Aric Almirola scored his first career victory in the rain-shortened Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway.

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Joey Logano crashed his car in turn one after blowing a left-rear tire; he likened the blowout to a similar occurrence in the race in 2013, adding that he was not "even close to saving that.

After qualifying second, Johnson stated that "it's so tough to get a good lap around here...but Kyle found a little bit more out there than us".

Aric Almirola was forced to unload his backup car after suffering a left-rear tire blowout like Logano and crashing in turn three.

On this occasion, the caution period was down to a collision in turn three, between Logano and Morgan Shepherd, who at 72, was further extending his record of being the oldest driver to compete in a Sprint Cup race.

NASCAR defended Shepherd, saying he passed all the requirements, had his speed monitored, and ran well enough in relation to the leaders not to be black-flagged.

[18] NASCAR required that a driver run within 115% of the fastest final practice lap, which was 32.87 seconds at Loudon.

Keselowski maintained his lead until the end, despite a seventh caution – which caused a green–white–checker finish – with four laps to go, when Justin Allgaier hit the wall in turn three.

Keselowski described the performance as "definitely good for when we come back here in September", but also stated that his team "have to keep working and plugging away".