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Twitter reacts: Austin Dillon wins the Daytona 500

Austin Dillon celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Daytona 500 Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

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Austin Dillon celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Daytona 500 Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
By Maghen Moore
Feb 19, 2018

On Sunday, Austin Dillon –– in the no. 3 Chevrolet –– won the Daytona 500 on the 17-year anniversary of Dale Earnhardt’s death.

Twitter users, along with other athletes and celebrities, congratulated Dillon on the victory.

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