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Richard Petty, standing on his team's hauler last week, edged Cale Yarborough on July 4, 1984, for win No. 200.
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Richard Petty, standing on his team's hauler last week, edged Cale Yarborough on July 4, 1984, for win No. 200.
Coke Zero 400 at Daytona, 8 Saturday; TV: TNT

The king's last reign

25 years ago Saturday, with President Ronald Reagan in attendance, Richard Petty drove to his 200th (and final) win in one of NASCAR's best finishes at the 1984 Firecracker 400 in Daytona.
Mayfield can race
Mayfield can race
A judge issued a temporary injunction on Wednesday to lift Jeremy Mayfield's drug suspension, leaving the NASCAR driver free to race at Daytona this weekend.
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Ryan Briscoe darted inside Justin Wilson with 13-plus laps left and held on through a series of cautions to win the Indy Racing League's season-opening race.
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