Sunday, February 11, 2007

Race Update - Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007

Gilliland wins pole for Daytona 500
David Gilliland, driver of the No. 38 M&Ms Ford Fusion, will start on the pole in his first ever Daytona 500. Gilliland, who recorded a speed of 186.320 mph, will be joined on the front row by teammate Ricky Rudd. Rudd, who took the 2006 season off before replacing Dale Jarrett in the Robert Yates racing No. 88 Snickers Ford Fusion for 2007, captured the outside pole with a speed of 185.609 mph. While the front row of the Daytona 500 is set, the rest of the 43-car starting grid will be determined following the Gatorade Twin 150s on Thursdays.

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Stewart captures Bud Shootout victory
Tony Stewart drove his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Home Depot Chevrolet to Victory Lane at Daytona Speedway Saturday night, winning the Bud Shootout fo the third time in his career. Stewart got the win after bumping leader Kyle Busch from the lead with eight laps to go in the all-star race. David Gilliland finished second while Busch ended up third.

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'Trackside Live' to air 200th show on SPEED
When Steve Byrnes, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds and Jeff Hammond take the SPEED stage Friday at Daytona to "work hard and play hard," it will mark the 200th episode of the popular SPEED Friday night show Trackside Live. Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin will be Trackside guests for show No. 200 on Feb. 9 at 8 p.m. ET. Reigning Nextel Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson and Elliott Sadler will be guests on the Feb. 16 show at 6:30 p.m. ET. Sadler will join the Trackside team every week during the second half of the season.

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http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/02/07/trackside.live.200.show/

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