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Motorburn • 23 Feb 2016

Hamlin edges Truex Jr. in closest ever Daytona 500 finish: the motorsport roundup

By Andy Walker, former editor

Read nextBBC Click to air 360 degree video episode

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 21: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, takes the checkered flag ahead of Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Toyota, to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series DAYTONA 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 21, 2016 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)

Stand by for manic oval racing, serious paint-swapping and pit crew jumping over walls like they’re in the army, because NASCAR is back in earnest. That’s right, folks. One of the world’s premier motorsports series returns to its spiritual homes, — Daytona Beach.

In other news, the Formula 1 circus returns too, although only preseason testing form. And as always, we’re also covering other news and views across the motorsport spectrum.

Andy Walker, former editor

Andy wrote for Burn Media between 2014 and 2020, serving as Editor for Memeburn, Gearburn, and Motorburn from 2017 until 2020.

BBC Click to air 360 degree video episode

Online media • 23 Feb 2016

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…