The Daytona 500 is NASCAR's Super Bowl, so why doesn't it always equal greatness?

The New York Times Readers can now follow NASCAR, Formula One and other motorsports content separately. Customize your feed here.DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon won the Daytona 500 twice in his first seven seasons, later adding another victory six years later, in 2005. Surely, he figured, there would be more to come.Then Gordon never won NASCAR’s biggest race again.“You get into this…