It was a tame race for most of today's Daytona 500, but things got crazy near the end.
Mark Martin almost scored a fairytale finish by finally winning stock car racing's biggest prize... but it wasn't to be.
Kevin Harvick came out of nowhere on the last lap after getting a great 'push' on the outside groove from Matt Kenseth. Martin faltered down low in turns 3/4 and that opened the door for Harvick to pull alongside.
With chaos breaking out behind them, Harvick and Martin went to the line side-by-side, with Harvick taking the win by 2/100ths of a second.
NOTES: During the post-race interviews, Martin was as classy as usual, in spite of the disappointment... Dale Jarrett came home 23rd and was the top-finishing Toyota... Clint Bowyer finished the race on his roof and on fire... Juan Pablo Montoya was 19th... GM Goodwrench ended its sponsorship of Richard Childress Racing's #29 (formerly the #3) prior to the start of the season. Goodwrench's loss is Shell's gain....
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