Blaney goes from 13th to first to win Daytona<\/p>\n
Ryan Blaney recaps a “wild” final two laps at Daytona, going from 13th to first to secure the win, and he describes his team’s strategy throughout the race for his second win of the season.<\/p>\n
Daniel Suarez \u2014 While he came .031 seconds short of his first win of the season, he tied his best result of the year with the second-place finish.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Suarez ‘proud of the effort’ at Daytona<\/p>\n Daniel Suarez felt he needed to set himself up better for the win at Daytona but was happy with the speed his team brought to finish runner-up in the Coke Zero Sugar 400.<\/p>\n Justin Haley \u2014 He led on the final lap in his bid to win his second career Cup race. Haley finished third. He had not finished better than 10th this season and had an average finish of 22.2 entering Saturday night\u2019s race.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Haley ‘got too far out front’ to secure win<\/p>\n It was a season’s-best finish for Justin Haley, who found himself in position for the win at Daytona, but he “got too far out front” to hold off the pack and settles for a third-place finish.<\/p>\n Cole Custer \u2014 He led at the beginning of the final lap before falling back to fourth. Still, it was his best finish of the season and only his second top-10 of the year. He had an average finish of 24.8 entering the race.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Alex Bowman earned the final playoff spot after several drivers needing a win to make the playoffs could not keep Ryan Blaney from winning.<\/p>\n Erik Jones \u2014 Was at the front until a shove by Kyle Larson got him out of shape and he fell back. Jones rallied to place fifth to tie his season-best result. He had an average finish of 20.1 entering the race.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Blaney dashes several playoff dreams at Daytona<\/p>\n Watch the finish to the NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400.<\/p>\n Alex Bowman \u2014 After he was collected in an early crash and finished 36th, he needed someone who was already in the playoffs to win to advance. Blaney\u2019s victory allowed Bowman to secure the final playoff spot.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n