Column: Spire played the game right and got a NASCAR win

Justin Haley, left, gets a hug from his mother after he was declared the winner in a rain-shortened NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, July 7, 2019, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Justin Haley pushes his car off pit road after a NASCAR Cup Series auto race was stopped because of rain at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, July 7, 2019, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Haley was declared the winner a short time later. (AP Photo/David Graham)

Justin Haley takes a photo in front of his trophy after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, July 7, 2019, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Justin Haley talks with reporters just before he was declared the winner of the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, July 7, 2019, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Justin Haley, center, waits on pit road in the rain with crew members after the NASCAR Cup Series auto race was stopped because of weather at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, July 7, 2019, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Haley was declared the winner a short time later. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)