Daytona 500 2012: Winner’s Chance to Meet Mavericks Is Strangest Incentive Ever

There are a lot of fantastic traditions for champions of major sporting events that have stood the test of time.Hockey players getting a day with the Stanley Cup. Football players shouting, "I"m going to Disney World!" after winning the Super Bowl. The winning driver of the Indianapolis 500 drinking a bottle of milk.Don't expect to add "The winning racer of the Daytona 500 gets to meet the Dallas Mavericks!" to that list anytime soon.And yet it's happening this year.From ESPN Dallas:Texas Motor Speedway has arranged for the winner of NASCAR's season-opening race to attend the Mavericks-New Jersey Nets game at American Airlines Center. That driver will visit with the 2011 NBA champions and coach Rick Carlisle, who will present a personaliz...

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