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Erik Jones earns a victory at Daytona Speedway

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Driver Erik Jones earned his first career victory on Saturday at the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona Beach.

Jones took the lead from Martin Truex Jr. in overtime to secure the victory. Jones only led for one lap as Truex Jr. led for 20 and Kasey Kahne led for 17.

Jones started the race in the 29th start position.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. got caught in a wreck after causing two earlier at Daytona. Kyle Larson spun sideways coming out of Turn 4 because of a flat tire, and Stenhouse slammed into him. A huge piece of Larson’s rear bumper got caught on the front end of Kevin Harvick’s No. 4 Ford.

Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson was leading when the wreck happened, but was penalized one lap for pitting outside his box during a stop a few laps earlier.

Stenhouse Jr. won the second stage of the race. Stenhouse also won the first stage, his first of the stage victory year. Stenhouse started a 25-car accident early in the 400-mile race and then took out two more contenders a few laps later.

“It’s been crazy partly due to a few of my issues,” Stenhouse told NBC broadcasters during the race.

In the first stage, Stenhouse took the lead from Chase Elliott after 11 laps and then held off a late run from Kyle Busch to take the checkered flag and earn some bonus points. It was Stenhouse’s first stage win of the year.

Busch was second after starting 15th, followed by Kyle Larson, William Byron and pole-sitter Elliott.

Michael McDowell, who finished ninth in the season-opening Daytona 500, was running second much of the stage before making a mental error and falling way back.

Defending series champion Truex Jr. was penalized during pit stops for having an uncontrolled tire on pit road.

Elliott was on the pole for the start of the race.

Chevy was trying to snap a 0-for-17 streak. It’s the longest losing winless stretch for the American manufacturer since a 31-race drought in 1981-82.

Austin Dillon gave Chevy its lone win of the season at the season-opening Daytona 500. The American automaker hasn’t been to victory lane since and hadn’t really gotten close to a checkered. Toyota and Ford have pulled away in the standings.

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