On a day that Dale Earnhardt Jr. commanded attention for grabbing the outside front row starting position in next week's Daytona 500-it was Danica Patrick that made the most noise in Saturday's racing action at Daytona International Speedway.
Kevin Harvick, who'd been held out of practice for the Budweiser Shootout due to illness, made his frist competitive laps of 2010 count with his second victory in the season-opening speciality race.
The two Hendrick Motorsports teammates are the only drivers from this year's entries that know where they'll be starting from for next Sunday's Daytona 500.
Donny Schatz began the 2010 season on top again taking the win on Saturday night in the season opening 39th Annual Florida DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio at Volusia Speedway Park