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...Daytona 500 earlier this year, the entire field tried to gang-tackle him, deliberately closing off the passing lane, so to speak. But near the end of the race, Gordon sensed his moment and pulled a spectacular stunt, diving down off a banked turn to the apron of the track to limbo around two other cars. He won with Dale Earnhardt as close to his bumper as a license plate. Gordon says he drives without fear and that there is a point in every race when "desire overrides everything, and if you really want it badly, special things happen...
Three counties' worth of Floridians were ordered out of their homes last week: 70,000 people fleeing inland along hurricane evacuation routes from flames that have eaten away at the state since Memorial Day. The Pepsi 400 NASCAR race in Daytona Beach was canceled because of low visibility. The fires got within 50 miles of the Magic Kingdom, but Disney World was out of danger at week's end. More than 320,000 acres have burned since May 25. Last week the fires forced the closure of some 200 miles of I-95, Florida's main artery...
...NASCAR with him. They are like drafting partners, the racing strategy in which two cars driving bumper to bumper together can go faster than either individually. In the 50 years since NASCAR, the popular acronym for the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, crawled from the beaches of Daytona, Fla., and dirt tracks of the Southeast, it has evolved into a national draw and a coveted marketing vehicle. It has even ventured into that signature business of brand overextension, NASCAR theme restaurants. For drivers such as Rusty Wallace, Dale Earnhardt and Bill Elliott, the opportunities have never been better...
...Daytona Beach Visitors Guide. Ask for Kelly...
...bizarre exercise, she explained to TIME. "Sometimes when you don't land a jump properly, even if you're a little crooked, you can still have cat feet and land and be stable--if you have strong ankles." And foot by foot, ankle by ankle, against the sand of Daytona Beach, she worked up her strength...