Round 3: Daytona 500 at Daytona

Once again, the track is in threat of rain during the race. Polesitter will be Maddie Hightower, can she hang on and get the win? Will WestFall continue their run of dominance? Will one of the Rank D rookies win with the rain?

UPDATE: All fears of rain for tonight have subsided, and the race has no threat of being shortened.

Lap 1: Maddie Hightower leads lap 1.
Lap 9: Tommy Roberts seems to be the class of the field
Lap 10: Soon as I say that the 53 3-wide to the lead.
Lap 20: WestFall has re-established their dominance with McDonald and Anderson.
Lap 24: Dalton, Gonzalez, Eliza and the 53 have lost the draft. Even further off is Erickson.
Lap 33: Caution- This is the scheduled competition caution after rain came through yesterday night. Top 5: 27, 47, 35, 69, 87.
Lap 33: People are STAYING OUT???
Lap 36: All but 4 cars pitted, those 4 are Louise Johnson, Eliza, Rob Mooney, and Wise. There isn't an obvious reason why, it's only going to lose them spots!
Lap 37: That restart spread the pack out, Wise and Mooney both didn't go, later Johnson and Eliza parked on the back! Beka's the leader!
Lap 50: Sky Lukewalker starts the big one by coming down on Roman Rehall who was leading. Wilson Wallace, Eliza, and Deb Bruneil also collected.
Lap 54: Beka also with damage. Millers the leader, McDonald and Rehall following under caution.
Lap 57: Caution is right back out, it took out its fair share of contenders as well. Eric Monaco made it 4 wide on Hunter, Jackson, and McDonald, sending all four spinning. Louise Johnson, the 53, Garrison, and Greg in the 39 were all collected as was McF and Hightower.
Lap 67: Kevin Anderson has pulled away with Alexia Wise and teammate Freeze.
Lap 112: Hightower spun with Merrick back on lap 94. Lead is still Anderson, Freeze, and the 59. So far Anderson has really shown the way.
Lap 118: Caution for rain at the speedway. If this one gets called, call Lexi Millers very lucky. Cars that wouldn't restart are, in this order: 65, 81, 72, 26, 79, 35, 44, 87, 1, 20, 50, 53, 99, 30.
Lap 118: The dryers are out there now. It seems to be just a slight drizzle.

Lap 131: This time it actually looks like the rain is gone. Millers leads.
Lap 141: Benoit Lothaire-Irvine leads, upset pick Janes Huddleson up to third!
Lap 151: Sheppard has pulled out a lead on Anderson and Sandfer.
Lap 158: Lothaire-Irvine and Freeze pass a dominant Sandfer.
Lap 171: There are now only a select few left in contention: 90, 3, 96, 49, 11, 86, 45, 39, 80
Lap 184: Rehall, now leading, is a multi time Daytona champion.
Lap 191: 10 to go: Carmichael leads, the 86 is second of Janes in the HHR Rank D.
Lap 197: Freeze to the lead. He's a favorite.

Stucole wins at Daytona on a last lap pass.
1. 3
2. 90
3. 80
4. 45
5. 86
6. 49
7. 96
8. 11
9. 39
10. 38
11. 47
14. 02
15. 24
19. 34
20. 98
26. 43
27. 70
32. 26
34. 35
36. 87
41. 99