Defending Daytona 500 Champion Austin Dillon Has Magical Day at Walt Disney World Resort

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  • Defending DAYTONA 500 Champion Austin Dillon and young racing fan Jordan Wade take flight on Dumbo the Flying Elephant at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Feb. 12, 2019. Wade gave Dillon a lucky penny during the week before his DAYTONA 500 victory last year and Dillion had his Richard Childress Racing crew glue it to the dashboard of the car. (Preston Mack, photographer) 
  • Defending DAYTONA 500 Champion Austin Dillon and young racing fan Jordan Wade take a ride on Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Feb. 12, 2019. Wade gave Dillon a lucky penny during the week before his DAYTONA 500 victory last year and Dillion had his Richard Childress Racing crew glue it to the dashboard of the car. (Preston Mack, photographer)   
  • Defending DAYTONA 500 Champion Austin Dillon and young racing fan Jordan Wade take flight on Dumbo the Flying Elephant at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Feb. 12, 2019. Wade gave Dillon a lucky penny during the week before his DAYTONA 500 victory last year and Dillion had his Richard Childress Racing crew glue it to the dashboard of the car. (Preston Mack, photographer) 
  • Defending DAYTONA 500 Champion Austin Dillon (left) joined Mickey Mouse to surprise young racing fan Jordan Wade, Feb. 12, 2019, at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Wade gave Dillon a lucky penny during the week before his DAYTONA 500 victory last year and Dillion had his Richard Childress Racing crew glue it to the dashboard of the car. Ahead of this year’s DAYTONA 500, the duo celebrated with family and friends at Magic Kingdom Park where Dillon presented Wade with a DAYTONA 500 champions ring in front of Cinderella Castle alongside the Harley J. Earl DAYTONA 500 trophy. (Preston Mack, photographer)