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Joey Logano is trying to become a driving force in NASCAR
After joining the circuit at 18 with high expectations, he has little to show for it three years later and is hoping a new crew chief can help turns things around, starting with the season-opening Daytona 500 on Sunday.

Before a recent supercross race at Angel Stadium, driver Joey Logano hopped into his No. 20 stock car and briefly spun around the dirt track to promote the upcoming NASCAR season.
Carl Edwards earns pole for Daytona 500
Edwards' qualifying speed of 194.738 mph is the fastest at Daytona in more than a decade. Greg Biffle, a teammate at Roush Fenway Racing, earns the other spot on the front row.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — After finishing a close second at the 2011 Sprint Cup campaign's conclusion in November in Homestead, Fla., Carl Edwards made sure nobody would be in front of him Sunday at qualifying for the 54th Daytona 500.
Kyle Busch wins NASCAR's wreck-filled Bud Shootout
He slips by Tony Stewart on a slingshot move on the last lap at Daytona Beach in the 75-lap exhibition event that features old-style bump-and-grind racing.

The big bang is back in NASCAR.

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A Valuable Victory
It's been a rocky couple months for Kurt Busch. But the Phoenix Racing driver could get his career back on track with a trip to Victory Lane at this year's Daytona 500, writes Tim Tuttle.
Top 12 Sprint Cup drivers
Who's the driver to beat in Sprint Cup this season? Seven SI.com writers voted and the result will surprise no one: Jimmie Johnson. Find out how they ranked the rest of the field here.
SI.com's Top 10 Sprint Cup teams entering '12 season
Which Sprint Cup team will capture the most checkers this season? Hendrick Motorsports, and its lineup of Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne, was the unanimous selection among SI.com's seven-writer panel. See how Lars Anderson, Cary Estes, Brant James, Dustin Long, Bruce Martin, Cory McCartney and Tim Tuttle ranked the rest of the Top 10 below. A first-place vote was worth 10 points, a last-place vote was worth one point.

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