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Dale Earnhardt Jr. stands by his car before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Rain, fire postpone Daytona 500

First came the rain. Then came the fire. Everything that could go wrong with this Daytona 500 did go wrong, and the first NASCAR race in primetime television could be remembered for everything but the eventual winner.

Fuel in a jet dryer burns after Juan Pablo Montoya's car slewed sideways and struck it during a caution period in the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race in Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael L. Levitt)

Fiery crash halts Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Daytona 500 has been halted by a fiery explosion caused when Juan Pablo Montoya slammed into a jet dryer under caution. It's the latest mess to hamper NASCAR's season-opening race. Montoya was driving well behind the rest of the field when something on his ...

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