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Daytona 500: Dale Earnhardt Jr. has surprise pick for pole winner

Aspen Dental increases primary sponsorship of Danica Patrick

Carl Edwards to Team Penske rumor shot down

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2017 races on NBC

Nov 18, 2016; Homestead, FL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Trevor Bayne during qualifying for the Ford Ecoboost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

5 NASCAR drivers who need to bounce back in 2017

May 22, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; 1969 Indianapolis 500 winner Mario Andretti sits on pit wall during qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Thomas J. Russo-USA TODAY Sports

Mario Andretti named Honorary Race Official for the Daytona 500

Nov 20, 2016; Homestead, FL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin during the Ford Ecoboost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

5 NASCAR drivers to watch in 2017

Nov 6, 2015; Ft. Worth, TX, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Tony Stewart (14) during practice for the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

A look at the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams and drivers

Jul 10, 2015; Sparta, KY, USA; Spectators watch race action as Xfinity Series drivers race in the July Kentucky Race at Kentucky Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

Fox reveals NASCAR Cup Series drivers who will help call XFINITY races

Nov 18, 2016; Homestead, FL, USA; NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Ben Kennedy pits during the Ford Ecoboost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

NASCAR 2017 Camping World Truck Series schedule

Nov 19, 2016; Homestead, FL, USA; NASCAR Xfinity Series race down the backstretch into turn three during the Ford Ecoboost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

NASCAR 2017 XFINITY Series schedule

LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 01: The Monster Energy and NASCAR logos are seen during a press conference as NASCAR and Monster Energy announce premier series entitlement partnership at Wynn Las Vegas on December 1, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Monster Energy, which will begin its tenure as naming rights partner on Jan. 1, 2017, will become only the third company to serve as the entitlement sponsor in NASCAR premier series history, following RJ Reynolds and Sprint/Nextel. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2017 schedule

Jeff Gordon does voice-over for Disney’s racing show character

Feb 22, 2015; Daytona Beach, FL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jimmie Johnson (48) and Joey Logano (22) lead the field during a restart during the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports

NASCAR announces stage lengths for Daytona 500, other weekend races

Aug 3, 2014; Long Pond, PA, USA; General view of the race track and inside track area prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series GoBowling.com 400 at Pocono Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

NASCAR sets stage lengths for Watkins Glen, Pocono races

Jul 2, 2016; Daytona Beach, FL, USA; Nascar Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick (4) heads for the garage following a large crash near the 90th lap during the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports

NASCAR releases new Damaged Vehicle Policy for three top series

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JANUARY 27: Jeff Gordon sits in his race car during practice for the Rolex 24 at Daytona at Daytona International Speedway on January 27, 2017 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Brian Cleary/Getty Images)

Jeff Gordon eligible for NASCAR Hall of Fame nomination in 2018

Nov 18, 2016; Homestead, FL, USA; NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Ben Kennedy pits during the Ford Ecoboost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Richard Childress Racing taps Ben Kennedy to run nine Xfinity races

Nov 18, 2016; Homestead, FL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Danica Patrick (10) looks on during qualifying for the Ford Ecoboost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

Despite sponsor troubles, Danica Patrick will run full season in Cup Series

DOVER, DE - MAY 15: Dale Earnhardt Jr, driver of the

Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets Simpsons treatment in Super Bowl 51 ad

Official still from #DaytonaDay ad during Super Bowl LI, courtesy of Fox Sports.

Not everyone liked Fox’s #DaytonaDay Super Bowl ad

Nov 18, 2016; Homestead, FL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jeffrey Earnhardt during qualifying for the Ford Ecoboost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

There could be more than one Earnhardt in Cup Series this year

Jan 31, 2017; Avondale, AZ, USA; Dale Earnhardt Jr. talks with members of his team at Phoenix International Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Hawthorne/The Arizona Republic via USA TODAY NETWORK

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be in the FS1 booth for Clash at Daytona

May 15, 2016; Dover, DE, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick (4) leads the field to the green flag to start the AAA 400 Drive For Autism at Dover International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O

NASCAR to get new flag for stage breaks?

Jan 31, 2017; Avondale, AZ, USA; Dale Earnhardt Jr. walks to get in his car at Phoenix International Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Hawthorne/The Arizona Republic via USA TODAY NETWORK

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is back on the track and excited about it

Nov 19, 2016; Homestead, FL, USA; NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Brandon Brown during the Ford Ecoboost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Is the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series headed to same-day qualifying and racing?

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JANUARY 27: Jeff Gordon sits in his race car during practice for the Rolex 24 at Daytona at Daytona International Speedway on January 27, 2017 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Brian Cleary/Getty Images)

Jeff Gordon dominates to win first Rolex 24 at Daytona

Nov 13, 2015; Avondale, AZ, USA; A general view of the press box during practice for the Quicken Loans Race For Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

NASCAR’s new race rules make perfect sense