Denny Hamlin (FedEx Car) Won The 2016 Daytona 500 In A Very Close Finish

     The final results of the 2016 Daytona 500 were:

POS.	CAR #	DRIVER	MANUFACTURER	STARTING POS.	LAPS	LAPS LED	+ / -  CHANGE IN POINTS STANDINGS SINCE LAST RACE.	FINAL STATUS  DRIVER’S STATUS IN RACE: RUNNING, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL, ETC.	POINTS  POINTS AWARDED BASED ON FINISH.	BONUS POINTS  POINTS AWARDED FOR WINNING OR LEADING LAPS.
1	11	Denny Hamlin		11	200	95	0	Running	45	5
2	78	Martin Truex Jr		28	200	2	0	Running	40	1
3	18	Kyle Busch		4	200	19	0	Running	39	1
4	4	Kevin Harvick		9	200	0	0	Running	37	0
5	19	Carl Edwards		10	200	0	0	Running	36	0

Statistics courtesy of http://www.nascar.com/ 

Picture courtesy of http://www.nascar.com/

     It was a very close win by Denny Hamlin at the Daytona 500.  The next race will be The Folds Of Honor Quiktrip 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday, February 28th.

     Watch the incredible win by a nose of Denny Hamlin at the 2016 Daytona 500:

Enjoy The Daytona 500

     This Sunday 21st. is the first race of the 2016 Nascar season.  It is the famous Daytona 500.  These are the final qualifying times:

POS.	CAR #	DRIVER	MANUFACTURER	SPONSOR	BEST SPEED	BEST TIME	BEHIND
1	24	Chase Elliott		NAPA Auto Parts	196.314	45.845	-
2	20	Matt Kenseth		Dollar General	196.036	45.910	-
3	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr		Nationwide	195.682	45.993	-
4	18	Kyle Busch		M&M's 75	195.207	46.105	-
5	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr		Fastenal	195.118	46.126	-

Statistics courtesy of http://www.nascar.com/

Chase Elliott

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Enjoy the Daytona 500!

The 2016 Nascar Season Begins With The Daytona 500. Complete 2016 Nascar Schedule.

     The 2016 Nascar season is going to begin at Daytona with the Daytona 500 on February 21st. at the Daytona International Speedway.  Click on the link below for the complete 2016 Nascar Schedule (courtesy of http://www.nascar.com/):

2016 Nascar Schedule

Enjoy this year´s Nascar!

Joey Logano.  No.22 Shell Pennzoil Ford.  2015 Daytona 500 Winner.

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Peterhansel (Peugeot) Won The 2016 Dakar Rally. Watch The Final Results And Summary Videos.

     The 2016 Dakar Rally came to an end, and these are the overall final results:

Cars (Top 5)

Pos.	N°	Name	Mark	Time	variation	Penalty
	302	PETERHANSEL (FRA) COTTRET (FRA)	PEUGEOT	45:22:10	-	-
	300	AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) BAUMEL (FRA)	MINI	45:57:08	00:34:58	00:01:00
	301	DE VILLIERS (ZAF) VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU)	TOYOTA	46:24:57	01:02:47	-
	315	HIRVONEN (FIN) PERIN (FRA)	MINI	46:27:28	01:05:18	-
	319	POULTER (ZAF) HOWIE (ZAF)	TOYOTA	46:52:53	01:30:43	-

Statistics courtesy of http://www.dakar.com/

Bikes (Top 5)

Pos.	N°	Name	Mark	Time	variation	Penalty
	3	PRICE (AUS)	KTM	48:09:15	-	-
	5	SVITKO (SVK)	KTM	48:48:56	00:39:41	00:01:00
	4	QUINTANILLA (CHL)	HUSQVARNA	48:58:03	00:48:48	-
	47	BENAVIDES (ARG)	HONDA	49:04:02	00:54:47	-
	7	RODRIGUES (PRT)	YAMAHA	49:04:59	00:55:44	00:05:00

Statistics courtesy of http://www.dakar.com/

Trucks (Top 5)

Pos.	N°	Name	Mark	Time	variation	Penalty
	501	DE ROOY (NLD) TORRALLARDONA (ESP) RODEWALD (POL)	IVECO	44:42:03	-	00:02:00
	500	MARDEEV (RUS) BELYAEV (RUS) SVISTUNOV (RUS)	KAMAZ	45:52:30	01:10:27	-
	514	VILLAGRA (ARG) PEREZ COMPANC (ARG) MEMI (ARG)	IVECO	46:22:58	01:40:55	-
	506	STACEY (NLD) SERGE (BEL) VAN DER VAET (BEL)	MAN	47:05:04	02:23:01	00:02:00
	516	VAN GENUGTEN (NLD) VAN LIMPT (NLD) VAN EERD (NLD)	IVECO	47:13:02	02:30:59	00:04:00

Statistics courtesy of http://www.dakar.com/

Quads (Top 5)

Pos.	N°	Name	Mark	Time	variation	Penalty
	252	PATRONELLI (ARG)	YAMAHA	58:47:41	-	00:09:00
	253	PATRONELLI (ARG)	YAMAHA	58:53:04	00:05:23	00:01:00
	274	BARAGWANATH (ZAF)	YAMAHA	60:29:34	01:41:53	01:04:00
	264	KARYAKIN (RUS)	YAMAHA	60:32:06	01:44:25	-
	254	GONZALEZ FERIOLI (ARG)	YAMAHA	60:49:49	02:02:08	00:01:00

Statistics courtesy of http://www.dakar.com/

     Alexis Hernandez (Yamaha) from Peru finished in 8th. place in Quads.  These are the summary videos of each category:

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