Pictures: Austin Dillon crash and 2015 Coke Zero 400 weekend in Daytona
Austin Dillon (3) goes upside down as he crashes in a dramatic wreck during the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
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Scenes from Daytona International Speedway, including the dramatic, multi-car crash that sent NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Austin Dillon high into the catch fence at Daytona International Speedway, early Monday morning, and events related to NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Coke Zero 400 and the XFINITY 250 races.
Crew members rush to Austin Dillon’s destroyed #3 Chevrolet after a multicar crash at the finish of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Austin Dillon (3) goes upside down as he crashes in a dramatic wreck during the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Austin Dillon’s #3 Chevrolet is destroyed in a multicar crash at the finish of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Austin Dillon crashes into a catch fence in a dramatic wreck during the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Crew members rush to Austin Dillon’s destroyed #3 Chevrolet after a multicar crash at the finish of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Crew members rush to Austin Dillon’s destroyed #3 Chevrolet after a multicar crash at the finish of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Crew members rush to Austin Dillon’s destroyed #3 Chevrolet after a multicar crash at the finish of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Pit crews rush in to check on Austin Dillon after a dramatic wreck during the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Emergency crews on the scene after Austin Dillon’s #3 Chevrolet was destroyed hitting the catch fence in a multicar crash at the finish of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Austin Dillon (right) walks away from his car after it was destroyed in a multicar crash at the finish of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Austin Dillon’s #3 Chevrolet is destroyed in a multicar crash at the finish of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Austin Dillon walks away from his car after it was destroyed in a multicar crash at the finish of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Austin Dillon’s #3 Chevrolet is destroyed in a multicar crash at the finish of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Emergency crews on the scene after Austin Dillon’s #3 Chevrolet was destroyed hitting the catch fence in a multicar crash at the finish of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
While Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was crossing the finish line, the dramattic multicar crash develops at the finish line of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
While Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was crossing the finish line, the dramattic multicar crash develops at the finish line of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Austin Dillon crashes in a dramatic wreck during the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
While Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was crossing the finish line, the dramattic multicar crash develops at the finish line of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Austin Dillon crashes into the catch fence in a dramatic wreck during the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Austin Dillon (top) crashes in a dramatic wreck during the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Crew members rush to Austin Dillon’s destroyed #3 Chevrolet after a multicar crash at the finish of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Emergency crews on the scene after Austin Dillon’s #3 Chevrolet was destroyed hitting the catch fence in a multicar crash at the finish of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Crew members rush to Austin Dillon’s destroyed #3 Chevrolet after a multicar crash at the finish of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Austin Dillon (top) crashes in a dramatic wreck during the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Austin Dillon crashes into the catch fence during a dramatic wreck during the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Austin Dillon’s #3 Chevrolet is destroyed in a multicar crash at the finish of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1
(Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)Austin Dillon’s #3 Chevrolet is destroyed in a multicar crash at the finish of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Austin Dillon (right) walks away from his car after it was destroyed in a multicar crash at the finish of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Emergency crews on the scene after Austin Dillon’s #3 Chevrolet was destroyed hitting the catch fence in a multicar crash at the finish of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Austin Dillon crashes in a dramatic wreck during the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Emergency crews on the scene after Austin Dillon’s #3 Chevrolet was destroyed hitting the catch fence in a multicar crash at the finish of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Emergency crews on the scene after Austin Dillon’s #3 Chevrolet was destroyed hitting the catch fence in a multicar crash at the finish of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
As Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (#88) heads to the finish line, the multicar crash begins behind him at the finish line of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
As Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (#88) crosses the finish line, the multicar crash begins behind him at the finish line of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Austin Dillon crashes into the catch fence in a dramatic wreck during the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Pit crews rush in to check on Austin Dillon after a dramatic crash during the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Denny Hamlin (11) crosses the finish line sideways, causing a dramatic wreck during the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Matt Kenseth (#20) goes sideways in a multicar crash coming out of Turn Four in the rain-delayed Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Carl Edwards (#19) gets tagged by Brian Scott (#33) in a multicar crash coming out of Turn Two in the rain-delayed Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1
(Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)The field takes the green at the start of the rain-delayed Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Carl Edwards (#19) gets loose coming out of Turn Four in the rain-delayed Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Matt Kenseth (#20) goes sideways in a multicar crash coming out of Turn Four in the rain-delayed Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Matt Kenseth (#20) goes sideways in a multicar crash coming out of Turn Four in the rain-delayed Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Carl Edwards (#19) gets tagged by Brian Scott (#33) in a multicar crash coming out of Turn Two in the rain-delayed Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1
(Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)David Gilliland (#38) gets turn around after losing control coming out of Turn Four in the rain-delayed Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
David Gilliland (#38, lower right) gets turn around after losing control coming out of Turn Four in the rain-delayed Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Carl Edwards (#19) gets loose coming out of Turn Four in the rain-delayed Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
David Gilliland (#38) gets turn around after losing control coming out of Turn Four in the rain-delayed Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., early Monday morning, July 6, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
The scoring board shows 0 laps as the field prepares to take the green at the start of the rain-delayed Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Track dryers line up near Turn One at Daytona International Speedway before rain-delayed Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Holding an umbrella, Jeff Gordon responds to rain-soaked fans at his last driver introduction as a NASCAR driver, before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Jeff Gordon greets fans during driver introductions in the rain before the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Holding an umbrella, comedian David Spade responds to rain-soaked fans before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. Spade was the race Grand Marshall. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Rain-soaked fans wait for the start of driver introductions before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Members of the military hold red, white and blue banners in the rain before the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Holding an umbrella, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., takes the stage at driver introductions before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Danica Patrick responds to rain-soaked fans at driver introductions before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Holding an umbrella, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., tosses a soda bottle to rain-soaked fans at driver introductions before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Danica Patrick responds to rain-soaked fans at driver introductions before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Holding an umbrella, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., greets rain-soaked fans at driver introductions before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Holding an umbrella, Jeff Gordon responds to rain-soaked fans at his last driver introduction as a NASCAR driver, before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Holding an umbrella, Kyle Busch responds to rain-soaked fans at before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Holding an umbrella, Kyle Busch responds to rain-soaked fans at before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Danica Patrick responds to rain-soaked fans at driver introductions before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Holding an umbrella, Kyle Busch responds to rain-soaked fans at before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Surrounded by umbrellas, Danica Patrick responds to rain-soaked fans at driver introductions before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Rain-soaked fans wait for the start of driver introductions before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Rain-soaked fans wait for the start of driver introductions before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Surrounded by umbrellas, Jeff Gordon responds to rain-soaked fans at his last driver introduction as a NASCAR driver, before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Danica Patrick greets fans during driver introductions in the rain before the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Danica Patrick responds to rain-soaked fans at driver introductions before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Jeff Gordon greets fans in the rain during driver introductions in the rain before the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Holding an umbrella, Jeff Gordon responds to rain-soaked fans at his last driver introduction as a NASCAR driver, before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Holding an umbrella, Jeff Gordon responds to rain-soaked fans at his last driver introduction as a NASCAR driver, before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Holding an umbrella, Jeff Gordon responds to rain-soaked fans at his last driver introduction as a NASCAR driver, before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Holding an umbrella, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., greets a young fan at driver introductions before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
A fan waits in the rain before the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Holding an umbrella, Jeff Gordon responds to rain-soaked fans at his last driver introduction as a NASCAR driver, before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Holding an umbrella, comedian David Spade responds to rain-soaked fans before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. Spade was the race Grand Marshall. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Holding an umbrella, comedian David Spade responds to rain-soaked fans before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. Spade was the race Grand Marshall. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Danica Patrick greets fans during driver introductions in the rain before the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Pit Row is filled with rain-soaked fans before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Jeff Gordon greets fans during driver introductions in the rain before the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Danica Patrick responds to rain-soaked fans at driver introductions before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Fans walk down pit road in the rain before the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Jamie McMurray greets fans during driver introductions in the rain before the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Danica Patrick greets fans during driver introductions in the rain before the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. greets fans during driver introductions in the rain before the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Members of the military hold red, white and blue banners in the rain before the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. greets fans during driver introductions in the rain before the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. greets fans during driver introductions in the rain before the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Austin Dillon greets fans during driver introductions in the rain before the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Jeff Gordon greets fans during driver introductions in the rain before the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Jeff Gordon greets fans during driver introductions in the rain before the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Danica Patrick greets fans during driver introductions in the rain before the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Rain falls as fans gather for driver introductions before the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
Danica Patrick greets fans during driver introductions in the rain before the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel)
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