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2019 Daytona 500
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Caution is out, just as seven cars hit pitlane. They did not make it before the pits closed. Massive blow to all of those cars.
Wallace was running alone on the low line and got steam-trained by the outside lane hoggers
Yellow flag
Yellow!
Overall, it's DiBenedetto, Kyle Busch, Byron and Bowman, who has recovered from his early setback.
In the 'Ford race', Stenhouse leads Harvick and Clint Bowyer.
Hamlin looked squirrely in Turn 4, held onto it nicely though
Pit stop
Kurt Busch hits the front but then pits, along with Daniel Suarez.
Kyle Larson was the only non-Ford to pit on that lap.
DiBenedetto is back in front, leading Wallace and Kurt Busch.
Byron had fallen into no-man's land in the middle and tumbled backward even before the stops
Just fuel – it's Fordageddon in the pitlane! A totally planned move, clearly.
Pit stop
But immediately the leaders pit!
Stenhouse hits the front, pushed by Logano.
The Fords are coming!
Logano is third and up to fourth... Kevin Harvick.
DiBenedetto has now picked up Stenhouse as a drafting partner.
Three-wide into Turn 1!
Bubba Wallace in the top five now, nice run so far.
DiBenedetto looks comfortable out front. He has drafting assistance from Truex.
JD was the president of the company, and a really fantastic guy.
On lap 11 we will see a tribute to JD Gibbs, a much-loved character on the JGR team who sadly passed away.
DiBenedetto leads lap 10, by 0.01s from Stenhouse.
Really nice side-by-side racing in the opening laps.
Martin Truex Jr now up to third, a strong early run.
He leads the inside lane, with Stenhouse – the early bottom-feeder – now leading the outside lane.
DiBenedetto leads the Daytona 500! How about that.
Replays show Bowman got stranded in the middle, and he's down to 10th.
Stenhouse in command right now, running that inside lane... but he switches to the outside.
Matt DiBenedetto comes through to second. Wow!
Now the inside lane really gets going. Alex Bowman getting shuffled back.
Side by side for the lead now. Stenhouse holds it again.
Good racing so far!
Byron retakes the lead off of Turn 2.
Stenhouse challenges Byron – and hits the front at the start of lap three.
The inside lane has 12 cars in it. The drivers clearly listened to Jim France's speech in the drivers' meeting!
Byron, Bowman, Stenhouse and Logano at the line on lap two.
The inside is building a head of steam...
Stenhouse in the #17 leads the inside line in fourth.
Byron leads lap one from Bowman.
The outside lane already looks dominant.
By: Charles Bradley, David Malsher
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