A ‘Familial’ Win for NASCAR at Daytona

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👋 Dear Motorheads,

We’ve witnessed quite a few white-knuckled races this season. But the Coke 400 at Daytona has already found its place right up there in the Lucky Dog’s list of top races to watch in 2024.

Remember how we talked about Kyle Busch having only two chances left to make the playoffs? Well, now... he has only left after Harrison Burton passed him on the last lap to script a Daytona fairytale. The 23-year-old certainly made his iconic dad, Jeff Burton, proud, who was calling his win from the announcers' booth.

But from Martin Truex Jr’s brother winning the Xfinity race to Scott Riggs’ son Layne scoring his debut Truck win in Milwaukee, second-generation drivers owned this weekend in NASCAR. Regardless, before things were all sunshine and rainbows at Daytona, there was the ‘Big One’, something we’ll definitely be analyzing today.

So let's dive in!