Austin Dillon stayed in front after a restart with two laps to go and beat rookie Tyler Reddick to the checkered flag. That gave Childress a 1-2 NASCAR Cup finish.
Austin Dillon won the Daytona 500 on Sunday night driving the iconic No. 3 Chevrolet that Dale Earnhardt piloted for most of his career. Earnhardt was behind the wheel of No. 3 when he won his only Daytona 500 in 1998, and when he was killed in an accident on the final lap of the race three years later.
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) —Austin Dillon was safe at home twice this week.
He beat the relay throw to the plate and scored on a triple and a throwing error in a celebrity NASCAR softball game.
Even more impressive, Dillon survived the wreckage at Talladega Superspeedway and crossed the finish line with a career-best third-place finish...