Erik Jones came away with his first career win Saturday in a wreck-filled Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
Jones passed Martin Truex Jr.—who finished second — on the final lap to take the checkered flag. AJ Allmendinger placed third.
COKE ZERO SUGAR 400: SN's live blog
What a race! @erik_jones earns his first career @NASCAR Cup Series win at @DISUpdates ! #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/YaSrlwiQzN
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There were 10 cautions during the race and multiple top competitors were involved in crashes. Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin were all knocked out after a pileup during the 54th lap.
The Big One strikes, taking out many serious contenders at @DISupdates . pic.twitter.com/Hbqcr1xtNT
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Kyle Busch and William Byron — who held the lead for 11 laps — were eliminated in another wreck less than 12 laps later.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. led 51 laps and won the first two stages of the race, but he and Kyle Larson were involved in a collision with 36 laps to go.
Sparks fly from Kyle Larson's car, and there was nowhere Ricky Stenhouse Jr. could go.
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The race was forced into two overtimes after a pair of crashes just before the finish.
Just when you thought the race was going to be over, another crash forces a second overtime.
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Kevin Harvick, Bubba Wallace, and Clint Bowyer and more involved. Watch the finish on NBC. pic.twitter.com/dShhHFGG3W
Kasey Kahne and Chris Buescher finished fourth and fifth, respectively.
NASCAR at Daytona: Coke Zero Sugar 400 results
Position, (car number), driver, make, laps completed.
1. (29) Erik Jones, Toyota, 168.
2. (13) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 168.
3. (24) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 168.
4. (28) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 168.
5. (25) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 168.
6. (19) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 168.
7. (31) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 168.
8. (7) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 168.
9. (10) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 168.
10. (2) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 168.
11. (34) * Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 168.
12. (16) * Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 168.
13. (35) * DJ Kennington, Toyota, 168.
14. (22) Bubba Wallace #, Chevrolet, 167.
15. (21) David Ragan, Ford, 167.
16. (39) Ray Black II(i), Chevrolet, 167.
17. (6) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 167.
18. (40) JJ Yeley(i), Toyota, 166.
19. (5) Kevin Harvick, Ford, Accident, 162.
20. (20) Trevor Bayne, Ford, Accident, 162.
21. (33) Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, Accident, 162.
22. (9) Clint Bowyer, Ford, Accident, 162.
23. (4) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, Accident, 162.
24. (37) * Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 162.
25. (36) Joey Gase(i), Chevrolet, Accident, 161.
26. (8) Michael McDowell, Ford, Accident, 155.
27. (26) Aric Almirola, Ford, Accident, 155.
28. (30) Paul Menard, Ford, 152.
29. (14) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, Accident, 123.
30. (27) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, Accident, 68.
31. (38) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, Accident, 65.
32. (18) William Byron #, Chevrolet, Accident, 64.
33. (15) Kyle Busch, Toyota, Accident, 64.
34. (1) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, Accident, 54.
35. (32) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, Accident, 54.
36. (3) Brad Keselowski, Ford, Accident, 53.
37. (23) Kurt Busch, Ford, Accident, 53.
38. (17) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, Accident, 53.
39. (11) Joey Logano, Ford, Accident, 53.
40. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, Accident, 53.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 130.435 mph.
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 13 Mins, 12 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.125 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 10 for 46 laps.
Lead Changes: 25 among 16 drivers.
Lap Leaders: C. Elliott 1-10; R. Stenhouse Jr. 11; C. Elliott 12; R. Stenhouse Jr. 13-42; Kyle Busch 43; B. Keselowski 44-52; W. Byron # 53-64; R. Stenhouse Jr. 65-69; R. Newman 70; R. Stenhouse Jr. 71-81; A. Bowman 82; A. Allmendinger 83; T. Dillon 84-86; C. Bowyer 87-88; M. McDowell 89-107; R. Stenhouse Jr. 108; J. Johnson 109-112; M. McDowell 113; J. Johnson 114-119; R. Stenhouse Jr. 120-122; K. Harvick 123; M. Truex Jr. 124-137; K. Kahne 138-154; K. Harvick 155-161; M. Truex Jr. 162-167; E. Jones 168;.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): R. Stenhouse Jr. 6 times for 51 laps; M. McDowell 2 times for 20 laps; M. Truex Jr. 2 times for 20 laps; K. Kahne 1 time for 17 laps; W. Byron # 1 time for 12 laps; C. Elliott 2 times for 11 laps; J. Johnson 2 times for 10 laps; B. Keselowski 1 time for 9 laps; K. Harvick 2 times for 8 laps; T. Dillon 1 time for 3 laps; C. Bowyer 1 time for 2 laps; Kyle Busch 1 time for 1 lap; E. Jones 1 time for 1 lap; R. Newman 1 time for 1 lap; A. Allmendinger 1 time for 1 lap; A. Bowman 1 time for 1 lap.
Stage 1 Top Ten: 17,18,42,24,9,41,31,2,3,88
Stage 2 Top Ten: 17,34,88,95,13,48,42,3,6,31
# Rookie.
(i) Ineligible for Cup Series points.
* Non-charter driver.