{"id":7317,"date":"2017-02-19T20:30:55","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T02:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=7317"},"modified":"2017-02-19T20:30:55","modified_gmt":"2017-02-20T02:30:55","slug":"logano-wins-advance-auto-parts-clash-elliott-takes-daytona-500-pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2017\/02\/19\/logano-wins-advance-auto-parts-clash-elliott-takes-daytona-500-pole\/","title":{"rendered":"Logano wins Advance Auto Parts Clash, Elliott takes Daytona 500 pole"},"content":{"rendered":"

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. <\/strong> \u2013 Joey Logano<\/strong> emerged from a wild last lap Sunday to win the Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway in the first NASCAR<\/a> competition of the year on the famed 2.5-mile tri-oval.<\/p>\n

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Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the weather delayed Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway on February 19, 2017 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Logano, the 2015 DAYTONA 500 champion, inherited the lead in Turn 2 of Lap 75 when last year\u2019s DAYTONA 500 champion Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski crashed while Hamlin was leading. Keselowski made a move to the inside and Hamlin blocked \u2013 unsuccessfully. Logano swept wide around the trouble and brought the No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford home to the victory in the annual non-points all-star event for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrad had a run and he had to make the move and Denny had to make the block,\u201d Logano said. \u201cI was able to see that the block was too late. I immediately moved to the top because I could see they were going to crash. We were basically in the right place at the right time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kyle Busch nipped Alex Bowman in a door-banging battle for second place, with Danica Patrick \u2013 who started the last lap in 10th place \u2013 closing fast to finish fourth. For Patrick, it was her best NASCAR result since she finished eighth in the 2013 DAYTONA 500, the year she started on the pole. It also was the best finish by a female driver in NASCAR competition at Daytona International Speedway.<\/p>\n

The Advance Auto Parts Clash started at 11:35 Sunday morning after being postponed Saturday night due to rain. The event lived up to its action-packed tradition with five incidents interspersed through the 75 laps that were divided into 25- and 50-lap segments. Two of the incidents involved the reigning Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion, Jimmie Johnson, who lost control of his iconic No. 48 Lowe\u2019s Chevrolet twice entering the frontstretch. The first time, on Lap 17, Johnson hit the No. 41 Ford of Kurt Busch, ending Busch\u2019s day. The second time, Johnson hit the inside wall, ending his own run.<\/p>\n

Logano\u2019s summary: \u201cIt was a pretty fun, eventful race.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Chase Elliott, driver of the #24 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet SS, captured the Pole position Sunday, February 19, 2017 for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 next Sunday at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida. Hendrick Motorsports teammate Dale Earnhardt, Jr. driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet SS will join him on the front row. The Can-Am Duel, to be held Thursday night, February 23, will determine spots 3-38 in the Daytona 500 grid.(Photo by Alan Marler for Chevy Racing)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Also Sunday, DAYTONA Qualifying Presented By Kroger locked in the two fastest qualifiers \u2013 Chase Elliott (192.872 mph) and his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. (192.864 mph) \u2013 for the front row of the 59th annual DAYTONA 500 set for Feb 26. Sunday\u2019s qualifying also established the starting grids for Thursday night\u2019s Can-Am Duel, a pair of 150-mile races that set the field (beyond the front row) for the DAYTONA 500, the Monster Energy Series season-opening race. For the first time since 1971, the Can-Am Duel races are awarding driver and owner points in the Monster Energy Series championship battle.<\/p>\n

Elliott, driving the No. 24 NAPA Chevrolet, is on the DAYTONA 500 pole for the second-straight year. He is the fifth driver in the race\u2019s history to repeat as the polesitter; the last was Ken Schrader who had a three-year streak from 1988-90. Last year Elliott was involved in an early-race incident and finished 37th, 40 laps down.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, we tore up a lot of stuff here last year,\u201d Elliott said, \u201cso I hope we can just try to get to the end of the 500 next. \u2026 But, just making it to the end and having yourself in position, obviously we\u2019d love to have a shot to win this thing. So, it would be great and I think we have a car that can do it. So, we\u2019ll find out.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Chase Elliott (r), driver of the #24 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet SS, captured the Pole position Sunday, February 19, 2017 for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 next Sunday at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida. Hendrick Motorsports teammate Dale Earnhardt, Jr. driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet SS qualified 2nd, joining Elliott on the front row. The Can-Am Duel, to be held Thursday night, February 23, will determine spots 3-38 in the Daytona 500 grid. (Photo by Harold Hinson for Chevy Racing)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Earnhardt is back at the wheel of the No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet after missing most of last season due to concussion-like symptoms. A two-time (2004 and \u201914) DAYTONA 500 champion, Earnhardt was the race\u2019s polesitter in 2011.<\/p>\n

\u201cI certainly would have loved to have gotten a pole, but my boss man (team owner Rick Hendrick) is happy,\u201d Earnhardt said. \u201cHe’s got to be thrilled with having his cars up front.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two drivers from a group of six who are not guaranteed spots in the DAYTONA 500 field \u2013 36 drivers are<\/em> guaranteed spots via their status as NASCAR \u201cCharter\u201d entries \u2013 clinched spots in the race, based on their speeds Sunday: Elliott Sadler of Tommy Baldwin Racing and Brendan Gaughan of Beard Motorsports. The two fastest \u201cOpen\u201d entrants in qualifying clinched spots in the field. The other four Open drivers will have to \u201crace their way in\u201d in the Can-Am Duel.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the Can-Am Duel, the 59th annual DAYTONA 500 and other Speedweeks events can be purchased online at www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com<\/a> or by calling 1-800-PITSHOP. Fans can stay connected with Daytona International Speedway on Twitter,Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube and Snapchat, and by downloading Daytona International Speedway\u2019s mobile app, for the latest Speedway news throughout the season.<\/p>\n

Story courtesy of Daytona International Speedway.  Photos courtesy of NASCAR and Team Chevrolet Racing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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