{"id":14864,"date":"2018-02-19T13:35:45","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T19:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=14864"},"modified":"2018-02-19T13:35:45","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T19:35:45","slug":"daytona-500-champion-austin-dillon-honored-at-annual-champions-breakfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/19\/daytona-500-champion-austin-dillon-honored-at-annual-champions-breakfast\/","title":{"rendered":"DAYTONA 500 Champion Austin Dillon honored at annual Champion’s Breakfast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Courtesy of Daytona International Speedway<\/em><\/p>\n

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. \u2013 <\/b>The magic of Sunday night carried over to Monday morning at Daytona International Speedway, with 2018 DAYTONA 500 champion Austin Dillon<\/strong> honored at the annual Champion\u2019s Breakfast in the speedway\u2019s Bill France Room.<\/p>\n

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Dillon drove the No. 3 Dow Chevrolet Camaro owned by his grandfather Richard Childress to a historic victory in the 60th running of \u201cThe Great American Race,\u201d the season-opening event for the Monster Energy NASCAR<\/a> Cup Series. The victory came 20 years after Dale Earnhardt won the DAYTONA 500 in Childress\u2019 No. 3 Chevrolet.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an amazing win,\u201d Childress said Monday. \u201cIt\u2019s almost like a storybook chapter in our life.\u201d<\/p>\n

A page in that chapter includes having the winning car put on display for one year, in the speedway\u2019s Ticket and Tours Building. The No. 3 was signed by Dillon, Childress, crew chief Justin Alexander and all the other members of the champion\u2019s team, to officially begin its \u201cresidence.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTruthfully, this all won\u2019t sink in for a long time but seeing that race car, I want to go hug it,\u201d said Dillon. \u201cIt\u2019s a pretty race car.\u201d<\/p>\n

Monday morning was also a time for presentations from DIS President Chip Wile. Dillon received a Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Watch and black leather Champion\u2019s Jacket, with jackets also given to Childress and Alexander. Childress got his Harley J. Earl Champion Owner\u2019s Trophy. Alexander received the Cannonball Baker Trophy named for NASCAR\u2019s first commissioner and given annually to the champion crew chief.<\/p>\n

Wile and Dillon also unveiled the new logo for the 2019 DAYTONA 500.<\/p>\n

On Sunday night after his victory, Dillon placed one foot and both hands in cement and signed his name on the square that will be added to the DAYTONA 500 Champion\u2019s Walk of Fame outside the Ticket and Tours Building in July.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got 500 text messages last night,\u201d Dillon said. \u201cHaven\u2019t looked through them all but I\u2019m going to savor every moment of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dillon will be in New York on Tuesday for the traditional high-profile DAYTONA 500 champion\u2019s media tour. On the docket: Live with Kelly, First Things First on FS1, FOX Business, SiriusXM and a visit to the New York Stock Exchange.<\/p>\n

Then, it\u2019ll be back to racing. The Monster Energy Series moves on to Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re still trying to win races,\u201d Dillon said. \u201cThis is the beginning, I feel like.\u201d<\/p>\n

Motorsports action resumes at Daytona International Speedway on March 10 with the Daytona Monster Energy Supercross, an FIM World Championship. That event will open the 77th annual Bike Week at Daytona which also includes the DAYTONA TT on March 15 and the 77th annual DAYTONA 200 on March 17.<\/p>\n

Tickets for Bike Week at DAYTONA and other Daytona International Speedway events can be purchased online at www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com <\/a>or by calling 1-800-PITSHOP. Fans can stay connected with Daytona International Speedway on Twitter<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, Pinterest<\/a>, YouTube<\/a> and Snapchat<\/a>, and by downloading Daytona International Speedway\u2019s mobile app, for the latest Speedway news throughout the season.<\/p>\n

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