This year's Daytona 500 not only brought us new pavement but also four new records including the youngest champion ever to win the event, a twenty year old named Trevor Bayne.
Trevor Bayne turned twenty on Saturday so him just being a starter in the Daytona 500 was a birthday present in itself. The young rookie all week turned heads and got the attention of many NASCAR elite drivers including Jeff Gordon, who on Thursday asked Bayne if he wanted to practice drafting together during the Gatorade Duels.
"Are you kidding me?" said Trevor as he passed the line while the checkered flag waved, "This is unbelievable"
Trevor was so in shock that he needed directions to get to victory lane.
It was a day where most people wanted to see Dale Earnhardt Jr. win since it marked the tenth anniversary of Dale Earnhardt Sr. passing on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500 and almost saw it come to a reality until Dale Jr. had to pit during the Green, White, Checkered finish due to a tire problem. Dale Jr. ended up finishing in the 24th position.
Carl Edwards finished 2nd, David Gilliand 3rd, Bobby Labonte 4th, and Kurt Busch rounded out the top 5.
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