NASCAR drivers Josh Barry, Michael McDowell are running in special death races at Daytona.
Josh Berry and Michael McDowell retired in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway with another driver stuck in a playoff spot. Barry’s No. 4 Ford went airborne with two laps to go. He hit the retaining wall while spinning and slid onto the roof.
After the sparks died, Barry had to wait a few minutes for emergency workers to tow his car. Barry was leading the race at the time of the crash when Austin Cindyric swerved and crashed into him.
“I feel good, but maybe not as bad as it looks,” Barry told reporters via NASCAR.com. “But man, I’m sorry. We had a great night. We stood on the bench and were really proud of what I did tonight, what the team did tonight. “We competed.”
Earlier in the race, McDowell was one of several cars to crash, with nine laps remaining. The drivers went wide in the third turn and a miscalculation led to a big crash.
McDowell went airborne as the car flipped sideways, but managed to stay on the right side. Joey Logano, Justin Haley, Kyle Larson and Tyler Reddick were among the 14 cars involved in the crash.
When the dust settled, Harrison Burton found himself in Victory Lane for his first career win. He crossed the line when his father, former NASCAR star Jeff Burton, called the race from the NBC booth.
“I cried the whole time of the win,” Burton said. “Of course I was driven by this job. I wanted to do everything I could for the Wood Brothers. It’s amazing what they gave me in life and to have them ( number) 100 on the way out is amazing. “We’re in the final now, we’ve got to go to Darlington and see what happens.”
It was the 100th win for the Wood brothers
Burton now has a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series with one race remaining in the season.
