John King wins Daytona Trucks race

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    In a matter of minutes, rookie John King went from wrecking the leader to celebrating in Victory Lane.

    One was way more enjoyable than the other.

    King turned leader Johnny Sauter around on the second of three attempts at a green-white-checkered finish and later held on to win a wild Truck Series opener at Daytona International Speedway on Friday night.

    It was King's first NASCAR victory in eight starts and just his third career win in any feature race. He previously won a late-model race on a dirt track and a late-model stock-car race -- both in Virginia.

    Read more: http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/truck/story/_/id/7613599/john-king-hangs-win-trucks-race-daytona
     

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