Top 5 Daytona Moments? Good or Bad?

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Give me your top five most memorable moments in Daytona 500 history. The can be Good or Bad.



Mine are all great moments



5. Sterling Marlin "pulls" himself out of contention for a third Daytona 500 win. 2002



4. Mark Martin/Kevin Harvick Green White Checkered Shootout 2007



3. Derrick Cope's last lap pass after Earnhardt cuts a tire



2. 1988 The Allison Show- Bobby beats Davey



~drum roll please~



1.Earnhardt's 500 victory 1998 and when he was in victory lane he sai the "Daytona 500 is ours, we won it, we won it, we won it!!"



What moments make your top 5!!

Bobby beating Davey

The Big Fight-79

The Finish last year 2007

Earnhardt Srs win

Petty winning his 7th!!!!!

5. 2007 finish, Harvick/Martin duel and Bowyer crossing upside down and on fire.



4. Bobby Allison takes Cale Yarborough to the woodshed in the infield after the finish of the 1979 Daytona 500. It's the first live broadcast of a 500 mile race. In a recent interview, Bobby said that all he remembers was Cale hitting him with a helmet and after that Cale's face "kept hitting my fist over and over again."



3. Jimmie Johnson starts 2006 with Daytona 500 win and ends season with the championship.



2. David Pearson beats Richard Petty after a last lap crash in 1976. David limps across while Petty gets pushed across the start finish line.



1. (Most memorable but NOT good) Dale Sr's unfortunate accident in the final turn of 2001 Daytona 500. His drivers, Mikey and Jr, were ahead of him and DW was calling the race. I'll never forget the exicitement from DW, sort of like Ned with DJ, until they learned about how bad it was with Dale. What a bittersweet thing for Mikey and Darrell, what a tragedy for all of NASCAR and it's fans.

They all work for me.



Allison, Cope, Andretti 1969, etc.

My 5 Daytona Moments:



1. It has to be 1998 when Dale Sr got his first Daytona 500.



2. 1979, the fight between Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough.



3.1993, Watching and listening to Ned Jarrett call his son Dale home for the Daytona 500 victory.



4. 2007, the close finish between Kevin Harvick and Mark Martin.



5. Bobby beats Davey in 1988

5) 1981-Richard Petty's final Daytona win.

4)1994-1995-Sterling Marlin's back to back wins. (does that count as 2?)

3)1993-Dale Jarret w/daddy calling the race

2)1998-Dale Earnhardt always the bridesmaid finally the bride

1)1989- DW, my favorite driver even when the world was booing him, finally gets his glory!!!! boogity boogity!