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Alex Zietlow

Alex Zietlow: Witnessing the magic of NASCAR’s Daytona 500 through a first-timer’s eyes

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — There was a moment, about an hour before Sunday’s Daytona 500 and about four hours before the race’s epic and historic conclusion, when I finally got the chance to ponder a question that some might consider important.

Where am I?

It was too loud to be heaven. Too cool to be hell. Too spectacular to be anywhere else.

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