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The Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 has been postponed until Saturday at noon, after rain halted the NASCAR XFINITY Series event Friday night at Daytona International Speedway after 11 laps of the scheduled 100-lap distance.

Whether it's Dale Earnhardt or Dale Earnhardt Jr., the Earnhardt name is synonymous with racing at the world center of racing.

In what might be his final start at a track synonymous with the Earnhardt family, Dale Earnhardt Jr. will lead the field to the green flag tomorrow night after grabbing pole position for the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway.

But did you know that the first summer race at Daytona International Speedway was called the Firecracker 250? The 250-miles race was held on July 4, 1959, and was won by Fireball Roberts. He dominated the caution-free event, leading 84 of 100 laps and finishing ahead of the second-place finisher, Joe Weatherly, by 57 seconds.

When the season started, Kurt Busch stood atop the NASCAR world by stretching his fuel and winning the 59th running of the Daytona 500.

Coming off a stellar rookie season not seen in many years, Chase Elliott looked to capitalize on a spectacular run through Speedweeks 2017.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. topped the chart in final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Daytona International Speedway.

Kyle Busch topped the chart in first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Daytona International Speedway.

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series travels to Daytona International Speedway this weekend for the Coke Zero 400 while the XFINITY Series will hit the track for the Coca-Cola Firecracker 250.

The changing of the guard. NASCAR fans are getting used to that. Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, and soon Dale Earnhardt Jr. Summer returns, which means FOX leaves to be replaced by NBC.