DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - There was a tangible sense of electricity surrounding the first event of Speedweeks, a race everyone expected to be so rough-and-tumble that NASCAR's relaxed rules toward aggressive driving would most certainly be tested ...

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Greg Biffle spins between Jeff Gordon, top, and Jamie McMurray in Turn 3 during Saturday's Budweiser Shootout in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Rick Hendrick, Mark Martin and Dale Earnhardt Jr. spent the last month talking about how those in-house, offseason moves would make a difference.

After a winter slumber, Saturday night's Budweiser Shootout proved a good way to open the NASCAR Sprint Cup season, but fans should be careful in expecting to see exactly the same type of racing in Sunday's Daytona 500.

Kevin Harvick celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Budweiser Shootout on Saturday.

Saturday night's Budweiser Shootout exhibition race ended with a little confusion and a lot of wrecked cars.

Jimmie Johnson has Bristol and the road courses; Jeff Gordon has Texas. Nearly every driver has a track or a type of track on their list of weaknesses - " a track that they can never seem to turn the perfect lap around.

Each week, wea ll go through media reports, interviews, PR, and all of our own stuff to find the best quotes from the Sprint Cup race, capturing the story of how the weekend unfolded.

There was a tangible sense of electricity surrounding the first event of Speedweeks, a race that everyone expected to be so rough-and-tumble that NASCAR's relaxed rules toward aggressive driving would most certainly be tested.

That's the gist of Idiot of the Day Kurt Andersen's piece in NY Ragazine: . . . because in 1787 several dozen coolheaded members of the American Establishment had to meet and debate and horse-trade for four months to do the real work of creating an apparatus to make self-government practicable - that is, to write the Constitution.

Kevin Harvick celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Budweiser Shootout on Saturday. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- There was a tangible sense of electricity surrounding the first event of Speedweeks, a race everyone expected to be so rough ...

After a winter slumber, Saturday night's Budweiser Shootout proved a good way to open the NASCAR Sprint Cup season, but fans should be careful about expecting to see exactly the same type of racing in next weekend's Daytona 500.

The 2010 Sprint Cup season officially begins with the 52nd running of "The Great American Race" this Sunday.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - There was a tangible sense of electricity surrounding the first event of Speedweeks, a race everyone expected to be so rough-and-tumble that NASCAR's relaxed rules toward aggressive driving would most certainly be tested.

I'm all over the map heading into this Super Bowl matchup between the Saints and Colts.

There was a tangible sense of electricity surrounding the first event of Speedweeks, a race everyone expected to be so rough-and-tumble that NASCAR's relaxed rules toward aggressive driving would most certainly be tested.

Each week of the Sprint Cup season, ESPN The Magazine's Ryan McGee ranks the top 20 drivers in the series.

Lap 32 Accident Sidelines Busch at Daytona Shootout DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Miller Lite Dodge driver Kurt Busch was sidelined by a Lap 32 crash in tonight's Bud Shootout here at Daytona International Speedway and relegated to a 23rd-place finish. After ...

1. Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 76 laps, 134.8 rating; 2. Kasey Kahne, Ford, 76, 97.8; 3. Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 76, 99.8; 4. Kyle Busch, Toyota, 76, 69.6; 5. Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 76, 75.5; 6. Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 76, 69.6; 7. Joey Logano ...

There was a tangible sense of electricity surrounding the first event of Speedweeks, a race everyone expected to be so rough-and-tumble that NASCAR's relaxed rules toward aggressive driving would most certainly be tested.

Hendrick Motorsports teammates Mark Martin and Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Saturday secured the front row for next Sunday's Daytona 500.

Now, will things get better for Kevin Harvick? He battled the flu this week but recovered to drive in Saturdaysa Budweiser Shootout, winning when Greg Biffle wrecked as they raced side-by-side for the lead.

It's called the changing of the guard. Sometimes it is done by choice, but in this case, NASCAR decided it was ready for a new face for their sport.

Finishing out the top 10 in qualifiers were Ryan Newman, Bill Elliott, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon. Earnardt Jr. and Martin are the only two drivers with set starting spots in next Sunday ...

It has been an eventful and exciting first week at Daytona. The entire racing world has been focused on the "World's Center of Speed" and the Sprint Cup Series has not disappointed.

Harvick won the exhibition race for the second consecutive year by moving from fourth to first and passing leader Greg Biffle with two laps remaining in Saturday night's kickoff race to Speedweeks.

KURT BUSCH (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger) "Tough night for our Miller Lite Dodge. I'm not sure what really happened. I'm just making more laps in the ambulance than I am on the track (chuckles). We still have two good bullets. I thought that I was ...

2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 190.359. 4. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 190.05. 5. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 190.05. 6. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 189.958. 7. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 189.757. 8. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 189.737. 9. (20) Joey Logano ...

Daytona practice marred by multicar crash If the first practice is any indication, Speedweeks could be filled with aggressive driving, big wrecks and backup cars.

On a cool Saturday night when everybody seemed happy about everything, from the style of racing to the way the cars handled to even the Goodyear tires, it seemed appropriate that a driver nicknamed "Happy" won.

"I can make good homemade bread and we will sell it to our neighbors and perhaps get something started." - Elizabeth Awrey Elizabeth Awrey and her husband Fletcher got something started, all right.

Kevin Harvick rose like the Phoenix from a bout with the flu on Thursday to grab the lead on the final lap and hung on to win the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona on Saturday night.

... Chase predictions included: (2) Jeff Gordon, (3) Tony Stewart, (4) Kyle Busch, (5) Carl Edwards, (6) Denny Hamlin, (7) Mark Martin, (8) Kurt Busch, (9) Juan Montoya, (10) Matt Kenseth, (11) Greg Biffle and (12) Ryan Newman. Last year, the media ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Two multi-car accidents in Thursday's pair of practice sessions for Saturday night's Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway sent six teams in the all-star field to backup cars. Denny Hamlin , one of four-time ...

A big day of action at Daytona International Speedway. It was media day at Daytona, ARCA practice and then the Nascar Sprint Cup Series hit the track with two practice sessions for Saturday nights Budweiser Shootout which can be seen on Fox at 8pm ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. ? If the first practice is any indication, Speedweeks could be filled with aggressive driving, big wrecks and backup cars. Martin was in front of Hamlin in a pack of cars when Hamlin hooked the rear of Martin's car. The contact ...

The second incident involved Busch and Montoya with Busch's No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge getting the worst end of the contact. He was likely to go to a back-up as well. "We've got a lot of wrecked cars in a short amount of practice,'' Busch said on the ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 2, 2010) -- It is easy to look back on the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and proclaim that it was the best year for Miller Lite Dodge driver Kurt Busch other than his successful run to the series points title in 2004. Busch ...

Mark Martin (shown) was involved in a crash with Denny Hamlin Thursday during Cup practice. It didn't take long for old-time beatin' and bangin' to return to Sprint Cup racing. Six cars crashed in Thursday afternoon's first Budweiser Shootout ...

The Shootout is a nonpoints exhibition sprint race Saturday night that precedes the season-opening Daytona 500 on Feb. 14. The crash occurred after NASCAR officials said they would ease the rules governing how much drivers can bump into the car ahead ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. ? The first official day of NASCAR practice also produced the first official wreck of the season ? and then the second one. Near the end of Thursday?s first Budweiser Shootout practice session, Denny Hamlin hit Mark Martin's ...

HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING DEFINITIVE FROM NASCAR REGARDING CHANGING THE RULES FOR TIRE TESTING? "I haven't heard anything about it. Obviously, it's of concern with there being only three Dodge teams out there. Right now, I'd like for it to stay the ...

Although it's not a points-paying event, several of NASCAR Sprint Cup teams will get their 2010 seasons underway on Saturday night with the running of the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway. ?I can?t wait to get the season ...

Impact: A slow car in front of Busch caused him to ease off the gas pedal resulting in contact from behind by Juan Pablo Montoya. The No. 2 Dodge went slamming into the outside wall. Busch will have to go to a backup car and start from the rear of ...

Crew chief Steve Addington changes teams but stays in the family, so to speak. Crew chief Pat Tryson leaves a top-5 team in 2009 with hopes of making a top-5 team in 2010. Richard Petty Motorsports goes for one more merger to switch to Ford. Young ...

If the Daytona 500 is NASCAR?s Super Bowl, then Saturday night ... NUMBERS SAY: The 54-year-old Schrader hasn?t made a Cup start since 2008 Quote of Note ??I?m sure he?ll call me Kyle plenty of times.? ? Kurt Busch on his new crew ...

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - After a quick two-month off-season, NASCAR is back on track later this week with Daytona 500 qualifying and the Budweiser Shootout -- the two events kicking off Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway. The ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.- ?Great Racing, Great Stories? - the theme to NASCAR?s recent media-tour announcements - gets rolling this week. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series officially returns to the track, opening a new decade. As the calendar flips to ...

The 2010 NASCAR season begins with many storylines, most notably the new rule adjustments to change the present Sprint Cup Series car and ease up some on- track rules for drivers. Danica Patrick's foray into stock car racing will make for plenty of ...