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Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images/NASCAR The best way to make speed in Sunday's Daytona 500 is to line up nose-to-tail in long lines of traffic with trailing cars pushing the lead car. Daytona 500 starting time  moved up to 1:30 p.m. to avoid forecast of  late afternoon storms   DAYTONA BEACH – Chevrolets have the numbers and a new front nose for their ZL1. Fords have an advantage with experienced drivers and horsepower  with Doug Yates engines. And Toyota always plays the teammate game better than any of the  manufacturers  at the Daytona 500.   But one thing they all will share in Sunday’s Great American Race (1:30 p.m., FOX), are cars that are edgy and hard to handle.   “ Say a prayer.  It’s  going to be crazy,” said Joey Logano , who won in a Ford in 2015.   One thing  a   field of 41   probably won’t  have to worry about at the Daytona International Speedway is  bad weather . NASCAR moved the starting ...

Photo by Jeff Curry/Getty Images/NASCAR Chandler Smith rocketed from sixth place to a victory in the final mile after getting a push from fellow Ford driver Ty Majeski in Friday night's Fresh From Florida 250 Craftsman Truck Series race at the Daytona International Speedway. DAYTONA BEACH –  Friday night’s  Fresh  From  Florida 250 season opener for the Craftsman Truck Series  was an extravaganz a like no other.   In addition to  T ruck  S eries regulars, it had three-time Cup Series Champion Tony Stewart,  three Cup Series regulars, former “Malcolm in the Middle” star Frankie Muniz, YouTube influe ncer  Cleetus  McFarland  and daredevil Travis Pastrana in the field.   But  in  the end,  it  came down to brand loyalty and an enormous  amount  of luck that catapulted Chandler Smit h to Victory Lane.   The  T ruck  S eries regular with Front Row  Motorsports,  Smith’s Fo...