Jeff Olson, Special for USA TODAY Sports 1:56 a.m. EST February 24, 2014 Austin Dillon drove the No. 3 to a ninth-place finish in the Daytona 500. His grandfather Richard Childress (right) also is his car owner.(Photo: Jasen Vinlove, USA TODAY Sports) SHARE 23 CONNECT EMAILMORE DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- During Sunday's rain delay, Austin Dillon considered the thought about building a Slip 'N Slide on the frontstretch at Daytona International Speedway. Instead, he stayed dry, waited It out for more than six hours, and came back to finish ninth -- the best effort by a rookie in the 56th Daytona 500 -- despite being involved in two crashes less than 20 laps apart. Better yet, he heralded the return of Dale Earnhardt's famous No. 3 on a night in which Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the race for the second time. DAYTONA: Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins the 500 It wasn't pretty, by any means. Dillon started from the pole position, fell far behind early, worked back into contention, t
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