Five things to know: Daytona
What can we expect as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series turns to Daytona International Speedway? ESPN Stats & Information offers five things to know about the Coke Zero 400:
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July 4 marks the 25th anniversary of Richard Petty's 200th and final career NASCAR Cup Series win. The win was even more historic since President Ronald Reagan was in attendance and met with Petty after he took the checkered flag. This week, the 25 nominees for the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame class were announced, and Petty was included.
TWO
Matt Kenseth won the rain-shortened Daytona 500 in February, coming from a 39th-place starting position to do so. Only four drivers have won the Daytona 500 and the July race at Daytona in the same season, and none since Bobby Allison pulled off the double in 1982.
THREE
Last week at New Hampshire, Joey Logano became the youngest winner in series history, the only teenager to get a win in NASCAR's top series. If there is another first-time winner this week, it'll be just the fourth time in NASCAR's modern era that we've had back-to-back first-time winners.
FOUR
Only four drivers have won both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series events in a single weekend at Daytona, but on all four occasions, it was done in the February races. A number of Cup Series regulars are entered in Friday night's Nationwide race and will attempt to join the list.
FIVE
Hendrick Motorsports hasn't won at Daytona since Jimmie Johnson won the 2006 Daytona 500, an unusually long stretch for the team. Hendrick Motorsports has 10 wins at Daytona, only one behind Petty Enterprises for the second most at the track. Jeff Gordon has six of those 10 wins.
Who's hot?
• Tony Stewart: 13 career Daytona wins (four Nationwide, two Cup, three Bud Shootout, two Gatorade Duels, two IROC).
• Kurt Busch: Four straight top-10 finishes at Daytona (longest active streak).
• Kyle Busch: Three top-5 finishes in his past four Daytona races.
• Kasey Kahne: Four top-10 finishes in his past five Daytona races.
• Brad Keselowski: Finished in the top 10 in his past three Cup starts.
Who's not?
• Denny Hamlin: Finished 17th or worse in all seven career Daytona starts.
• Martin Truex Jr.: Has never finished better than 11th in eight career starts at Daytona.
• Juan Pablo Montoya: 27.0 career average finish at Daytona.
• Jeff Burton: One top-10 finish in his past 11 Daytona races (third in 2007 Daytona 500).
• David Ragan: Finished sixth in Daytona 500; hasn't finished better than 12th since.
-- ESPN Stats & Information Group
