As Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. battled to the closest finish in Daytona 500 history, Fox Sports announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Gordon raced to keep up with the intense action.
But they sounded absolutely sedate compared to some of the frenzied international broadcasters calling the race.
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NASCAR has released a video showing the photo finish with announcers calling the final few seconds in Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, French and German.