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Matt Kenseth has won his second Daytona 500, holding off Dale Earnhardt Jr. to end one of the more bizarre races in NASCAR history. The race was delayed 2 hours, 5 minutes and 29 seconds after Juan Pablo Montoya collided with a safety truck carrying a jet dryer.
Emergency workers try to extinguish a fire on a jet dryer during the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. Juan Pablo Montoyas car struck the dryer during a caution period after something on his car broke.
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Danica Patrick (10), Kurt Busch (51), David Ragan (34) and Jimmie Johnson (48) crash during the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.
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Danica Patricks car slides down the track after a crash during the first of two NASCAR Daytona Duel 150 qualifying auto races in Daytona Beach, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012.
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Matt Kenseth celebrates in victory lane after winning the second of two NASCAR Daytona Gatorade Duel 150 qualifying auto races in Daytona Beach, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012.
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Danica Patricks car slides down the track after a crash during the first of two NASCAR Daytona Duel 150 qualifying auto races in Daytona Beach, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012.
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David Gilliand (38), Juan Pablo Montoya (42), of Colombia, and Paul Menard (27) crash during the first of two NASCAR Daytona Duel 150 qualifying auto races in Daytona Beach, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012.
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Kurt Busch looks from his car during practice for Sundays NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race in Daytona Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012.
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Matt Kenseth celebrates after winning the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.
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Matt Kenseth celebrates after winning the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.
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Matt Kenseth celebrates after winning the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012.
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Matt Kenseth celebrates after winning the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012.
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Crew chief Jimmy Fennig holds up his trophy after driver Matt Kenseth won the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012.
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Edsel Ford II, a director on the board for Ford Motor Company, left, driver Matt Kenseth, center and car owner Jack Roush celebrate in victory lane after Kenseth won the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012.
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Matt Kenseth (17) leads Greg Biffle (16) Denny Hamlin (11), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88), Jeff Burton (31), and Kevin Harvick (29) during the last restart of Mondays NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race in Daytona Beach, Fla., Tuesday Feb. 28, 2012.
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Tony Stewart (14), Ricky Stenhouse Jr (6), and David Gilliland (38) wreck as Joey Logano (20) and Mark Martin (55) drive past during the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012.
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Matt Kenseth, front, takes the checkered flag ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr, left, and Greg Biffle, back, to win the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012.
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Matt Kenseth celebrates with a burnout during Mondays NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race in Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012
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Tony Stewart (14) crashes with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (6), Joey Logano (20), Mark Martin (55), Martin Truex Jr. (56), David Gilliland (38), and Dave Blaney (36) bringing out the final caution during Mondays NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race in Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.
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Emergency workers try to put out a fire after Juan Pablo Montoyas car struck the truck during the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.
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Crews work to put out a fire on car driven by Juan Pablo Montoya, of Colombia, as flames rise from jet fuel spilling on the track after Montoya collided with a jet dryer during a caution period in the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.
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Emergency workers put out a fire on a jet dryer during the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.
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Terry Labonte (32) gets help on pit row after spinning out coming out of Turn 4 during the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.
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Flames shoot up from burning fuel from a jet dryer after Juan Pablo Montoyas car collided with the dryer during a caution in the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.
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Fuel in a jet dryer burns after Juan Pablo Montoyas car slewed sideways and struck it during a caution period in the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race in Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.
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Greg Biffle (16) and Matt Kenseth (17) lead a pack of cars in the early laps of the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.
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AJ Allmendingers crew works on his car, which was suffering from overheating, in the garage during the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.
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Danica Patrick (10), Kurt Busch (51), David Ragan (34) and Jimmie Johnson (48) crash during the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.
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Fans watch the start of the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.
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Danica Patrick climbs into her car before the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.
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A security guard sits near the entrance of the closed garage area during a weather postponed NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup series auto race in Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.
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A race fan sits in the grandstand as rain falls on Daytona International Speedway before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012.
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