FYI WIRZ: NASCAR’s Top 10 Drivers Talk Big About the Daytona 500

NASCAR’s huge start, the Daytona 500, will commence Sunday, February 26 on the 2.5-mile tri-oval racetrack with 31 degree banking in Daytona Beach, Florida. Those not among the thousands in the stands can view the action on FOX at 1 p.m. "The Great American Race" may be more brisk than in recent years because of NASCAR’s race car alterations during the offseason. Fans saw some of the effects during the Budweiser Shootout last week. The Shootout was more crash-out than tandem tango and might be an indication of the nature of racing we can expect in the 2012 Daytona 500. NASCAR made functional changes in equipment and rules so that tandem pushing was minimal and pack racing was common. Many drivers (even those who crashed) describ...

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