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Logano wins Daytona 500

Joey Logano conquered a field of 43 drivers this afternoon to capture the Harley J. Earl Trophy in the 57th running of the Daytona 500. Logano was able to dismantle the 3 car brigade from Hendrick Motorsports that dominated most of the afternoon between drivers Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Logano, who was among our picks at +1750 for the Daytona 500, had one of the strongest cars throughout the afternoon consistently staying inside the top 5. The young 24 year old whose career has been revived with the #22 car at Team Penske held off a strong charge from Kevin Harvick and Dale Earnhardt Jr on a green-white-checker restart to pull out the victory thanks in part to a caution that flew halfway through the final lap due to a multi car pileup on the backstretch. While Logano may have stolen the headlines, the racing action at Daytona International Speedway was spectacular in the closing laps of the Great American Race.

During the final 20 or more laps, the majority of the field was nose to tail in a 3 wide group of cars. While 3 wide racing is not uncommon at Daytona, it is pretty rare to see 3 wide racing for the lead in consecutive laps. However, the best drivers in the world put on a spectacular display of talent as they danced 3 wide at over 200 mph for most of the closing laps of the race. Fresh off the most exciting Chase for the Sprint Cup in NASCAR history in 2014, NASCAR picked up right where they left off with a very exciting race that will certainly build even more momentum towards the 2015 season.

For Logano, the victory in today’s Daytona 500 officially put his career back on the map. Logano was heavily hyped in his first few years in the Sprint Cup Series but never produced much success during his tenure in the #20 car at Joe Gibbs Racing. However, Logano rebounded with a strong season in 2014 that resulted in 5 victories. Today’s win at Daytona solidified Logano’s emergence towards NASCAR’s elite in the Sprint Cup Series. At 24 year’s old, it is safe to say Logano has plenty of time left to fulfill the hype that many people said he failed to deliver during his first few seasons in the sport. For NASCAR, Sunday’s Daytona 500 just put an exclamation point on what is expected to be yet another very competitive and exciting season. Next week all 3 racing series will be in action again at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Daytona 500 Results:

Pos. Driver Car # Make Laps Start Led
1 Joey Logano 12 Ford 203 5 31
2 Kevin Harvick 4 Chevrolet 203 11 0
3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 88 Chevrolet 203 3 32
4 Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota 203 42 2
5 Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 203 2 40
6 Casey Mears 13 Chevrolet 203 41 1
7 Clint Bowyer 15 Toyota 203 9 0
8 Martin Truex Jr. 78 Chevrolet 203 10 1
9 Kasey Kahne 5 Chevrolet 203 13 0
10 Greg Biffle 16 Ford 203 8 2
11 David Gilliland 38 Ford 203 26 0
12 Sam Hornish Jr. 9 Ford 203 38 0
13 Michael Annett 46 Chevrolet 203 27 1
14 Austin Dillon 3 Chevrolet 203 30 0
15 Aric Almirola 43 Ford 203 33 0
16 Regan Smith 41 Chevrolet 203 24 0
17 David Ragan 34 Ford 203 28 0
18 Johnny Sauter 83 Toyota 203 36 0
19 Matt Crafton 18 Toyota 203 4 0
20 AJ Allmendinger 47 Chevrolet 203 40 1
21 Danica Patrick 10 Chevrolet 203 20 0
22 Cole Whitt 35 Ford 203 19 0
23 Jamie McMurray 1 Chevrolet 203 15 0
24 Carl Edwards 19 Toyota 203 6 4
25 Michael Waltrip 55 Toyota 203 34 0
26 Bobby Labonte 32 Ford 203 43 0
27 Paul Menard 27 Chevrolet 203 21 0
28 Ty Dillon 33 Chevrolet 203 31 0
29 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 17 Ford 203 32 0
30 Trevor Bayne 6 Ford 203 37 0
31 Michael McDowell 95 Ford 203 23 0
32 Reed Sorenson 44 Chevrolet 203 14 0
33 Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 203 1 87
34 Kyle Larson 42 Chevrolet 202 29 0
35 Matt Kenseth 20 Toyota 202 35 0
36 Mike Wallace 66 Toyota 199 16 0
37 Justin Allgaier 51 Chevrolet 197 18 0
38 Ryan Newman 31 Chevrolet 184 22 0
39 Ryan Blaney 21 Ford 175 12 0
40 J.J. Yeley 23 Toyota 161 25 1
41 Brad Keselowski 2 Ford 160 39 0
42 Tony Stewart 14 Chevrolet 72 7 0
43 Landon Cassill 40 Chevrolet 18 17 0