2018 Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona – Race Recap/Statistics (February 11, 2018)

Brad Keselowski went from last to first in Sunday’s Advance Auto Parts Class at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, winning the 75-lap race in his No. 2 Ford after starting 17th. It marked Keselowski’s first victory in the Clash, and comes a day before his 34th birthday.

Here are some statistics related to the race.

Advance Auto Parts Clash Statistics – 2018 Race

- 2018 Race Winner (starting position): Brad Keselowski (17th)

- 2018 Results: Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Ryan Blaney, Austin Dillon, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Erik Jones, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Larson, Ryan Newman, Jimmie Johnson, Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr., Kasey Kahne, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Jamie McMurray

- Manufacturer Breakdown: Chevrolet (7), Ford (6), Toyota (4)

Advance Auto Parts Clash Statistics – All-Time

- Races Contested: 40

- Total Winners: 23

- Most Victories: Dale Earnhardt – 6

- Most Laps, Single Race: 82 (2012)

- Laps Contested: 1,782

- Miles Contested: 4,455

Notes of Interest

- Winner Brad Keselowski’s previous best finish in the race came in 2014 (then known as the Sprint Unlimited), when he finished second.

- Joey Logano finished second, giving Team Penske a 1-2 finish in the race and its second consecutive win in the event (Logano won in 2017). Ryan Blaney finished fourth in a third Penske car.

- Overall, it was Penske’s fourth win in the race, as the team also won in 1998 (Rusty Wallace) and 2011 (Kurt Busch).

- Logano has finished first or second in the race three consecutive years.

- In a dominating performance for the marque, Ford swept the top four finishing positions.
- Jimmie Johnson crashed in the race for the seventh consecutive year, though this year, he was classified as finishing, one lap down. He finished 12th in this year's race, having been caught up in a multi-car accident on the final lap. The last time he did not have an accident in the race was 2011, when he finished fourth.

- This marked Ford’s second consecutive victory in the Clash but only the third since 2004. Overall, it was Ford’s ninth win in the race, and its two consecutive wins are the most the manufacturer has earned in succession since a three-race winning streak from 1998-2000.