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Ryan Blaney won the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway, starting from pole position and securing his second win of the season.

Alex Bowman secured a playoff spot despite an early exit from the race due to a wreck, thanks to Blaney's victory.

The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs begin with the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on August 31.

DAYTONA BEACH — Daytona did Daytona things again.

With two laps to go in Saturday’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 , Ryan Blaney was invisible. He wedged his No. 12 Team Penske Ford firmly into the middle of the pack — 13th, to be exact.

But during those final two laps, he maneuvered his way to the front. And he won the race . Buy our Daytona 500 book

For the second time this NASCAR Cup Series season, Blaney hea

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