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What to expect in the Daytona 500: Wrecks, wrecks and more wrecks

The Sprint Unlimited, NASCAR’s season-opening exhibition, is supposed to be a tune-up for the Daytona 500, a preview of what to expect in the sport’s biggest race.

If so, here’s what to expect next Sunday: Wrecks, wrecks and more wrecks.

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If Saturday night was any indication, the Daytona 500 will be a wreckfest, culminating with a pile-up on the last lap, leaving who knows whom taking the checkered flag.

That’s what happened Saturday night at Daytona, where there were more punches, jabs and risky moves than in the Republican presidential debate.