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Chris Buescher (17), Daniel Suarez (99), Denny Hamlin (11), Justin Haley (31), Ty Dillon (42), Aric Almirola (10) and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47) are involved in a multi-car accident between turns 1 and 2 during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Dow Graham)
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Chris Buescher (17), Daniel Suarez (99), Denny Hamlin (11), Justin Haley (31), Ty Dillon (42), Aric Almirola (10) and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47) are involved in a multi-car accident between turns 1 and 2 during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Dow Graham)
Daytona always being the track with chaotic endings and living up to the expectations brings dramatic events. The Coke Zero Sugar 400 race which took place at Daytona International Speedway last weekend is a prime example. The certainty of who will win the race or finish in the top 10 or even complete the race is a wild guess.
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The most dangerous crash was the one with 12 cars on Lap 138. This multi-car crash really wrecked the standings on the last few laps.
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On the other hand, the host of Stacking Dennys gave a slight outlook on how the drivers would run. To this one of the sharp-witted listeners and a bettor parlayed four driver’s top ten standings on a bet of $13.49 and waited for the miracle to happen.
The miracle really did happen with a chance of once in about 10,000 superspeedway races making the 74,000-1 odds and won $999,433.63.
Or call it a million.
This ended up being a heavy payday for the FanDuel bettor. Betting a few dollars and winning a million.
To this winning of a lifetime, the NASCAR Cup Series driver David Ragan had a few thoughts to share.
David Ragan’s reaction to the once in a lifetime winning
In a conversation with Action Network, David Ragan candidly talked about the moment he got to know about the bet. And how he could have lost it all for the bettor but didn’t. On the contrary, made the bettor’s day by finishing in the top ten.
David Ragan said, “I saw the parlay when I got on the plane after the race. Some friends had sent it to me and I said right away, ‘That has to be fake.’ But then he pointed out that the sportsbook itself was tweeting it out. Just wild. That guy had to be having a heart attack.”
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 09: David Ragan, driver of the #38 Select Blinds Ford, stands in the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 61st Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 9, 2019 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
“The crazy thing here is I’m the wildcard on his bet. Imagine just sitting there with your million dollars on the line!” David added, amusingly.
The #15 driver for Rick Ware Racing was quite ecstatic about the fact that a guy sitting at home won a million.
To which he said, “It’s unbelievable this all happened and it’s amazing that a guy sitting at home made a million dollars. Austin, who won the race, didn’t make a million. And I certainly didn’t. I’m not sure exactly, but I’ll wind up with around 40 to 50 percent of the total prize for my finish, which should be around $100,000.”
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This definitely must be a case for a heart attack for the bettor sitting at home. The #15 driver also talked about he wanted to meet this guy and hear his side of the story one day.
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