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Contributor Network 10 hours, 41 minutes ago The Daytona 500 has been run since 1959. There have been a number of memorable races, but here are my choices for the top five. The 1959 Daytona 500 was the original. It was also a classic Daytona 500.

DAYTONA BEACH — By his own admission, Tony Stewart looks back on his 2011 championship season and realizes one thing — he and his No. 14 team were lucky and good at the right time. "I still can't explain it, I wish I could," Stewart said Thursday at

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Debut at Daytona The 54th-annual Daytona 500 marks RAB Racing's first attempt at NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition. Not only will the team debut a Sprint Cup Series Toyota Camry, but also a Camping World Truck Series Toyota Tundra.