NASCAR at Daytona 2015 Results: Winner, Standings, Highlights and Reaction

Although Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s strong effort in the 2015 Daytona 500 in February was all for naught in the end, his luck was a little better the second time around at the Daytona International Speedway. Earnhardt won the Coke Zero 400 early Monday morning. A caution on Lap 154 led to a frenzied green-white-checkered finish in which Earnhardt, Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin had a fierce battle over the top three spots. Hamlin and Johnson continued fighting over second and third, but neither was able to move ahead of Junior. The victory was a deserved one for Earnhardt. He led 96 of the 161 laps and spent almost the entirety of the second half in first place. NBC Sports' Nate Ryan compared it to Earnhardt's win at the Geico 500 in May: The m...

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