It was an effort that probably shouldn’t have happened, but Matt DiBenedetto’s smile told it all after the journeyman driver climbed from his beaten and battered race car at the end of Sunday’s Daytona 500.
Before the start of his 30th and final Daytona 500, two-time winner Michael Waltrip said that he just wanted to show the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series field that he “still had it” one last time.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. exited his car disappointed, yet optimistic for the future, after a scary five-car crash eliminated him from Sunday’s Daytona 500 at lap 105.
A right rear tire failure on Kyle Busch’s No. 18 M&Ms Toyota Camry led to a five-car crash just past halfway in Sunday’s 59th annual Daytona 500 and caused Busch to lash out at Goodyear following the incident.
Defending Daytona 500 champion Denny Hamlin has offered his support to fellow Toyota driver and golf buddy Michael Waltrip, as Waltrip gears up for his final start in The Great American Race on Sunday afternoon.