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Central Fla internet reporter wins 1st place breaking news award for car in catch fence at Daytona, complimenting earlier awards in print media for racing news

Create: Thu, 01/19/2017 - 19:20
Author: Sera King

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Henry Frederick, an experienced internet-based journslist in Central Florida who publishes Headline Surfer, has won journalism awards for literally dozens of stories since the mid-1990s, both with print media and online. 

993. Carlos Pardo declared winner posthumously after crashing into barrier in NASCAR Mexican race in 2009

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Carlos Pardo, 33, a driver in NASCAR's Corona Series in Mexico, died Sunday, June 14, 2009, after crashing while leading on the final laps during a race held at the Autodromo Miguel E. Abed Amozoc in the Mexican state of Pueblo.

994. Formula One driver Alex Caffi survives horrific crash in 1991 Monaco Grand Prix practice run

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Alex Caffi's 1991 season in Formula 1 driving was dreadful, punctuated by a bad wreck in a practice run for the Monaco Grand Prix that saw his Footwork Porsche shattered in a collision, though somehow he escaped serious injury.

995. Audi crash at 2011 LeMans stays within retaining wall

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- During the 2011 running of the 24 hours of Le Mans, driver Allan McNish destroyed the No. 3 Audi in a spectacular crash early on, careening into a retaining wall, and though some debris from the shattered car went over, it didn't cause any injuries to nearby spectators.

996. Biggest pile-up in racing history in 1960 at Daytona

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Right from the onset, the 1960 Daytona Modified Sportsman race at Daytona International Speedway was a disaster with the biggest collection of cars caught up in a single crash at a NASCAR-sanctioned racing event -- 37 of them. Fortunately, though, there were no casualties.

997. Phil Krueger smacks wall hard in 1981 Indy 500 qualifying; misses race

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Phil Krueger has had several bad wrecks and as horrible as this one looked, he escaped without major injury when he lost control of his car and struck the outside retaining wall with the rear-end, which cost him a chance to race in the 1981 Indy 500.

999. BMW flips after intense contact with another car in Nürburgring VLN endurance road race; driver unscathed

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The racing is billed on the Nürburgring VLN racing website as "MOTORSPORT CLOSE!" And that's an understatement as shown in an a raw video of a two-car crash coming of a turn on the road course in Wehrseifan, Germany. It's part of a 10-race endurance series of the Nurburgring VLN race, in this case the second of the 2012 racing season.

1,000. Rusty Wallace flips violently in 1983 Twin 125 qualifier at Daytona International Speedway

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Rusty Wallace flipped violently down the backstretch during the second 1983 Twin 125 Qualifier at Daytona. 

Recording artist & actress Jordin Sparks to sing national anthem for 59th Daytona 500

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Multi-platinum recording artist and actress Jordin Sparks, whose faith-based film "God Bless The Broken Road" will be in theaters early 2017, will perform the National Anthem for the 59th annual Daytona 500 on Feb. 26 at Daytona International Speedway.

Daytona State College set to break ground Wednesday on soccer field

Photo illustration for Headline Surfer / An artist's rendering of new DSC soccer field.
 
By HENRY FREDERICK
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Daytona State College's men's and women's soccer teams will have their own home field in 2017, as construction begins on a new state-of-the-art complex, complete with a high-definition video scoreboard and infrastructure to support live sports-broadcasting events.