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• Justin Wilson back in a car after back injury (AP)

  Justin Wilson's wife had quite enough of the driver being home all the time during the six months he was sidelined with a broken bone in his back. As Wilson readied for his return to the race car this week at Daytona International Speedway, wife Julia couldn't get him back to the track fast enough.

• Ganassi teams figure to be up front at Daytona (AP)

  Chip Ganassi hopes to improve on last year's 24-hour race at Daytona International Speedway. It hardly seems possible. Ganassi's two-car team finished first and second in the twice-around-the-clock event, sweeping the prestigious endurance race at the hallowed track. Two-time defending Grand-Am Series champions Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas, along with Joey Hand and Graham Rahal, ended up in...

• A.J. Foyt hospitalized for infection (AP)

  A.J. Foyt has been hospitalized in Houston for complications from knee surgery and will skip the 50th anniversary of the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

• Top 20 Countdown: No. 16 Jeff Burton (Yahoo! Sports)

  Coming off one of the worst seasons of his career, Jeff Burton must show 2011 was an aberration.

• Ward Burton to race NASCAR Truck Series at Daytona (AP)

  Former Daytona 500 winner Ward Burton is getting back behind the wheel in NASCAR. He's bringing his son along, too.