Greg DePalma and Eric Smith (Race Review Online) recap the long day and fiery post-midnight finish at the Daytona 500, where a nearly six-hour rain delay – following a 16-car pileup just 14 laps into the race – put a restart on hold until after 9 p.m. in Daytona. It ended with journeyman Michael McDowellscoring his first career win, taking advantage of a last-lap wreck that claimed Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski as they jostled for the lead. Other key moments get a look, including Denny Hamlin losing the lead when he became isolated from teammates.

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