Frontstretch Newsletter: Feb. 15, 2021
Volume: XV, Edition XI
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Around the World in Motorsports: Feb. 12-14
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- The ongoing issues with qualifying in NASCAR are likely to claim victims. Rain cancelling qualifying for Saturday's Beef. It's What's For Dinner. 300 will likely put a number of new teams on the shelf for a while. Jordan Anderson released a statement Sunday night that indicated that he's basically on the shelf in the Xfinity Series until Circuit of the Americas in late May because of the lack of qualifying sessions.
- Alpine Formula 1 released a statement Monday morning indicating
that Fernando Alonso has been released from the hospital after a bike crash last week. He's currently focused on recovering from his injuries and being ready for the start of the Formula 1 World Championship next month in Bahrain.
- Mazda appears to be done in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship's DPi class after this season. Mazda announced Friday that the 2021 season will be the last year for their Mazda RT24-P factory program with Multimatic Motorsports. In addition, the team will
not develop a new car for the upcoming LMDh regulation that will come into force in 2023.
Mazda had already cut back their operation this year, dropping Mazda Motorsports from two cars to one. In addition, Mazda cancelled the development of a TCR car based on the Mazda3 last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- In Super DIRTcar Series action at the DIRTcar Nationals, Michael Maresca earned his first career Super DIRTcar Series victory at Volusia Speedway Park. The victory came after dueling with Matt Sheppard for much of the race. Billy Decker finished third, then Billy
VanInwegen and Peter Britten.
The final night of the DIRTcar Nationals was rained out. As a result, the Gator championship for the Modifieds goes to Max McLaughlin, who won on Thursday night. The win was controversial as he shoved Sheppard over the cushion on the first lap, leading to a post-race confrontation in the
pits.
- In the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series, Brandon Overton dominated Friday night to win the fifth late model feature of the week over Devin Moran, Kyle Bronson, Chris Madden and Rick Eckert. Following Saturday's cancellation, Moran claimed the late model
Gator championship.
- After crashing out of Saturday's Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire, Derek Griffith traveled down to New Smyrna Speedway and finished ninth in the Orange Blossom 100. That clinched his second consecutive World Series of Asphalt
championship.
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- With the Daytona 500 now complete, Michael McDowell has a busy day of media functions and the induction of his winning Love's Travel Centers Ford into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America for the next year. This is located in the former Daytona USA/Daytona 500 Experience building outside of the track. If anything of note
breaks, we'll have it for you at Frontstretch.
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| | Michael McDowell Scores 1st Career Win in Wreck-Filled, Rain-Delayed Daytona 500
In the wee-hours of Monday morning, Front Row Motorsports' Michael McDowell avoided a terrible last-lap crash and won the Daytona 500 to take
his first career NASCAR Cup Series victory. Chase Elliott was second, then Austin Dillon, Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin.
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| | Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski Wreck from Lead on Last Lap of Daytona 500
The last lap of the Daytona 500 was marred by a terrible that saw Joey Logano spun out of the lead and Brad Keselowski hitting the catchfence
after all but being t-boned by Kyle Busch. Everyone walked away from the crash.
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| | Massive Crash, Lightning Delay Mar Early Laps of 2021 Daytona 500
The entire complexion of the Daytona 500 changed after Christopher Bell mistimed a bump draft on Aric Almirola on lap 14. That turned
Almirola into Alex Bowman and triggered a 16-car crash. Shortly afterwards, lightning strikes triggered what ended up being a five hour and 40 minute delay.
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| | Bubba Wallace’s No. 23 Fails Pre-Race Inspection Twice Before Daytona 500
Bubba Wallace ultimately finished 17th in the Daytona 500 after getting a vibration late in the going. He ended up having to run the
race without his car chief due to the car failing pre-race inspection twice Sunday morning.
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| | Entry List: 2021 O’Reilly Auto Parts 253
For Sunday's 70-lap Cup race on Daytona International Speedway's road course, there are 40 teams entered. AJ Allmendinger will replace
Kaz Grala in Kaulig Racing's No. 16, while James Davison replaces Derrike Cope.
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| | 5 Takeaways from NASCAR President Steve Phelps’ Pre-Season Remarks
NASCAR president Steve Phelps conducted a press conference Friday afternoon in Daytona. In it, he talked about the reaction to some of the
initiatives started last year and where the sport is going schedule-wise.
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| | Austin Cindric Captures Season-Opening Xfinity Win at Daytona
Defending Xfinity Series champion Austin Cindric had one of the best possible starts to his defense, leading 28 laps and winning Saturday's
Beef. It's What's For Dinner. 300. Brett Moffitt was second, then Harrison Burton, Jeb Burton and AJ Allmendinger.
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| | After Winning Stage 1, Brandon Jones Wrecks Out at Daytona
Joe Gibbs Racing's Brandon Jones was strong Saturday, winning stage one and proving to be one of the contenders. However, he had contact
with Myatt Snider coming to the finish of stage two and spun through the grass before getting hit by Cody Ware to end his day.
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| | Entry List: 2021 Super Start Batteries 188
There are currently 44 teams entered for Saturday's Xfinity Series race on Daytona's road course. Miguel Paludo will be in JR
Motorsports' No. 8 in place of Josh Berry, while Ty Gibbs will make his Xfinity Series debut in Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 54.
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| | Ben Rhodes Wins Crash-Marred Daytona Truck Race
Friday night's NextEra Energy 250 was a wreck-strewn mess. 10 cautions whittled the field, but ThorSport Racing's Ben Rhodes swept
past Cory Roper in the final quarter-mile to take the victory. Jordan Anderson was second, then Roper and Niece Motorsports teammates Ryan Truex and Carson Hocevar.
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| | Jordan Anderson Evades Last-Lap Melee, Records 2nd Straight Daytona Runner-Up Finish
For the second straight year, Jordan Anderson came within inches of scoring his first Camping World Truck Series victory at Daytona.
This time, he was edged out by Ben Rhodes, but he was still overjoyed with his run.
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| | Cory Roper Nearly Upsets Daytona Truck Field, Finishes 3rd
Texan racer Cory Roper kept himself out of trouble all night in Daytona. On the final lap, he got himself into the lead.
Unfortunately, he lost that advantage, but still finished a career-best third.
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| | Entry List: BrakeBest Brake Pads 159 at Daytona Presented By O’Reilly
For Friday night's 159-mile Camping World Truck Series race on Daytona International Speedway's road course, there are currently 42 teams
entered in the race. The Reuse brothers (Bobby and Roger) are both entered, while Sam Mayer replaces Parker Kligerman at Henderson Motorsports.
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| | Corey Heim Wins Lucas Oil 200 for Venturini’s 4th Straight Daytona Win
Venturini Motorsports' Corey Heim led 38 of 80 laps Saturday afternoon to win the Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire, the season opener for
the ARCA Menards Series. Teammate Drew Dollar was second, followed by Bret Holmes, Ty Gibbs and Kyle Sieg.
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| | Ty Gibbs Speaks Out About Lackluster Daytona ARCA Finish
Saturday's Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire ended with a one-lap shootout after the yellow came out with five to go. Venturini
Motorsports teammates Corey Heim and Drew Dollar then were able to guarantee that they would not be challenged on the restart. Ty Gibbs was angry about this after the race.
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Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography, NASCAR Media via Getty Images and Zach Catanzareti.
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Seeking the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs: Austin Dillon's Excellent Speedweek Gives Him Points Lead
by Phil Allaway
Austin Dillon won his Duel on Thursday night, then finished third in the Daytona 500 Sunday night. That gave
him 58 points for the weekend, enough for the points lead. He has a six-point advantage over Denny Hamlin, who led the most laps Sunday before finishing fifth. Kevin Harvick is third after finishing fourth, while Chase Elliott is fourth after finishing second.
Daytona 500 winner Michael McDowell scored only four stage points Sunday and two points in his Duel. As a result, he's tied for fifth in points after his big win. McDowell is tied with Ryan Preece, who finished sixth
despite being caught up in the big wreck on the last lap. Kyle Larson and Bubba Wallace are tied for seventh. Larson hit the wall on the last lap and ended up 10th, while Wallace was eliminated in the last-lap crash and finished 17th.
Joey Logano was half a lap from victory when the contact was made entering turn 3. He was credited with 12th and leaves him ninth in points.
Christopher Bell ran well early, but had fueling issues. A cut tire also resulted in a wreck. He ultimately finished 16th and leaves Florida 10th in points. Corey LaJoie, Kyle Busch and Ross Chastain are tied for 11th in points. Chastain finished seventh after getting caught up in the last-lap wreck, while LaJoie was ninth. Kyle Busch took a big hit in the last-lap crash and ended up
14th.
Jamie McMurray is 14th in points after finishing eighth. Cole Custer is 15th, while Brad Keselowski is 16th
after his ride into the catchfence.
Point Standings (1-16): 1) Austin Dillon 58, 2) Denny Hamlin -6,
3) Kevin Harvick -8, 4) Chase Elliott -10, t-5) Michael McDowell -12, t-5) Ryan Preece -12, t-7) Kyle Larson -17, t-7) Bubba Wallace -17, 9) Joey Logano -18, 10) Christopher Bell -23, t-11) Ross Chastain -26, t-11) Corey LaJoie -26, t-11) Kyle Busch -26, 14) Jamie
McMurray -28, 15) Cole Custer -31, 16) Brad Keselowski -33.
Note: If he were eligible for points, Austin Cindric would be 15th.
Playoff Points: 1)
Michael McDowell 5, 2) Denny Hamlin -3.
Stage Points: 1) Ryan Blaney 16, t-2) Kyle Busch -6, t-2) Daniel Suárez
-6, t-4) Joey Logano -7, t-4) Alex Bowman -7, t-4) William Byron -7, 7) Aric Almirola -8, 8) Brad Keselowski -9, t-9) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -10, t-9) Kevin Harvick -10, t-11) Denny Hamlin -11, t-11) Matt DiBenedetto -11, 13) Chase Elliott -12, 14) Kyle Larson -13, 15) Jimmie
Johnson -14, 16) Erik Jones -15.
Note No. 1: Stage points include the points handed out in Thursday night’s Bluegreen Vacations Duels.
Note No. 2: If they were eligible for points, Austin Cindric would be 14th in stage points. Ty Dillon would be 16th.
Old Point Standings (1-16): 1) Denny Hamlin 44, 2) Kyle Busch -4,
t-3) Joey Logano -6, t-3) Erik Jones -6, 5) Michael McDowell -8, 6) Ty Dillon -9, 7) Kyle Larson -10, 8) Ryan Preece -11, 9) Jimmie Johnson -12, 10) Alex Bowman -14, t-11) Brad Keselowski -15, t-11) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -15, 13) Ryan Newman -17, 14) Austin Dillon -19, 15) Chase
Elliott -20, 16) Corey LaJoie -21.
Note: If he were eligible for points, Austin Cindric would be 15th in old points.
Race Winners: Michael McDowell (Daytona)
Phil Allaway is the Frontstretch newsletter manager. He can be reached at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com. Photo is courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography.
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Seeking the Xfinity Series Playoffs: Austin Cindric Wins Season Opener, Claims Decent Lead
by Phil Allaway
Defending Xfinity Series champion Austin Cindric tied for the most laps led Saturday (28) and held on to win the Beef. It's What's For Dinner. 300. That, along with a good amount of stage points, allows him to
walk out of Daytona with a 15-point lead in the standings over Ty Dillon, who is not full-time. Brandon Brown, who finished sixth, is the next full-time driver in third. Harrison Burton is fourth after finishing third.
Jeb Burton, Myatt Snider and Daniel Hemric are all tied for fifth. Jeb
recovered from a crash to finish fourth, while Snider was seventh. Hemric was ninth. AJ Allmendinger is eighth in points after finishing fifth.
Brandon Gdovic is ninth in points after finishing eighth in the Sam Hunt Racing Toyota. Virginian racer
Jason White is 10th in his return to racing, while Joe Graf Jr. is 11th. Caesar Bacarella, despite a late spin, is 12th in points.
Stefan Parsons is 13th in points, followed by Kyle Weatherman and Matt
Mills. Jesse Little and Riley Herbst are tied for 16th. Little finished 17th, while Herbst was 26th after crashing out.
Point Standings (1-16): 1) Austin Cindric 55, 2) Ty Dillon -15,
3) Brandon Brown -17, 4) Harrison Burton -18, t-5) Jeb Burton -22, t-5) Myatt Snider -22, t-5) Daniel Hemric -22, 8) AJ Allmendinger -23, 9) Brandon Gdovic -26, 10) Jason White -28, 11) Joe Graf Jr. -29, 12) Caesar Bacarella -30, 13) Stefan Parsons -31, 14) Kyle Weatherman -33,
15) Matt Mills -34, t-16) Jesse Little -35, t-16) Riley Herbst -35.
Note No. 1: Drivers in Bold have locked into the playoffs.
Note No. 2: If he were eligible for points, Brett Moffitt would be second in points.
Playoff Points: 1) Austin Cindric 5, 2) Brandon Jones
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Stage Points: 1) Ty Dillon 17, 2) Austin Cindric -2, 3)
Brandon Jones -7, 4) Riley Herbst -8, 5) Noah Gragson -9, t-6) Brandon Brown -10, t-6) Justin Haley -10, t-6) Ryan Sieg -10, 9) Daniel Hemric -12, t-10) Jeremy Clements -13, t-10) Justin Allgaier -13, t-12) Harrison Burton -14, t-12) Myatt Snider -14, 14) Josh Berry
-16.
Note: If he were eligible for points, Brett Moffitt would be tied for third in stage points.
Old Point Standings (1-16): 1) Austin Cindric 45, 2) Harrison Burton -5,
3) Jeb Burton -8, t-4) Brandon Brown -9, t-4) AJ Allmendinger -9, 6) Myatt Snider -11, 7) Brandon Gdovic -12, 8) Daniel Hemric -13, 9) Jason White -14, 10) Joe Graf Jr. -15, 11) Caesar Bacarella -16, t-12) Stefan Parsons -17, t-12) Ty Dillon -17, 14) Kyle Weatherman -19, 15)
Matt Mills -20, 16) Jesse Little -21.
Note: If he were eligible for points, Brett Moffitt would be tied for second in old points.
Race Winner: Austin Cindric (Daytona)
Phil Allaway is the Frontstretch newsletter manager. He can be reached at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com. Photo is courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography.
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Seeking the Camping World Truck Series Playoffs: Ben Rhodes Exits Daytona With Points Lead
by Phil Allaway
Ben Rhodes was able to hold off Jordan Anderson to win Friday night's NextEra Energy 250 in Daytona. That gave him the points lead with a
total of 51 points. He is four points ahead of both Sheldon Creed and John Hunter Nemechek. Creed finished sixth and scored 16 stage points, while Nemechek finished seventh and won stage two. Chandler Smith is fourth after finishing ninth.
Grant Enfinger is fifth in points after finishing 11th, while Cory Roper's third-place finish puts him sixth in points.
Raphael Lessard and Ryan Truex are tied for seventh. Lessard won stage one, but got wrecked late and finished 23rd while Truex finished fourth.
Carson Hocevar finished a career-best fifth and is currently ninth in points. Codie Rohrbaugh is 10th after an
eighth-place finish, while Drew Dollar is 11th. David Gilliland is 12th.
Kris Wright is 13th, followed by Spencer Boyd and Johnny Sauter, who are tied for 14th. Matt
Crafton is 16th.
Point Standings (1-16): 1) Ben Rhodes 51,
t-2) Sheldon Creed -4, t-2) John Hunter Nemechek -4, 4) Chandler Smith -14, 5) Grant Enfinger -15, 6) Cory Roper -17, t-7) Ryan Truex -18, t-7) Raphael Lessard -18, 9) Carson Hocevar -19, 10) Codie Rohrbaugh -22, 11) Drew Dollar -24, 12) David Gilliland -25, 13) Kris Wright -26,
t-14) Spencer Boyd -27, t-14) Johnny Sauter -27, 16) Matt Crafton -29.
Playoff Points: 1) Ben Rhodes 5, t-2) John Hunter
Nemechek -4, t-2) Raphael Lessard -4.
Stage Points: 1) Raphael Lessard 19, 2) John Hunter Nemechek -2, 3) Sheldon Creed -3, 4) Ben Rhodes -8,
5) Grant Enfinger -9, t-6) Chandler Smith -10, t-6) Johnny Sauter -10, t-8) Austin Hill -15, t-8) Timothy Peters -15, 10) Brett Moffitt -16, 11) Stewart Friesen -17, 12) Tyler Ankrum -18.
Old Point Standings (1-16): 1) Ben Rhodes 36, 2) Cory Roper -6, 3) Ryan Truex -7,
t-4) Sheldon Creed -9, t-4) Carson Hocevar -9, 6) John Hunter Nemechek -9, 7) Chandler Smith -10, 8) Codie Rohrbaugh -11, t-9) Grant Enfinger -13, t-9) Drew Dollar -13, 11) Kris Wright -15, t-12) David Gilliland -16, t-12) Spencer Boyd -16, 14) Matt Crafton -18, 15) Zane Smith -91,
16) Danny Bohn -20.
Note: If he were eligible for Truck points, Jordan Anderson would be second in Old Points.
Race Winner: Ben Rhodes (Daytona)
Phil Allaway is the Frontstretch newsletter manager. He can be reached at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com. Photo is courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography.
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Letter of the Race: Sunday's Daytona 500 was brought to you by the letter T for Tiring. It was
approximately nine hours and 15 minutes between the start and finish of the race. For those of us that watched all the coverage, that was more than 13.5 hours of coverage Sunday from Daytona. It was exhausting and the early 16-car wreck really took a lot of the excitement out of the event. Since a quarter of the field was eliminated there, drivers weren't willing to take any risks outside of the last couple of laps of stages. - Phil
Allaway
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Quotes to Remember: Daytona 500
compiled by Phil Allaway
"I just can’t believe it. I’ve just got to thank God. So many years just grinding it out and hoping for an opportunity like this. I’ve got to thank Love’s Travel Stops, Speedco, Bob Jenkins for giving me this opportunity. I’m so
thankful. Such a great way to get a first victory — a Daytona 500. Are you kidding me? I just want to say hi to my wife back home. Happy Valentine’s Day. I know it’s been a tough week. My kids, I love you guys. I wish they could be here with me to celebrate. Maybe NASCAR will send a plane to bring them down here, but we’re the Daytona 500 champions. Thank you Doug Yates, Ford. We had our Ford partners at the end and they all
crashed, but luckily I was able to make it through. I’m just so thankful. God is good." - Michael McDowell, race winner
"I don’t think it was very close. I kind of got next to him and I saw the lights come on, so I knew it was over right then. Just a huge thanks to NAPA, Chevrolet and everybody at Hendrick Motorsports. I felt like we had a fast car. We weren’t as good as
I thought we were on Thursday. I felt like we did a really good job executing today. Staying out of trouble – that’s not something I’ve done a very good job of here in this race, so I’m glad we could at least finish this one and have something to build on for when we come back and try to do better.”
“The top was just so fast. It didn’t seem to matter who got down low; you couldn’t really make anything go. We all kind of tried at certain points in time; it just didn’t work out. Close – we finished one, so I’m pretty pleased with that." - Chase Elliott,
finished second
"Yeah, you know you’ve just got to be thankful to be around at those moments at the end. I pulled out to see if the bottom would work and just didn’t get enough of a run. It was close. I’ve got to thank all my sponsors like Bass Pro Shops and everybody that
helps this program. We were here all weekend scoring points and that’s all I can ask for. Our team worked hard in the off-season with ECR power. What can I say? Chevy was really close. I had fun working with my guys tonight in the Chevy camp." - Austin Dillon, finished third
"Brad laid way back there and got a run on the inside and then at that point when it scatters you hope that you get a push or you can wind up in the right spot and I just wound up in a spot that finished fourth. We had a great Busch Light Ford Mustang all night.
We were able to position ourselves up front. It was kind of a weird race the way it would all single-file out and then you kind of scatter there a lap or two at the end and see where it all played out." - Kevin Harvick, finished fourth
"We were too far out front [after the final pit stop]. We got on-and-off pit road too good. I was just too far ahead of the pack. I figured the Chevys would make a move from two or three to go, because they are not going to win on the last lap from fifth or
sixth. I was able to gain some positions. I think I was 12th and everybody was running single file, so it handcuffed me. I couldn’t really do anything. I hoped once I got to eighth as long as they make a move with two to go, I’m in the energy – in the area where I can make something happen. Dominant car, just a dominant car. Just one of those things that execute too good." - Denny Hamlin, finished fifth
"All-in-all a good day. I thought we were in an OK spot there at the end to get a top-five, if not, maybe a win if things worked out down the backstretch and through three and four. They all kind of started crashing in front of me. I almost made it through; I
think I barely clipped the No. 2 (Brad Keselowski) car and then kind of slid all the way through three and four. Thought I might save it, couldn’t save it and started spinning. Lost some spots, but it was still a top-10." - Kyle Larson, finished 10th
"Pandemonium, I guess. Chaos struck. The 2 kept trying to back up, trying to get a run. I was trying to back up to him to keep the runs from being too big and just, I guess he got to the back of the 34 and it ended up being a really big run coming at me and it
seemed like we all just collided in one spot. It’s a real bummer that none of the Penske cars won, but at least a Ford won and I’m really happy for McDowell. I hate that we didn’t win with our Shell/Pennzoil Mustang. I feel like we had a great shot being where we were and leading on the last lap, but if we couldn’t win I’m really happy to see McDowell win this thing. He’s a great guy, a great person, a good leader in life and has helped me a lot in my life, so it’s very cool to see him win the
Daytona 500." - Joey Logano, finished 12th (Crashed out)
"I had a big run down the backstretch and wanted to make the pass to win the Daytona 500 and it ended up really bad. I don’t feel like I made a mistake, but I can’t drive everybody else’s car, so frustrating. The Discount Tire Ford was not the fastest, but
Jeremy Bullins and the whole team did a great job of keeping us in position and right then we were in position. It’s exactly where I want to be running second on the last lap at Daytona with this package and had the run, made the move and it didn’t work out." - Brad Keselowski, finished 13th (Crashed out)
"I had a run down the backstretch and everybody was kind of checking up in the middle so I went high to go around the outside. I figured guys would kind of blend back to the high side and the 2 (Brad Keselowski) car just landed on my hood. Came out of nowhere.
Unfortunately got caught up in the wreck and banged up pretty good. Took a couple good licks, but just a matter of plate racing I guess. For as far back as we were and what was happening, I don’t think we would have won. I think we probably would have been maybe fourth or fifth so that’s about all we were going to get anyways. Just unfortunate day for the M&M’s Camry. Hate it for my guys. It seemed like every time the points were being paid, we stumbled. First stage we went from second to
outside the top-10 and then the second stage, we went from third to ninth. Then there at the end obviously, I felt like we had a top-five and finished 14th looking at the board there. Just a dismal day at Daytona, as usual." - Kyle Busch, finished 14th (Crashed out)
"That was quite a finish; I just wish we could have been part of it. We had to ride around all day. Once you lose two laps, you’re pinned down. You have to stay just one lap down. Got stuck in the mud, had too much damage and never really got to race. All those
boys started pushing way too hard, way too early, and we got wrapped up in it. It made for a long Speedweeks. It wasn’t the best Speedweeks I can remember." - Kurt Busch, finished 22nd
"It looks like the No. 10 (Aric Almirola) kind of got turned sideways there and I was the guy that got ran into. Bummer – I hate it for Ally. Obviously, we had a really fast Camaro. The Chevrolet’s were working good together; hopefully a Chevy still ends up in
Victory Lane." - Alex Bowman, finished 35th (Crashed out)
"Sadly, we got caught in someone else’s mistake early on, and even though I made it through the wreck, my car got killed on the grass. So frustrating, such a shame. But at the same time, I’m very excited for what is coming this year. I’m so fortunate to be part
of such an amazing team that gave me a very fast 99 iFly Chevy Camaro. We’ll bring another fast race car next weekend and go back to battle." - Daniel Suarez, finished 36th (Crashed out)
"It’s just unfortunate to have a bunch of tore up race cars that early. I’ve never met a driver that said, ‘Hey, I’m gonna start this 500-mile race and just be super-aggressive.’ We all talk about give and take and making it to the end, but it seems nobody does
that once they get out there. It’s frustrating that everybody is pushing and shoving and I just saw the 48 get turned and whenever someone wrecks in the top five or six it tears up a lot of cars." - David Ragan, finished 37th (Crashed out)
Phil Allaway is the Frontstretch newsletter manager. He can be reached at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com. Photo is courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography.
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