According to Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood the Third, thirteen individuals were assessed for injuries following the last-lap crash Monday that sent Austin Dillon’s Chevrolet hurtling into the frontstretch catch fence at the conclusion of the Coke Zero 400. Eight declined medical attention and four were treated on the property. One individual was transported to a local hospital, treated and released less than two hours later. Dale Earnhardt Junior won the race and Dillon was credited with seventh place despite the last-lap crash. Dillon suffered a bruised tailbone and arm, but will race in Kentucky this weekend.
Longtime FOX Sports broadcaster Steve Byrnes is the recipient of the 2016 Squier-Hall Award for Media Excellence – named after former Motor Racing Network announcer Ken Squier and current MRN broadcaster Barney Hall. Byrnes will be honored during next year‘s NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on January 22nd in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was among eight nominees voted upon by a panel of journalists, public relations representatives, senior executives from the sport and former drivers. The announcement was made this past weekend at Daytona International Speedway. Byrnes passed away earlier this year after a long battle with cancer.
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