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Daytona race ends with frightening last-lap crash

Kyle Larson's car sailed into the fence that separates the track from the seats.

Danica Patrick won the pole for NASCAR's biggest race, the Daytona 500, on Sunday. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Danica Patrick wins pole for Daytona 500

Brad Keselowski lifts the trophy after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship following an auto race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Homestead, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

IMAGES: Brad Keselowski wins Sprint Cup Championship

Tony Stewart (14) flips over as Kasey Kahne (5), Clint Bowyer (15), Dave Blaney (36), Terry Labonte (32), Regan Smith (78), Jeff Burton (31), Jimmie Johnson (48), crash around him during the NASCAR Sprint Cup auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. Also involved in the wreck were Paul Menard (27), Casey Mears (13), Aric Almirola (43), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88), David Ragan (34) and Sam Hornish Jr. (22). (AP Photo/Dale Davis)

Big wreck at NASCAR race

25-car pileup mars race at Talladega Sunday.

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 ...

Big crashes at the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

In a matter of minutes, rookie John King went from wrecking the leader to celebrating in Victory Lane.

In these photos taken Feb. 2012, the starting field for Sunday's NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race in Daytona Beach, Fla., is shown Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. First row: Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle; Second row: Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth. (AP Photo)

Daytona 500, who's driving what

Roush Fenway Racing will have three cars at the front of the season-opening Daytona 500. Matt Kenseth won the second of the twin qualifying races Thursday with a bold pass of teammate Greg Biffle. The victory gave Kenseth a spot on the second row for Sunday's race — right behind ...