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• The 2008 Daytona 500 was the 50th running of what is known to auto racing fans as both " The Great American Race" and the "Super Bowl of NASCAR". The Daytona 500 is the first race of the NASCAR season.

• Fast Facts

  1. Date: February 17, 2008
  2. Start time: 3:30PM ET
  3. TV Coverage: FOX Sports
  4. Number of laps: 200
  5. Most victories: 7, Richard Petty
  6. 2007 Champion: Kevin Harvick
  7. Team Purse: $18.6 million
  8. Driver Purse: $1.4 million
  9. Pole Sitter: Jimmie Johnson
  10. Race Starter: Richard Petty
  11. Pace Car Driver: Junior Johnson
  12. First ever race: 1959

• Qualifying

  Race qualifying is a 4-pronged process:

  1. Top 35 from 2007 race are exempt
  2. Front Row determined by time trials
  3. Majority of positions determined by Daytona Twin 150s
  4. Final spots past champions and non-exempt qualifiers

• NASCAR on FOX

  1. Play-by-play: Mike Joy
  2. Race Commentary: Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip
  3. Studio Host: Chris Myers
  4. Studio Commentary: Jeff Hammond
  5. FOX has exclusive rights through 2012
  6. 2001-2006: FOX rotated with NBC
  7. 1979-2000: CBS had exclusive TV rights

  
  

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