The Daytona 500, ‘The Great American Race’ at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida didn't disappoint those with patience or a hefty tolerance for crashing and bizarre incidents. The race was scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. but owing to rain and crashes, it was delayed to an exciting finish at about 1 a.m. Tuesday morning. Five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson was prophetic the day before the scheduled start of the race when he said, “Everybody always told me to be patient and it drove me crazy hearing that, but they were right.” The 500-mile, 202-lap race doesn't need a 36-hour time frame to complete. But the 2012 race, the first to be postponed in 54 years, needed all of that. Most o...

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The Daytona 500, ‘The Great American Race’ at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida didn't disappoint those with patience or a hefty tolerance for crashing and bizarre incidents. The race was scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. but owing to rain and crashes, it was delayed to an exciting finish at about 1 a.m. Tuesday morning. Five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson was prophetic the day before the scheduled start of the race when he said, “Everybody always told me to be patient and it drove me crazy hearing that, but they were right.” The 500-mile, 202-lap race doesn't need a 36-hour time frame to complete. But the 2012 race, the first to be postponed in 54 years, needed all of that. Most o...

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