Joey Logano won the 57th running of the “Daytona 500”. It’s his first win in the Great American Race. Kevin Harvick was 2nd, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. came in 3rd. In his final “Daytona 500”, Jeff Gordon led the most laps, but finished 33rd after getting entangled in the final wreck of the day.
When the green flag flies this afternoon, Dale Earnhardt Junior tries to become the first driver since Sterling Marlin in 1994 and 1995 to win back-to-back “Daytona 500’s”.
Both of the Busch brothers are out of today’s “Daytona 500”. Kyle Busch will miss the Daytona 500 after suffering a leg injury in an accident during Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Daytona International Speedway. More from MRN by clicking here.
Yesterday, Kurt Busch was not successful with his two appeals to his indefinite suspension from NASCAR that was announced on Friday. Regan Smith will drive Busch‘s No. 41 entry in today’s “Daytona 500”. More on that story from MRN by clicking here.
Track Position in Daytona: 84 of the 112 Sprint Cup Series races run have been won from a starting position of 10th or better. Just nine races have been won from a starting position of twentieth or worse
Winning From the Pole at Daytona: 17 of 112 Cup Series races have been won from the pole position, most recently by Kevin Harvick in July 2010
Track Qualifying Record (Restrictor-plate era, 1988 to present): Aric Almirola (Ford) – 202.370 miles per hour 44.473 seconds… February 2015
Track Record, Race Speed: Buddy Baker (Oldsmobile) … 177.602 mph … 2 hours, 48 minutes, 55seconds … February 1980
– Track Facts from John Singler
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