NASCAR had better hope the rest of the 2012 Sprint Cup Series doesn't resemble the disaster that's played out at the Daytona 500.Having to postpone the Great American Race for the first time in its 54-year history was bad enough, particularly after pushing back the date to account for a potentially late Super Bowl. Losing the likes of Jimmie Johnson, Trevor Bayne and Danica Patrick in a wreck on the second lap certainly didn't make the situation any better for Mike Helton and the rest of NASCAR's big wigs.Neither did watching Jeff Gordon's engine blow out 79 laps later. Luckily, no one was hurt and Gordon was smart and savvy enough to alert the other drivers on the track of his problems.Still, Gordon's absence from the field after less...

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NASCAR had better hope the rest of the 2012 Sprint Cup Series doesn't resemble the disaster that's played out at the Daytona 500.Having to postpone the Great American Race for the first time in its 54-year history was bad enough, particularly after pushing back the date to account for a potentially late Super Bowl. Losing the likes of Jimmie Johnson, Trevor Bayne and Danica Patrick in a wreck on the second lap certainly didn't make the situation any better for Mike Helton and the rest of NASCAR's big wigs.Neither did watching Jeff Gordon's engine blow out 79 laps later. Luckily, no one was hurt and Gordon was smart and savvy enough to alert the other drivers on the track of his problems.Still, Gordon's absence from the field after less...

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