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The NASCAR Cup Collection formally kicked off the 2023 season. Here’s a take a look at the “Energy Rankings” after the Daytona 500:
1. Joey Logano
The defending Cup sequence champion got here inside an eyelash of taking dwelling the Daytona trophy. Logano was simply behind Stenhouse, Jr. when the race was declared official and started his quest for a second straight title with a second place end within the season’s greatest race.
Level Standings: 1st
Final Week: 1st
2. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Daytona delivered one other underdog story in Stenhouse, Jr. and the JTG Daugherty Racing staff which grew to become the primary single automobile operation to win the five hundred since Trevor Bayne and the Wooden Brothers in 2011. He led as soon as for ten laps and was in entrance when the ultimate warning ended the race.
Level Standings: third
Final Week: NR
3. Ross Chastain
A fairly quiet day for Chastain who didn’t make quite a lot of noise however was adequate to open up the 2023 season with a top-10 end in “The Nice American Race.”
Level Standings: sixth
Final Week: third
4. Christopher Bell
By far the perfect Toyota of the weekend belonged to Bell. His third place end included 20 laps on the level and with a bit assist, who is aware of if Bell might need discovered his technique to Victory Lane.
Level Standings: 4th
Final Week: fifth
5. Chris Buescher
One of many day’s most nice surprises, Buescher like his RFK teammate Brad Keselowski spent an excessive amount of time on the entrance together with 32 laps within the lead. Buescher’s end of fourth was an enormous shot within the arm to the staff’s 2023 fortunes.
Level Standings: 2nd
Final Week: NR
6. Ryan Blaney
One other driver that suffered enormous issues early however Blaney and firm stored digging and when all was mentioned and carried out ended up coming dwelling eighth within the 500.
Level Standings: seventh
Final Week: NR
7. Alex Bowman
He had a lot of velocity in qualifying and began the race from the pole as soon as once more. However Bowman was in a position to again up that run with a day close to the entrance of the sector and he began the marketing campaign with a top-five end.
Level Standings: fifth
Final Week: NR
8. Denny Hamlin
Not a lot of a shot at a fourth Daytona 500 win for Hamlin who discovered himself with out assist when he wanted it and the Joe Gibbs Racing driver posted a disappointing seventeenth place end.
Level Standings: nineteenth
Final Week: sixth
9. Daniel Suarez
Not a straightforward day by any means for Suarez who in some way piloted his battered and bruised Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet dwelling to a top-10 Daytona 500 end.
Level Standings: twelfth
Final Week: NR
10. Brad Keselowski
He didn’t get the end to again up his efficiency however Keselowski appeared very sturdy within the 500 and had his Ford in entrance of the sector for 42 laps earlier than ending twenty second.
Level Standings: eleventh
Final Week: NR
Dropped Out: Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson, William Byron, Kyle Busch, Tyler Reddick, Chase Briscoe