Daytona 500 racetrack fire

[W.G.Ewald]

 

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Matt Kenseth edges Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win Daytona 500 – USATODAY.com

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – In a race plagued by fire and rain, it was Matt Kenseth who emerged as conquerer of all the vexing elements that emerged at Daytona International Speedway.

Kenseth held off a last-lap charge by Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win the 2012 Daytona 500, which will be remembered as one of the most bizarre events in NASCAR's 64-year history. Greg Biffle finished third, followed by Denny Hamlin and Jeff Burton.