DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A look at all the results and action from Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway:
WINNER: Brad Keselowski survived NASCAR overtime to win his second straight restrictor-plate race, following up his win at Talladega Superspeedway with his first career victory at Daytona International Speedway. Keselowski paced the field ahead of the Busch brothers on the final two laps and held on as Kurt Busch spun out coming to the finish line. Kyle Busch finished second, followed by Trevor Bayne, Joey Logano and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
"Well them guys were doing a heck of a job; Kyle and Kurt (Busch) worked together really well," Keselowski said from victory lane. "My teammate, Joey Logano, was a huge part of this. Joey has won here and he's really a pro -- especially on that restart -- and he gave me the push I needed to get to the front. Here we are, it's Daytona in victory lane. I don't care if it's the 500, it's Daytona, and this is huge. I love this place."
It is the 100th Cup win for Team Penske.
BIG ONE: The Big One that struck on lap 89 was a really big one this time -- a massive 22-car crash triggered when Jamie McMurray made contact with Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Kyle Larson. The spectacular wreck at one point left Brian Scott riding with his rear tires on top of Kevin Harvick's roof, and many other top names were taken out in the incident. “I know I had one car on my roof and everybody else piled in,” Harvick said. “It doesn’t take much for it all to go south at these superspeedways here.” It would be easier to list who wasn't in the crash when everyone piled in after McMurray was turned into the wall following the initial contact. Among the other drivers involved: All four Hendrick Motorsports drivers -- Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Chase Elliott and Kasey Kahne; Paul Menard, Matt Kenseth, Clint Bowyer, Greg Biffle, Danica Patrick and Martin Truex Jr. “We’re all dealing with a matter of inches, and once that started, it collected everybody in it,” Johnson said.
UP IN SMOKE: Tony Stewart was having a top-five run when he suddenly got loose and lost control with 13 laps to go and spun out. He hit Ryan Blaney and Casey Mears in the crash, and Carl Edwards and Trevor Bayne also piled in (though Bayne had much less significant contact). Stewart, who is retiring at the end of this season, was racing for the final time at Daytona in NASCAR.
"I just got loose in (Turn) one. I hadn’t been loose all day, but couple laps before that off (Turn) 4 I got really, really tight and then slid the nose across the racetrack," Stewart said. "Casey Mears was watching and gave me plenty of room to get up there. So I figured it was better if I got to the top. Then three or four laps later, I got loose into one so I hadn’t been loose all day there. When I did, I over-corrected and got into the fence."
LATE CRASH: AJ Allmendinger brushed the wall with six laps to go and other cars checked up behind him, which resulted in Ryan Blaney punting Carl Edwards into the wall. Bobby Labonte was also involved.
WEATHER: After a heavy thunderstorm swept through the area about five hours before the start of the race and rain hung around for awhile, it looked like the race could experience the type of delays the 2015 version encountered. But the rain moved away and the track was dried quickly; the green flag was only six minutes after the scheduled 8:08 p.m. ET start time.
SALUTE TO TROOPS: After cars rolled off pit road before the start of the race, they returned single-file and sat on pit road with engines running in a silent salute as military service members and crew members stood nearby with miniature American flags.
Contributing: Mike Hembree
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Coke Zero 400
Saturday's results from the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway (starting position in parentheses):
1. (5) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 161.
2. (3) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 161.
3. (13) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 161.
4. (11) Joey Logano, Ford, 161.
5. (4) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 161.
6. (17) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 161.
7. (6) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 161.
8. (1) Greg Biffle, Ford, 161.
9. (31) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 161.
10. (37) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 161.
11. (35) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 161.
12. (20) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 161.
13. (26) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 161.
14. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 161.
15. (14) Aric Almirola, Ford, 161.
16. (38) David Ragan, Toyota, 161.
17. (9) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 161.
18. (23) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 161.
19. (28) David Gilliland, Ford, 161.
20. (33) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 161.
21. (16) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 161.
22. (39) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 161.
23. (10) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 161.
24. (32) Bobby Labonte, Ford, 160.
25. (2) Carl Edwards, Toyota, Accident, 155.
26. (19) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, Accident, 148.
27. (22) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 130.
28. (7) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 127.
29. (15) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 127.
30. (18) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 122.
31. (34) Landon Cassill, Ford, 119.
32. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 113.
33. (36) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 108.
34. (29) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, Accident, 91.
35. (8) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, Accident, 89.
36. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, Accident, 89.
37. (30) Brian Scott, Ford, Accident, 89.
38. (40) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, Accident, 89.
39. (21) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, Accident, 89.
40. (25) Chris Buescher, Ford, Accident, 89.
Race statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 150.342 mph.
Time of Race: 2 hours, 40 minutes, 38 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 0.159 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 5 for 28 laps.
Lead Changes: 26 among 13 drivers.
Lap Leaders: G. Biffle 0; C. Edwards 1-8; B. Keselowski 9-21; D. Ragan 22; R. Smith 23; B. Keselowski 24-28; G. Biffle 29; B. Keselowski 30-51; M. Truex Jr. 52; B. Keselowski 53-64; D. Hamlin 65; C. Mears 66-67; K. Harvick 68; C. Bowyer 69; Kyle Busch 70-71; B. Keselowski 72; Kyle Busch 73-75; J. Logano 76; D. Hamlin 77-82; B. Keselowski 83-98; T. Stewart 99; J. Logano 100-104; B. Keselowski 105-131; Kyle Busch 132-138; B. Keselowski 139-140; Kyle Busch 141-144; B. Keselowski 145-161.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): B. Keselowski 9 times for 115 laps; Kyle Busch 4 times for 16 laps; C. Edwards 1 time for 8 laps; D. Hamlin 2 times for 7 laps; J. Logano 2 times for 6 laps; C. Mears 1 time for 2 laps; T. Stewart 1 time for 1 lap; C. Bowyer 1 time for 1 lap; G. Biffle 1 time for 1 lap; D. Ragan 1 time for 1 lap; K. Harvick 1 time for 1 lap; R. Smith 1 time for 1 lap; M. Truex Jr. 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 16 in Points: K. Harvick - 565; B. Keselowski - 551; Kurt Busch - 545; J. Logano - 531; C. Edwards - 527; Kyle Busch - 492; M. Truex Jr. - 482; C. Elliott - 482; J. Johnson - 475; D. Hamlin - 446; M. Kenseth - 443; A. Dillon - 434; D. Earnhardt Jr. - 433; R. Newman - 425; R. Blaney - 409; J. Mcmurray - 405.
