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Mario Andretti won the Daytona 500 in a Holman-Moody Ford, his only NASCAR Grand National win

Sunday 26th February 1967

Mario Andretti won the Daytona 500 in a Holman-Moody Ford, his only NASCAR Grand National win. Andretti took the lead to stay on lap 168 and held a 22 second lead over teammate Fred Lorenzen when a caution came out with two laps to go, ending the race under caution. James Hylton finished third in a Dodge.

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