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Following
a rain delay, and
with 48 laps remaining,
Matt Kenseth was named
the official 2009 winner
of the Daytona 500.
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Rain didn't
dampen the excitment as the green flag dropped on the 200-lap,
500 mile race tearing down the track at the Daytona International
Speedway in Florida.
This year
- from the 12th through the big race on Sunday, February 15, 2009
- DIRECT TV Speedweeks featured traditional action-packed races
to decide starting positions before the main event.
That's when
fans fastened their seat belts for the historic 51st running of
the Daytona 500 with the green flag dropping at 3:30 PM ET.
Celebrity
watch: This year, country superstar Keith
Urban played the pre-show extravaganza, but it was country
newcomer Julianne
Hough who got to perform the national anthem.at start time
with the full race schedule televised on FOX.
Official
Results:
Matt Kenseth,
1st
Ken Harvick, 2nd
AJ Allmendigner, 3rd
Clint Bowyer, 4th
Elliott Sadler, 5th
Daytona
500 Mania
How popular
is the Daytona 500? It's
only the most highly-rated and watched race throughout the year,
kicking off the racing year for NASCAR's top prize, the Sprint
Cup.
Every seat
in the house at Daytona is taken, while literally millions of
Americans tune in to cheer their favorite drivers as they celebrate
at racy day parties nationwide.
Elsewhere
on the Web, find out more about the Daytona 500 with background
facts & information on the cars and top drivers including
picture galleries, video clips of memorable moments, and a bit
of history and trivia behind the "Super Bowl of NASCAR"
...
Daytona Int'l Speedway - The official site with all the
latest action, driver profiles, photo gallery, trivia, stats,
schedule, track map, online shop and ticket information, plus
info on the area and a complete schedle of all the Daytona races..
NASCAR
on FOX - The official TV channel of the Daytona 500 with
the complete schedule, picture galleries, feature stories and
more as race day draws near ...
NASCAR.com
- All you need to know about the Daytona 500 including info on
the cars, the drivers, the numbers, the track...you name it. Videos,
audio and news on the current race. Stop in at the game room and
try you hand at one of the challenges...
Daytona
500 -
Some interesting information on the history of the race and a
link to a listing of all of the Daytona 500 winners from Richard
Petty's win in the first race in 1959. There is also a link to
the list of current NASCAR races.
Daytona
Race Fans - Daytona area info, racing info, racing photos,
driver info - with links to each driver's official Web site -
NASCAR links and a message board.
Race
Day Party Ideas
Race
Car Party -
Lots of good ideas for adult or kids race car parties with tips
on do-it-yourself invitations, decorations, party food, cakes,
games & activities.
Rev
Things Up with These NASCAR Recipes - Archived online
report from the Today Show with featured recipes and video clips
to get you going...
The
Racing Party - This is quite a selection of party ideas
based on race cars. There are kids parties and adult parties.
Go through, mix and match and you'll have more than enough inspiration
for your own Daytona 500 invitations, decorations, party treats
and favors.
Car
Birthday Party Theme - Hot Wheels - Nascar - Lots of fun
kid stuff with ideas for decorations, games, activities and treats,
from AmazingMoms.com
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& Race Day Party Ideas
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