New Contest just in time for the Daytona 500. Win free cards, Autos and Memorabilia.

The 2011 NASCAR season is about to shift into high gear with the 200 lap, 500 mile, 53rd Annual Daytona 500 being raced this Sunday, February 20th.  43 drivers will be looking for the checkered flag in the first race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, including last year's winner of the Daytona 500, Jamie McMurray in car number 1.

There has been a high amount of drama already on Daytona's newly paved track.  It was very fitting that Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the pole position considering the circumstances surrounding Daytona 10 years ago, but Dale Jr. lost the pole position when he crashed in practice on Wednesday.  The pole position now belongs to Kurt Busch, who just won the Budwiser Shootout.

And speaking of pole position, you could gain your own pole position in our Daytona 500 contest.  To celebrate the start of the season, the first 43 people who leave us a comment with their favorite driver, past or present, will receive an entry in our contest.  Each entry will be linked to a driver in the Daytona 500.  Whoever is linked to the top finishing drivers wins our prizes.  You have until Saturday Night, Feb 19th at 11:00PM EST or until all 43 positions are taken to enter, which ever one comes first.  Sunday Morning we will announce the order of entries and links to drivers.  Make sure you tune into Fox on Sunday February 20th at Noon EST to watch the Daytona 500 and see if you and your driver win.

What do you win?  Its a sports card blog, what do you think you win?

Thanks to Press Pass, you'll win the big hits from these boxes;

2011 Press Pass Element Racing which is live now and...

2011 Press Pass Eclipse Racing which goes live on Wednesday February 23, 2011.

So what are the hits?  Come on now.  You are a veteran when it comes to our contests.  You know there has to be a surprise.  SO... I'm not telling you.  As a matter of fact I won't even show you what any of the cards look like until after Wednesday so stop asking.  But I will tell you they are cards you are going to want, the autographs and memorabilia cards.

So be quick about it and make sure you leave us a comment below.  And again thanks to Press Pass.