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In the high powered world of NASCAR racing one thing is certain, unpredictability; for 2013 SS Green Light Racing will be reunited with veteran racer David Starr as he returns to the seat of the No. 81 Toyota for the Bobby Dotter and Ken Smith-owned Camping World Truck Series team.

As the excitement builds in the days leading up to the ‘Great American Race’ at Daytona International Speedway, Chevrolet is anxiously awaiting the beginning of a new era for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It’s the start of a new tradition. It’s a new season with new livery.

Frank Kimmel qualified his No. 44 Ansell/Menards Toyota Camry 19th -- right about where he expected to Friday in Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell at Daytona International Speedway.

John Wes Townley earned his first career Menards Pole Award in the ARCA Racing Series, leading a front row sweep for Venturini Motorsports with a qualifying lap of 49.638 seconds (181.313 mph) at Daytona International Speedway.

The season’s first practice session saw the season’s first multicar accident, with five cars involved in an accident that took place only nine minutes into the season’s first practice. The result sends Roush Fenway’s Carl Edwards and the No. 99 Fastenal team to a backup car for tomorrow night’s Sprint Unlimited all-star race.

Carl Edwards was part of a multi-car incident in the opening practice for Saturday nights Sprint Unlimited just nine minutes into the opening session. Edwards spoke about the damage to his race car.

John Wes Townley gave Venturini Motorsports what they were looking for, at least for now. Townley, in the No. 15 Zaxby's Toyota, won the Menards Pole Award presented by Ansell for Saturday's 50th running of the Lucas Oil 200 presented by MAVTV American Real at Daytona Int'l Speedway.

Trevor Bayne, David Ragan and David Gilliland were part of NASCR Media Day festivities yesterday. The trio have had recent success at Daytona, and spoke about that among many other topics.

After more than two years of development, including extensive work by the Ford Design Center and Ford aerodynamic experts, the 2013 NASCAR Fusion will take to the race track as practice opens for the 54th running of the Daytona 500.

2000 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion driver Bobby Labonte seeks to capture his first-ever Daytona 500 victory at Daytona International Speedway. The 21-time winner's career-best finish at the 2.5-mile tri-oval is second, which occurred twice in 1998 from pole position in the Daytona 500 and in the race later that season in October.