Coke Zero 400: The Top 10 Picks To Win at Daytona With a Bonus Pick

It was the 1979 Daytona 500, the first national televised 500-mile (800km) race that was my introduction to Daytona International Speedway. Like so many other NASCAR fans, attending a race at DIS was No. 1 on my to-do list. It wasn't until 1996 that I achieved that goal. It wasn't for the 500, but rather the Nationwide's Goody's Headache Powder 300, and it was still exciting just to be in the stands. At that time, the Daytona sold out in hours. I was on the waiting list for tickets but heard it was rumored to be several years long, and it's not like it is today. It wasn't until 1998 that I learned how truly magnificent Daytona really is all lit up at night, and it was well worth the wait. You see, I made history. I actually was in ...

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