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Daytona 500

2019 NASCAR Cup Daytona 500

United States
Feb 9, 2019 to Feb 17, 2019
Daytona International Speedway, US
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NASCAR Cup Daytona 500

2019 Daytona 500

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Hamlin sounded rueful on his radio about losing those spots late on. Expect a full round of pitstops this time.
"Better" says Blaney. "I feel like our cars are only going to get better."
Busch wins Stage One from Bowman, Logano (who looked very strong), Suarez, Blaney and Hamlin, who lost out the most on that final lap.
Busch goes to the outside, pushed by Hamlin.
Logano gets blocked by Bowman!
One to go until the end of the stage. Logano jumps out to the outside.
Stenhouse is looking to draft Logano.
Logano is up to sixth.
Stenhouse seemed to stall out Blaney's charge though...
And they motor around the outside!
Blaney is joining the party.
Logano gets a nice run, and passes Elliott.
Logano is looking for a drafting partner.
Tifft into the Top 10, ahead of Jimmie Johnson. Good to see
It's Kyle Busch, Hamlin, Bowman, Jones, Byron and Stenhouse.
Five to go until the end of stage one. Tires holding up on those leaders.
Bowman grabs third, ahead of Jones.
Busch leads Hamlin, two-wide behind.
Hamlin jumps in behind Busch. Told ya so!
Green flag
And we're green.
"Let's all line up on the bottom as we were," says Busch.
Kyle Busch has chosen the outside, with Hamlin inside. Expect them to jump in line as soon as possible.
We are set for a restart... How are those tires going to hold up on those who stayed out.
 
It's a split decision on pitstops, leaders Busch and Hamlin have stayed out.
Hard to tell if that was contact or aero push from Stenhouse.
McMurray and Kurt Busch have made the pits. Wallace is there now.
Crash
Here's the replay: Kurt Busch went outside Stenhouse but got tagged! Wallace collected Busch. McMurray couldn't avoid Wallace.
Bubba Wallace was involved, and Kurt Busch.
Jamie McMurray, in his final start, has damage.
Yellow flag
Yellow! Big wreck!
"Everyone has to commit to this line," says Hamlin.
The end of Stage One approaches. It will be go-time soon.
Blaney has latched on to the tail of the leaders now, thanks to some great pushing from Kurt Busch.
We have a backmarker, the #52.
They seem happy to run side-by-side.
If anyone is "riding" in this race right now, it's the Fords.
Blaney is doing his best to catch them, but there is no organization behind. And he's complaining on the radio about it.
It's a seven-car Gibbs Toyota/Hendrick Chevy break out front. Jimmie Johnson has joined that party.
Surely it's a matter of time before Ford organises a response to this fierce combined challenge from Chevy/Toyota.

By: Charles Bradley, David Malsher

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