Racing Live! Nationwide on ESPN.com
It's the first race of the Nationwide Series season and a star-studded cast is set to take the track at Daytona International Speedway.
Tony Stewart is the defending race champion of the Drive4COPD 300 (1 p.m. ET Saturday, ESPN and WatchESPN) and our in-race reporter. Danica Patrick makes her debut as a full-time Nationwide driver, as does Austin Dillon. Joining the fun is defending series champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Don't have access to a TV to watch the race live? Even if you do, join us here Saturday at 1 p.m. ET as ESPN.com's writers and editors and fans of the sport dissect every aspect of the race!
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2012 Daytona 500
The 54th running of the Daytona 500 is in the books. What started as a new season of hope for all ended its first chapter with one of the most memorable events in NASCAR history.
Monday, Feb. 27
- Hinton: A Daytona 500 to remember
- Newton: Bizarre to the end
- McGee: Daytona 500 instant analysis
- Newton: Trouble follows Danica
- Fan Reaction: A memorable Daytona 500
- Stats & Info: Milestone victory for Kenseth
- MacGregor: Daytona in fits and starts
- MacGregor: This Sporting Life
- Racing Live! Daytona Monday
- Video: Daytona 500 highlights
- Video: Second time for Kenseth
- Video: Montoya's bizarre wreck
- Video: Johnson crashes early
- Video: Danica talks about her race
Sunday, Feb. 26
- Hinton: Rainout historic, eery
- Blount: Cup teams start scrambling
- Newton: Danica plays waiting game
- MacGregor: This Sporting Life
- Smith: Cheers to you, Daytona
- Racing Live! Daytona rainout rewind
- Video: Daytona 500 washout
- Video: Daytona 500 storylines
- Video: Marty Smith's ode to Daytona
Saturday, Feb. 25
- Hinton: A 500 worth anticipating
- Newton: Buescher wins, but at what cost?
- Blount: Danica's now 0-for-2
- Racing Live! Nationwide rewind
- MacGregor's This Sporting Life: Daytona
- Video: Nationwide Series highlights
- Video: Danica's new attitude
- Video: JJ's ready to win again
Friday, Feb. 24
- Turn 4: Experts weigh in on issues
- Newton blog: Danica wins pole, respect
- Marty Smith's Racebook: Social distortion
- MacGregor: Hard to pick a thread
- Blount: Driver No. 1, Jimmie Johnson
- ESPN.com's driver rankings: Nos. 1-12
- Newton: Danica has firm grip on Daytona
- Willis stats blog: Daytona 500
- Ed Hinton chat wrap
- Video: Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Daytona
- Video: The Word, hot topics
- Video: The Word, Danica's debut
- Video: Danica rolls to Nationwide pole
- Jayski podcast: Around the track
- Podcast: Denny Hamlin on Mike & Mike
Thursday, Feb. 23
- Blount: Dueling emotions at Daytona
- Newton: Danica takes hit in stride
- McGee's instant analysis: The Duels
- Blount: Driver No. 2, Carl Edwards
- ESPN.com's driver rankings: Nos. 2-12
- Racing Live! Duels rewind
- Podcast: Jarrett on Mike & Mike
- Jayski podcast: Around the track
- Video: Duels 1 highlights
- Video: Duels 2 highlights
- Video: Danica's crash analysis
- Video: Analyzing the Daytona 500 field
- Video: Nationwide Series Driver Pick 'Em
Wednesday, Feb. 22
- Blount: Duels are about the desperate
- McGee: Five issues that aren't
- Blount: Driver No. 3, Brad Keselowski
- ESPN.com's driver rankings: Nos. 3-12
- Terry Blount chat wrap
- Newton blog: Dale Earnhardt Jr. mesmerizing
- Video: Dale Earnhardt interview
- Video: Changes to the 48 team
- Video: Rusty on Duels' importance
- Video: Flying with the Thunderbirds
- Listen: Stewart on the SVP Show
- Jayski podcast: Duels preview
Tuesday, Feb. 21
- Newton: Elliott still old-school NASCAR
- Blount: Driver No. 4, Matt Kenseth
- ESPN.com's driver rankings: Nos. 4-12
- David Newton chat wrap
- Video: Carl Edwards interview
- Video: Jack Roush interview
- Video: Danica Patrick on PTI
- Jayski podcast: Around the track
Monday, Feb. 20
- McGee: Sprint Cup Power Rankings
- Blount: Driver No. 5, Tony Stewart
- ESPN.com's driver rankings: Nos. 5-12
- Ryan McGee chat wrap
- Jayski podcast: Around the track
- Video: Soundtracks, Bud Shootout
- Video: NASCAR Now Minute
Sunday, Feb. 19
- Blount: Motivated Edwards off to fast start
- Newton: Welcome to the show, Danica
- Recap: Daytona 500 Pole Day
- Newton: When Daddy has a bad wreck
- Blount: Driver No. 6, Kyle Busch
- ESPN.com's driver rankings: Nos. 6-12
- Video: Pole Day highlights
- Video: Pole winner Edwards on SC
- Video: Marty Smith's Kurt Busch interview
- Video: Robin Pemberton interview
Saturday, Feb. 18
- Video: Budweiser Shootout highlights
- Video: A wild ride for many
- Racing Live! Shootout rewind
- Newton: Kyle Busch saves the day
- Hinton: Shootout lived up to hype
- Blount: The pack (racing) is back!
- McGee: 30 years of Bud on hoods
- Blount: Driver No. 7, Jeff Gordon
- ESPN.com's driver rankings: Nos. 7-12
Friday, Feb. 17
- Terry Blount previews the weekend
- Newton: Awkward moments
- Smith: Log on to "Racebook"
- Blount: Driver No. 8, Kevin Harvick
- ESPN.com's driver rankings: Nos. 8-12
Thursday, Feb. 16
- Blount: The circus is in town
- Newton: Musical chairs, NASCAR style
- Newton: Trevor Bayne's big day
- Blount blog: Danica is Media Day darling
- Newton blog: Junior wants this one bad
- Blount: Driver No. 9, Denny Hamlin
- ESPN.com's driver rankings: Nos. 9-12
- Video: Jimmie Johnson interview
- Video: Danica Patrick interview
- Video: Kyle Busch interview
- Video: Kevin Harvick interview
- Video: Jeff Gordon interview
- Video: Carl Edwards interview
- Video: Trevor Bayne interview
- Video: Tony Stewart interview
- Video: Dale Earnhardt Jr. interview
Wednesday, Feb. 15
- Terry Blount on Sprint Cup milestones
- Blount: Driver No. 10, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- ESPN.com's driver rankings: Nos. 10-12
- Video: NASCAR Now Minute: Danica Patrick
Tuesday, Feb. 14
- Ed Hinton on five drivers with work to do
- Blount: Driver No. 11, Kasey Kahne
- ESPN.com's driver rankings: Nos. 11-12
- ESPN The Magazine on the revenge of JJ
- Ed Hinton chat wrap
- Video: NASCAR Now Minute: Alan Gustafson
Monday, Feb. 13
- Newton: Tony Stewart acting up
- McGee: The two Tony Stewarts
- Blount: Driver No. 12, Greg Biffle
- ESPN.com's 2012 driver rankings: No. 12
- ESPN The Magazine's team preview
- Trevor Bayne chat wrap
- David Newton chat wrap
- Video: NASCAR Now Minute: Steve Addington
- Video: Tony Stewart in 2012
- Video: The Big Picture
- Video: Championship Predictions
- Video: The Mid-Major Teams
- Jayski podcast: Kahne surgery, more!