{"id":3185,"date":"2018-02-20T07:23:39","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T12:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=3185"},"modified":"2018-02-20T07:23:39","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T12:23:39","slug":"sundays-daytona-500-brought-little-past-present-shaping-nascars-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2018\/02\/20\/sundays-daytona-500-brought-little-past-present-shaping-nascars-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday\u2019s Daytona 500 brought a little past into the Present, Shaping NASCAR\u2019s future"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the racing stopped in Daytona Beach, FL on Sunday night, the top two spots were lit up with the numbers 3 and 43. Austin Dillon<\/strong> crossed the start\/finish line first, followed by rookie Darrell Wallace Jr.<\/strong>,\u00a0winning the Daytona<\/strong> 500<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Nostalgia.<\/p>\n

The iconic cars draped with the same numbers as two greats, Dale Earnhardt<\/strong> and Richard Petty<\/strong>, finished one-two filled with very likable young guns. In fact, the cars still feature the same number fonts that Sr. and Petty raced during their careers.<\/p>\n

Sunday\u2019s Daytona 500 brought a little past into the Present, Shaping NASCAR\u2019s future<\/h1>\n

After the race, Dillon spun in the grass, just like Earnhardt did in his one and only Daytona 500 victory, to show respect for him. He then did his own signature celebration, along with his pit crew, sliding face first in the infield.<\/p>\n

Wallace Jr., or rather Bubba as he\u2019s called around the track, gave a great quote on Adderall during a post-race interview, referencing a debate around NASCAR heading into the weekend.<\/p>\n

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.@BubbaWallace<\/a>: "He might have to take some Adderall for that one," he said after Denny Hamlin put him into the frontstretch wall after the race. #NASCAR<\/a><\/p>\n

— Chris Knight (@Knighter01) February 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n