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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Finishes as the Runner-Up in the Daytona 500
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finished in second place in this year's Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Stenhouse began the race from the 16th position, but mostly lingered towards the back of the pack until the late parts of the race. The No. 47 Chevrolet driver placed 31st at the end of stage one and 32nd at the end of the second stage. In the final stage, Stenhouse kept moving up through the field for positions and made it to the top 10. During the race's final restart, coming to the final lap, Stenhouse was involved in a crash with Carson Hocevar and Erik Jones, but Stenhouse was able to keep going and remain in the top 10. As Tyler Reddick and Riley Herbst chased down Chase Elliott and Zane Smith on the final set of corners, Stenhouse kept following behind them. Stenhouse passed Smith, but then Herbst and Elliott crashed in front of him. While Stenhouse sustained some damage, he squeezed past the final crash but was still short of Reddick, who went on to win. As Stenhouse finished second, this was his best Daytona result since winning the 2023 Daytona 500.
Source: NASCAR.com
Source: NASCAR.com
