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Darrell Waltrip's car (88) sits smoking and crumpled off the track, along with David Pearson (21) after a three-car crash at the Daytona Speedway during the Daytona 500 race, Feb. 19, 1978. (AP Photo/Jim Kerlin)

Richard Petty of Randleman, N.C., car 43, tries to drive his car at the Daytona 500 at the Speedway, but had to be pushed over the finish line. Petty crashed into David Pearson's car, then hit the wall on the final lap of the race on February 15, 1976. (AP Photo)

Driver A.J. Foyt, injured when his car flipped during Daytona 500 race on Sunday, Feb. 20, 1978 in Daytona Beach, is transferred from a stretcher to a waiting ambulance in the infield. (AP Photo/BS)

Darrell Waltrip of Franklin, Tenn., hits the wall coking down the straight at the Daytona International Speedway during the 25th annual Daytona 500 at Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 20, 1983. Waltrip had to be taken from his wrecked Chevrolet and taken away in an ambulance but reports indicate his injuries were not serious. (AP Photo/Glenda Dixon)

Rusty Wallace from St. Louis, Mo., driving the Miller Genuine Draft Pontiac, goes airborne as he flips several times on the back straightaway during the Daytona 500 International Race of Champions at Daytona International Speedway Sunday, February 14,1993. Wallace walked away from the crash. (AP Photo/Thom Baur)

David Ragan (34), Trevor Bayne, left, and Kurt Busch (51) are involved in a wreck during the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Bobby Hamilton's No.55 is engulfed in flames as he passes turn 2 on the 149th lap after a 17-car crash during the 2002 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 17, 2002. (AP Photo/Russell Williams)

Chevrolet 15, driven by Michael Waltrip, turns over during the Daytona 500 race Sunday, Feb. 15, 2004, at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Greg Suvino)

Nine of the 17 cars involved in the Daytona 500 crash in turn 2 slide around the track at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 17, 2002. Shown are Matt Kenseth (17), Todd Bodine (66), John Andretti (43), Kevin Harvick (29), Jeremy Mayfield (19), Kenny Schrader (36), Bobby Hamilton (55) and Kenny Wallace (1), bottom right. (AP Photo/Phil Manson)

Emergency workers try to put out a fire after Juan Pablo Montoya's car struck the truck during the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Bill Friel)

Joey Logano crashes during the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Glenn Smith)

The number 12 car of Ryan Newman rolls over and onto the infield grass as Steve Park's number 1 car passes during the running of the Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Fla. Sunday Feb. 16, 2003. ``Daytona is just one race, it doesn't make or break the season,'' Newman said. ``We wrecked out, there's nothing we can do about that except pack up and move on to Rockingham.'' (AP Photo/Larry Giberson)

Richard Petty's car comes apart after going airborne and impacting the wall and fence off turn four at Daytona International Speedway. Petty reportedly was in good condition at a local hospital with possibly a broken ankle from the mishap which involved Petty's Pontiac car flipping seven times during Sunday's running of the Daytona 500 auto race, Feb. 14, 1988. (AP Photo/Pryor)

Tony Stewart (20) flies through the air after an accident during the Daytona 500 Sunday afternoon, Feb. 18, 2001, at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Getting by is Dale Earnhardt (3), Ron Hornaday (14) and Mark Martin (6). (AP Photo/Jim Topper)

Robert Pressley, from Ashville, N.C., is upside down as he flips his Chevrolet on the backstretch during the running of the Daytona 500 auto race Sunday, Feb. 16, 1997, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Pressley was not injured in the mishap. (AP Photo/David Mills-The Lakeland Ledger)

Jimmy Spencer, from Berwick, Pa., in his Ford racer, strikes his pit crew member Wayne Jenks and sends him flying after his brakes failed coming into the pits during the running of the Daytona 500 Sunday, Feb. 16, 1997, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Jenks was not seriously injured. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Geoff Bodine of Chemung, NY., (60) hits the wall in turn four while Dale Jarrett of Hickory, N.C., (88) spins as Jeff Burton of South Boston, Va., (99) manages to get by during the Daytona 500 Sunday, Feb. 14, 1999 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rob Sweeten)

Drivers Jeff Burton, of South Boston, Va., (99), Steve Park, of East Northport, N.Y., (1), Sterling Marlin, of Columbia, Tenn., (40), Terry Labonte, of Corpus Christi, Tex., (5), Mark Martin, of Batesville, Ark., (6), Elliott Sadler, of Emporia, Va., (21) and Joe Nemechek, of Lakeland, Fla. (42) are involved in a crash during the Daytona 500 Sunday, Feb. 14, 1999, at the Daytona international Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Driver Jeff Gordon won the race Sunday. (AP Photo/Paul Kizzle)

NASCAR driver Ryan Newman turns over in his Dodge coming out of turn 4 in the Daytona 500 Sunday Feb 16, 2003 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Newman walked away from the accident. ``Daytona is just one race, it doesn't make or break the season,'' Newman said. ``We wrecked out, there's nothing we can do about that except pack up and move on to Rockingham.'' (AP Photo/David Graham)

The car of NASCAR driver Scott Wimmer (22) flips through the air during a multi-car wreck in Turn 3 and 4 during the Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005. (AP Photo/Rob Sweeten)

NASCAR driver Ricky Rudd (21) and Mike Wallace (4) collide during a six car incident in Turn 4 during the Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005. At Top is Dave Blaney (07). At bottom is Casey Mears (41). (AP Photo/Paul Kizzle)

NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick, lower left, and Mark Martin, lower right, battle for the finish line as a multi-car crash happens behind them during the Daytona 500 race Sunday afternoon Feb. 18, 2007 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Harvick won the race. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Kenny Wallace's No. 1 car breaks out in flames during a 17-car crash on turn two during the 2002 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 17, 2002. Also involved in the crash are Bobby Hamilton (55), Ken Schrader (36), Kevin Harvick (29), John Andretti (43), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Jeremy Mayfield (19) (AP Photo/Phil Manson)

Clint Bowyer climbs from his car as flames rise from beneath the hood following the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

Clint Bowyer slides upside down following a crash on the final lap of the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. Robby Gordon is at front. (AP Photo/David Graham)

Clint Bowyer slides upside down on the last lap as Robby Gordon (7) and Boris Said approach during the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay)

Brian Vickers' car is pushed through the garage area after he was involved in a wreck in the second Gatorade Duel qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007, for Sunday's NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race. (AP Photo/Paul Kizzle)

Flames lick from Clint Bowyer's car, while Carl Edwards (99) passes by on the track following a crash on the last lap of the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Clint Bowyer's car slides upside down following a crash on the last lap of the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Glenn Smith)

Daytona 500 pole sitter David Gilliland (38) avoids a spinning Tony Stewart after a wreck in the fourth turn during the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Kizzle)

Ken Schrader (36) slams into Dale Earnhardt (3) during the Daytona 500, in this Feb. 18, 2001 file photo, at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Earnhardt was killed in the crash. (AP Photo/Glenn Smith, File)