NASCAR Daytona 500 Sunday February 26, 2012
The Daytona 500 is a National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, NASCAR race held each year at the Daytona Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. NASCAR Drivers race for 500 miles around the Daytona oval, the race is also a NASCAR restrictor plate race and is the Super Bowl of the Sprint Cup racing schedule. Cheap Daytona 500 Tickets are available weeks prior to the race. The Daytona 500 is the most important stock car race on the NASCAR schedule, it includes the largest prize money of the season. Sprint Cup Championship points are awarded in the same way as all the other Sprint Cup races, just more money earned. This is 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 1996, USA television ratings for the Daytona 500 have been the highest for any car race of the year, jumping over the traditional leader, the Indianapolis 500. Check the 2012 Nascar Sprint Cup Schedule now for details.