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50 Cent gets a free pass! LOLz!

Last week at the Daytona 500, 50 Cent had a little awkward moment with Erin Andrews, for which Erin says the blame is all hers!!

Apparently, she was searching for Danica Patrick when she 50 Cent instead — and being so confused by the moment, she made things super awks when 50, who is her friend and business partner, tried to give her a friendly kiss!

Uggghghghghghgh!! We can't even watch the video of it (above) without cringing like it's an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm!

It's REAL LIFE!

Still, at least 50 can save face around his friends and still claim he's got game! Ha!

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50 cent has been DECLINED.

The rapper was hoping to get a kiss from a pretty blonde FOX news anchor at the Daytona 500 on Sunday, but when he went in for a wet one he got the classic cheek move!!

Ouch! that's got to hurt.

And to make matters worse, 50 tweeted:

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Danica Patrick may have not won 1st, 2nd or even 3rd place at the Daytona 500, but she was still the FIRST female driver to land the coveted starting position during the NASCAR event!!

The racing diva finished in 8th place at Sunday's meet, and even though she didn't zoom by everyone, she's still content.

Miz Patrick said:

“It was a solid day. We stayed basically in the top 10 all day. It was fun when it got a little exciting.”

Driver Jimmie Johnson ended up winning the race and her new boyfriend, Ricky Stenhouse, who is also a driver finished in at 12th.

Welp, at least Danica can say that she's a better racer than her man!!

Congrats guuurl!!

[Image via Jeff Daly/WENN.]

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Danica Patrick is a badass, and part of being that badass is how humble she is about it!

Just a few days ago, we were pumped to tell you guys that Danica landed the most coveted starting position in the Daytona 500 — which is the first time a woman has ever done that! In fact, Danica feels very fortunate to be there at all, let alone in the best spot!

In the interview (above), she reflects on how the racing game has changed for women, and how she is not taking her place in history for granted, given that women used to not even be allowed in the garage areas!

So fab!

Good luck, Danica!

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RACING HISTORY!

Danica Patrick is now the first woman to EVER win the coveted pole position for the Daytona 500 this year — which is only her second year doing NASCAR after she was an IndyCar driver! This is huge news for women racers out there!

Here's what she said about it:

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NASCAR and Fox have announced a new eight-year, $2.4 BILLION extension!

The extension will run through 2022, keeping the Daytona 500 on Fox, with the new deal starting in 2015.

That $300 million a year fee is a 33% increase over what Fox had been paying.

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As co-grand marshalls of this year's Dayton 500, Jane Lynch and Kate Upton started off the huge NASCAR event on Sunday afternoon with a press conference in Daytona Beach, Florida.

The two demonstrated fantastic chemistry by not only charming the crowd of reporters asking them questions, but each other as well!

As you can tell in the picture above (and more below), these two ladies look like they really get along.

Thanks to a rain delay, the race did not end until after midnight on Monday when Matt Kenseth emerged victorious in the final lap.

[Image via Mavrix Online.]

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