Daytona 500 Recap

Written By Nate Benter

Practice Sessions Fastest Laps:

  • Practice 1: Denny Hamlin: 45.575

  • Dual 1: Tyler Reddick

  • Dual 2: Christopher Bell

Qualifying:

  • 1st: Joey Logano: 49.465

  • 2nd: Michael McDowell: 49.536

Race Day:

  • Lap 1 Leader: Michael McDowell

  • Lap 5: Brad Keselowski bumps John Hunter Nemechek, John Hunter Nemechek makes contact with Harrison Burton who hits Carson Hocevar. They collect Austin Dillon, Kaz Grala, Ryan Preece, Carson Hocevar and Jimmie Johnson, Caution out

  • Lap 13: AJ Allmendinger completes pass through penalty

  • Lap 67: AJ Allmendinger gets a free pass at the end of stage 1

  • Lap 112: Ryan Preece serves penalty

  • Lap 132: Ty Gibbs gets a free pass at the end of stage 2

  • Lap 192: William Byron hits Brad Keselowski, spinning him into Joey Logano. Kyle Larson, Brad Keselowski, Noah Gragson, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Chase Briscoe, Chris Buescher, Martin Truex Jr., Joey Logano, Daniel Hemric, Todd Gilliland, Ryan Preece, Erik Jones, Tyler Reddick, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ty Gibbs, Anthony Alfredo, Daniel Suarez are involved, Red flag

  • Lap 199: Ross Chastain spins, hits Austin Cindric, William Byron wins

  • Stage 1 winner: Chase Elliott

  • Stage 2 winner: Ryan Blaney

  • Podium:

    • 1st: William Byron

    • 2nd: Alex Bowman, +0.006s

    • 3rd: Christopher Bell, +1.390s

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