http://www.idsnews.com/blogs/daytonadispatch Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:23:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. – What a difference an hour makes. Sunday night, Matt Kenseth took home the coveted Harley J. Earl trophy and the title of Daytona 500 champion after NASCAR called the race 48 laps from the finish thanks to a heavy rain shower that persisted through the evening. No, NASCAR ... http://www.idsnews.com/blogs/daytonadispatch/?p=57 It's hard to say who will be the favorite for Sunday's 51st running of the Daytona 500, but as is usual in the sports writing world, I'll make an attempt. Here goes: Jeff Gordon - Coming off 2008 where he failed to earn a victory, Gordon is motivated to find victory ... http://www.idsnews.com/blogs/daytonadispatch/?p=55 Tony Stewart got over his skirmish with Goodyear Saturday morning, and in good fashion. The Columbus, Ind.-driver scored his fourth win in 9 Nationwide Series starts at Daytona International Speedway after holding off a charging Kyle Busch during a valiant last-lap charge. The win, however, didn't make his thoughts towards NASCAR's sole ... http://www.idsnews.com/blogs/daytonadispatch/?p=53 DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. -- Anyone wearing a Goodyear logo was best advised to stay away from Tony Stewart on Saturday. During the final practice for Sunday's Daytona 500, Stewart's teammate Ryan Newman lost a right rear tire and crashed in turn 2. The crash collected Stewart, and thanks to the damage ... http://www.idsnews.com/blogs/daytonadispatch/?p=49 DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. -- Never before has a driver won multiple races at Daytona International Speedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Until Friday, that is. Todd Bodine scored his second-straight victory in the season-opener Friday night for the third-tier of NASCAR's top three national touring divisions after holding off a ... http://www.idsnews.com/blogs/daytonadispatch/?p=46 DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. -- The Daytona International Speedway is known for its impressive banked corners, but where did all that fill dirt come from to build those harnesses of speed? Answer: Lake Lloyd -- a 6 acre body of water located along the backstretch in the infield of DIS that Friday, ... http://www.idsnews.com/blogs/daytonadispatch/?p=35 DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. -- Jeff Gordon -- winless since October 2007 -- and Kyle Busch both got the season off to a great start Thursday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway by winning the pair of Gatorade Duel at Daytona 150-mile races. The races set the field for Sunday's Daytona 500 ... http://www.idsnews.com/blogs/daytonadispatch/?p=30 DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. -- The sun is out, the heat is on and all systems appear to be a go for today's Gatorade Duels at Daytona. The pair of qualifying races for Sunday's Daytona 500 are set to start at 2 PM/EDT on SPEED Channel. The format for today is simple: ... http://www.idsnews.com/blogs/daytonadispatch/?p=27 After answering my alarm clock far too many hours before sunrise, hitting the McDonalds at Walnut St. & the Bypass as it opened at 5 a.m. and sitting on the tarmac of Indianapolis International Airport for an extra one hour and 17 minutes while waiting for Atlanta's airport to again ... http://www.idsnews.com/blogs/daytonadispatch/?p=20 Race fans and non-race fans alike, welcome aboard the IDS' newest adventure into the blogosphere -- Daytona Dispatch. This blog will offer you a little bit of news and notes from Daytona International Speedway as I (Geoffrey Miller, currently the not-so-famous national sports columnist) take you inside NASCAR's biggest stage ... http://www.idsnews.com/blogs/daytonadispatch/?p=6