The Great American Race: Best photos from 2013 Daytona 500

Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, talks to Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, on the grid during pre-race ceremonies for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida.Danica Patrick drives the #10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida.Danica Patrick lead the field to start the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. View the list »
2013 Daytona 500

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The 2013 Daytona 500 started at 1:18 p.m. on Feb. 24, with actor James Franco telling drivers to start their engines in the annual 200-lap, 500 mile race at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida.

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Click here to see photos from Sunday's Daytona 500 race

Danica Patrick is the first woman to start from the pole position in a Sprint Cup Series race, making history in Sunday's race. She started the race alongside Jeff Gordon.

Fox is broadcasting the entire race and started their live coverage at noon ET.

The Daytona 500 kicks off the racing year for NASCAR and is one of the most highly-rated and most watched race throughout the year.

See the entire Daytona 500 starting lineup here.

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  • Danica Patrick lead the field to start the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. 
  • Danica Patrick drives the #10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
  • Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, talks to Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, on the grid during pre-race ceremonies for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
  • Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, and Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, lead the field to start the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
  • Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, leads Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, and a group of cars during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida
  • Danica Patrick was the pole-sitter for Sunday's race. This is the first time a woman has started from the pole position in a Sprint Cup Series race. She started alongside Jeff Gordon.
  • Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, races during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
  • Mark Martin, driver of the #55 Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota, on the grid before the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
  • Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, signs an autograph prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
  • Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, talks to Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, on the grid during pre-race ceremonies for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
  • Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Toyota, and Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet, race during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 23, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. 
  • Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, looks on in the garage before practice for the 2013NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
  • Michael Waltrip, driver of the #26 Sandy Hook School Support Fund Toyota, speaks with Michael McDowell, driver of the #98 K-Love/Curb Records Ford, in the garage before practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 23, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
  • Nationwide Series President Scott O'Donnell holds a news conference prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
  • The 55th running of the Great American Race at the Daytona International Speedway starts at 1:18 p.m. ET on FOX with a starting lineup that includes Danica Patrick, Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Greg Biffle, and Kasey Kahne.
  • Jeff Gordon drives #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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