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The horses are in the backstretch.
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His car found itself in the air after a chain of collisions started by Christopher Bell, spiraling down Daytona's backstretch before his spin up Turn 3.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
During the 2023 Daytona summer race, Preece’s spinning car launched off curbing along the backstretch, then proceeded to flip 10 times.
—Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Saudi Crown held the lead all the way up the backstretch, with Ortiz slyly nosing White Abarrio from fifth to fourth, and in a lane just outside the group just off Saudi Crown.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2025
Reddick tucked behind Blaney down the backstretch before taking the high line in Turn 3.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
During the 2023 Daytona summer race, Preece’s spinning car launched off curbing along the backstretch, then proceeded to flip 10 times.
—Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Saudi Crown held the lead all the way up the backstretch, with Ortiz slyly nosing White Abarrio from fifth to fourth, and in a lane just outside the group just off Saudi Crown.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2025
Reddick tucked behind Blaney down the backstretch before taking the high line in Turn 3.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Backstretch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backstretch. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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backstretch
noun
back·stretch
-ˌstrech 
-ˈstrech
: the side of a racetrack that is opposite the part between the last turn and the finish line
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