20 Years later Car 3 won the 60th Annual DAYTONA 500

Credit: 353995(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 DOW Chevrolet, takes the checkered to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 60th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Starting from 14th place Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Chevrolet won the 60th Annual Daytona 500, his 2nd win in 159 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2018. This is his 1st win & 6th Top 10 finish in 11 races at Daytona International Speedway. Austin Dillon’s win is the 3rd Daytona 500 victory for Richard Childress Racing; Dillon joins Dale Earnhardt (1998) and Kevin Harvick (2007). 2nd Place Car 43 Darrell Wallace Jr. # Click n’ Close Chevrolet, started from 7th place was the highest finishing rookie. Darrell Wallace Jr. posted his 1st Top-10 finish in 3 races at Daytona International Speedway. 3rd Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota, started from 2nd place posted his 8th Top 10 finish in 26 races at Daytona International Speedway.

Credit: 353986(Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 DOW Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 60th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

4th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 5th place followed by 5th place Car 37 Chris Buescher Kleenex Chevrolet, started from 21st place. 6th Place Car 21 Paul Menard OmnicraftAutoParts/QuickLaneTire&AutoCntr Ford, started from 16th place followed by 7th place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Peak Ford, started from 3rd place. 8th Place Car 31 Ryan Newman Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s Chevrolet, started from 13th place followed by 9th place Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford, started from 22nd place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger ClickList Chevrolet, started from 20th place. Ryan Blaney leads the point standings by 6 points over Austin Dillon.

Credit: 353997(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) Actress Charlize Theron waves the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 60th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

The race had 8 Cautions for 37 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 10 for Car 72 Corey LaJoie Schulter Systems Chevrolet Crash in Turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 52 for Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota, Car 96 DJ Kennington LORDCO/Castrol Toyota, Car 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s/Cessna Chevrolet Crash in Turn 3. 3rd Caution on lap 61 for Car 24 William Byron AXALTA Chevrolet, Car 20 Erik Jones DEWALT Toyota, Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet, Car 19 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Toyota, Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet, Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford, Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Peak Ford, Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/5-hour Energy Toyota, Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet Crash on the Backstretch. 4th Caution on lap 94 for Debris Backstretch. 5th Caution on lap 103 for Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, Car 7 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet, Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Ford, Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford, Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/5-hour Energy Toyota, Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford, Car 95 Kasey Kahne Procore Chevrolet Crash in Turn 3. 6th Caution on lap 122 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 191 for Car 24 William Byron # AXALTA Chevrolet Spin Turn 4. 8th Caution on lap 200 for Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford, Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/5-hour Energy Toyota, Car 32 Matt DiBenedetto The Hurricane Heist Ford, Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford, Car 62 Brendan Gaughan BeardOilDistributing/SouthPointHotel&Casino Chev, Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Peak Ford, Car 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Chevrolet, Car 31 Ryan Newman Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s Chevrolet, Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, Car 43 Darrell Wallace Jr. # Click n’ Close Chevrolet, Car 00 Jeffrey Earnhardt VRX Simulators Chevrolet, Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger ClickList Chevrolet Crash in Turn 2.

Credit: 353999(Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images) Trevor Bayne, driver of the #6 AdvoCare Ford, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 60th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Stages:
Stage 1: 41,88,12,17,78,34,4,9,21,6
Stage 2: 12,21,22,10,34,78,43,6,3,11

Credit: 354001(Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images) Gray Gaulding, driver of the #23 Toyota, races Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Credit One Bank Chevrolet, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 60th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

The race had 24 Lead Changes among 14 drivers: A. Bowman 0; D. Hamlin 1-10; J. Marks(i) 11; Kurt Busch 12-14; A. Bowman 15-22; E. Jones 23-33; R. Stenhouse Jr. 34-44; C. Elliott 45-48; J. Logano 49-51; Kurt Busch 52-62; A. Bowman 63-67; R. Blaney 68-93; P. Menard 94; M. Truex Jr. 95-98; R. Blaney 99-122; A. Allmendinger 123; R. Blaney 124-170; D. Hamlin 171-173; R. Blaney 174-193; D.
Hamlin 194; Kurt Busch 195-196; R. Blaney 197; D. Hamlin 198-205; A. Almirola 206; A. Dillon 207.

Credit: 353987(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 DOW Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 60th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

It was an exciting race with Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow spinning Car 88 Alex Bowman out of the way on the last lap, then taking the checkered flag for the win. Austin Dillon won the race with a Margin of Victory: 0.260 Seconds over Darrell Wallace Jr.. Danica Patrick Car 7 GoDaddy Chevrolet was involved in a crash in the 5th Caution that ended her day, finishing in 35th place. Canadian NASCAR
Pinty’s Series Driver Car 96 DJ Kennington LORDCO/Castrol finished in 24th place. This is going to be an interesting NASCAR season with the difference of young & old drivers in the series.

Credit: 353990(Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet, leads Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Credit One Bank Chevrolet, and Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/5-hour Energy Toyota, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 60th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Credit: 353991(Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images) Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, races Alex Bowman, driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 60th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Credit: 353992(Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards/Peak Ford, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 60th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 1
Unofficial Race Results for the 60Th Annual Daytona 500 – Thursday, February 15, 2018
Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 Mile Paved Total Race Length – 207 Laps – 517.5 Miles

Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 14. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Chevrolet 207 Running
2. 7. Car 43 Darrell Wallace Jr. # Click n’ Close Chevrolet 207 Running
3. 2. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 207 Running
4. 5. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 207 Running
5. 21. Car 37 Chris Buescher Kleenex Chevrolet 207 Running
6. 16. Car 21 Paul Menard OmnicraftAutoParts/QuickLaneTire&AutoCntr Ford 207 Running
7. 3. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Peak Ford 207 Running
8. 13. Car 31 Ryan Newman Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s Chevrolet 207 Running
9. 22. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 207 Running
10. 20. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger ClickList Chevrolet 207 Running
11. 37. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 206 Running
12. 29. Car 51 Justin Marks(i) HARRY’S Chevrolet 206 Running
13. 18. Car 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford 206 Running
14. 39. Car 92 * David Gilliland(i) Black’s Tire Service/Carquest Auto Parts Ford 206 Running
15. 10. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers Ford 206 Running
16. 19. Car 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s/Cessna Chevrolet 205 Running
17. 1. Car 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Chevrolet 205 Running
18. 24. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/5-hour Energy Toyota 205 Running
19. 38. Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet 204 Running
20. 34. Car 23 Gray Gaulding Toyota 204 Running
21. 27. Car 00 Jeffrey Earnhardt VRX Simulators Chevrolet 204 Running
22. 40. Car 66 * Mark Thompson Phoenix Air Racing Ford 203 Running
23. 33. Car 24 William Byron # AXALTA Chevrolet 203 Running
24. 30. Car 96 * DJ Kennington LORDCO/Castrol Toyota 201 Running
25. 12. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 200 Running
26. 11. Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford 198 Accident
27. 36. Car 32 Matt DiBenedetto The Hurricane Heist Ford 198 Accident
28. 25. Car 62 * Brendan Gaughan BeardOilDistributing/SouthPointHotel&Casino Chev 198 Accident
29. 9. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 197 Accident
30. 15. Car 38 David Ragan Speedco Ford 107 Accident
31. 6. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Ford 105 Accident
32. 31. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford 102 Accident
33. 4. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 101 Accident
34. 26. Car 95 Kasey Kahne Procore Chevrolet 101 Accident
35. 28. Car 7 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet 101 Accident
36. 8. Car 20 Erik Jones DEWALT Toyota 59 Accident
37. 17. Car 19 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Toyota 59 Accident
38. 35. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet 59 Accident
39. 23. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 59 Accident
40. 32. Car 72 Corey LaJoie Schulter Systems Chevrolet 8 Engine

Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: Nos. 2, 3, 10, 24, 32, 42, 48, 92 (backup cars). Failed to Qualify: N/A. Caution Flags: 8 for 37 laps. Lead Changes: 24 among 14 drivers.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Joey Logano, #22. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Earnhardt-Childress Racing Engines (ECR), #3. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Denny Hamlin, #11 0.355 secs. Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Kyle Larson, #42. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Darrell Wallace Jr, #43.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Feb. 25, 2018 – Daytona International Speedway
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