NASCAR Nationwide Race Fails to Live Up to Hype with Daytona Debacle

The first race of the season for NASCAR's second-tier series had all the makings for a great finale if you followed the pre-race hype. What we saw was a crashfest that took out those who could have won. Danica Patrick was the hot topic with it being her first full-time Nationwide season and she snatched the pole for the DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona. Patrick ended up going for a spin and a crash that sent her to the garage after her teammate, Cole Whitt, gave her a shot from the rear at exactly the wrong time. She did make it back on the track and was scored with a 38th-place finish after lengthy repairs in the garage. Tony Stewart was going for his seventh win at Daytona to tie Dale Earnhardt's record for Nationwide wins in...

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