Cup Series Recap: 2023 DAYTONA 500 (Daytona International Speedway)
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. secured an impressive victory, starting from 31st and climbing to first. Notably, Joey Logano and Christopher Bell also delivered strong performances, finishing second and third respectively.
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. clinched victory after starting 31st, finishing first with an ARP of 21.73. This race was a true performance bonanza as his net gain rating was 0.31. Joey Logano started in third and finished second, maintaining a strong average running position of 11.91 and scoring a net gain rating of 6.78. Christopher Bell, who started from fifth, secured third place, ending the race with an ARP of 15.43 and a net gain rating of 3.34.
A late caution on lap 204 spoiled fragmented drivers' races. Kyle Larson, with an ARP of 11.6 and a final position of 18, got impacted, similar to Aric Almirola, who started fourth but ended 21st; his ARP was 8.0. Kevin Harvick, starting 13th, finished 12th with an ARP of 13.60 and a net gain rating of 3.31. Drivers like Brad Keselowski (start 6th, finish 22nd) and Denny Hamlin (start 18th, finish 17th) saw their finishing positions deteriorate due to the late-field incidents.
Notable performances beyond positions included Daniel Suarez who moved from 24th to 7th, maintaining an ARP of 21.81 and scoring a net gain rating of 1.14. On the more wild side, Ross Chastain and Riley Herbst ended at 9th and 10th, respectively, both starting from deep in the pack. Herbst particularly illustrated a distinct difference between his start (38th) and finish, ending with a negative GR-LR of -2.14.