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NASCAR's Chase finale leaves out Daytona 500 winner Joey Logano who has most victories

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NASCAR CEO Brian France, son of Bill France Jr, came up with The Chase / Headline Surfer®DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Regardless of who wins the 2015 Sprint Cup Championship, NASCAR CEO Brian France will have egg on his face. Why? Because France's formula for a championship driver is flawed.

It's laughable that at Homestead, in the final race of the 2015 racing season, Joey Logano, NASCAR's winningest driver with six victories -- including the Daytona 500 -- won't be vying for the championship.

Beach safety Patrol: Ohio man exposes himself to 2 underage teen girls outside Flagler Ave bathrooms in NSB

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Trevor Tucker, 24, of Brookjlyn,Ohio, arrested in New Smyrna Beach, FL. on charges of exposing himself to 2 teen girls on their wqay out of a public restroom / Headline Surfer®Photo for Headline Surfer® /
Trevor Tucker of Brooklyn Ohio, is shown in his booking mug after he was caught by a Beach Safety cop allegedly exposing himself to two under-age teen girls near a public restroom adjacent to one of the busiest beach access-ways in Volusia County, Florida.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- A 24-year-old Ohio man saw two under-age teen girls coming out of the women's public bathrooms at the Flagler Avenue Beach ramp and brazenly unbuttoned and then unzipped his shorts, pulled out his penis and began masturbating, over the weekend, according to an arrest report from the Volusia County Office of Beach Safety.

The object of his desire? Two teen gals -- ages 14 and 16 -- who got an eyeful -- as he walked by and started zipping up again. But there were another set of eyes on him: A Beach Safety cop who was in his vehicle in the parking lot adjacent to the beach ramp.

Daytona approves transforming ex-YMCA site into gigantic mosque for local muslims: Christian opponent calls it 'evil'

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Plans to transform the former spawling YMCA site in a gigantic mosque for a local Muslim organization were unanimously approved by the mayor and city commissioners Wednesday night, despite the vehement objection of a Christian minister who dismissed it as "un-American," "sinful" and downright "evil."

Volusia County Attorney's Office denies online media outlet access to autopsy report on murdered Daytona woman

Headline Surfer® alleges legal dept counsel Michael Gray Moore lied, in writing no less, twice on same day re requested document; county's designated public records mgr, Dave Byron, non-responsive

ME autopsy report on murdered Daytona woman / Headline Surfer®DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Headline Surfer® is planning to seek criminal charges against a deputy county attorney alleging he broke Floria public records law by refusing to turn over an autopsy report on a murdered Daytona Beach woman despite the fact it is a public record in the custody and control of Volusia County government.

The internet newspaper plans to inform the elected members of the Volusia County Council in person today of the actions of deputy county attorney Michael Gray Moore, in which he demonstrated a willful and wanton disregard for state public records law and trampling of the first amendment rights of freedom of the press guaranteed by the US Constitution in his official dealings with this online media outlet. Headline Surfer received the autopsy report in spite of the county's refusal from the State Attorney's Office.

FHP: Mototorist in SUV killed after running off roadway and striking a tree in Lake County

Lake County crash under invesigation by FHP / Headline Surfer®SUV Toyota like tghis one driven by Roberto Zaouto, crashes into a tree in Lake County killing him / Headline Surfer®Headline Surfer® locator map /
Roberto J. Zapata was driving a 2002 Toyota Sequoia, like one shown in the image at left, when he veered off Tuscanooga Road in Lake County and struck a tree, killing him.

GROVELAND, Fla. -- A 36-year-old Bushnell man was killed earlier this afternoon in a single-vehicle crash when his SUV struck a tree in Lake County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Here is a synopsis of what occurred according to a preliminary crash report by Cpl. L. Compton, one of the responding Florida Highway Patrol troopers: Roberto Jaime Zapata, was headed west in his 2002 Toyota Sequoia on Tuscanooga Road, a half-mile west of Painted Horse Lane when the SUV veered onto the south shoulder and struck a tree.

Kyle Busch NASCAR's comeback champ despite concrete wall at Daytona that cost him 11 races, including the 500

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Kyle Busch wins at Homestead / Headline Surfer®

HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Kyle Busch won the 2015 Sprint Cup Championship on Sunday at Miami-Homestead in spite of the severe leg injuries at Daytona International Speedway in the XFinity race that caused him to miss the next day's Daytona 500.

Atrocities in Paris means ISIS terrorists will continue until or unless they are wiped out

EDGEWATER, Fla. -- From what we've learned of all the atrocities in Paris and the continuing search for the ringleader, I am sickened by what these ISIS terrorists will do. I see and know in my heart they will keep spreading unless the world’s countries get together en masse  and work together to conquer them.

2 Deltona teens killed 10 days ago, but VCSO has yet to release initial crash report

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Brandon Schmid, driver, in forefront, & Jordan Golaszweski, killed in car crash 8 days ago in Deltona / Headline Surfer®Wrecked Ford Focus where two teens killed in Deltona / Headline Surfer®Deltona fatal wreck locator map / Headline Surfer®Photos for Headline Surfer® /
Brandon Schmid, 17 (shown in the forefront of the image far left, the driver of a 2007 Ford Focus, and his friend, Jordan Golaszewski, 16 (shown in the background), and in the front passenger seat, were both killed Sunday, Nov. 15, when for yet unknown reasons, left the roadway in the 1500 block of Providence Boulevard and rollover over before coming to rest against a tree in the median on Sunday , Nov. 15. A third occupant, 23-year-old  Samuel Bengochea, 23, survived the crash, despite being ejected from the sedan.  Law enforcement responded to the double fatality at 3:23 a.m. 

DELTONA, Fla. -- Two Deltona teens were killed 10 days ago ago in a single-vehicle accident while a third occupant in his early 20s survived, despite being thrown from the vehicle which overturned and came to rest against a tree in the median in the middle of the night.