Credit: 356629(Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images) Erik Jones, driver of the #20 buyatoyota.com Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 7, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Starting from 29th place Car 20 Erik Jones buyatoyota.com Toyota won the 60th Annual Coke Zero Sugar 400, his 1st win in 57 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races in overtime. This is his 1st win & 8th Top 10 finish in 2018. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Daytona International Speedway. 2nd Place Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota, started from 13th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 27 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 12th Top 10 finish in 2018. 3rd Place Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger ClickList Chevrolet, started from 24th place
Credit: 356628(Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images) Erik Jones, driver of the #20 buyatoyota.com Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 7, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
4th Place Car 95 Kasey Kahne Thorne Wellness Chevrolet, started from 28th place followed by 5th place Car 37 Chris Buescher Kleenex Wet Wipes Chevrolet, started from 25th place. 6th Place Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Military Chevrolet, started from 19th place followed by 7th place Car 32 Matt DiBenedetto Zynga Poker Ford, started from 31st place. 8th Place Car 31 Ryan Newman Bass Pro
Shops/Cabela’s Chevrolet, started from 7th place followed by 9th place Car 3 Austin Dillon American Ethanol e15 Chevrolet, started from 10th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 88 Alex Bowman Axalta Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 2nd place. Canadian Car 96 DJ Kennington Lordco/Castrol/Spectra Premium Toyota 13th place best position NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series. Bubba Wallace (14th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 57 points over Kevin Harvick.
Credit: Sarah Crabill/Getty Images Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 Hooters Chevrolet, takes the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 7, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
The race had 10 Cautions for 46 Laps & 3 Big ones. 1st Caution on lap 42 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 50 for #21, 48, 38 Incident Frontstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 55 for #2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19, 21, 22, 41, 42, 43, 48, 88, 95, 72, 78, 1, 7, 15, 1st Big Crash. 4th Caution on lap 66 for #1, 6, 17, 18, 20, 24, 72 2nd Big Crash Turn 4. 5th Caution on lap 82 for
Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 125 for #17, 42 Incident Turn 4. 7th Caution on lap 134 for #96 Spin Backstretch. 8th Caution on lap 151 for #17 Spin Frontstretch. 9th Caution on lap 157 for #48, 10, 00, 34 Crash in Turn 3. 10th Caution on lap 163 for #4, 14, 43, 48, 15, 6, 17, 62, 88 3rd Big Crash in Turn 4 [Red Flag 5:01].
Credit: 356621Sarah Crabill/Getty Images Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 Hooters Chevrolet, and Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FexEx Cares Toyota, are involved in an on-track incident with several other cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at DIS on July 7, 2018
The race had 25 Lead Changes among 16 drivers: C. Elliott 1-10; R. Stenhouse Jr. 11; C. Elliott 12; R. Stenhouse Jr. 13-42; Kyle Busch 43; B. Keselowski 44-52; W. Byron # 53-64; R. Stenhouse Jr. 65-69; R. Newman 70; R. Stenhouse Jr. 71-81; A. Bowman 82; A. Allmendinger 83; T. Dillon 84-86; C. Bowyer 87-88; M. McDowell 89-107; R. Stenhouse Jr. 108; J. Johnson 109-112; M. McDowell 113; J. Johnson 114-119; R. Stenhouse Jr. 120-122; K. Harvick 123; M. Truex Jr. 124-137; K. Kahne 138-154; K. Harvick 155-161; M. Truex Jr. 162-167; E. Jones 168.
Credit: 356622(Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 Hooters Chevrolet, and Alex Bowman, driver of the #88 Axalta Chevrolet race the pace lap prior to the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 7, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Stages:
Stage 1: 17,18,42,24,9,41,31,2,3,88
Stage 2: 17,34,88,95,13,48,42,3,6,31
Credit: 356625(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 7, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Car 20 Erik Jones buyatoyota.com Toyota won the race with a Margin of Victory: 0.125 Seconds over Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota on the 2nd overtime re-start. Erik Jones said “How about that race, boys and girls? My first Cup win, My first win at Daytona, my first superspeedway win—what an awesome day, man!”
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 18
Unofficial Race Results for the 60Th Annual Coke Zero Sugar 400 – Saturday, July 7, 2018
Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 Mile Paved Total Race Length – 168 Laps – 420 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 29. Car 20 Erik Jones buyatoyota.com Toyota 168 Running
2. 13. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota 168 Running
3. 24. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger ClickList Chevrolet 168 Running
4. 28. Car 95 Kasey Kahne Thorne Wellness Chevrolet 168 Running
5. 25. Car 37 Chris Buescher Kleenex Wet Wipes Chevrolet 168 Running
6. 19. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Military Chevrolet 168 Running
7. 31. Car 32 Matt DiBenedetto Zynga Poker Ford 168 Running
8. 7. Car 31 Ryan Newman Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s Chevrolet 168 Running
9. 10. Car 3 Austin Dillon American Ethanol e15 Chevrolet 168 Running
10. 2. Car 88 Alex Bowman Axalta Chevrolet 168 Running
11. 34. Car 7 * Jeffrey Earnhardt Nine Line Foundation Chevrolet 168 Running
12. 16. Car 62 * Brendan Gaughan Beard Oil Distributing/South Point Hotel & Casino 168 Running
13. 35. Car 96 * DJ Kennington Lordco/Castrol/Spectra Premium Toyota 168 Running – Canadian
14. 22. Car 43 Bubba Wallace # U.S. Air Force Chevrolet 167 Running
15. 21. Car 38 David Ragan Shriners Hospital For Children Ford 167 Running
16. 39. Car 51 Ray Black II(i) Prefund Capital/Jacob Companies Chevrolet 167 Running
17. 6. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fifth Third Bank Ford 167 Running
18. 40. Car 23 JJ Yeley(i) Steakhouse Elite Toyota 166 Running
19. 5. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Kickin’ Ranch Ford 162 Accident
20. 20. Car 6 Trevor Bayne Performance Plus Ford 162 Accident
21. 33. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Caddy’s Beach Bar Restaurants Chevrolet 162 Accident
22. 9. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers Ford 162 Accident
23. 4. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet 162 Accident
24. 37. Car 99 * Landon Cassill Star Com Fiber Chevrolet 162 Running
25. 36. Car 00 Joey Gase(i) Sparks Inc. Chevrolet 161 Accident
26. 8. Car 34 Michael McDowell K-LOVE Radio Ford 155 Accident
27. 26. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 155 Accident
28. 30. Car 21 Paul Menard Menards/Moen Ford 152 Running
29. 14. Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet 123 Accident
30. 27. Car 1 Jamie McMurray DC Solar Chevrolet 68 Accident
31. 38. Car 72 Corey LaJoie Dragonchain Chevrolet 65 Accident
32. 18. Car 24 William Byron # Liberty University Chevrolet 64 Accident
33. 15. Car 8 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 64 Accident
34. 1. Car 9 Chase Elliott Hooters Chevrolet 54 Accident
35. 32. Car 19 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Toyota 54 Accident
36. 3. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Stars Stripes and Lites Ford 53 Accident
37. 23. Car 41 Kurt Busch Monster Energy/Haas Automation Ford 53 Accident
38. 17. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FexEx Cares Toyota 53 Accident
39. 11. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 53 Accident
40. 12. Car 12 Ryan Blaney BodyArmor Ford 53 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: Nos. 19, 99, 95, 38 (Unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (1) 92 Timothy Peters(i). Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 13 Mins, 12 Secs. Average Speed: 130.435 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.125 Seconds. Caution Flags: 10 for 46 laps. Lead Changes: 25 among 16 drivers.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Erik Jones, #20. Busch Pole Award: Chase Elliott, #9 194.045 mph. Fastest Lap: Paul Menard, #21. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Toyota Racing Development (TRD), #20. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Kasey Kahne, #95 crew chief Jon Leonard, 0.237 seconds. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Bubba Wallace, #43.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Jul. 14, 2018 – Kentucky Speedway
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