4 Drivers Fail to Make Daytona 500
Chandler Smith, JJ Yeley, Anthony Alfredo and BJ McLeod gave it all they had but will leave Daytona a little earlier than expected.
Chandler Smith, JJ Yeley, Anthony Alfredo and BJ McLeod gave it all they had but will leave Daytona a little earlier than expected.
JJ Yeley and Chandler Smith will not race in the Daytona 500.
Media members swarmed 45 drivers with microphones and cameras in hand on Wednesday. Frontstretch reporters were among them.
Jimmie Johnson may be a seven-time Cup champ but he’s one of nine drivers, including a four-time Indy 500 winner, forced to qualify into the Daytona 500.
Chandler Smith has a new home for the 2025 season.
Eckes and Custer had Martinsville run-ins with Taylor Gray and Chandler Smith, respectively.
Ross Chastain, Austin Dillon and Bubba Wallace and their respective teams all incurred penalties.
Martinsville brought the tempers to a boiling point in the Xfinity race, highlighted by a post-race hit from Chandler Smith to Cole Custer.