By winning pole position at the 2012 Daytona 500, that’s how!

Edwards beat out his teammate Greg Biffle for the top starting spot during qualifying yesterday at Daytona International Speedway.

With a lap of 194.738 mph, Edwards recorded the fastest pole-winning speed since Jeff Gordon hit 195.067 mph back in 1999. That’s 13 years!

As NASCAR fans are likely aware, Daytona has unique qualifying parameters.

As it stands now, Edwards and Biffle are the only drivers who haved solidified their starting positions in Sunday’s Daytona 500.

The rest of the starting order will be set via Thursday’s twin 150-mile qualifying races.

The announced attendance for last year’s Daytona 500 was a whopping 180,000 fans. How many will be there this year is hard to say but you can be there too if you want — 2012 Daytona 500 tickets remain available in select outlets. See the big race in person in beautiful Daytona Beach this Sunday.

Perhaps not taken as seriously as she should be because of her looks, Patrick is a skilled driver and has some IndyCar victories to her credit which back that up.

Now moving to NASCAR, Patrick was not expected to be one of the shoo-in drivers at Daytona to start the season but her team, Stewart-Haas Racing, has arranged to transfer necessary points from Dave Blaney’s No. 36 of Tommy Baldwin Racing. This means Danica Patrick won’t have to qualify for the race based on speed but Blaney will. Blaney has experience in qualifying and there will be less teams trying to qualify, so getting in based on speed is not expected to be an issue for him.

What’s in it for Tommy Baldwin Racing? Well, here is the low-down according to Yahoo Sports:

Stewart-Haas Racing has “entered into a collaborative partnership” with Tommy Baldwin Racing so that, technically speaking, TBR is now fielding Patrick’s No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevy Impala, not just for the Daytona 500 but for all 10 of the races Patrick will run at the Sprint Cup level. TBR is thus now a two-car team, and SHR goes back to being a two-car team.

Either way, no matter who is driving, fans know that Daytona 500 tickets from the infield to the grandstand are at a premium. Don’t be shut out and miss the opening NASCAR race of 2012, find Daytona 500 tickets now.

Knaus elected to vacation in South Africa and miss the testing, which is just find with Jimmie Johnson:

“Chad had such a great opportunity to go on a great vacation and really do something for himself. When he asked me what my opinion was, I was like ‘Buddy, if upper management clears it, I think you have to do it.’ I took that vacation and it was good for me. He needs that. So I am real happy he is taking the time.”

Knaus is known as a high-strung, tireless worker so the vacation is well deserved and will probably do him some good heading into the 2012 NASCAR season.

Johnson states the team is fully ready for the Daytona 500, and the three-day test at Daytona International Speedway is being run by engineer Greg Ives and car chief Ron Malec.

The season is long and it is hard to believe it is just about ready to start up again, but Daytona is upon us already. Don’t miss the opening race of the season and one of the crown jewels of NASCAR.

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Additionally, the 52 year old Mark Martin will be behind the wheel of #55 for the 2012 Daytona 500 in February.

In case you are wondering what is the significance of number 55, it is to honor the 1955 founding of Aaron’s, Inc., which is the Michael Waltrip Racing team’s sponsor.

Martin is scheduled to drive the Daytona 500 while Waltrip takes the wheel for the remaining restrictor-plate races, plus the race at his home track, Kentucky Speedway.

When interviewed, Martin had the following to say:

“I love it, a new team, a new car and a new number. The car number means a lot to the driver. We talked about a lot of different number options, but the number 55 means a lot to Aaron’s and to Michael, so I am proud to drive it.”

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According to TheWeeklyDriver.com, “The Camry Pace Car is based a 2012 Camry SE, which features a 268 horsepower V6. It is specially equipped with Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymetric tires mounted on BBS RS 8.5 x 19 wheels, a StopTech Big Brake Kit, TRD custom stainless steel exhaust and Tein adjustable suspension. Safety equipment includes a roll cage, four-point Simpson racing seat belts, Whelen LFL Liberty LED lightbar, and an on-board fire extinguisher.”

The 2012 Daytona 500 hopefully will not be similar to the 2011 race in terms of seeing the two-car draft, although NASCAR official understand that fans are unlikely to fall in love with that racing style.

The two-car racing is a novelty that has worn out its welcome with most NASCAR fans.

We will have to wait and see but either way, the Daytona 500 is a symbolic race that NASCAR season has begun and it is a great way to break out of the winter doldrums with a trip to sunny Daytona, FL for fans outside the area.

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This was done so to accomodate a request from Fox Sports, Fox wants NASCAR to condense the opening few weeks of the season.

Surprisingly to fans, it takes a team of approximately 40 workers nearly one year to construct the official NASCAR schedule. Different concerns and considerations have to be taken into account before finalizing the schedule.

They have already started work on the 2013 schedule just to give you an idea of how much planning goes into constructing the season.

Just as NASCAR wants to have the schedule completed early, fans are encouraged to order their Daytona 500 tickets well in advance as well.

Little did we know that the NASCAR season would proceed to see more first-time winners in several races to follow Daytona.

The Southern 500 was won by Regan Smith.

The Coke Zero 400 was won by David Ragan.

The Brickyard 400 was won by Paul Menard.

The Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Winner yesterday at Pocono Raceway, while not his 1st career victory, was won by Brad Keselowski on a broken ankle suffered earlier in the week — now THAT is commitment!

Overall, NASCAR has seen 14 different winners through the 21 races this season, really giving you the feeling that any driver can win on any given day. This is the sort of parity and unpredictability that makes races exciting for fans and drivers alike. Everyone always has a chance to win but this year that seems to be a truer statement than ever before.

Much like the tracks they drive on, this season has had its share of twists and turns and it certainly isn’t over yet.

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While the young driver seemingly came from nowhere at the end of the Daytona 500 to snatch the victory, during the Coke Zero 400, also held at Daytona International Speedway, Trevor Bayne crashed on just the 5th lap in his number 21 car.

After 10 races at the top level of NASCAR, the Daytona 500 win still stands as Bayne’s only top 10 finish, but oh what a finish it was!

Still only 20 years old, the promising young driver has several years to work on his craft and we expect him to continue to develop and grow into one of the top drivers on the circuit eventually.

While some may be quick to say he’s just a flash in the pan and got lucky that day, why not come out his next race at Daytona and see what he’s made of? That’s right, 2012 Daytona 500 tickets are already available and as any true NASCAR fan knows, these tickets can be hard to come by once the date draws closer. So lock in now and be there for the 2012 Daytona 500!

Daytona 500: The Inside Story is an hour-long documentary produced by award-winning NASCAR Media Group. The documentary will present NASCAR fans with an exclusive look back at the memorable 2011 Daytona 500, the 53rd running of the most famous race in NASCAR.

Marking the 10th anniversary of Dale Earnhardt’s death during the 2001 Daytona 500, the 2011 Daytona 500 was an emotion-filled day for race fans everywhere and every bit of it was caught on camera.

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See who will win the 2012 Daytona 500, you never know what can happen, that is part of what makes NASCAR a great spectator sport. Anybody can sneak up and seal the victory. In 2011 everyone remembers young Trevor Bayne taking advantage when the opportunity presented itself to him and went on to become the youngest Daytona 500 winner ever!

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