NASCAR Coke Zero Sugar 400

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Dillon-Bowyer Contact Triggers Big Wreck that Thins the Herd

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – JULY 07: Austin Dillon, driver of the No. 3 American Ethanol Chevrolet, races Clint Bowyer, driver of the No. 14 Mobil 1/Rush Truck Centers Ford, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 07, 2019 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

Contact between the Ford of Clint Bowyer and the Chevrolet of Austin Dillon ignited major fireworks in NASCAR’s last trip to Daytona on the Fourth of July weekend.

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Decision to Pit Costs Kurt Busch a Potential Win

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – JULY 07: Kurt Busch, driver of the #1 Global Poker Chevrolet, races Justin Haley, driver of the #77 Fraternal Order of Eagles Chevrolet, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 07, 2019 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

After skating through the ‘Big One’ on lap 118, Kurt Busch had the lead in Sunday’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway.

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Justin Haley Gets First Cup Win at Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – JULY 07: Justin Haley, driver of the #77 Fraternal Order of Eagles Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 07, 2019 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – As the dark clouds and lightning descended upon Daytona International Speedway Sunday afternoon, Justin Haley climbed out of his No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet feeling like it was perhaps divine intervention. He was first on the scoreboard at the time Sunday’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 was red-flagged for lightning 33 laps short of the intended 160-lap distance.

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