Breaking News: Denny Hamlin Has Officially announced departing from NASCAR and Reason Why…..

Breaking News: Denny Hamlin Has Officially announced departing from NASCAR and Reason Why…..

It wasn’t the final race of the NASCAR Cup Series regular season this year, but Saturday’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 still held plenty of importance.

Especially for Harrison Burton, who got his first career win and put himself in the playoffs.

Burton took the checkered flag in overtime at Daytona International Speedway.

He also handed the Wood Brothers their 100th all-time victory.

Harrison Burton takes the checkered flag in overtime and puts himself in the playoffs. It’s also his first career win and the 100th all-time victory for the Wood Brothers.

Three-wide for several laps was a recipe for exactly what happened, a mammoth crash at the very front of the field with nine laps remaining. Some 14 cars were involved, give or take.

Leader Michael McDowell, coming out of Turn 2, got contact from second-running Ryan Blaney and lost control.

His car began to get airborne but returned to its four wheels as it smacked the outside wall.

A who’s who of contenders had their nights ended.

As cleanup began, the top five on the leaderboard began to Austin Cindric, Josh Berry, Kyle Busch, Christopher Bell and Austin Dillon.

Kyle Larson bumps John Hunter Nemechek from behind, causing him to slide off the track to the left. The yellow flag flies with 20 laps to go.