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Daytona 500

New Daytona 500 rules open up a bunch of possibilities

By Michael Vega

 |  Globe Staff  

  February 26, 2012

When the 54th running of the Daytona 500 goes green today, questions will remain about whether the NASCAR rules package implemented to bunch up the field and produce more pack-style racing will actually work. Or will it produce as many overheated tempers as it has engines in the run-up to the marquee event of Speedweeks 2012?

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