The 61st Annual Coke Zero Sugar 400 race at Daytona International Speedway was postponed due to rain from Saturday July 5 to Sunday July 6. The race was getting exciting as lightning was approaching and the teams were racing like it was 10 laps to go, at that point the big one happened from the front. They almost restarted the race but there was lightning & rain, so they called the race giving the win to Justin Haley.
Starting from 34th place Car 77 Justin Haley Fraternal Order of Eagles Chevrolet won the 61st Annual Coke Zero Sugar 400, his 1st win in 3 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in his series track debut at Daytona International Speedway. Haley becomes the 20th different driver to win his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona and the 10th to accomplish the feat in the July race. Haley becomes the second youngest Monster Energy Series winner at Daytona at the age of 20 years, 2 months and 9 days behind Trevor Bayne (20 years, 0 months, 1 day).
2nd Place Car 24 William Byron Axalta Patriotic Chevrolet, started from 12th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 4 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 6th Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet, started from 14th place posted his 16th Top 10 finish in 36 races at Daytona International Speedway.
4th Place Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Military Chevrolet, started from 23rd place followed by 5th place Car 6 Ryan Newman Roush Performance Ford, started from 18th place. 6th Place Car 32 Corey LaJoie Shine Armor Ford, started from 30th place followed by 7th place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Anytime Favorites Ford, started from 11th place. 8th Place Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Procore Toyota, started from 25th place followed by 9th place Car 36 Matt Tifft # Ron Jon Surf Shop Ford, started from 31st place was the highest finishing rookie in the points series. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 1 Kurt Busch Global Poker Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 8th place. Joey Logano leads the point standings by 18 points over Kyle Busch.
The race had 6 Cautions for 25 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 52 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 60 for #17, 1 Crash on the Frontstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 76 for #1, 62 Crash in Turn 3. 4th Caution on lap 84 for #2, 4, 41, 38, 8, 22 Crash on the Frontstretch. 5th Caution on lap 102 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 120 for #3, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 37, 42, 43, 47, 88, 95, 96 the Big Crash in Turn 1.
The race had 24 Lead Changes among 14 drivers; J. Logano 1; K. Busch 2; J. Logano 3-35; K. Busch 36-37; K. Harvick 38-49; J. Logano 50-51; R. Preece # 52; C. Elliott 53-55; R. Stenhouse Jr. 56-57; A. Dillon 58-60; C. Bowyer 61-62; A. Dillon 63; R. Blaney 64; A. Dillon 65-96; C. Bowyer 97; A. Dillon 98-102; C. Buescher 103; J. Logano 104-105; A. Dillon 106-109; J. Logano 110-111; P. Menard 112; D. Hamlin 113-117; A. Dillon 118; K. Busch 119-126; J. Haley(i) 127.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 17, 12, 4, 9, 41, 14, 11, 2, 19
Stage 2 Top 10: 3, 88, 24, 9, 14, 42, 48, 17, 43, 22
Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 18
Race Results for the 61st Annual Coke Zero Sugar 400 – Sunday, July 7, 2019. Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 160 Laps – 400. Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 34. Car 77 Justin Haley(i) Fraternal Order of Eagles Chevrolet 127 Running | |
2. 12. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Patriotic Chevrolet 127 Running | |
3. 14. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 127 Running | |
4. 23. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Military Chevrolet 127 Running | |
5. 18. Car 6 Ryan Newman Roush Performance Ford 127 Running | |
6. 30. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Shine Armor Ford 127 Running | |
7. 11. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Anytime Favorites Ford 127 Running | |
8. 25. Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Procore Toyota 127 Running | |
9. 31. Car 36 Matt Tifft # Ron Jon Surf Shop Ford 127 Running | |
10. 8. Car 1 Kurt Busch | Global Poker Chevrolet 127 Running |
11. 33. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) Jacob Companies Chevrolet 127 Running | |
12. 37. Car 52 JJ Yeley DriveSmartWarranty.com Ford 127 Running | |
13. 28. Car 34 Michael McDowell Long John Silver’s Ford 127 Running | |
14. 2. Car 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 127 Running | |
15. 29. Car 43 Bubba Wallace United States Air Force Chevrolet 127 Running | |
16. 20. Car 21 Paul Menard Menards/Dutch Boy Ford 127 Running | |
17. 22. Car 37 Chris Buescher Scott Comfort Plus Chevrolet 127 Running | |
18. 24. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Cessna Chevrolet 127 Running | |
19. 39. Car 62 * Brendan Gaughan(i) Beard Oil Distributing/South Point Hotel & Casino 126 Running | |
20. 13. Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet 126 Running | |
21. 9. Car 88 Alex Bowman Valvoline Patriotic Chevrolet 126 Running | |
22. 5. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER ATVs & Boats/USO 126 Running | |
23. 17. Car 20 Erik Jones Sport Clips Toyota 125 Running | |
24. 19. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fifth Third Bank Ford 125 Running | |
25. 1. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 125 Running | |
26. 6. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 125 Running | |
27. 40. Car 53 * Joey Gase Connected Claim Services/Action Restoration 125 Running | |
28. 35. Car 51 BJ McLeod(i) Jacob Companies Ford 124 Running | |
29. 4. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Ford 124 Running | |
30. 38. Car 27 * Ross Chastain(i) Xchange of America Chevrolet 122 Running | |
31. 36. Car 96 * Parker Kligerman(i) TRD 40th Anniversary Toyota 121 Accident | |
32. 26. Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet 119 Accident | |
33. 21. Car 3 Austin Dillon American Ethanol Chevrolet 118 Accident | |
34. 16. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Mobil 1/Rush Truck Centers Ford 118 Accident | |
35. 7. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Batteries Chevrolet 118 Accident | |
36. 10. Car 12 Ryan Blaney BodyArmor Ford 118 Accident | |
37. 32. Car 15 Quin Houff The Elease Project Chevrolet 108 Running | |
38. 27. Car 38 David Ragan MDS Transport Ford 86 Accident | |
39. 3. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 85 Accident | |
40. 15. Car 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford 83 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: No. 24 (Backup car), Nos. 42, 77, 53, 62, 51, 95 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 14 Mins, 58 Secs. Average Speed: 141.146 MPH. Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Caution Flags: 6 for 25 laps. Lead Changes: 24 among 14 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Daniel Hemric, #8. Fastest Lap: Clint Bowyer, #14. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Justin Haley, #77 crew chief Peter Sospenzo, seconds. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Matt Tifft, #36.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: July 13, 2019 – Kentucky Speedway
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