Terry Labonte fell to 0-for-27 in The Great American Race, while Mark Martin, Kyle Petty and Ken Schrader each dropped to 0-for-22.

Other notables who remained winless include: Bobby Labonte (14 attempts), Jeff Burton (13), Jeremy Mayfield (13) and Joe Nemechek (12).

"We'll take it for sure," said Schrader, who finished ninth for his best showing in the 500 since 2000.

She was Daytona's darling.

Teter signed autographs, posed for pictures, answered countless questions and met numerous other stars during her first trip to Daytona International Speedway.

She took a lap around the 2.5-mile oval at speeds nearing 180 mph and later waved the green flag along with silver medalist Gretchen Bleiler to signal the start of the race.

"It's been awesome," said the free-spirited teenager who won gold in the women's halfpipe at the Turin Olympics.

Speaking in laid-back, extreme sports-style slang with her manager and boyfriend nearby, Teter said winning gold was "better than a dream."

"I never would have dreamed anything like this," she added.

But given the track record of previous celebrity ownership efforts in NASCAR, Troy Aikman knows that just taking the green flag was a big deal.

"We know that just the fact that we're racing today is, at some level, an accomplishment in and of itself," said Aikman, who founded the new team with fellow former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach.

The team's finish was even bigger.

Driver Terry Labonte started near the back and came home 17th -- his best finish in the Daytona 500 since 2000.

Fergie of the hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas sang the national anthem despite giving NASCAR officials a scare by showing up later than they expected.

"She's practicing," NASCAR president Mike Helton said after Fergie was noticeably absent from the prerace drivers' meeting.

James Caan, who made several jokes about his age when asked about his starring role in the 1965 racing movie "Red Line 7000," served as grand marshal and gave the command to start the engines.

Comedian and late-night talk show host Jay Leno, whose rare car collection is well known, drove the pace car.

"Race car driving is a little like sex: all men think they're good at it. When you are out there by yourself, you actually are good at it -- until somebody else comes on the track," Leno said.

Seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens was the honorary official. NFL star Tony Gonzalez and Atlanta Braves players Chipper Jones and Marcus Giles also were on hand.

Bon Jovi performed a prerace concert from the infield grass.

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