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NASCAR issued steep penalties against five-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson and his team for failing the first inspection for the Daytona 500. (more)

Nascar will try to run its season- opening Daytona 500 today after rain wiped out its showcase race yesterday. The Daytona 500 had never before been postponed by weather in its 54-year history. (more)

NASCAR driver Danica Patrick isn’t particularly concerned about the Obama administration’s dictate that religious employers provide health care plans that cover contraceptives. (more)

With the Indy Racing League firmly in her rear-view mirror, Danica Patrick is all set to make a full-time move to NASCAR in 2012. She’ll be running most of her races in the Nationwide series for Stewart-Hass Racing, but will still get 10 starts in the Sprint Cup, including a place in the field for the 2012 Daytona 500. (more)

NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne apologized Wednesday after expressing his disgust on Twitter when he saw a woman breastfeeding at a grocery store. (more)

For the second time in his Sprint Cup Series career, an off-track issue has cost Kurt Busch his job. (more)

Perhaps it is a low regard for the racial sensibilities of Rush Limbaugh’s audience, or what he calls “non-college whites” as a whole, but MSNBC host Chris Matthews and the panel on this weekend’s broadcast of “The Chris Matthews Show” has branded an entire segment of society as being guilty of prejudice. (more)

Bucking the trend of media condemnation, on his Monday show, radio host Rush Limbaugh suggested that when NASCAR fans booed the first lady at the Ford 400 in Florida on Sunday, it was justified and deserved. According to Limbaugh, it was rebuke of some of the policies the Obamas have promoted while in the White House. (more)

First lady Michelle Obama was booed at the Ford 400 NASCAR race in Miami. She was the co-grand marshal of NASCAR’s season finale, saying the famous words, “Gentlemen, start your engines!” alongside Dr. Jill Biden, Sgt. Andrew Berry and his family. (more)

The Obama campaign’s recent outreach effort aimed at non-college educated white voters may work because the demographic’s tepid support for President Barack Obama is partly offset by its low regard for the GOP presidential candidates. (more)

Michelle Obama might not be the first thing your average NASCAR fan expects to see at the final race in the “Chase for the Sprint Cup,” but Sunday the first lady will be the grand marshal for the Ford 400, uttering the famous starting words: ”Gentlemen, start your engines.” (more)

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Four NASCAR stars will take a pass on meeting President Obama at the White House. (more)

According to the Associated Press, the only thing holding Patrick back from the deal is being granted a release from Andretti Autosport, who she drives for in the IZOD IndyCar Series. (more)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. made it clear he’s no fan of the current style of restrictor plate racing before he even arrived at Daytona International Speedway. (more)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tony Stewart vowed Friday to wreck any driver who blocks him on the track, even if that policing costs him a spot in NASCAR’s championship race. (more)

Democratic Minnesota Rep. Betty McCollum, who has spent months trying to eliminate military sponsorship of NASCAR, is expected to introduce an amendment to next year’s Pentagon appropriations bill that would reduce money going to advertising for motor sports, fishing, wrestling and ultimate-fighting events. (more)

Tea Party supporters can now root for their cause on the racetrack. TheTeaParty.net has announced that a NASCAR vehicle will be sponsored by the organization. (more)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Leading on the final lap of the Daytona 500, a pack of veterans baring down on his bumper, Trevor Bayne didn’t panic. (more)

You’ve probably heard that Nascar, the major league of stock car racing, is pulling out its big guns this weekend in an attempt to lure fans back to the track. It’s a smart move, considering that the Great Recession hammered the sport. While baseball, football and basketball took some lumps, Nascar had a figurative crash into the far turn. (more)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR waved a yellow caution flag Sunday, taking steps to slow cars down a day after speeds topped 206 mph at Daytona International Speedway. (more)