Will Lackluster Finish Be Lasting Memory of Otherwise Gripping 2015 Daytona 500?

With all due respect to winner Joey Logano, what I'll remember about the 2015 Daytona 500 is that for 16 of the late laps, the lead pack rumbled three-wide, packed as tight as swarming bees and flirting with the 200 mph mark as the finish line neared. Nearly every name that means something in NASCAR was up there, seeking racing’s biggest prize, all of them flooring it like theirs was the getaway car from a Fort Knox heist. You didn’t have to be a gearhead to feel it. This was racing at its best. Everyone stuck to the same postage stamp, bumpers nearly kissing, making a Blue Angels flyover look sloppy. Would Dale Earnhardt Jr. find a crease and defend his title? Would Jeff Gordon muster one last surge and leave his sport&rsq...

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