“I simply can’t imagine it!” McDowell instructed Fox Sports activities after taking first place. “Such a good way to get a primary victory within the Daytona 500! Are you kidding me!?”
McDowell mentioned he was grateful that he made it out of the a number of car crash within the final lap unscathed.
“So grateful God is nice,” he mentioned. “Simply gotta thank God, simply so a few years grinding it out.”
He’ll take dwelling a duplicate of the Harley J. Earl Trophy and about $1.5 million.
The win comes after a rocky begin and a dramatic, fiery ending for one of many largest sport competitions because the pandemic started.
As soon as the rain cleared, the observe nonetheless wanted to dry earlier than racers may begin their engines. By 9 p.m. the 200-lap 500-mile-long race had resumed.
Within the ultimate lap, a fiery multi-car crash put a number of vehicles out of fee. All of the drivers concerned have been capable of take away themselves from their vehicles.
The race ended simply after midnight Monday morning.
About 30,000 followers have been allowed to observe the race in particular person, far lower than the traditional 100,000 followers that normally attend. The restrict was placed on the variety of followers to permit for larger social distancing.
“The Daytona 500 is the largest race of our 12 months, and we now have to begin out with a bang,” Wallace just lately instructed CNN Sport’s Coy Wire.
“I am honored and excited to be the primary, however I do not need to be the final,” Breidinger, who’s of Lebanese descent, instructed CNN. “I hope I can pave the way in which for future feminine Arab drivers as properly.”
