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Matt Kenseth won the Daytona 500 more unreleased!

Traditionally, the Daytona 500 reserve to many surprises and twists, but the 2012 edition will have history as one of the most unusual. The postponement of the date first, because the rain prevented the presentation of the ordeal last Sunday as planned. A first in 54 years!

It is finally yesterday evening, 7:15 p.m. the departure was given. And while it was moving towards the end of the classic race, an incident never yet seen in motorsport happened: during neutralization, Juan Pablo Montoya saw his gearbox lock, then lost control of Colombian Chevrolet and pulled her right in the intervention vehicle equipped with an air to dry up the track reactor. A huge fire ensued, spreading in seconds 600 liters of fuel and making the track impassable for nearly two hours.

Restarted this morning at midnight, running, enameled another two mini caroms, finally saw the victory of Matt Kenseth (Ford), before Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Chevrolet) and Greg Biffle (Ford).

The teams now have two days to reach Phoenix, Arizona, or the next round of the Sprint Cup will be presented this weekend. The 2012 NASCAR season debute really strange!

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