Jimmy John’s Driver Scores Playoff Point for Stage Win; Collected in Multicar Accident in Final Stage
Date: Feb. 26, 2017
Event: 59th Daytona 500 (Round 1 of 36)
Series: Monster EnergyNASCAR Cup Series
Location: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (2.5-mile oval)
Format: 200 laps, broken into three stages (60 laps/60 laps/80 laps)
Start/Finish: 5th/22nd (Running, completed 197 of 200 laps)
Point Standing: 4th (42 points, 14 out of first)
Race Winner: Kurt Busch of Stewart-Haas Racing (Ford)
Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-60):
Stage 2 Recap (Laps 61-120):
Final Stage Recap (Laps 121-200):
Notes:
Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Jimmy John’s Ford Fusion for Stewart-Haas Racing:
“We just got some cars up there that didn’t need to be up there and wound up doing more than their car could do. I’ve just got to thank everybody on our Jimmy John’s/Busch Beer Ford for everything that they’ve done all week. We had, I felt, the fastest car in the field and right in contention for both segments, and then it’s all tore up and it came to an end. What do you do?”
Next Up:
The next event on the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series schedule is the Folds of Honor 500 on Sunday, March 5 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The race starts at 2:30 p.m. EST with live coverage provided by FOX.