Daytona 500 winner Jamie McMurray speaks to the media in front of a photo of him racing a go cart in 2008, during a news conference in New York, Tuesday Feb. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Just a few weeks after winning his first NASCAR championship, …
Updated: Tuesday, 16 Feb 2010, 12:00 PM MST
NEW YORK (AP) - Jamie McMurray says he didn't even know about the pothole that caused the first delay at the Daytona 500 and required a pink goo filler.
McMurray overcame the two-hour pothole delay and Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the final lap of a double-overtime sprint finish to win his first Daytona 500.
McMurray said Tuesday during a stop in New York that he thought it was a piece of rubber causing the delay, noting the track was shaded at that spot. The 36-year-old from Joplin, Mo., brushed off the two delays Sunday, using the down time to talk to his crew chief.
In a wild finish, McMurray outlasted Daytona winner Earnhardt.
McMurray made the rounds of talk shows before heading to Los Angeles for the Auto Club 500 on Sunday.
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