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| Ryan Reed celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the 2015 NASCAR XFINITY Series opener at Daytona International Speedway. (Photo: NASCAR Media/Motorsport.com) |
Well, Ryan Reed won a heck of a race.
This was a big day for Diabetes Awareness.
Ryan Reed is a diabetic, but he doesn't let that stop him from racing in NASCAR.
Reed had a lot to say in victory lane.
"Four years ago, I was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes, was told I would never drive a race car again, and now I'm standing in victory lane at DAYTONA with Roush Fenway! Oh my god, we won DAYTONA!"
It was a heck of a finish. Brad Keselowski had the lead in Turn 3 on the final lap, but he was left a sitting duck in Turn 4. Keselowski finished in 5th.
Chris Buescher finished in 2nd, Ty Dillon was in 3rd, and Austin Dillon, Ty's older brother, finished in 4th.
With 27 laps to go, the first red flag of the race was thrown. Daniel Suarez was turned in the tri-oval of the track, and took out many drivers, including Regan Smith and reigning XFINITY Series champion Chase Elliott.
Elliott had minor damage and decided that he should try to finish the race because the damage didn't seem too bad to him or his team.
But Regan Smith wasn't so lucky. He flipped over once and his car was destroyed. Luckily, Smith was okay.
But, there was a much more scary red flag with 7 laps to go.
Chase Elliott was involved in his second wreck of the race.
Before I say anything else, I just want you to know that Kyle Busch was alive and alert and well in Halifax Medical Hospital according to reliable sources.
But in this red flag, Kyle Busch went sliding through the grass exiting the tri-oval, and hit the wall hard. The reason Busch was injured was that this particular wall on the track had no safer barriers can
Busch climbed out of the car but seemed hurt.
He skipped the Infield Care Center and went straight to Halifax Medical Center:
In the recovery room with Kyle he's alert n chatting. Surgery went well. We thank you all for the support, prayers and love during this time
— Samantha Busch (@SamanthaBusch) February 22, 2015 Hopin the best for @KyleBusch, that was rough.
— Chase Elliott (@chaseelliott) February 21, 2015Kyle Busch will NOT be running in today's DAYTONA 500. Matt Crafton will fill his place. Busch is expected to be out for at least 5-6 months.
Who will fill in for Busch AFTER the 500 is unknown.
But, during the first red flag, cars were coming to a stop on the backstretch. Austin Dillon had stopped but Justin Marks slammed on his brakes. He slammed into Dillon under the rifh flag. Luckily, no one was hurt in this incident either. Dillon would continue to finish in 4th.
On the last lap of the race, there was another wreck involving Kyle Larson. Larson spun down the track in the same fashion as Busch, but not with as much speed, Larson kept the car from hitting the wall, Larson was not really in any danger in this wreck.
We wish Kyle Busch a speedy recovery, and a big congratulations to Ryan Reed on winning the XFINITY Series opener at DAYTONA International Speedway.
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