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Daytona USA Celebration Postponed:

Daytona USA Celebration Postponed: The traditional induction at the Daytona USA attraction of the car driven by the winner of the Daytona 500 has been postponed, in light of the death of Winston Cup driver Dale Earnhardt in Sunday’s race. Michael Waltrip, who was driving a car owned by Earnhardt, won Sunday’s 500 and was planning to meet members of the media Monday morning, then proceed to Daytona USA, where his #15 Chevrolet would be inducted and held until next year’s race. Kevin Triplett, NASCAR’s director of operations, said Sunday the ceremony would be rescheduled at a later date(That’s Racin’)(2-19-2001)