Jimmie Johnson Wins Daytona 500 In Chevrolet SS, Pole Sitter Danica Patrick Finishes 8th
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After two hundred grueling laps and five hundred miles of racing, Team Chevy and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson came roaring through the finish line to claim the checkered flag at the conclusion of this afternoon’s NASCAR Daytona 500. Meanwhile, people’s champion Danica Patrick, who made pole position and was in third at the final lap, finished 8th. It was the best finish by a woman ever in the Daytona 500, leapfrogging Janet Guthrie, who finished 11th in 1980.
Both Johnson and Patrick were driving Chevrolet SS stock cars, as was runner-up Dale Earnhardt Jr. Fifth-place Ryan Newman, seventh-place Regan Smith, and tenth-place J.J. Yeley, to round out the top 10, were also driving SS race cars. The pace car was also a Chevy SS, driven by none other than Mark Reuss, which officially goes on sale at the end of the year. The sport sedan was unveiled last weekend.
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That was as exciting as wearing an entire box of condoms!
Danika looked too scared to make a move, shoukd have jumped down in front of jr. when she had the chance!
Watched the race. The most exciting thing was that a Chevy won. Chad and JJ are THE team. Race was not that racy. Hate it when the race is mostly determined in the pits. Need more passing.
*Holden won. hehehe lol.
@ MK. 500 grueling miles not 500 laps.
@Holden4Life and who owns Holden?
The motor comes from?
Danica play safe ..
Wow just read the ss not sold in Canada. Wooaaaa
Was there a pun in the title? Danica Patrick “Pole Sitter?”
James Franco f***ed up his Danica joke
Danica Patrick must have thought she was on an xpressway. Because she had at least two chances to drop down instead of getting traped up high and boxed in.So she went from 3rd to whatever.all she proved is she can go in circles.also where was her crew chief? He didn,t seem to have a clue.