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Darrell Wallace Jr. takes a
moment before answering a
question during an interview
at NASCAR Daytona 500 auto
racing media day at Day-
tona International Speedway,
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, in
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Associated Press
Dillon,

Wallace

try and

rekindle

Daytona

500 magic

By DAN GELSTON
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP)
— Austin Dillon would fly
home from another miser-
able race last year — say,
a 35th-place finish at Talla-
dega or a 37th at Chicago-
land — and try and com-
fort himself with thoughts
of when he was feeling sky
high.
"Every time you have a
bad race, you're justifying
it," Dillon said. "Well, we
won the (Daytona) 500,
you know."
Bubba Wallace was the
feel-good story as the rook-
ie driver who flourished at
Daytona. He was second T-Wolves overcome Harden's
behind Dillon for the high-
est finish ever in the race for 42 to top Rockets 121-111
a black driver, and threw a
family reunion on the dais
when his teary-eyed mom
and sister crashed the par- Minnesota Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns, left, goes in for a layup as Houston Rockets' Chris Paul defends in the first half of an
ty. NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, in Minneapolis.
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