Daytona 500 2014 Results: Winner, Final Standings and Post-Race Analysis

A little bit of rain couldn't stop Dale Earnhardt Jr. at the 2014 Daytona 500.   The first race of the 2014 Sprint Cup season was delayed for more than six hours when Mother Nature reared her ugly head on Daytona International Speedway, but Junior was eventually able to hold off Denny Hamlin to earn the second Daytona 500 victory of his career. After winning the race, he was ecstatic, via NASCAR's official Twitter feed and FOX Sports: Here's a look at how the final standings shook out, courtesy of NASCAR.com: The 39-year-old Hendrick Motorsports driver last won this historic race exactly a decade ago. As ESPN Stats & Info pointed out, the nine-year stretch between wins is a new record: Earnhardt Jr., who grabbed the le...

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