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By Taylor Starer
Denny Hamlin celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500.
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A view of Denny Hamlin's photo finish from the flag stand.
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Denny Hamlin takes the checkered flag ahead of Martin Truex Jr. by .011 seconds.
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The aftermath of Junior's hit. The No. 88 is done for the day.
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Dale Earnhardrt Jr. gets loose and slides through the grass, ending with a smack into the wall.
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Michael McDowell and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. have an incident on pit road.
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Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch run side-by-side.
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Bryce Harper sits atop Jimmie Johnson's pit box.
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Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. take over the front row.
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Two-time Daytona 500 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. makes a pit stop.
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Polesitter Chase Elliott gets loose and goes through the grass early in the race.
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Carl Edwards and Brian Vickers go for a spin after getting loose. Trevor Bayne was also collected.
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Cars zoom by during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500.
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Drivers make their way around Turn 3.
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Ken Griffey Jr. waves the green flag as Chase Elliott leads the field to start the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500.
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A beautiful day to kick off the 2016 Sprint Cup Series season.
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Gerard Butler gives the command and shouts, 'THIS. IS. DAYTONA!'
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Fans look on at the Daytona 500 action.
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Chris Buescher's No. 34 Ford gets trucked off the track after an on-track incident.
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A general view of the flyover during pre-race ceremonies.
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A back view of the Sprint Cup Series cars coming around Turn 4.
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Polesitter and Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate Chase Elliott is introduced prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500.
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Fans swarm the stage for driver introductions.
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Jeff Gordon's son, Leo, stands beside his dad's former ride, the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, as drivers rev up their engines.
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Ken Griffey Jr. holds up the green flag he'll wave to start the Daytona 500.
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Former 'Bachelor' television star Chris Soules poses with the official Daytona 500 pace car.
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Chase Elliott gives a high-five to Jeff Gordon's son, Leo, prior to the Daytona 500.
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Team owner Leonard Wood walks the grid prior to the Daytona 500.
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Pace car driver and WWE superstar John Cena stands next to his ride for the Daytona 500.
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Florida Georgia Line performs prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500.
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Jimmie Johnson talks to Ken Griffey Jr. prior to the Daytona 500.
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NASCAR executives and board members join the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series charter owners for a historic portrait in Victory Lane.
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Brian France speaks during the drivers meeting prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500.
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Wyclef Jean poses with Laurenz Tate at the driver's meeting prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500.
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Cuba Gooding Jr is seen prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500.
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Grand Marshal Gerard Butler poses with the Daytona 500 trophy prior to the race.
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2015 National League MVP winner Bryce Harper and Dale Earnhardt Jr. chat it up during the drivers' meeting.
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Actor Jason Biggs is seen at the drivers' meeting.
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The Daytona 500 trophy is seen prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Model Charlotte McKinney attends the Daytona 500 drivers' meeting.
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The Sprint Cup Series driver meeting brings out the celebrities at the Daytona 500. Grand Marshal Gerard Butler takes a selfie with John Cena and Ken Griffey Jr.