DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Aside from Juan Pablo Montoya hitting a truck that was blowing the track clean during a caution in the middle of the Daytona 500 (“I have hit a lot of things, but a jet dryer?†Montoya said), and the ensuing jet fuel fire (“About the time you think you have seen about everything,†said Mike Helton, NASCAR president) …
Aside from the mass cleanup that included using no less than Tide laundry detergent, and that NASCAR actually had a contingency plan for all of this (“There’s not a true training manual to light a track on fire and  … More
The Daytona 500 has been halted by a fiery explosion caused when Juan Pablo Montoya slammed into a jet dryer under caution.
It’s the latest mess to hamper NASCAR’s season-opening race.
Montoya was driving well behind the rest of the field when  … More
Danica Patrick got back on the track after being involved in an accident just two laps into her Daytona 500 debut.
After her crew made extensive repairs to her battered race car, Patrick finally returned to the race down 62 laps to the leaders—earning cheers from the grandstands as she pulled out of the garage area.
The accident came  … More
Well, that didn’t take long. After 30 hours of rain-enforced delay, the Daytona 500 lasted exactly two laps before erupting in a wreck that took out several of the sport’s biggest names.
The wreck began when Elliott Sadler tapped the rear bumper of five-time champion Jimmie Johnson, sending Johnson spiraling into the wall in a scary, four-wheels-off-the-ground wreck. Spinning back down the track, Johnson took out several other drivers, including  … More