Saturday
At Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Lap length: 2.50 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (1) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 160 laps, 52 points.
2. (12) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, 160, 35.
3. (37) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 160, 40.
4. (29) Cole Custer, Ford, 160, 33.
5. (26) Erik Jones, Toyota, 160, 32.
6. (3) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 160, 42.
7. (24) Chris Buescher, Ford, 160, 30.
8. (18) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 160, 31.
9. (11) Josh Berry, Ford, 160, 28.
10. (30) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 160, 27.
11. (28) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 160, 30.
12. (20) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 160, 32.
13. (15) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 160, 34.
14. (31) Ryan Preece, Ford, 160, 29.
15. (19) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 160, 41.
16. (17) Shane Van Gisbergen, Chevrolet, 160, 21.
17. (34) John H. Nemechek, Toyota, 160, 27.
18. (10) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 160, 19.
19. (8) William Byron, Chevrolet, 160, 24.
20. (35) Cody Ware, Ford, 160, 17.
21. (27) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 160, 16.
22. (23) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 160, 15.
23. (9) Chase Briscoe, Toyota, 160, 21.
24. (7) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 160, 13.
25. (6) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 160, 12.
26. (21) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 159, 12.
27. (4) Joey Logano, Ford, 159, 23.
28. (40) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 157, 0.
29. (39) Casey Mears, Ford, 156, 8.
30. (36) Austin Hill, Chevrolet, 155, 0.
31. (13) Zane Smith, Ford, 154, 6.
32. (38) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, accident, 137, 0.
33. (14) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 95, 4.
34. (16) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, engine, 81, 3.
35. (25) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, accident, 28, 2.
36. (2) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, accident, 27, 1.
37. (22) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, accident, 27, 1.
38. (32) Noah Gragson, Ford, accident, 27, 1.
39. (5) Austin Cindric, Ford, accident, 27, 1.
40. (33) Riley Herbst, Toyota, accident, 27, 1.
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Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 130.917 mph.
Time of Race: 3 hours, 3 minutes, 20 seconds.
Margin of Victory: .031 seconds.
Caution Flags: 8 for 39 laps.
Lead Changes: 44 among 19 drivers.
Lap Leaders: R.Blaney 0-23; B.Wallace 24; D.Suárez 25-30; R.Blaney 31-32; M.McDowell 33; R.Blaney 34; K.Larson 35-37; R.Chastain 38; C.Ware 39-55; T.Dillon 56-64; R.Chastain 65-66; S.Van Gisbergen 67-69; M.McDowell 70; S.Van Gisbergen 71-72; M.McDowell 73; C.Ware 74-75; J.Logano 76; C.Ware 77-78; C.Briscoe 79; C.Custer 80-84; W.Byron 85-89; J.Logano 90; C.Briscoe 91-93; J.Logano 94; R.Chastain 95-98; C.Custer 99; C.Bell 100-101; J.Nemechek 102; C.Bell 103-104; J.Nemechek 105-110; S.Van Gisbergen 111; C.Ware 112-113; A.Dillon 114-117; J.Logano 118-134; C.Briscoe 135-136; J.Logano 137-141; E.Jones 142-145; J.Logano 146-147; E.Jones 148-152; J.Haley 153; E.Jones 154; R.Preece 155-157; J.Haley 158; C.Custer 159; R.Blaney 160
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): R.Blaney, 4 times for 27 laps; J.Logano, 6 times for 27 laps; C.Ware, 4 times for 23 laps; E.Jones, 3 times for 10 laps; T.Dillon, 1 time for 9 laps; C.Custer, 3 times for 7 laps; R.Chastain, 3 times for 7 laps; J.Nemechek, 2 times for 7 laps; D.Suárez, 1 time for 6 laps; S.Van Gisbergen, 3 times for 6 laps; C.Briscoe, 3 times for 6 laps; W.Byron, 1 time for 5 laps; C.Bell, 2 times for 4 laps; A.Dillon, 1 time for 4 laps; K.Larson, 1 time for 3 laps; M.McDowell, 3 times for 3 laps; R.Preece, 1 time for 3 laps; J.Haley, 2 times for 2 laps; B.Wallace, 1 time for 1 lap.
Wins: D.Hamlin, 4; S.Van Gisbergen, 4; K.Larson, 3; C.Bell, 3; W.Byron, 2; R.Blaney, 2; B.Wallace, 1; A.Cindric, 1; C.Briscoe, 1; R.Chastain, 1; J.Logano, 1; C.Elliott, 1; J.Berry, 1; A.Dillon, 1.
Top 16 in Points: 1. D.Hamlin, 2024; 2. K.Larson, 2024; 3. S.Van Gisbergen, 2022; 4. C.Bell, 2017; 5. W.Byron, 2017; 6. R.Blaney, 2016; 7. B.Wallace, 2008; 8. A.Cindric, 2008; 9. C.Briscoe, 2007; 10. R.Chastain, 2007; 11. J.Logano, 2007; 12. C.Elliott, 2006; 13. J.Berry, 2006; 14. A.Dillon, 2005; 15. T.Reddick, 2002; 16. A.Bowman, 2000.
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NASCAR Driver Rating Formula
A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.
The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.
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