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Junior buzz casts shadow on Daytona pole-sitter Johnson

By David Newton
ESPN.com

Sunday, February 10, 2008

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A crew member from Dale Earnhardt Inc. patted the driver wearing the green and white fire suit on the back as he made his way through the tight row of cars just off pit road during Sunday's qualifying for the Daytona 500. "Nice run last night," he said with a big smile. Three steps later, the driver received congratulations from another crew member. Then another. On a sunny afternoon when Jimmie Johnson won the pole for the 50th running of the Great American Race ...

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