's National Nextel Cup Series is America's premiere motor racing season, starting at Daytona and finishing at Homestead, Florida in November.

February 17th, 2008 holds a special significance to fans of NASCAR. The 50th Daytona 500 will be held at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida, ushering in the 2008 NASCAR season.

Daytona Beach is the "World's Most Famous Beach," attracting crowds of college students and vacations for Florida sunshine and sand beaches. Daytona is the home of The Daytona International Speedway and the NASCAR world headquarters

Daytona Beach has many resorts, good nightlife, lots of culture, and plenty of sights to see.

Experience the former winter homes of John D. Rockefeller and Warren Harding. Bask in the home of NASCAR culture! See the kind of homes lighthouse keepers used to live in. All this and more in the Datyona Beach area!

The fine dining restaurants of Daytona are a great way to relax after a day of sunning on the sandy beach, or sightseeing. Following are the top restaurants in Daytona Beach.

Recap of the Daytona 500

Daytona's wide beach of smooth, compacted sand brought automobile and motorcycle races which started in 1902, as initiators in the industry tried out their inventions, the area was tagged "The Birthplace of Speed."

Nascar roars back to life on Sunday, February 18th at 2pm EST. You can catch the race on Fox, which will cover the first thirteen races of the season. Here's a brief off season recap to get you caught up.

Below is a compilation of a list of the top ten tracks in NASCAR with brief commentary.

Len told me we were going to a Convention at Daytona Beach. When we got the details and found out it was The Plaza Resort & Spa just .7 of a mile from the pier and close to Ocean Walk Shoppe, restaurants, and the movie theater I was delighted.

The Nascar Daytona 500 Nextel Cup Race will be without four crew chiefs after unprecedent Nascar ruling.

NASCAR is one of the most wildly popular sports in America today. From its origins in the late 1940's its star has continued to rise.

Dale Ernhardt was the most competitive of drivers in a sport where the phrase "Pedal to the metal" was forged. On February 18, 2001 in an attempt to finish in the top three places Dale Ernhardt's racecar met the wall.

Speedweeks are typically the two to three weeks before the NASCAR season begins with the annual running of the Daytona 500. This year will be extra special because it all leads up to the 50th anniversary of the Daytona 500.

Three quarters of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup season has passed, and here's how the drivers are graded.

As we enter into the brand new NASCAR Nextel Cup season, it is time to take a look at the top 45 drivers, and how they rank.

NASCAR fans have long wondered if Nextel's merger with Sprint would result in a name change for Cup series racing. The verdict is in: a change is imminent.

Over the years, drivers within the same organization have clashed, whether it is personality conflicts, jealousy, or just pure competitiveness.

The NASCAR Nextel Cup season is right around the corner.

Just like Gordon, Johnson has excelled in NASCAR's most prestigious races throughout his career. He has already won the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400. And to top it all of, he is the defending NASCAR Nextel Cup champion.

The Daytona 500 is only days away and Nascar fans across the nation are gearing up for the sport's version of the Super Bowl. For those of you who like to plan ahead, here's a guide to where the races are this season.

How NASCAR works

Earnhardt was tragically killed in a fatal accident on the last lap of the Daytona 500 on February 18th, 2001. His death touched many fans all over the United States.

Anyone who isn't a motor sports fan might think that all tracks on the Nextel circuit are the same circle week after week, but in a different location. These individuals may think all that is required is to strap into a car and turn left for 500 miles

Since Dale Earnhardt's tragic death in 2001, the face of NASCAR has vastly changed.

The Nascar season starts with a bang with the Budweiser Shootout. Each season, the non-points race takes place the weekend before the season opener Daytona 500. Here is the race lineup!

NASCAR, the Superspeedway stands filling motorsport made many changes in the 2007 season . Now that many NASCAR drivers have found new rides, the smaller racing teams have merged or formed partnerships with other teams to compete with the Hendricks Motorsports superteam.

Are you a NASCAR widow? Does your significant other spend every Sunday afternoon mid-February until late November glued to the television, watching forty some odd cars speeding around a paved oval?

Comparing NASCAR with the NFL would be like comparing oranges to apples. Just as oranges and apples are both considered fruit, NASCAR and the NFL are both considered sports.

While many of today's NASCAR fans consider Mark Martin the best driver never to win the title, some of the greatest drivers in history who paved the way for Richard Petty and David Pearson will never be listed as a NASCAR champion.

if you are in need of last minute tickets to the biggest race of the year, this article talks about how you should go about getting that ticket.

With the end of the year just around the corner, don't look now, but the countdown to the Daytona 500 has already begun.

Daytona Beach is Florida is a vacationers paradise. There are a great variety of restaurants to enjoy after a day at the beach, or at the Daytona International Speedway. Following is some information about some of Daytona's most highly rated restaurants:

My first time experiencing Daytona 500 was memorable as Newman finally won a race after two years and bringing out Dale Earnhardt's car during the prerace concert.

Tony Stewart has emerged as the favorite to win his first Daytona 500. Expect Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr to be in the mix as well. Veterans such as Sterling Marlin and Ken Schrader could be the sleepers.

The final lap of the Daytona 500 had a little bit of everything. A down-to-the-wire finish and a fiery crash

Women are mysterios, cunning, clever, and aware that it is race day for the Daytona 500.

Daytona Beach isn't for the mellow spring break lounging on the beach. The highlight of the year of many college students, it remains as one of the nation's top spring break destinations. Here's what to look forward to in 2007!

Things to see at Daytona.

Daytona is an excellent location for a relaxing and rejuvenating spa holiday.

The Acapulco Hotel and Resort has 133 cozy guestrooms in an eight-story building, and the best part is that the beach is right outside!

Here's one traveler's account of a vacation spent in Daytona Beach, Florida. It offers a whirlwind tour of local dining, breathtaking beaches and fun activities amid spring break and bike week.

Fining teams and suspending crew chiefs just don't work. NASCAR needs to disqualify teams that cheat.

If you are planning to visit Daytona Beach, Florida , you may think you need to spend quite a bit of money. There are plenty of fun activities, which do not cost that much money.

Dubbed "the Great American Race," consumers once again will take out their credit cards and seek to beat out the competition to get the best deals available on not only tickets but also travel packages.

Is this a new beginning for NASCAR driver, Ryan Newman?

You may have been to Florida, but have you seen a shrunken head, haunted lighthouse, or cigars in the making? Enjoy a virtual road trip through central Florida.

My intention is to always right about the sites I find in my new town, Ocala. But despite my intentions, since we're new to Florida, our friends took us on a day trip to Daytona Beach.

The Daytona Beach Flea Market is located in the heart of Daytona Beach at 2987 Bellevue Ave at the junction of I-95 and US Highway 92.

Whether you are interested in car races, or walks by the beautiful sandy beach, Daytona is a terrific vacation destination. The short stretches out along the beautiful Atlantic Ocean where you can enjoy the sun and swim in the ocean

If you're planning a honeymoon in the coming months, consider sunny Daytona. Above and beyond the great weather, the area has sights to see, fine dining, and enough sand and surf to make even a hard-core beach person giddy.

James Hylton hopes to make 2007 a big year by becoming the oldest driver to qualify for the Nascar 500.

NASCAR has unveiled the new logo that will be used to brand its partnership with Nationwide Insurance. The new deal places Nationwide Insurance as the primary sponsor of NASCAR's number two series.

Savor homemade zucchini bread in a former drugstore. Dine where Harley riders frequent. Take in American style cultural kitsch to the max! All this and more when you eat in Daytona Beach, Florida!

Bill France Jr. was chairman of the board of directors for International Speedway Corporation.

It's loud. It's colorful. It's fast. It's fun and exciting. It's close and competitive. It's addictive. It's NASCAR; the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.

NASCAR racing through the eyes of a diehard race fan. A sport, reluctant to change, on the brink of a new television package, but are the fans best interest in mind?

The NASCAR Nextel Cup season is right around the corner. Here are the top 45 drivers.

It's that time of year again. Anybody and everybody is revealing their 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup pre-season rankings, and now it is my turn. As I do every year, I start from the back and work my way to the front, kind of like Matt Kenseth!

Speedweeks at Daytona got off to a rough start this week, as five Nextel Cup teams were fined for violating NASCAR's competition rule book. The penalties put many teams at a disadvantage going into the season's first and biggest race, the Daytona 500.

Heading into the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup season, Truex was anticipated as the driver to beat among one of the most talented rookie classes in this sport's history.

Nascar hands out the greatest suspensions, point docks and fines after Waltrip's Toyota race car violates engine fuel rules and violations.

Roush Racing is still a premier organization in NASCAR, which is not likely to change any time soon. But there are at least six or seven powerful organizations in NASCAR, and everything cycles around.

This is a satirical article written for the April Fools section of a college newspaper. Everything listed though, is possible. This article was originally published in the Fourth "Mistake" newspaper at UW-Green Back on March 30 in the Sports section.

With the start of a new season upon Nascar ,five drivers find themselves in trouble for cheating.

In the beginning of the year, I composed my NASCAR top ten predictions.

Legendary drivers of the backroads in the late 1940's and early 1950's were the men that were to become NASCAR drivers as the "Stock Car Racing" circuit was organized at county and state fairs.

When DaimlerChrysler engineers developed the 2005 Dodge Charger, it was based on the 2004 rules package. After the car was developed and ready to makes it's NASCAR debut, NASCAR officials decided to make modifications to the rules package.

Nascar driver Michael Waltrip was recently charged with reckless driving and failure to report an accident after cops located his wrecked SUV and a nearby witness.

NASCAR has change very much over the past 5 to 10 years, for the good and the bad.

Raceview is a new way for NASCAR fans to watch the races.

When Toyota entered the Camry into NASCAR competition this year, people thought it would change the sport. So far, it hasn't done anything impressive.

This article discusses the different changes NASCAR has made in preparation for the 2007 season.

Nascar is a sport where the fans can be extremely diehard, and some of their websites prove it. There are also a lot of really informative sites on Nascar as well.

A brief introduction to the exciting and fast-growing sport of NASCAR racing, including info about the cars, the tracks, the races, and what the big deal is about a bunch of cars driving around in circles for four and a half hours.

5 of the Greatest Myths about NASCAR

When NASCAR loses a driver, you can always count on YouTube and Google being full of tribute videos within days of their death. These are my 10 favorite.

10 moments that made NASCAR the popular sport it is today.

When Kyle Petty's son, Adam died in 2000 during a practice run for a race, the famous NASCAR racer determined not to quit racing. He races for Adam and his faith.

The 2 year old star has taken over as the top dog at the Florida oval.

With the 2007 season lurking, a new cluster of freshmen drivers will be taking to the track. And even though the roster of rookies lacks the high expectations, I anticipate a couple of surprises.

Dale Earnhardt Jr and Jeff Gordon missed the Chase for the Championship in 2005. But they weren't the only big names that missed out on NASCAR's version of the playoffs.

Combining high-octane motors, water, and powerful vehicles, speed boat racing makes for one of the most exciting sports to both watch and take part in.

I thought I would share these ten gift ideas that I have found by searching for that special NASCAR fan:

The longest NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race on the circuit boasts a whopping 600 miles (966 km) and 400 laps. That's like driving from Washington, D.C. to New Jersey in about 4 hours or so.

Am I the only one who didn't enjoy the coverage for the Nascar, Nextel Daytona race?

Several key drivers struggled in 2006.

Can Junior return to his restrictor plate dominance?

The Ford Fusion wrote a new chapter in NASCAR when it took to the track this past February at the Daytona 500.

Atlantis, designated STS-122 by NASA, plans to dock with the International Space Station on Saturday, February 9.

Three-time Daytona 500 winning team might not make it for '08.

A review of the first two literary NASCAR biographies and their impact on the early days of the sport

Classical Summer Music Festival in Daytona Beach