![]() It looked like Kyle was getting pushed ahead, and then Ricky started getting pushed ahead. Kyle gave me a good push and, yeah, you’re watching in the mirror and you’re three-wide across there. Leading the white flag lap there, I was up front. “Second is the worst, man,” said Logano, who won the race in 2015 and is the defending Cup Series champion. One foot off the pedal can send several cars spinning and looking for a clear path to run, which may not exist. There is a lot of switching and jostling among the 10 or more cars running door-handle-to-door-handle in the final laps, each only inches behind the car in front of them. There is a tremendous amount of strategy in the final laps and oftentimes you need help from another driver to give you an aerodynamic push. ![]() There were three cautions from Lap 199 and beyond involving 16 drivers, including Austin Cindric, Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski, who were twice caught up in the accordion-like series of crashes. It was a tough season, but man, we got it done, the Daytona 500.” We had a couple shots last year to get a win and fell short. This was the site of my last win back in 2017. “I made a few mistakes but we were able to battle back. “They left me a note in the car that said they believe in me and to go get the job done,” Stenhouse said. Kelley even scrawled a few words on a piece of duct tape Sunday for Stenhouse to see before the race. We know if we give you cars capable of running up front you can do that.’ We’ve proven that.” We’ve just got to give you the right opportunities. He said, ‘Hey I know you can still get this done. “It’s been really big for myself having not won since 2017 and having struggles, ups and down,” Stenhouse said. Jimmie Johnson is competing in the Daytona 500 as both a driver and owner after a two-year absence from NASCAR. Why the 7-time Cup champ is back at Daytona ![]()
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