Asterisk Mark Report – 2022 Daytona 500

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was very competitive in the Daytona 500 but he was a victim caught up in the late carnage on lap 195. In the race, Stenhouse finished 4th in Stage #1, 5th in Stage #2, led 16 laps and was the leader on lap 189 before all the late cautions started to ensue. On lap 195 while running in the top five he was caught up in the late carnage.

Joey Logano – Joey Logano is one of the premiere performers at Daytona and he looked great in this year’s 500, but his afternoon wasn’t incident free. In the race, Logano finished 5th in Stage #1, 2nd in Stage #2 but then during the Stage #2 caution he pitted twice which put him back in traffic and then on lap 150 while he was running around 13th, he was caught up in a multi-car wreck that led to his 21st.

Chris Buescher – Chris Buescher looked great in the Daytona 500 but he finished an asterisk mark 16th. Late in the race, Buescher consistently ran in the top five and on lap 189 which was before all the late wildness ensued, he was running in 2nd. Then later on lap 195 while he was running around 6th, he was caught up in a late multi-car wreck.

Ross Chastain – In the Daytona 500, nobody had a shorter race than Ross Chastain and he finished 40th when the checkered flag waved. How good was Chastain? It’s hard to say but on lap 62 which was the very lap of his early demise, he was running in 9th.