Matt Kenseth used a gutsy, last-lap move to overtake teammate Greg Biffle and power Roush Fenway Racing to its first ever victory in the Gatorade Duel Daytona 500 qualifying race in Thursday’s second duel session at Daytona International Speedway.
JOEY LOGANO, No. 20 Home Depot Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Duel 2 Finishing Position: 6th How was your car in today's Duel qualifying race? "Okay. We were up there and led a lot of laps at the beginning of the race."
Regan Smith, No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet, Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet and Elliott Sadler, No. 33 General Mills/Kroger Chevrolet gave Team Chevy three of the top-four finishing positions in the second race of the Gatorade Duel at Daytona. The trio finished second, third and fourth respectively.
Tony Stewart is familiar with the way to Victory Lane at Daytona International Speedway. The three-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion picked up his 17 victory at the famed 2.5-mile superspeedway with a win in today’s Gatorade Duel at Daytona Race No. 1.
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Duel 1 Finishing Position: 17th How was your car in the Duel? "Our car was pretty strong. We raced right to the top five in five laps and really had a car that we felt like could contend with those guys."
NASCAR veteran J.J. Yeley will drive the No. 5 Jobber Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Hettinger Racing in the Ag-Pro 300 Saturday at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
One-point-one seconds made the difference for Alex Palou to exit pit lane ahead of Felix Rosenqvist and score the victory on the streets of Long Beach.
It was a challenging day for Josh Berry and the No. 21 DEX team at Kansas Speedway, ending in a 27th-place finish in Sunday’s AdventHealth 400 after starting 30th.
