daytona 500

You know what they say: when opportunity presents itself, you’ve got to take advantage of it. Well, for Tide and their team of advertisers, that opportunity came in the form of an epic inferno of a car crash.

When Juan Pablo Montoya crashed into a jet dryer during the 2012 Daytona 500, jet fuel started spraying everywhere.  This is one of the oddest sights you will ever see on a race track.

After a pair of postponements due to rain, the 54th annual Daytona 500 finally took place on Monday night with Matt Kenseth taking the checkered flag. It was probably one of the most bizarre races in history.

In the first time in it's 54-year history, the Daytona 500 has been postponed. It has been delayed and rain-shortened in the past, but this is the first time the Great American Race has ever been pushed to Monday.

I don't mean to be the lemon in the bunch or the curmudgeon of the group, but I am not feeling this big event Sunday excitement!

Carl Edwards won his first Daytona 500 Pole during Qualifying on Sunday of the Super Bowl of Motorsports.

Ok let me be upfront. I could care less about Nascar or Car racing of any sort. It bores me to no end. However what does get me fired up is people getting things for nothing and not earning their keep. It bugs me in real life and it really knaws at me in the place where you should HAVE to earn your keep the world of sports...

Danica Patrick holds the distinction of having the  highest finish by a woman in the biggest IndyCar event, the Indianapolis 500. Danica Patrick now looks to do the same next year in NASCAR's biggest race,  the Daytona 500.

We all checked out the Daytona 500 yesterday, didn't we? If so or if not, here's a gallery of the race.

The Daytona 500 is always full of surprises and 2011 was no exception as Trevor Bayne wins the cup one day after his 20th birthday, making him the youngest winner ever of the race.

ESPN.com NASCAR writer David Newton was a guest on "Sound-off with Sinkoff" to preview the Daytona 500 coming up on Sunday.