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Matt Kenseth endures for second Daytona 500 win; Danica Patrick finishes 38th

Matt Kenseth claimed his second Daytona 500 title in four years in the most unique NASCAR race in history that was delayed by rain and an unprecedented late race track explosion. The race’s 54th edition began under the lights at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, after originally being postponed until noon Monday when rain forced cancellation of the original start last Sunday. With 40 laps remaining, the race was stopped for more than two hours after a problem with Juan Pablo Montoya’s car sent it out of control. The car hit a track-drying truck, causing its cargo of jet fuel to ignite in a vast explosion. Kenseth held off a last-lap charge by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Greg Biffle

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Bizarre late race explosion adds further weirdness to Daytona 500 (video)

The bizarre ways of the most unusual Daytona 500 in history took an even more bizarre turn late in the race Monday night when the car driven by Juan Pablo Montoya spun on the racetrack track, hit a jet dryer and ignited both vehicles into a fiery explosion entering Turn 3 on Daytona International Speedway. The Daytona 500 had not been raced on Monday until this year, when rain forced the first postponement of the race in its 54 years. The race was then delayed to a night start when rain delayed its schedule noon start. The race had 43 laps left when the engine on David Stremme’s Toyota blew up and he spun out. The race was under caution