. >> jeff gordon started in a car like this called a sprint car. >> jeff gordon. >> it's a style of race that not many people are familiar with but my opinion it's some of the best out there. >> reporter: and the race cars in here once did race >> this one is probably my favorite. >> reporter: chad bought it from the original owner. >> he n wi rsafo s. >> we i naifn cos ok : d aterr. t. paorampl'sand epor ok ack.sleend elt inho>>imsex uts w.joe stu f an thmoy. idse t a thstte arguheeswil isanicwa

ellie taking over jeff gordon in the twenty four card hendrick motorsports. he now becomes the youngest pole winner at daytona at just twenty years old got caught up with him after the run. no pressure at all you're following a four time sprint cup champion jeff gordon add the manager on the pole that has that feeling right now i would say certainly am doing different for me come down daytona and coming to be a part of five hundred and eighteen of the fire itself is different and this is this something new for me as a whole so you sunk in yet another law that will see your sin on agreeing about to roll off for the first five hundred i think will be very very very special and i think some some of that will sink in and look for us it's a great way to start off we do i get the sense you're ahead of schedule on schedule how do you assess this right now i don't know is going to say i think auntie get going i said this is a this is one day too long we can now restart the bowery finish next sunday in the road to get there's one thing but actually racing on sunday ex

i'm leaving the set in a second live with jeff gordon and darrell waltrip. talking about the race and how he feels about the first daytona 500. behind the desk instead of the wheel. >> and, he has been having fun talking to jeff about this changes and ucf researchers taking a look at pit crews, how to improve the process and find out how their suggestions helped a crew to pull off a big win. >> john: something new, they've gone digital and looking at the digital dashboard, what it means for drivers. first, david martin out here at the track as well. good morning. >> reporter: john, you put me in the infield again, this year the daytona international speedway. beautiful rvs and the sun is up. it is time to party and we'll do it live with these guys on the 8 o'clock hour of... >> "good day orlando"! >> reporter: woo-hoo! >> amy: what happened! okay. i said -- it is still cold. >> i love the infield, doesn't matter how cold it is. the infield creatures are out and out early! >> amy: wow. >> jayme: in full force. good morning. at lake lloyd now and the foundation

between that and jeff gordon being in our booth i think a lot of pepole out in vegas want to see jeff gordon. they want to hear what he's all about and what he brings to the boradcast. chase elliott/daytona 500 doesn't mean much but experience does. so trying to position yourself correctly means a lot more so we have to keep that in mind. the busch brothers are trying to win the 500 for the first time, looking to add to their list of accomplishments. kyle busch/defending sprint cup series champion: it would certainly be awesome. just to cap off or continue the sort of dominance would be nice but to win a daytona 500 is something on my list for my whole career. it's something i want to accomplish. whether it happens this year, as long as it does happen, i'll be happy with that. kurt busch/three 2nd place finishes at daytona: over the years i've raced conservative and i have three second place finishes. i've got a strong enough team to bail me out in points so we're going for it this time. even if we end up wrecking, we're gonna go for it. kevin: this track is known for some wild wrecks

between that and jeff gordon being in our booth i think a lot of pepole out in vegas want to see jeff gordon. they want to hear what he's all about and what he brings to the boradcast. chase elliott/daytona 500 pole winner: a starting spot doesn't mean much but experience does. so trying to position yourself correctly means a lot more so we have to keep that in mind. the busch brothers are trying to win the 500 for the first time, looking to add to their list of accomplishments. kyle busch/defending sprint cup series champion: it would certainly be awesome. just to cap off or continue the sort of dominance would be nice but to win a daytona 500 is something on my list for my whole career. it's whether it happens this year, as long as it does happen, i'll be happy with that. kurt busch/three 2nd place finishes at daytona: over the years i've raced conservative and i have three second place finishes. i've got a strong enough team to bail me out in points so we're going for it this time. even if we end up wrecking, we're gonna go for it. kevin: this track is known for some wild wrecks an

the track experience and jeff gordon is out of the car and into the broadcast booth. marisa lynn will talk about that change. >> plus harper lee was laid to rest yesterday. we'll tell you the special meaning behind her eulogiy. >>> and it's 7:07. we had wonderful weather. what a beautiful day saturday and if you didn't enjoy it, you're working. today get out and do so. it's cooler this morning because skies are clear. 46 in wilkesville and 51 in sarasota. sunrise in st. pete. 61 at our all children's hospital cam. if you're headed to the beach, it looks spectacular. low humidity and a sea breeze will be cooler. highs in the low-to-mid 70s.

. >> i have seen this and i have had that had full competition without jeff gordon and his departure from these meetings i that yet. with all that said i know we will do an amazing job. but as a guy that was hired by jeff gordon and d grew up learning from him he haalways been a mentor and there for me so it is certainly different without him. >>> we have continuing coverage of today's top stories at abc action news.com. >>> breaking news tonight. chopper down. the helicopter crashing into the water near pearl harbor. civilians on board. a popular trip for tourists. witnesses say it dropped from the sky. several on board. the heroes jumping into the water. >>> also tonight, donald trump takes aim at pope francis, after the pope suggests trump is not christian. the moment on the pope's plane. and tonight, trump's fiery response. >>> the terror attack in california, and this evening, major developments. the fbi moving in. in san bernardino, what did they find? >>> forced to pay. the hackers locking personal computers, trapping your personal information, your photos.

and jeff gordon will not be in. jeff gordon retired at the end of last season and he's in the broadcast booth. as for tony stewart he's out indefinitely as he recovers from a back injury. it's up to two other drivers to fill some pretty big shoes. elliott report -- replacing jeff gordon. win the daytona 500 last sunday. veteran brian vickers only drove in two races last year because of medical issues but neither one of these drivers feeling the pressure heading into sunday's race. >> this is about winning the daytona 500. i don't know if i will be running this year so for me it's just to go out there and make the most of the race. >> i have no expectation and the pressure we put upon herself for the team members by myself. that's the most important thing in a low pass the rest. >> even without those two there's no shortage of great storylines heading into the daytona 500 over the next couple of days. we will be discussing those. live in daytona international speedway wjzy. >> thanks josh. that's a great looking shot

elliot is also making his official debut in the 24-car jeff gordon made famous. >>> speaking of jeff gordon, three-time daytona winner is a fox analyst. our marisa lynn caught up with daryl wall trop who understands the transition. >> we are habbing out with daryl wall trop, at the daytona 500 and you ad i new member to the team this year. how is jeff gordon fitting into your trio here? >> you know when they told us that we were going to make a change, larry, mike and i have been together for 15 years and we are like brothers. we race together. we grew up in this sport together. and so we have observed jeff as a competitor. we have been calling races he has been in for the last 15 years. so i didn't have a close personal relationship with him. i just knew him as a competitor i knew of him talking toic and whomever. i been impressed and happy. jeff fit right in. he is a really, really sharp kid. and what makes it really good is he wants to do this. he really wants to go good: to be good. he asks questions and we are looking at each other going -- he doesn't know. he's a rookie. and so,

. >> jeff gordon described it as bumper cars, kyle. what'd you see out there? not much lace for you to go. >> no, i seen the 19 and the 2 really fighting for a spot. i could see. i could tell we were going to wreck. i tried to check up a little bit. then it's on from behind me. but nothing else you can do from there, i guess vr it's funny when the guys behind you get through the wreck and they're able to go on the rest of the way. i hated for our m&m camry -- still pushing to 13, working really good together. i was going to push him to see if i couldn't get farther, give ourselves a chance to win. hopefully benefit our teammates can do it. >> thanks, kyle. >> thanks, tell mates denny hamlin and and matt kenseth running first and fourth. >> wow, a lot of damage there. >> wow. >> carl edwards who moments before was in a position to challenge for the win. >> last year in this race, half the field ended up wrecked in the garage. and we were hoping not to have a repeat of that tonight. where we are. >> well -- >> i'm not going to say anything about the attrition rat

huge shoes to fill as he takes over for jeff gordon... we'll check in with chase straight ahead... ahead...plus a ton of basketball to get to... the tigers and gamecocks with the night off... while the gamecock women take on perenial powerhouse tennessee... hoops highlights and more, straight ahead in sports... 3 3 3 3 3 3 just six days till the sprint cup season... hey there, i'm ac.. starting the season with the legendary daytona 500... and while the car starting at the pole position will be the same as last year...the driver of the number 24 chevrolet isn't four-time champion jeff gordon...its a sprint cup rookie...chase elliott elliottelliott not only won the pole for the great american race ...but he raced into the record books as well. at 20 years old...elliott's the youngest daytona 500 pole- sitter in history...but succeeding racing royalty won't be easy...the number 24 carries a lot of weight in the nascar world. but elliott says the only expecations he's worried about are his own... 3 "i think the pressure and the expectation the only bit of that that's important is that

"this is the same car (jeff gordon) had a lot of success with last year on qualifying and had a lot of success in the race too. we were really fast both of those days, but didn't get going like i needed to. still didn't get it going like i felt like i needed to that second roudn, but fortunately it was enough. just tried not to do anything dumb and mess up. the daytona 500 sunday on i do everything on the internet. but, it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (husband) we're out of 2%! i wonder what else could be better around here? (husband) i heard that. switching to better internet is now easier than ever. only fios has the fastest internet available, with uploads up to 5x faster than cable. get 100 meg upload and download speeds. plus tv and phone for just $69.99 a month online with no annual contract. [ cheers and applause ] on a plane back to cali, cali, cali i'm going back to cali >> for the "tonight show." i'm going back to cali, cali, cali i'm playing back to cali >> for

jeff gordon is in the broadcast booth. the gamecocks women >> now, wyff news 4 sports. >> every team is going to give us their best shot. so they may play their best basketball against us. so we just have to prepare. we have to prepare for their best. they haven't been playing so well. but they are a good basketball team. very well-coached. they have some great talent, great players, and they play hard. brad: the usc women are on the road tonight in knoxville, to face tennessee. south carolina can wrap up at least a share of the sec regular season title with a win against the vols. weather has pushed back the first round of the high school basketball playoffs tonight. all games involving greenville county schools, as well as surrounding area schools scheduled to play in the upstate tonight, have been postponed. many of those games will be played tomorrow night. check the wyff4 app for updated schedules and times. the usc men will have to put the blowout loss over the weekend behind them, as they head to columbia missouri.

when jeff gordon decided to retire, motorsports dabbed another young driver to replace gordon in the 24 car. chase elliott is just 20 years old. but he's chasing not one but two legacies in the sports. his rookie season got underway today at daytona 500. front row qualifying. the best run in the early round -- of the early laps was eric. he was the first to track 193 miles per hour. he said it wouldn't last. he was right. car. 196.3 miles per hour! that puts him on top with two drivers still to make their runs. mat ken seth, -- matt kenseth, 1st 10 second slower. and dale earnhart, jr., finished third fastest. so the youngest poll winner in daytona 500 history, chase elliott in the lower right there. happy man. he joined us right after his historic lap. he's my conversation with the fastest driver of the day. >> reporter: be honest, chase, when you woke up this morning and you're pouring the cereal in that bowl, are you thinking, i'm going to nail a lap today! or just want to run as fast as i could. did you have any idea you'd win the poll today? >> no, definitely not. i think the bi

>>> how will young chase elliott ever -- every -- william chase elliott ever fill the shoes of jeff gordon retired lester, it will be a while until we find out in the kid is off to a great start, chases in the -- bill elliott is on the pull for next sunday, the youngest driver to ever when the pull that 20-years-old and he's not old enough to have a celebration here. elliott is in the first full who will be determined by their stays dual races, the annual hoops for hope's game, as it raises cancer awareness, remember the late coach, cancer survivors packing the gym today at brockton high school for the game would syracuse, it is a good one, great movement for the pack in -- williams with the three nc state, dd (dot) rogers showing the move close to the basket she scoops it in for two, it's a close game the entire way but syracuse with a buzzer beater to win it, i was in there at the time. it does drop a heartbreaking 55- 52. >>> with date for the office and the lady sitting tallahassee, six-point game at that -- miya filed a she's shooting the three, she completes a four-point play, post,

he replaced four time champion jeff gordon at 20 years old. you may have heard of his dad, bill elliot. jeff gordon was in the booth 24 car went music's biggest night... which means preparations are in full swing.and their making sure folks at home >>> one day until music's biggest night which means preparations are in full swing and making sure folk are part of the night. this year the trophy is outfitted with a grammy cam to capture the winters. >> the grammies are given to the artists and you will see theieipoint of view and perspective. >> i wonder when that turns check on our team. >>> music is here on wltx. >>> the grammy predictions who are experts say will walk away with the coveted statute and tweet your predictions with us using the # grammies 19. >>> and this day y president's deal has a lot in common with black friday, best grabs coming up at 4:30 to 7:00 a.m. >>> we may see a small chance for a light amount of freezing rain. not a big deal. 46 degrees the high and better chances for rain in the evening and chances of 7 degrees by

between that and jeff gordon being in our booth i think a lot of pepole out in vegas want to see jeff gordon. they want to hear what he's all about and what he brings to the boradcast. chase elliott/daytona 500 pole winner: a starting spot doesn't mean much but experience does. so trying to position yourself correctly means a lot more so we have to keep that in mind. the busch brothers are trying to win the 500 for the first time, looking to add to their list of accomplishments. kyle busch/defending sprint cup series champion: it would certainly be awesome. just to cap off or continue the sort of dominance would be nice but to win a daytona 500 is something on my something i want to accomplish. whether it happens this year, as long as it does happen, i'll be happy with that. kurt busch/three 2nd place finishes at daytona: over the years i've raced conservative and i have three second place finishes. i've got a strong enough team to bail me out in points so we're going for it this time. even if we end up wrecking, we're gonna go for it. kevin: this track is known for some wild wrecks a

. >> jeff gordon described it as bumper cars, kyle. not much lace for you to go. >> no, i seen the 19 and the 2 really fighting for a spot. for my vantage point that's all i could see. i could tell we were going to wreck. i tried to check up a little bit. then it's on from behind me. but nothing else you can do from there, i guess vr it's funny when the guys behind you get through the wreck and they're able to go on the rest of the way. i hated for our m&m camry -- still pushing to 13, working really good together. i was going to push him to see if i couldn't get farther, give ourselves a chance to win. hopefully benefit our teammates can do it. >> thanks, kyle. >> thanks, tell mates denny hamlin and and matt kenseth running first and fourth. >> wow, a lot of damage there. >> wow. >> carl edwards who moments before was in a position to challenge for the win. >> last year in this race, half the garage. and we were hoping not to have a repeat of that tonight. however, that's pretty much where we are. >> well -- >> i'm not going to say an

between that and jeff gordon being in our booth i think a lot of pepole out in vegas want to see jeff gordon. they want to hear what he's all about and what he brings to the boradcast. chase elliott/daytona 500 pole winner: a starting spot doesn't mean much but experience does. so trying to position yourself correctly means a lot more so we have to keep that in mind. the busch brothers are trying to win the 500 for the first time, looking to add to their list of accomplishments. kyle busch/defending sprint cup series champion: it would certainly be awesome. just to cap off or continue the sort of dominance would be daytona 500 is something on my list for my whole career. it's something i want to whether it happens it does happen, i'll be happy with that. kurt busch/three 2nd place finishes at daytona: over the years i've raced conservative and i have three second place finishes. i've got a strong enough team to bail me out in points so we're going for it this time. even if we we're gonna go for kevin: for some wild wrecks and if you they say the key to winning here at daytona has noth

. >> jeff gordon described it as bumper cars, kyle. what'd you see out there? not much lace for you to go. really fighting for a spot. for my vantage point that's all i could see. i could tell we were going to wreck. i tried to check up a little bit. then it's on from behind me. but nothing else you can do from there, i guess vr it's funny when the guys behind you get through the wreck and they're able to go on the rest of the way. i hated for our m&m camry -- still pushing to 13, working really good together. i was going to push him to see if i couldn't get farther, give ourselves a chance to win. hopefully benefit our teammates can do it. >> thanks, kyle. >> thanks, tell mates denny hamlin and and matt kenseth running first and fourth. >> wow, a lot of damage there. >> wow. >> carl edwards who moments before was in a position to challenge for the win. >> last year in this race, half the field ended up wrecked in and we were hoping not to have a repeat of that tonight. however, that's pretty much where we are. >> well -- >> i'm not going to say anything about

. >> jeff gordon described it as bumper cars, kyle. what'd you see out there? not much lace for you to go. >> no, i seen the 19 and the 2 really fighting for a spot. for my vantage point that's all i could see. i could tell we were going to wreck. i tried to check up a little bit. then it's on from behind me. but nothing else you can do from there, i guess vr it's funny when the guys behind you get through the wreck and they're able to go on the rest of the way. i hated for our m&m camry -- still pushing to 13, working really good together. i was going to push him to see ourselves a chance to win. hopefully benefit our teammates can do it. >> thanks, kyle. >> thanks, tell mates denny hamlin and and matt kenseth running first and fourth. >> wow, a lot of damage there. >> wow. >> carl edwards who moments before was in a position to challenge for the win. >> last year in this race, half the field ended up wrecked in the garage. and we were hoping not to have a repeat of that tonight. however, that's pretty much where we are. >> well -- >> i'm not going to say anyt

between that and jeff gordon being in our booth i think a lot of pepole out in vegas want to see jeff gordon. they want to hear what he's all about and what he brings to the boradcast. chase elliott/daytona 500 pole winner: a starting spot doesn't mean much but experience does. so trying to position yourself correctly means a lot more so we have to keep that in mind. the busch brothers are trying to win the 500 for the first time, looking to add to their list of accomplishments. kyle busch/defending sprint cup series champion: it would certainly be awesome. just to cap off or continue the sort of dominance would be nice but to win daytona 500 is something on my list for my whole something i want to accomplish. whether it happens this year, as long as it does happen, i'll be happy with that. kurt busch/three 2nd place finishes at daytona: over the years i've raced conservative and i have three second place finishes. i've got a strong enough team to bail me out in points so we're going for it this time. even if we end up wrecking, we're gonna go for it. kevin: this track is known for so

it was of course made famous by jeff gordon. it is the second year in a row that the number 24 will be started at the daytona under. position number one. they will start the race outside of rome number one. last year's 500 winner will start in the tall position. from daytona we have to philadelphia. he made the ultimate freshman mistake. the coach benched him for the start of the first half. he eventually came in. he was feeling it. he knocks on the triple. the clock was winding down at the beginning of the first. not just from the distance. the bolts would go on to lose to tempo. stay tuned we are back after we timed it out right. welcome back to florida everybody. that is a good look and forecasts. 72. it's about a hundred degrees warmer. >>> welcome to "world news tonight." remembering justice antonin scalia. and now, the battle to replace him. the conservative titan of america's highest court. brilliant, sharp, provocative. his sudden death in an election year. obama vowing to appoint his successor. the republicans saying no

jeff gordon no longer a driver on the circuit anymore. he's retired, but that 24 car of his from hendrick motorsports sits on the poll for sunday's great american race. the season starting daytona 500. chase elliott, 20 years young did 196 miles per hour yesterday. he'll start up front. leading a very busy field into the race. another storyline. tony stewart, this is final season. he will not be here. had an atv accident several days ago, he is still recuperating. so much to talk about. we will be here every step of the way covering it for you at the daytona international speedway where they made $400 million of imporvement at this fabled track. we'll share some of that with you later this week. i'm john kucko down at daytona we have a full boat of daytona 5oo coverage for you this weekend... on saturday night it's jeff gordon's daytona 500 preview party... then on sunday our coverage actually begins at 11:30 with the 30 minute "big race" special... and of course, they actually drop the green flag at 1:00... and finally tonight we have th

and the big part of it is the debut of jeff gordon. looking forward@ to seeing him for the sprint unlimited as he makes his debut in the broadcast@ booth. >>>p the rising stars challenge. tomorrow night aaron gordon in the slam-dunk contest. and israel izon rch ia will play. >> it'll be good to see jeff gordon. >> amy: a new role for him. >> reporter: i think it would it'll be great. >> amy: an suv plowed into a central florida dentist's office. can you imagine? >> john: wow. take a look at that. you saw the forecast. mid-70s here in central florida. this is a great way to start >> amy: appear gainesville police now think that a missing woman is actually dead. >> john: that starts the morning rush. she was last seen more than three weeks ago and authorities are searching for her body. they released a information on when she was last seen. in the passenger seat of a car and he was the last person to see her alive. is he considered a person of interest. he's in jail on an unrelated charge. >> amy: accused of battering a 17-year-old boy.

. >> jeff gordon described it as bumper cars, kyle. what'd you see out there? not much lace for you to go. >> no, i seen the 19 and the 2 really fighting for a spot. for my vantage point that's all i could see. i could tell we were going to wreck. i tried to check up a little bit. then it's on from behind me. but nothing else you can do from there, i guess vr it's funny when the guys behind you get through the wreck and they're way. i hated for our m&m camry -- still pushing to 13, working i was going to push him to see if i couldn't get farther, give ourselves a chance to win. hopefully benefit our teammates can do it. >> thanks, kyle. >> thanks, tell mates denny hamlin and and matt kenseth running first and fourth. >> wow. >> carl edwards who moments before was in a position to challenge for the win. >> last year in this race, half the field ended up wrecked in the garage. and we were hoping not to have a repeat of that tonight. however, that's pretty much >> well -- >> i'm not going to say anything about the attrition rate anymore. like you said, business pi

jeff gordon walking around in the grandstands in the stadium and blown away. he thought it was big league. this is what you expect when you come to daytona, and living up to it. >> john: a weirdest complaint of all time. you see the new sprint vision monster tv behind you. and people were at home in their living room. that tv 1 so big. it's like they're at home in the living room watching the massive tv. >> what's interesting, we have new jumbo boards. we decided to put one on the back side. it was a great place to put it. relocated the stage. made enhancements here in fan zone. the attention to detail has been we tried to nail everything. and $400 million. a mile long stadium. i still don't get it when they build for billions of dollars, and we built for $400 million of private money. >> amy: you'll and nfl presidents calling you. >> we learned a lot of lesson, and we're happy to share. thank you so much. >> john: still to come on our special road show here at the daytona 500. some of what you see on the tracks come to the public streets. the new ford fusion.

. >> jeff gordon described it as bumper cars, kyle. what'd you see out there? not much lace for you to go. >> no, i seen the 19 and the 2 really fighting for a spot. for my vantage point that's all i could see. i could tell we were going to wreck. i tried to check up a little bit. then it's on from behind me. but nothing else you can do from there, i guess vr it's funny when the guys behind you get through the wreck and they're i hated for our m&m camry -- still pushing to 13, working really good together. i was going to push him to see if i couldn't get farther, give ourselves a chance to win. hopefully benefit our teammates can do it. >> thanks, kyle. >> thanks, tell mates denny hamlin and and matt kenseth running first and fourth. >> wow, a lot of damage there. >> wow. >> carl edwards who moments before was in a position to challenge for the win. >> last year in this race, half the field ended up wrecked in the garage. and we were hoping not to have a repeat of that tonight. however, that's pretty much where we are. >> well -- >> i'm not going to say anythin

jeff gordon's successor at this time last year. right before media day at daytona, and like a wide eyed kid, talked about a dream coming true, and now, he will sit on the pole sunday behind the wheel of the 24. >> i don't think i had completely wrapped my head around or let it sink in that we would be competing in a daytona 500 today. much less, go out and have a shot to be on the pole. brad: elliott is the youngest driver in history to sit on the pole at daytona. elliott is just 20-years-old. he will be the star of the show today at media day. geoff: thank you. women's soccer with a neck to remember for the u.s. national team kristen dunn. the 23-year-old from new york played at the university of north carolina before going pro. she scored five goals last night, leading the usa team past they wrap up a spot in the 2016 brazilian real games. they happened opponent that has yet to be determined on friday. five goals. one to watch. allyson: more than a hat trick. geoff: absolutely. we look forward to seeing them play in the game's la

. >> we are giving away a commemorative helmet autographed by jeff gordon. you still have time to enter. go to our facebook page. click on the contest link, fill out the entry form. entries are accepted until 1159 -- 11:59 tonight. go to our facebook page and you could win this guy.>> i tried it on last night. it fits pretty well.>> now it's priceless because you have put it on.>> that's because of jeff gordon's signature. it has nothing to do with me.>>> coming up, the process for scalia is underway. now the question becomes one will president obama submit a nomination?>>> preparing for the next battle in nevada, a look at the republican and strategies >>> now to election coverage in the race for the white house. the remaining candidates are assessing their best way award to secure their party's nomination. john roberts is in greenville, south carolina, with the latest from the campaign trail.>> reporter: with only seven people left in the race for the white house, candidates are going full speed ahead into a crucial week. donald trump showing sunday he can

. >> jeff gordon described it as bumper cars, kyle. what'd you see out there? not much lace for you to go. >> no, i seen the 19 and the 2 really fighting for a spot. for my vantage point that's all i could see. i could tell we were going to wreck. i tried to check up a little bit. then it's on from behind me. but nothing else you can do from there, i guess vr itt funny when the guys behind you get through the wreck and they're able to go on the rest of the way. i hated for our m&m camry -- still pushing to 13, working really good together. i was going to push him to see if i couldn't get farther, give ourselves a chance to win. hopefully benefit our teammates can do it. >> thanks, kyle. >> thanks, tell mates denny hamlin and and matt kenseth running first and fourth. >> wow, a lot of damage there. >> wow. before was in a position to challenge for the win. >> last year in thi race, halff the field ended up wrecked in the garage. and we were hoping not to have a repeat of that tonight. however, that's pretty much where we are. >> well -- >> i'm not going to say a

. >> jeff gordon described it as bumper cars, kyle. what'd you see out there? not much lace for you to go. >> no, i seen the 19 and the 2 really fighting for a spot. for my vantage point that's all i could see. i could tell we were going to wreck. i tried to check up a little bit. then it's on from behind me. but nothing else you can do from when the guys behind you get through the wreck and they're able to go on the rest of the way. i hated for our m&m camry -- still pushing to 13, working really good together. i was going to push him to see if i couldn't get farther, give ourselves a chance to win. hopefully benefit our teammates can do it. >> thanks, kyle. >> thanks, tell mates denny hamlin and and matt kenseth running first and fourth. >> wow, a lot of damage there. >> wow. >> carl edwards who moments before was in a position to challenge for the win. >> last year in this race, half the field ended up wrecked in the garage. and we were hoping not to have a repeat of that tonight. however, that's pretty much where we are. >> well -- >> i'm not going to say a

. >> jeff gordon described it as bumper cars, kyle. what'd you see out there? not much lace for you to go. >> no, i seen the 19 and the 2 really fighting for a spot. for my vantage point that's all i could see. i could tell we were going to wreck. i tried to check up a little bit. then it's on from behind me. but nothing else you can do from there, i guess vr it's funny when the guys behind you get through the wreck and they're able to go on the rest of the way. i hated for our m&m camry -- still pushing to 13, working really good together. i was going to push him to see if i couldn't get farther, give ourselves a chance to win. hopefully benefit our teammates can do it. >> thanks, kyle. >> thanks, tell mates denny hamlin and and matt kenseth running first and fourth. >> wow, a lot of damage there. >> wow. before was in a position to challenge for the win. inhi the end uwr heerot to eatot. p are.ll- n ou te , bune pck upyostcoaggran l o ttve g toon mloguy, or c gimess f. do raightatofeo a >> andto ijuo be rere ua bu s we hebu realote ixens ce>>d oi ma d n cre >

. >> that could help him about on sunday and that's jeff gordon. >> i got an idea, i have seen the 24 car track and that was weird. i had full competition against the 24without jeff. >> and his departure from the center to the success of the team. i have not experienced that stuff yet. >> with all that said, i am sure he's going to do an amazing job. >> guys was hired by jeff and grew up learning from them and he's always a mentor for me. >> the rays announcing the recently pitched from the cleveland, indians. we cannot replace jake mcghee's performance and productivity, but, we feel like we have a lot of good arms and we'll compete and see how he will excel and throughout the year. when was the last time there was any kind of distractions there. >> that's nice going into spring training and not having to deal with that. >> i thought alex handled it extremely well. it is pretty i hope it does not make it a boring training but it is regular. >>> we have continuous coverage on abcactionabcactionnews.com. >> have a good night, we'll see >> dicky: from hollywood - it's "jimmy kimmel live"

. >> we are giving away a commemorative helmet autographed by jeff gordon.u still have time to enter. go to our facebook page. click on the contest link, fill out the entry form. entries are accepted until 1159 -- 11:59 tonight. go to our facebook page and you could win this guy.>> i tried it on last night. it fits pretty well.>> now it's priceless because you have put it on.>> that's because of jeff gordon's signature. it has nothing to do with me.>>> coming up, the process of finding us -- a replacement for scalia is underway. now the question becomes one will president obama submit a nomination?>>> preparing for the next battle in nevada, a look at the republican and democratic candidates, strategies, and for one hopeful, that means skipping the state entirely. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> now to election coverage in the race for the white house. the remaining candidates are assessing their best way award to secure their party's nomination. john roberts is in greenville, south carolina, with the latest from the campaign trail.>> reporter: with only seven people left i

all right, here it goes. >> signed by jeff gordon and >> i could be yours go tonouncer: "how to eat an orange during a zombie apocalypse." step 1, apologize to your best friend. you don't have to do this. i haven't turned, jake. - i'm still your best friend. - ( gun cocks ) remember that time when we went to basketball and we were awesome? - ( growls ) - i'm sorry, buddy. ( gunshot ) announcer: step 2, eat the orange.

and jimmy johnson teammate chase elliott is replacing jeff gordon. >> i haven't had full competition against the 24 without jeff and the departure of these meetings, i haven't and i know chase is going to be an asset to our company. >> reporter: the lynchburg hornets lacrosse team opens its 2016 season tomorrow. >> reporter: it was a historic 2015 season for the lynchburg college lacrosse team. an o.d.a.c. championship and a championship in philadelphia. and it's a run the 17 seniors on the squad want to make again. >> i think that everyone is just that much more motivated. it's high intensity. >> that's kind of been our goal here from day one this year. how can we get better? >> reporter: in 2015, the hornets wasted very few opportunities. after a 2 and 2 start, squad won 19 games in a row. stewart set a record. and murphy led the o.d.a.c. the players say they're focused on what's in front of them. >> [indiscernible] every kid always dreams of that. >> and we set our own expectations. we've had a certain expectation that we've wanted to really play to. and we get 17 games to do that.

plus jeff gordon calls it the most important pole qualifier of the whole nascar season. they set the front row at daytona sunday and it's a youth movement. complete coverage. and a week away from the daytona 500 we check in with carl edwards in our sportszone spotlight, he's talking nascar's an explanation it's about time the taco...came out of its shell. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. it's always worth remembering... that icing the cinnamon rolls is a privilege not a right. unleash the power of dough. cooling system. >> welcome to the fox 35 sportszone, i'm adam shadoff. some drivers call the daytona important in the entire nascar season. a full field hit the track sunday, with just a pair of guaranteed spots on the line, but they are the two most important spots, the front row. we started with some drama. martin truex junior wasn't even allowed to get on the track. inspectors didn't like something on the roof of his car near the rear so he never turned a lap. he is guaranteed a spot in the race, though. meanwhile the new qualifying format had everyone getti

ricardo: jeff gordon making the change from driver to broadcaster. a rising star. >> we had a conversation about this. and for him, it did not really set in that he was not going to run his first 500 until they i think at that moment, it will sink in more. it has a little bit, and for me, i cannot wrap my head around the fact we were even here, much less having a shot at the polls, so it has been a quick two days, and all of this, it is fine, but we are definitely looking to get back on track. ricardo: both in practice and on thursday, and he says if he wrecks 24, he will be starting at the back of the field on sunday. michael: a big change on monday, and meteorologist john cessarich is tracking our weather. john: i would say so. looking pretty good, as you can see. temperatures in the 30's and 40's, but in the mountains with that breeze, it felt a lot seasonally cold. this is back through the northeast. so in the mountains, not too bad. it is also drive. we might squeeze out a flurry, especially at elevations closer to the tennessee line, but that i

. >> jeff gordon described it as bumper cars, kyle. what'd you see out there? not much lace for you to go. >> no, i seen the 19 and the 2 really fighting for a spot. for my vantage point that's all i could see. i could tell we were going to wreck. i tried to check up a little bit. then it's on from behind me. but nothing else you can do from there, i guess vr it's funny able to go on the rest of the way. i hated for our m&m camry -- still pushing to 13, working really good together. i was going to push him to see if i couldn't get farther, give ourselves a chance to win. hopefully benefit our teammates can do it. >> thanks, kyle. >> thanks, tell mates denny hamlin and and matt kenseth running first and fourth. >> wow, a lot of damage there. >> wow. >> carl edwards who moments before was in a position to challenge for the win. >> last year in this race, half the field ended up wrecked in the garage. and we were hoping not to have a repeat of that tonight. however, that's pretty much where we are. >> well -- >> i'm not going to say anything about the attrition ra

chase elliott is now driving the 24 car since jeff gordon retired. gordon said really proud of team i know there are a lot of 24 proud fans. >> all right. now the final round of the pebble beach pro am took place. phil mickelson needed to hit this shot on the 18 to go into a playoff with vaughn taylor. looks easy. right? but it's not going to go. such a heart breaker for mickelson. taylor would get his first win in 11 years. don't forget about the wbtv sports app sponsored by speed we will (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! >> marvel's profane and sarcastic hero deadpool had a record box office opening for an r-rated movie this weekend. it hauled in $135 million at the box office and became the biggest february opening ever by a large margin. overtaking last year's 50 shades of grey. deadpool surprised hollywood more than doubling its initial box office opening forecast. now i'm so embarrassed to say i didn't even hear about that until today. >> i didn't ei

ever sit on the pole for elliott..who takes over the hendrick 24 ride from retired four time champ jeff gordon.. is the son of a hall of famer.....father bill is a two time daytona 500 winner. matt kenseth..was second quickest and will start outside of row one.. but the young gun steals the show today. the nba all star game..in toronto for the first time.. and it marks the final all star appearance..for future hall of famer kobe bryant--- kobe...a 20 year nba vet..in his final appearance...he was the youngest all star at 19....now 37 and ready to retire.. the east..getting it cranked up early..watch the oop..for some guy named lebron..for the throwdown.. and here's kobe... working the back down...fade away...pays the toll and gets the roll.. kobe would finish with 10 point and 7 assits...6 rebounds...and a steal... the west would run away with this one..in a dunk fest..9 west players in double figures.. the east's paul george was the leading scorer with 41.. the mvp.. but it's the west... 196-173 yesterday's acc action.. uva was on the cusp..of ending 21 years of frustration...at cameron.. but

something new---that's the young gun...chase elliott...all of 20 years old..in jeff gordon's old ride... become drive to sit on the pole...at the 500... chase elliott/daytona polesitter:".....d aytona 500 qualifying day is such a such a such an opportunity for teams to really i feel like show what they've done in the off-season and the kind of work ethic that they have and and they man- hours that and the massaging they've put into these racecars to find those extra hundreds, thousands of a second that are so crucial on qualifying day so that's what it's all about today so i don't i don't feel like it's about me." something borrowed..that' s brian vickers... subbing for tony stewart---in the 14 vickers is making a comeback of his own..from blood clots.. and his opening performance..in cluded this scary wreck on saturday night.. brian vickers/14 stewart haas driver: "..it feels good to be back in a race car nothing better than going to hundred miles an hour i could've done without the hard impact in the outside wall after cutting a right rear tire but everyone works so hard on my car a

he was replacing jeff gordon in the number 24 car. he crossed the lab at hundred 96 miles per hour. he claimed the pole for the daytona 500. elliott becomes the youngest driver to take the poll at the the florida python challenge has ended . now, we are waiting to find out how many snakes were collected during the nearly month-long hunt. >> that's a lot of snake! that's way more than collected in years past. in 2013, during that hunt, only 68 were captured or killed and this year more than 1000 people signed up just to be a part of the hunt for the invasive snakes which are considered a threat to the everglades. hunters who catch the most pythons and the largest will be awarded prizes up to $1500 and the winner will not be announced until later this month on february 27th >> that's a lot of snakes >> today get to make boots out of them? >> all kinds of stuff. who knows what happens next. >> will enjoy a warm up today. after a cool start, we get up to 78b0 with a few showers. tune in tomorrow around 5:00 as at 4:00. centurylink prism tv has all your favorite channels, tons of live sp

let's go racing chase elliott the youngest pole winner just twenty years old when im born with jeff gordon. i've started sprint cup driving in elliott would have to leave long four laps and dale earnhardt junior has had a motorsports teammate passes the meantime kevin harvick led a team gets close but somehow catches it and doesn't wreck know it not so fortunately turn forges come to wreak havoc on some drivers today ellie would lose control here and then check the damage to the splinter out cz i he was done finishing thirty seven meantime that would be denny hamlin taking first at the halfway point. thirty laps to go on the favorites going the way side that still earnhardt jr get loose in turn four once again try this evening to create some space in one of spinning outta control. hence the inside barrier he was ok would finish thirty six now to the final at the same actions of the twenty car trying to hold off hamlin will get some help from kevin harvick to take the lead with

>> and jeff gordon in the announce booth tonight. >> he did a great job. they are definitely tweaking the rules, one green flag wave tonight, there was a wild start to the sprint unlimited. check out this wreck in front of him, good news, no one's hurt but a lot of cars were damaged. day at daytona coming up next. >> when the flag drops, ralph brown is always there. >> do your friends even bother >> not really. >> i get to 40 or 41, i can't stop pick up some fresh florida zucchini, beautiful golden squash, plump tomatoes, mushrooms, and garlic. combine with the pasta, and serve. everyone's a winner with this flavor packed meal. for more delicious recipes with snap beans and strawberry parfait. from dinner to dessert it's easy to serve scrumptious florida meals. visit freshfromflorida.com for tasty recipes. delicious is always served fresh from florida. 3 the sprint unlimited jumps star >> well the sprint unlimited jump starts the nascar season. just for the fan, a fun race to warm up the drivers, for the real racing ahead. if the daytona 500 is anything ex

chase elliott, the son of hall of fame driver is replacing jeff gordon. at 24 years old he'll start the race as the youngest in history. the rest of the line up is set in thursday night's twin qualifying races. >> fill nichole san giving vaughn taylor his third career win today. phil has now gone 50 starts since his last win, the longest of his fo what a surprise! you know what else is a surprise? shingles. you out of nowhere. c' and talk about it. and did you know that one in three people will get shingles? (all) no. m reminding people then the shingles virus is already inside you. who' s had chickenpox? scoot over. and look that nasty rash can pop up anywhere and the pain can be even worse than it looks. doctor or pharmacist. about a vaccine that can around here, a buckeye e in your pocket is lucky. and as the newest member of the lucky buckeye company, it's my job to make sure that every buckeye is as lucky as can be. this one... stick a fork in it, it's done. well, i say, you never ever give up on a buckeye. (inaudible whispering) (slot machines chimi

elliot and jeff gordon old 24 car goes spinning into the grass. he loses several laps but elliot would finish. dale earnhardt had one of the closest cars. 30 laps to go, continues to spin. he is out of the race. junior finishes 36, breaking the hearts of many of his fans. >> another fan favorite, danica patrick, she is going to catch air after contact with greg biffle with 15 happens to go. she did a great job correcting to avoid the wall. her number 10 car sustained damage. none of these wrecks compared to the anybody. denny hamlin, hamlin. a duel between hamlin and truex. it is denny hamlin in a photo finish. the closest finish in the 58 year history. hamlin wins the 500 for the first time, first data 500 win for toyota as well. now to ping. fans got what they came for. >> unbelievable finish. the tape measure, four inches separating trueett's junior. an hour or so ago, he sat right here speaking about his first ever 500 win. >> my eleventh year in the series, that's what makes it so proud, to get the first 500 for toyota, the first daytona 500

and then 20 year old rookie pole sitter chase elliot taking over for the now retired jeff gordon... but elliott's hopes for a 500 victory were dashed early... lap 19 he spins coming off of turn 4... and when he gets to the trioval grass his front splitter digs in and causes heavy front end damage. now 31 laps to go... and dale earnhardt junior also spins as nose it into the wall... ending his hopes of third daytona 500 win... he was alright... but junior nation... frustrated. 13 laps later you ride with greg biffle he has a run on danica patrick in the locally sponsored natures bakery car... they make contact... she gets knocked into the infield where her car would suffer terminal damage... she would finish in 35th... so final lap.. matt kenseth out front... but his teammate denny hamlin has a run... he looks high and then cuts underneath him to take the lead... kenseth falls back and we have a drag race between hamlin and martin truex jr... truex noses ahead but at the line its denny hamlin winning by 1 hundreth of a second... take a look at the finish... as hamlin said afterwords

>> jeff gordon, i hate him. joey logano. or trevor fan. >> i'll go with logano. >> trevor ban. >> who is the oldest winner of the daytona ahundred back in 1988? >> waltrip. >> jared. >> bill it's yot. >> bobby elliot. >> the winner. diswhr you'll get this one, i promise. what driver had the most career daytona 500 starts before he won his very first one? >> carl he did wartdz. >> dale earnhart. >> yeah, dale earnhart. >> earn hard, sr. >> 1988, his 20th career start for the daytona 500 before he got his first one. >> these nascar fans know their daytona 500. what will be the next chapter in the storied history of the great american race? i guess we have to wait until sunday night to find out. reporting from daytona international speedway, logan sherrill, fox 46 sports, wjzy. >> now to college hoops. unc bouncing back from the loss to duke in a big way today against the number 11 miami. the heels led by nine at the break and broke it open in the second half. bryce johnson led the way with a double-double, 16 points and 15 reb