Update: 6:03pm Eastern – Drivers to their cars at 6:45p, anthem at 6:53p and green flag at 7:13p tonight on FOX!
1 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford
2 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford
3 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet
4 17 Matt Kenseth Best Buy Ford
5 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet
6 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row/CSX Play It Safe Chevrolet
7 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford
8 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
9 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet

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10 33 Elliott Sadler(i) General Mills/Kroger Chevrolet

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DAYTONA 500 STARTING LINEUP

1 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 46.216 194.738
2 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 46.371 194.087
3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet 46.385 194.028
4 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 46.392 193.999
5 13 Casey Mears GEICO Ford 46.429 193.844
6 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 46.439 193.803
7 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 46.472 193.665
8 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.(i) Ford EcoBoost Ford 46.472 193.665
9 21 ^ Trevor Bayne(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 46.484 193.615
10 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 46.486 193.607
11 55 Mark Martin Aaron’s Toyota 46.511 193.503
12 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 46.524 193.449
13 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Helping Hungry Homes Ford 46.540 193.382
14 27 Paul Menard Menards/Peak Chevrolet 46.542 193.374
15 34 David Ragan Scorpion Truck Bedliners Ford 46.572 193.249

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SUBWAY® Restaurant Chain Expands Partnership
With Carl Edwards and Roush Fenway Racing

Now the Official Training Restaurant of Carl Edwards and Roush Fenway Racing

Milford, Conn., Feb. 8, 2012 – SUBWAY® restaurant chain, the world’s largest restaurant chain, has expanded its successful partnership with Carl Edwards and Roush Fenway Racing from the primary sponsor of the No. 99 Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for three races in 2011 to six races starting in 2012. The multi-year partnership also includes four additional races as a major associate sponsor and becoming the Official Training Restaurant of Carl Edwards and Roush Fenway Racing.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – WWE Superstar John Cena will wave the green flag as Honorary Starter of the 54th annual Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, Feb. 26 at historic Daytona International Speedway (FOX, 1 p.m. ET).

Cena was invited to participate in this year’s big race by 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series runner-up Carl Edwards last night on WWE’s Monday Night Raw®. Edwards got out of his official No. 99 Fastenal Ford and told Cena, “NASCAR asked me to come to Monday Night Raw and personally invite you to drop the green flag and officially start the Daytona 500 on February 26.” An appreciative John Cena enthusiastically accepted with an emphatic “Yes!”

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