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“Superspeedway racing is a high-speed chess match, and you have to make the right moves early to be there in the end,” said Almirola, who won the 2014 summer race at Daytona.
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He tweeted “She's bad fast” about his Ford, though it was Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Aric Almirola who won the first qualifying race and said his car is strong for Sunday.
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