We’ve all heard of the expression ladies first, but that shouldn’t apply for the Daytona 500. This past weekend marked some tense moments for drivers looking to make the cut at the Daytona 500 qualifying event. Some were veterans, some were young guns looking for their first crack at “The Great American Race." Then there was Trevor Bayner. That’s right, the 20-year-old that was the youngest racer to ever win the event just one year ago didn’t get the automatic invite. He only raced a partial schedule, so by NASCAR rules he can’t get the automatic nod. But Danica Patrick did.The most famous female driver in the sport is making her transition to NASCAR and will be driving in roughly half of the races this s...

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We’ve all heard of the expression ladies first, but that shouldn’t apply for the Daytona 500. This past weekend marked some tense moments for drivers looking to make the cut at the Daytona 500 qualifying event. Some were veterans, some were young guns looking for their first crack at “The Great American Race." Then there was Trevor Bayner. That’s right, the 20-year-old that was the youngest racer to ever win the event just one year ago didn’t get the automatic invite. He only raced a partial schedule, so by NASCAR rules he can’t get the automatic nod. But Danica Patrick did.The most famous female driver in the sport is making her transition to NASCAR and will be driving in roughly half of the races this s...

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