NASCAR's Austin Dillon avoided a massive wreck to win at Daytona. He and Ryan Blaney clinched the final two playoff spots while Martin Truex Jr. fell short.
Dillon’s victory in the No. 3 Chevrolet was as stunning as Blaney’s comeback. Running 16th at the time of the crash, he turned onto the apron to avoid the 15-car melee between Turns 1 and 2 that was caused by a summer shower everyone saw coming. Cars started sliding sideways heading into the high-banked turn, a result of slick tires losing grip on wet asphalt.
For a second, it looked like 2014 series champion Kevin Harvick was going to make it through the mess and grab the lead as the caution flag flew. But then spinning Ty Dillon – Austin’s little brother – sideswiped Harvick and knocked him into the wreckage. Blaney started the day third in points and had the best chance of landing one of the two postseason spots up for grabs.
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