Daytona 500 media day included lots of talk - about puppy love, wedding rings and a growing mullet - and conversations about four-time champion Jeff Gordon and possibly his final ride in NASCAR'S most prestigious race. NASCAR's biggest stars took center stage for the annual event held inside Daytona International Speedway on Thursday. Danica Patrick defended the GoDaddy puppy commercial that was pulled from the Super Bowl after criticism from animal-rights groups, saying ''people have an opinion about everything, especially when you get into that world of animal rights or tree rights or whatever rights.'' Defending Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick welcomed the challenge of trying to repeat. Here are the others: EARNHARDT'S PHOBIA: NASCAR's biggest star has a little phobia.
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