{"id":69365,"date":"2020-02-10T11:56:47","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T19:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=69365"},"modified":"2020-02-10T11:57:23","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T19:57:23","slug":"jones-survives-wreck-fest-in-2020-nascar-busch-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/jones-survives-wreck-fest-in-2020-nascar-busch-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Jones Survives Wreck-Fest in 2020 NASCAR Busch Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NASCAR\u2019s back, racing fans! The 2020 season was opened this weekend with the Busch Clash at Daytona<\/a>. With the help of a friend, Erik Jones survived the carnage of several late-race wrecks to take home the season\u2019s first checkered flag.<\/p>\n

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The first 65 laps of the race went by relatively uneventfully; then the carnage began. Joey Logano blocked Kyle Busch one time too many and the ensuing wreck took both of them out, along with Joey\u2019s teammate Brad Keselowski. Six laps later, the \u201caccordion effect\u201d caused even more carnage, taking out most of the field during a restart. By Lap 86 (of a scheduled 75) and the third attempt at NASCAR Overtime, there were only six cars left in running order.<\/p>\n

\"Jones<\/p>\n

Kyle Larson took the early lead, only to be passed by Austin Dillon and Ryan Newman. Then Denny Hamlin, who wasn\u2019t on the lead lap thanks to a flat tire-induced spin which put him down two laps, got a run and picked up his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Jones. They began weaving their way through what was left of the field to the lead. Jones held on for the win. Jones gave Hamlin a big shout-out after the race, thanking him and saying he \u201cowed him for the win.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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