Scenes from the Daytona 500

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrates with the checkered flag after his second Daytona 500 victory.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. had finished second in three of the previous four Daytona 500s.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrates in Victory Lane, 10 years after his only other Daytona 500 victory.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. snapped a 55-race winless streak that dated to 2012.

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Fans crowd the fence to take pictures of Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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As Dale Earnhardt Jr. was heading to the finish line, a slew of cars were wrecking behind him.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle during a Daytona 500 that was suspended for six hours by rain.

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Kyle Busch leads a pack of cars after racing resumed following the six-hour rain delay.

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Ryan Newman (31), Justin Allgaier (51), Brian Scott, (33), Parker Kligerman (30), Terry Labonte (32), Cole Whitt (26) and Landon Cassill (40) send sparks flying in their late-race crash.

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Kyle Larson (42) and Marcos Ambrose (9) crash.

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Danica Patrick walked away from this hard hit into the wall during a wreck that involved 12 cars.

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Paul Menard's car kicks up some mud during a wreck that damaged several cars with a little over 50 laps to go.

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Austin Dillon (3) and Aric Almirola (43) spin in a pack of cars.

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Kyle Busch's pit crew works its magic under the night sky of Daytona.

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Austin Dillon and Matt Kenseth lead the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500. The race was temporarily halted early due to heavy rain.

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Austin Dillon and Matt Kenseth lead the field to the green flag start.

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Kyle Larson was involved in an early incident but remained in the race.

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. pulls out of his pit as Matt Kenseth sits facing backwards in his pit box in an unusual chain of events.

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Crew members cover Jimmie Johnson's Chevrolet during the rain delay.

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Crew members for David Gilliland place tarps over his pit.

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Kevin Harvick takes cover under an umbrella during the rain delay.

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Air Titan track driers run on the track during the rain delay.

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A mid-afternoon look at the track, with more rain on its way.

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A fan plays in the infield during the delay.

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Jimmie Johnson and Brian Vickers are introduced during pre-race ceremonies.

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Casey Mears and Danica Patrick exchange high fives with fans.

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Jimmie Johnson kisses his wife, Chandra, during pre-race ceremonies.

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Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 DOW Chevrolet, takes part in pre-race ceremonies.

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Fans snapped up shots during the pre-race ceremonies.

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This couple was among the most unique on race day.

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An overhead view of early race action.

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Austin Dillon and Matt Kenseth lead the field to the green flag to start the Daytona 500.