Academy Sports To Sponsor HOFR No. 96, Labonte

Hall Of Fame racing announced that Academy Sports + Outdoors will sponsor Bobby Labonte and the No. 96 Ford for five races next season beginning at Bristol Motor Speedway.

The retailer will also sponsor the car at the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, the Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and the Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

HOF Racing, in addition to signing Labonte, recently formed an alliance with Yates Racing, and has secured sponsorship from Ask.com.

Busch Wins Coke Zero 400, For Real

After a green-white-checker-finish that saw Jeff Gordon get spun and a mid-pack multi-car accident, NASCAR threw the caution flag, ending the Coke Zero 400 from Daytona International Speedway.

NASCAR used scoring loops to determine that Kyle Busch was just inches in front of Carl Edwards when the caution came out, giving him his sixth win of the season.

Rounding out the top 5 were Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch, and David Ragan.

Robby Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Clint Bowyer, and Mark Martin finished sixth through 10th, respectively.

Notables: Kevin Harvick (12th), Martin Truex Jr. (17th), Tony Stewart (20th), Jimmie Johnson (23rd), Denny Hamlin (26th), Jeff Gordon (30th), Jeff Burton (37th), and Greg Biffle (43rd).

Stewart was suffering from an illness and needed a relief driver. J.J. Yeley climbed into the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20 on lap 72 and drove to the top 10 with less than four laps to go.

But, Yeley got collected in a series of late-race wrecks, and wound up finishing 20th. Stewart was given IVs before and after the race. It was reported that he was being treated for flu like symptoms.

Busch Wins The Coke Zero 400

Kyle Busch survived a green-white-checker finish to win the Coke Zero 400 from Daytona International Speedway.

On the GWC restart, Jeff Gordon, who was running second, drove down to block Carl Edwards. The two got together, sending Gordon spinning. The race stayed under green, however.

When the field came around again, several cars in the middle of the pack started bouncing off of each other, bringing out the caution.

Carl Edwards had just started to make a pass on Busch for the lead. Scoring loops were used to determine that Busch was, in fact, in front of Edwards when the caution came out, giving Busch his sixth win of the season.

Yeley In For Stewart

Tony Stewart has been feeling under the weather all day. He received two IVs before the Coke Zero 400 from Daytona International Speedway to rehydrate, and managed to start the race in the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20.

But under caution at 72, Stewart climbed out of the car, and J.J. Yeley climbed in.

Stewart is being treated at the infield care center for flu-like symptoms.

Menard Wins Pole For Coke Zero 400

Paul Menard wins the pole for the Coke Zero 400 from Daytona International Speedway with a time of 48.41.

Top 5: Menard, Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Joe Nemecheck, and Johnny Sauter.

David Ragan, Boris Said, Regan Smith, Kyle Busch, and Patrick Carpentier roll of sixth through 10th respectively.

Notables: Kevin Harvick (14th), Denny Hamlin 15th), Tony Stewart (17th), Matt Kenseth, Jeff Burton (23rd), Carl Edwards (24th), Clint Boywer (25th), Jeff Gordon (26th), Jimmie Johnson (30th), Greg Biffle (33rd), and Kasey Kahne (41st).

Scott Riggs and J.J. Yeley failed to make the race.