Danica wins pole for Daytona 500

Patrick edges out Jeff Gordon, becomes first female to win a pole in Cup competition

Daytona Beach, Fla., is steeped in motorsports history. Known as “the birthplace of speed,” land speed records have been set on its white sand beaches. Drivers from a variety of disciplines have visited its victory lanes. One of the world’s great monuments to auto racing, the Daytona International Speedway, sits nestled within the city limits. Even North America’s most popular […]

Four Turns



1FASTEST GUY IN TOWN It may surprise many to learn that Jeff Gordon has only one Daytona 500 pole to his credit — in 1999, when he also won the event for the second time in three years. So how does he feel about coming up just shy this year? “I guess I’m the fastest guy, today,” he quipped to […]

Classic Moments



Daytona International Speedway Suffice it to say that, coming into the 2002 Daytona 500, Ward Burton wasn’t on many prognosticators’ short list of potential winners. As it turned out, he didn’t let that stop him. Burton, an underdog driver competing for an underdog Bill Davis Racing organization, beat the odds and a star-studded field to capture the 44th annual Daytona […]

Fast Fact



On Saturday, Carl Edwards continued a dubious streak for drivers starting first in the Sprint Unlimited: The point man hasn’t won the event since 1989, when the race was known as the Busch Clash. Edwards was voted to lead the field to green via fan vote, which determined to award the top spot in order of poles won in 2012. […]

The Sunday School Lesson

Reaching the World

Colossians 4:1 Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. 2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; 3 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also […]

Stories Behind The Hymns

Beneath the Cross of Jesus

Beneath The Cross Of Jesus Author: Elizabeth C. Clephane (1830-1869) Composer: Fredrick Charles Maker (1844-1927) This great hymn was written in 1868 by a woman who was sickly and frail. She could have given up on life and the blessings of God and died without leaving any footprints in the sand. Instead she, like most of the Scottish Presbyterians of […]

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