In his first 16 starts at Daytona International Speedway, Joey Logano finished second twice.
Thanks to a last-lap push by Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch, Logano broke through in his 17th try to win Friday night’s Subway Jalapeno 250 Powered by Coca-Cola NASCAR Nationwide Series race before an estimated crowd of 65,000.
“This is Daytona. I’m pumped up. It’s so cool,” Logano said. “I’ve got to thank Kyle for pushing me up there.”
Logano, wheeling the No. 20 Toyota, hadn’t led all night and took the white flag in sixth before Busch helped him bulldoze to the front.
After a multiple-car melee broke loose at the finish, Logano survived the carnage and ended up in Victory Lane. Daytona Beach News-Journal
Reed Sorenson, last weekend’s race winner at Road America, finished third and collected a $100,000 bonus from series title sponsor Nationwide Insurance. Sorenson was the highest finisher among those eligible for the Nationwide “Dash 4 Cash” award.
“At the end, I didn’t know where I was going, but I trusted Jason [Leffler], and I owe everything to him,” Sorenson said. “He came back and got me when I was stuck all by myself for 20 or 30 laps.”
Busch ended up finishing fourth, while Justin Allgaier took the fifth spot. MiamiHerald.com
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 20 Joey Logano Toyota 2 38 Jason Leffler Chevrolet 3 32 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 4 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 5 31 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 6 62 Michael Annett Toyota 7 9 Kenny Wallace Toyota 8 2 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 9 88 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 10 7 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 11 66 Steve Wallace Toyota 12 11 Brian Scott Toyota 13 9 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 14 60 Carl Edwards Ford 15 1 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 16 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 17 22 Brad Keselowski Dodge 18 4 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 19 141 Jeffrey Earnhardt Chevrolet 20 19 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 21 21 Tim George Jr. Chevrolet 22 16 Trevor Bayne Ford 23 15 Timmy Hill * Ford 24 39 Josh Wise Ford 25 87 Kevin Conway Toyota 26 97 Joe Nemechek Toyota 27 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 28 81 Blake Koch * Dodge 29 28 Derrike Cope Chevrolet 30 107 Danny Efland Chevrolet 31 23 Robert Richardson Jr. Dodge 32 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 33 52 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 34 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 35 70 Dennis Setzer Dodge 36 113 Jennifer Jo Cobb * Ford 37 14 Eric McClure Chevrolet 38 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 39 30 Ricky Carmichael Chevrolet 40 40 Charles Lewandoski * Chevrolet 41 174 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 42 168 Carl Long Chevrolet 43 44 Jeff Green Chevrolet
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