Posted by Wayne G. Barber
#11-Denny Hamlin won the Sprint Unlimited Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway, for his third win the the non-points season opener. Hamlin also won in 2006 and 2014. It was the first time new Overtime procedures were use. #11-Hamlin got past the overtime line on the backstretch and made it to the start-finish line to take the white flag when #20-Kenseth, running 5th, got loose and into #78-Truex Jr. also collecting #1-McMurray, #10-Patrick and #2-Keselowski. The caution came out and the cars slowed and the cars that came across the finish line first were scored first. #22-Logano held off #27-Menard for 2nd. #42-Larson finished 4th and #13-Mears was fifth.
On lap 73, #2-Keselowski got into the rear of #19-Edwards, turning the #19 sideways, collecting #13-Mears, #18-Busch, #43-Almirola and #3-Dillon, this set up NASCAR Overtime.
On lap 57, #1-McMurray was bump drafting #5-Kahne, but the #5 got sideways, shot up into #47-Allmendinger. Kahne came back out, but left debris causing another caution and went to the garage
On lap 44, #48-Johnson and #13-Mears made contact while Johnson was in the middle. The #48 then moved up and bounced off #27-Menard and shot across the track and thru the grass, tearing the nose of the #48 Chevy.
On lap 23, #14-Vickers lost a tire in turn one while running in the middle and slid left into #88-Earnhardt Jr. tearing off much of the #88's door area, the #14 shot up the track and slammed head first into the wall, collecting #4-Harvick. The #14 came back down the track getting into #15-Bowyer. Other cars damaged of #41-Busch, #16-Biffle and #47-Allmendiner. That ended segment 1.
1) #11-Denny Hamlin, FedEx Express Toyota(started 15th), 79 laps run, 39 laps led
2) #22-Joey Logano, Shell Pennzoil Ford(25), 79
3) #27-Paul Menard, Peak Antifreeze/Menard Chevy(14), 79
4) #42-Kyle Larson, Target Chevy(4), 79
5) #13-Casey Mears, GEICO Chevy(6), 79
6) #17-Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Fastenal Ford(11), 79
7) #41-Kurt Busch, Monster Energy/Haas Automation Chevy(21), 79
8) #3-Austin Dillon, DOW Chevy(10), 79
9) #2-Brad Keselowski, SKF Ford(2), 79, 26 led
10) #16-Greg Biffle, KFC Nashville Hot Ford(16), 79
11) #10-Danica Patrick, Nature's Bakery Chevy(12), 79
12) #20-Matt Kenseth, Dollar General Toyota(13), 79
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