Jamie McMurray, let go by Roush Fenway Racing after last season, impressed his new employer Sunday by winning a wild and six-hour long Daytona 500, USA Today reports.

McMurray, now driving for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, finished strong in a race extended because of cautions to 208 laps. The race, which had 21 leaders, was delayed twice by a pothole in Turn 2.

"We're the world center of racing," said Robin Braig, president of Daytona. "This is the Daytona 500. This is not supposed to happen. I apologize for it. This is hallowed ground, and we accept responsibility."

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