NASCAR Daytona 500 Sunday February 26, 2012
January 27th, 2012
The Daytona 500 is a National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, NASCAR race held annually at the Daytona Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL. NASCAR Drivers race for 500 miles around the Daytona oval, the auto race is also a NASCAR restrictor plate race and is considered the World Cup of the Sprint Cup racing schedule. Cheap Daytona 500 Tickets are generally sold-out weeks prior to the race. The Daytona 500 is the most important race on the NASCAR calendar, it offers the biggest prize money of the season. Race to the Cup Championship points are awarded in the same way as any other Sprint Cup races, just more money earned. This is significantly different than most sports, It’s the first race of the NASCAR Season; most sports have their championships at the end of the season instead of at the start|beginning}. Since 1995, U.S. TV ratings for Americas’ Race have been the highest for any car race of the year, leaping the previous leader, the Indianapolis 500. Check the 2012 Nascar Sprint Cup Schedule now for details.