Daytona:
Friday was an evening to cherish for two NASCAR drivers: Michael Waltrip got his first career win in a trucks race, and Jennifer Jo Cobb of Kansas City, Kan., finished sixth — the best finish ever for a woman driver in the series.
Waltrip passed Elliott Sadler on the final lap of a green-white-checkered flag finish and won the the NextEra Energy Resources 250 Camping World Truck Series race. His win came 10 years to the day after he won the Daytona 500 in which his team owner, Dale Earnhardt, was killed.
"It's very emotional," said Waltrip, who no longer races on a full-time basis. "God bless Dale and his family, his friends. I came here to celebrate his life, with my black truck and my (No. 15) car. I didn't come here to celebrate a win, but this feels good. I'm thankful."
