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969:
967:Dale Jarrett
962:Play-by-Play
961:
923:Jamie Little
918:Mike Massaro
892:Ray Evernham
868:
852:ESPN Classic
817:
749:
705:Sylvania 300
632:LifeLock 400
622:Best Buy 400
555:Points races
506:
500:
482:Ken Schrader
474:
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410:Yates Racing
331:Brian France
283:
246:
244:
227:Dale Jarrett
195:Carl Edwards
162:Carl Edwards
24:Race details
1164:Daytona 500
1156:Major races
1142:Rodger Ward
1137:Bobby Unser
1132:Al Trautwig
1097:Larry Nuber
1087:Al Michaels
1077:John Kernan
1067:Jim Lampley
1062:Bob Jenkins
1057:Ned Jarrett
975:Andy Petree
938:Vince Welch
933:Jerry Punch
740:Dickies 500
677:Sharpie 500
602:Aaron's 499
592:Samsung 500
562:Daytona 500
414:Regan Smith
406:Paul Menard
357:Mark Martin
353:Scott Speed
277:along with
235:Jerry Punch
231:Andy Petree
1710:Categories
1436:RPM 2Night
1423:NASCAR Now
1147:Bill Weber
1117:Marty Reid
1047:Dan Gurney
1027:Ray Dunlap
1017:Jack Arute
983:Dave Burns
913:Dave Burns
897:Tim Brewer
627:Pocono 500
492:References
421:Qualifying
351:(#84) and
223:Announcers
56:2008-11-16
1112:Sam Posey
1102:Paul Page
1082:Jim McKay
860:(2011–14)
854:(2007–10)
682:Pepsi 500
486:Max Papis
465:Aftermath
375:Chevrolet
1032:Amy East
827:Networks
750:Ford 400
300:Ford 300
293:Ford 200
88:Distance
64:Location
858:ESPNews
484:(#96),
480:(#77),
212:Network
96:Weather
54: (
1375:(ESPN)
1356:(ESPN)
1350:(ESPN)
1344:(ESPN)
1338:(ESPN)
1332:(ESPN)
1326:(ESPN)
1320:(ESPN)
1314:(ESPN)
1278:(ESPN)
488:(#13)
400:(#1),
364:Toyota
271:US EST
190:No. 99
184:Winner
157:Driver
147:31.462
119:Driver
78:Course
1399:(ABC)
1393:(ABC)
1387:(ABC)
1381:(ABC)
1308:(ABC)
1302:(ABC)
1296:(ABC)
1290:(ABC)
1284:(ABC)
1272:(ABC)
846:ESPN2
1660:2024
1655:2023
1650:2022
1645:2021
1640:2020
1624:2019
1619:2018
1614:2017
1609:2016
1604:2015
1599:2014
1594:2013
1589:2012
1584:2011
1579:2010
1574:2009
1569:2008
1564:2007
1559:2006
1554:2005
1549:2004
1544:2003
1539:2002
1523:2001
1518:2000
1513:1999
1397:1990
1391:1989
1385:1988
1379:1987
1373:1986
1354:2014
1348:2013
1342:2012
1336:2011
1330:2010
1324:2009
1318:2008
1312:2007
1306:2000
1300:1999
1294:1998
1288:1997
1282:1996
1276:1995
1270:1994
1252:1978
1247:1977
1242:1976
1237:1975
1232:1974
1227:1973
1222:1972
1217:1971
1212:1970
1207:1969
1202:1968
1197:1967
1192:1966
1187:1965
1182:1964
1177:1963
1172:1962
834:ESPN
341:and
295:and
273:and
245:The
176:Laps
144:Time
49:Date
840:ABC
275:MRN
267:ABC
261:in
217:ABC
179:157
1712::
337:,
265:.
233:,
229:,
70:,
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810:e
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796:v
540:e
533:t
526:v
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