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It took a little extra time thanks to a 90 minute rain delay and a 20 minute red flag for a 20 car crash, but Kevin Harvick was able to survive a wild NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 for victory around midnight last night at Daytona International Speedway.

Nineteen cars were involved in a late-lap wreck but Harvick held off Kasey Kahne on a green-white-checkered finish in to win by .092 seconds to score his fifth win at Daytona and his second of the season.

“This has been a great place for us,” said Harvick, who also became the eighth driver to win the race from the pole at Daytona.

“Daytona has been one of those magical places for us since we started coming here,” added Harvick who became the last driver to win on the current asphalt. Daytona International Speedway will be repaved for only the second time in history beginning Monday, July 5. “I don’t really care about the trophy. I want some of that pavement from the start/finish line out there. This is pretty cool.”

Rounding out the top five were Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Burton.

Happy 4th July !

It’s Independence Day and today, families will come together for good food and fellowship, folks will dress in red, white and blue, and all Americans will proudly wave their national flag and let off fireworks to celebrate their freedom.

Today is the anniversary of the day on which the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress way back on July 4, 1776. The day they announced to the world that the 13 colonies no longer belonged to Great Britain.

It’s a day all Americans look forward to as they consume over 150 million hot dogs and spend over $211 million on fireworks.

Here at Florida Leisure Vacation Homes we wish everyone a HAPPY & SAFE 4th July.