
Kyle Busch used a last lap tussle between leader Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott to pass both the second Busch Clash win of his career.
Busch started 16th in the 21 car field in the first race of the NASCAR Season, the exhibition Busch Clash on the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.
Blaney, the pole sitter, was leading heading into the front stretch chicane with NASCAR’s Road Course King Elliott when the two made contact. This sent Blaney into the outside wall, and slowed Elliott, allowing Busch the opportunity he needed to slip through for the win. Elliott recovered to finish second with Joey Logano, Tyler Reddick and William Byron rounding out the top 5.
Full Results:
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 35 |
2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 35 |
3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 35 |
4 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 35 |
5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 35 |
6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 35 |
7 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 35 |
8 | 43 | Erik Jones | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 35 |
9 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 35 |
10 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 35 |
11 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 35 |
12 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 35 |
13 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 35 |
14 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 35 |
15 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 35 |
16 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 35 |
17 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 35 |
18 | 23 | Ty Dillon (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 35 |
19 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 35 |
20 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 32 |
21 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27 |