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Tyler Reddick captured his first Daytona 500 victory Sunday night, surviving a chaotic final lap and delivering a milestone win for team co-owners Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin.

A brush fire that began with a vehicle blaze along Interstate 95 forced the temporary closure of the highway in both directions in Volusia County on Sunday, snarling traffic as fans left the nearby speedway.

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds join FOX 35's Good Day Orlando ahead of their Daytona 500 flyover. 

FOX 35 provides the Daytona 500 weather forecast from the International Speedway.

An Orlando couple was killed when their small plane crashed in Texas, but their dog survived, officials said.

A St. Cloud family says they are heartbroken after their 14-year-old dog was euthanized less than an hour after being picked up by Osceola County Animal Services.

A Florida family is thankful to be alive after a fire ripped through their house in Longwood. A teenager got his entire family of eight out of the home before the fire spread.

Chandler Smith captured victory in Saturday night’s NASCAR Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway, marking a comeback after missing the cut at the Daytona 500 earlier this year. The race was marked by several wrecks and high drama, including the return of former NASCAR star Tony Stewart.

Nearly 40 years after he disappeared, the mystery of Ernest Manzanares, a father from Ocoee, has been solved. Manzanares went missing in 1988 and was never seen again until human remains found in 2009 were recently confirmed to be his.

A 14-year-old is facing a criminal charge after deputies say he rode an electric bike recklessly through an Orange County neighborhood and fled when officers tried to pull him over.

A 25-year-old convicted felon is back in custody after a 24-hour manhunt in Brevard County ended where it began — at a hospital in Melbourne. Authorities say the suspect slipped out of handcuffs earlier in the week, triggering a tense search before he was found hiding in a Palm Bay home.

Comedian Bert Kreischer is hosting the Full Throttle Festival ahead of the Daytona 500 race at Daytona International Speedway. He stopped by FOX 35's set to talk about his festival, his love of NASCAR, the Daytona 500, and what projects he has been up to (and to share some laughs).

Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood stopped by FOX 35's set at Daytona International Speedway to talk about the Daytona 500. 

Madyson Stenhouse, the wife of NASCAR race car driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr., visits with FOX 35's Amy Kaufeldt and Ryan Elijah ahead of the Daytona 500 weekend. She works with the NASCAR Driver Advisory Council. That council recently hired Chip Wile to serve as executive director, and helped to advocate for the drivers and give them a unifying voice.

Race car driver Natalie Decker stopped by FOX 35's set at Daytona International Speedway to talk about her upcoming race, motherhood, the Daytona 500, and what it's like being a female driver in the motorsports industry.