Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski collided on the final lap to trigger a multi-car pileup, as Michael McDowell clinched a first-ever NASCAR Cup Series win.
The history of the Daytona 500 is littered with enormous crashes and the 63rd edition of « The Great American Race » was no different from its predecessors, with a multi-car pileup on the final lap ensuring a chaotic finish to the proceedings. Joey Logano led going into the final lap ahead of Brad Keselowski, who attempted to overtake his teammate in search of his first win at Daytona in 13 attempts. As Keselowski swung into the low line and looked to move alongside Logano, the No.22 Team Penske driver threw a late block as he looked to hold onto the lead, causing the two cars to spin and hit the wall and triggering a major pileup that collected several incoming cars. Michael McDowell, who was running in third, somehow managed to escape the chaos and secured his first-ever NASCAR Cup Series win at the 358th time of asking. « Brad was turning right, Joey was turning left and I went right through the middle, » McDowell said of his view of the crash after the race.
