Brad Keselowski won the Advanced Auto Parts Clash on
Sunday afternoon from Daytona International Speedway.
The Clash, a non-points event, serves as the kickoff
to the NASCAR season. The 75-lap event
is open to 2017 pole winners, 2017 playoff drivers and any previous Daytona 500
pole winners.
Keselowski was confident he would be able to win on
Sunday, even tweeting before the race that he would end up in victory lane
despite starting last. Keselowski said
he was glad to finally win something during Daytona’s Speedweeks.
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With a new rules package at Daytona, many teams were
worried about how their cars would handle.
Keselowski said he was proud of his team for rising to the challenge.
“I’m thankful for the team,” Keselowski said. “Completely different package than what we’ve
had here at Daytona…so the guys had to show up with a way different car. That’s a testament to everyone at Team
Penske.”
Keselowski’s teammate Joey Logano finished second
after following Keselowski for the last third of the race single-file. Logano said the cars were so hard to handle
that it was difficult to make a move.
“I think handling definitely came into play there, a
lot of cars slipping and sliding,” Logano said.
“The moves are hard to make because the cars are out of control out
there.”
Logano said he was glad to see the Team Penske cars
run up front as they get ready for next Sunday’s Daytona 500.
“We learned a lot for the [Daytona] 500 and the Duels
coming up, and that was a big deal about today,” Logano said. “This was probably the most important Clash I’ve
ever been a part of.”
Unofficial results:
1. Brad Keselowski
2. Joey Logano
3. Kurt Busch
4. Ryan Blaney
5. Austin Dillon
6. Denny Hamlin
7. Kyle Busch
8. Erik Jones
9. Kevin Harvick
10. Kyle Larson
11. Ryan Newman
12. Jimmie Johnson
13. Chase Elliott
14. Martin Truex Jr.
15. Kasey Kahne
16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
17. Jamie McMurray
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