Daytona 500 2015: Predictions, Odds and Top Drivers for NASCAR Season Opener

In less than 24 hours, the biggest race in NASCAR will kick off the season. The Daytona 500 is so much more than just the opener; it's the pinnacle of the sport and what every team works toward all winter. Just over three months ago, Kevin Harvick was hoisting the Sprint Cup trophy as the 2014 champion. Now, despite the turmoil around him with his Stewart-Haas Racing team, Harvick enters the Daytona 500 with aspirations of capturing his second 500 win. It would be the first for the SHR team on the sport's grandest stage. In order for anyone to win Sunday, he or she will have to chase down Hendrick Motorsports. Widely considered the best team in NASCAR, Hendrick has three cars leading the pack. With Jeff Gordon on the pole, Jimmie Johnson at...

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