sports.espn.go.com - 2/17/2008
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Can Dale Earnhardt Jr. do what no driver has ever done in the history of Speedweeks? Can Junior win the 500 after taking the checkers in the Bud Shootout and Gatorade Duel? Terry Blount thinks so.
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Daytona 500 Prediction Roundup
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Predicting's easy after the race, so as the gentlemen start their engines, let's round up who's picking whom to win this afternoon. Among our Yahoo! Sports experts, Ricky Craven selects Jimmie Johnson, "for the simple reason there's nobody better." Jerry Bonkowski picks Tony Stewart, claiming he'll "run away from the field" and win with 25 laps to go. Bob Margolis goes with Dale Earnhardt Jr., saying "not only will he win the race, but he'll win it convincingly." In the dark horse category, Craven notes that Kurt Busch and Martin Truex Jr. could make a shocking run straight ...
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