Saturday, August 23, 2025

Final Race Of The Regular Season -- Daytona -- Ryan Blaney Wins -- Huge Help From Cole Custer -- An Epic Finish -- August 23, 2025

Locator: 48944NASCAR.

With thirteen laps to go, Logano in the lead at Daytona -- last race in the "Regular Season" before we get to the playoffs and championship.

Lead changing between Logano and Jones.

Joey Logano spins out with thirteen laps to go. Old tires; spun out on his own; not touched by anyone.

I don't think Jones "hit"/ touched Logano.

So, Jones back in the lead at the re-start.

Yellow with eleven laps to go.

Radio: "I never touched him." -- Jones. Crew chief: confirmed on television. No touch / no hit. Logano simply got loose.

Jones (43), Haley (7), Larson (5), Preece (60), Buescher (17), Elliott (9), Gibbs (54), Bell (20), Byron (24), A. Dillon (3). 

Re-start with nine laps to go.

Haley, Jones, Preece, Larson.

Jones, Haley, Preece, Larson.

Most are on the "bubble."

Six laps to go.

Eric Jones pushed to the back. No help.

Preece, Haley, Larson, Buescher, Elliott.

Five laps to go.

No one has gone three-wide yet.

Four laps to go. Under ten miles to go.

60 -- 7 -- 17.

Now or never.

60 -- 

Three wide now. Preece pushed back; no one to help.

Haley, Buescher, Larson.

Two laps to go; three wide.

Haley lone lead ,but Custer coming up.

Cole Custer now at the front.

Final lap.

Cole Custer - Ryan Blaney.

Ryan Blaney wins.

They spin coming across the line but Blaney took it.

The key: the big push and going three-wide. At three / two laps to go.