Daytona Beach, Florida ¨C Michael McDowell emerged from an ugly final-lap crash to take the lead and went on to win a Daytona 500 that was interrupted by weather and wrecks on Sunday at Daytona International Speedway.
The victory was McDowell¡¯s first in the NASCAR Cup Series in 357 starts.
¡°I just can¡¯t believe it,¡± McDowell, 36, said. ¡°So many years just grinding it out hoping for an opportunity like this.¡±
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