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2018 Daytona 500 winner Austin Dillon to compete in the Rolex 24 race

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Central Florida
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Nascar
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NASCAR

Headline Surfer photo illustration / Austin Dillon celebrates after winningg the 2018Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL.

By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Austin Dillon, the 2018 winner of the Daytona 500, is among the drivers named to pilot RWR Eurasia’s Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) entry in the 2021 Rolex 24 At Daytona.

The race is the season opener for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Top 100 Stories of 2020 in Central Florida: 1. Volusia County Council's Heather Post blatantly lied to the public about past illicit drug use

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Central Florida

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- While the COVID-19 pandemic dominated the headlines in 2020, the year that was, the uncovering of the big lie by Volusia County Counvilwoman Heather Post in denying past illicit drug use was the biggest story of the year.

Ed Kelley retires from chairmanship of Volusia County at year's end; Jeffrey Brower his successor with win in 2020 elections

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Central Florida
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Local News Now

ORMOND NEACH, Fla. -- At the stroke of midnight on Friday, Dec. 31, 2020, Ed Kelley officially retired from public service - most recently, the last four years as Volusia county chair.