SB Nation Kansas City - NASCAR At Daytona 2012: Tony Stewart Back In The Winner's Circle At Coke Zero 400https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48935/kc-fave.png2012-07-09T10:13:24-05:00http://kansascity.sbnation.com/rss/stream/29071872012-07-09T10:13:24-05:002012-07-09T10:13:24-05:00NASCAR At Daytona: Ratings At 5-Year High For Coke Zero 400
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<p>NASCAR continues to grow to impressive levels as a brand year after year and even this weekend's race at Daytona and the running of the Coke Zero 400 offered further proof with some great news in terms of viewers.</p>
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<p>Coke Zero 400 at Daytona pulled 3.8 U.S. household rating and 6.184M total viewers. Highest-rated and most-viewed Daytona 400 since 2008</p>
— Maury Brown (@BizballMaury) <a data-datetime="2012-07-09T15:01:05+00:00" href="https://twitter.com/BizballMaury/status/222344629062873088">July 9, 2012</a>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Tony Stewart came back from the second to last spot in the pack when starting the race to win in the end with a very impressive performance that took advantage of a caution flag and avoided calamity to beat out Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle for his third win of the 2012 NASCAR racing season. It appears that Stewart is likely on his way to matching last season's five win total with another great year of his own. </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: transparent;">It also sounds like NASCAR is also enjoying 2012 on the whole. </p>
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https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2012/7/9/3146763/nascar-at-daytona-ratings-coke-zero-400Matt Conner2012-07-08T08:17:12-05:002012-07-08T08:17:12-05:00NASCAR At Daytona 2012: Tony Stewart Wins Coke Zero 400
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<p>Tony Stewart took the lead late and was able to hold off the charging duo of Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth the Coke Zero 400. It was Stewart's fourth win in the last eight July races at Daytona and was the third win this season. </p>
<p>Jeff Burton finished second and was followed by Kenseth, Joey Logano and Ryan Newman. Carl Edwards rallied to his best finish in sometime coming in sixth. Kenseth led a race high 89 laps but had to settle for a third-place finish. </p>
<p>Here is a look at the full results from the 2012 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona:</p>
<p>1. Tony Stewart<br>2. Jeff Burton<br>3. Matt Kenseth<br>4. Joey Logano<br>5. Ryan Newman<br>6. Carl Edwards<br>7. Kasey Kahne<br>8. Brad Keselowski<br>9. Michael Waltrip<br>10. Bobby Labonte<br>11. David Reutimann<br>12. Jeff Gordon<br>13. Jamie McMurray<br>14. Paul Menard<br>15. Dale Earnhardt Jr.<br>16. Travis Kvapil<br>17. Martin Truex Jr.<br>18. Casey Mears<br>19. Aric Almirola<br>20. Terry Labonte<br>21. Greg Biffle<br>22. Dave Blaney<br>23. Kevin Harvick<br>24. Kyle Busch<br>25. Denny Hamlin<br>26. David Ragan<br>27. Trevor Bayne<br>28. Juan Pablo Montoya<br>29. Clint Bowyer<br>30. Marcos Ambrose<br>31. David Gilliland<br>32. Landon Cassill<br>33. Sam Hornish Jr. (subbed for suspended AJ Allmendinger)<br>34. Regan Smith<br>35. Kurt Busch<br>36. Jimmie Johnson<br>37. Bill Elliott<br>38. Josh Wise<br>39. David Stremme<br>40. JJ Yeley<br>41. Joe Nemechek<br>42. Stephen Leicht<br>43. Michael McDowell</p>
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https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2012/7/8/3144617/nascar-at-daytona-2012-tony-stewart-wins-coke-zero-400Kris Willis2012-07-07T17:19:11-05:002012-07-07T17:19:11-05:00NASCAR At Daytona: Coke Zero 400 TV Schedule, Radio Info, Live Stream
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<p>Carl Edwards and Clint Bowyer are two local drivers looking for NASCAR glory tonight in the Coke Zero 400 running tonight at Daytona. Unfortunately, neither driver ran well enough during qualifying to make the top ten. Nevertheless, Edwards will be racing from the No. 12 position and holds the best chances tonight while Bowyer will try to do something from No. 29.</p>
<p>Matt Kenseth has the pole position heading into tonight's race, which takes off at 6:41 Central Time. You can check all of the particulars below to check out the race, but also make sure to check out <a href="http://twitter.com/jeff_gluck/">Jeff Gluck's Twitter</a> feed if you want some of the best live racing info as the Coke Zero 400 gets underway. SB Nation's analyst is arguably the best in the business. Here's the info you'll need to check out tonight's race.</p>
<p>WHEN: Saturday, July 7, 6:41pm Central Time</p>
<p>WHERE: Daytona International Speedway</p>
<p>TV: TNT</p>
<p>Live Stream: <a href="http://www.nascar.com/multimedia/webcast/racebuddy/">NASCAR's Race Buddy </a>is available for live streaming</p>
<p>Radio: Kansas City NASCAR fans can tune in 101.7 on KGOZ</p>
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https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2012/7/7/3143785/nascar-daytona-coke-zero-400-tv-schedule-radio-info-live-streamMatt Conner2012-07-07T08:50:33-05:002012-07-07T08:50:33-05:00NASCAR At Daytona 2012: Coke Zero 400 TV Schedule, Starting Lineup And More
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<p>NASCAR returns to Daytona on Saturday night, for the Coke Zero 400.</p> <p>Though it's not the Daytona 500, it's a nice Fourth of July tradition for NASCAR fans, as the sport returns to Daytona for the Coke Zero 400 on Saturday night.</p>
<p>NASCAR fans will be particularly happy to know that Saturday night's race will feature limited commercial interruption. There will be <i>no </i>national commercial breaks -- only local ones. </p>
<p>Neither Carl Edwards or Clint Bowyer finished in the top ten qualifying. Edwards will start 12th, while Bowyer will start 29th. Courtesy of <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nascar/2012/7/7/3142667/nascar-daytona-international-speedway-2012-start-time-lineup-grid-live-streaming-tv-radio-schedule/in/2901797" target="_blank">Jeff Gluck over at SB Nation's NASCAR hub</a>, here's the starting lineup for Saturday night's Coke Zero 400.</p>
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<li>Matt Kenseth</li>
<li>Ryan Newman</li>
<li>Kasey Kahne</li>
<li>Greg Biffle</li>
<li>Jeff Gordon</li>
<li>Bill Elliott</li>
<li>Casey Mears</li>
<li>AJ Allmendinger</li>
<li>Brad Keselowski</li>
<li>Marcos Ambrose</li>
<li>Kevin Harvick</li>
<li>Carl Edwards</li>
<li>Paul Menard</li>
<li>Juan Pablo Montoya</li>
<li>Trevor Bayne</li>
<li>Jimmie Johnson</li>
<li>Aric Almirola</li>
<li>Martin Truex Jr.</li>
<li>Joey Logano</li>
<li>Jeff Burton</li>
<li>Mike Bliss</li>
<li>Kyle Busch</li>
<li>Denny Hamlin</li>
<li>Dale Earnhardt Jr.</li>
<li>Regan Smith</li>
<li>David Stremme</li>
<li>David Ragan</li>
<li>Michael Waltrip</li>
<li>Clint Bowyer</li>
<li>Jamie McMurray</li>
<li>Josh Wise</li>
<li>David Gilliland</li>
<li>Dave Blaney</li>
<li>Terry Labonte</li>
<li>Kurt Busch</li>
<li>Joe Nemechek</li>
<li>Stephen Leicht</li>
<li>Landon Cassill</li>
<li>David Reutimann</li>
<li>Travis Kvapil</li>
<li>Bobby Labonte</li>
<li>Tony Stewart (was second)</li>
<li>JJ Yeley</li>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="line-height: 9.333333015441895px;">Tony Stewart failed post-qualifying inspections, causing him to move to the end of the field to start the race.</span></font></div>
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