Kyle Busch won Thursday night’s second Can-Am Duel at Daytona International Speedway, but it was the last-lap action behind him that could more heavily alter Sunday’s Daytona 500.
Three of the top contenders going into that lap — Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth and Martin Truex Jr. — were among the cars heavily damaged in the Lap 60 crash. Johnson was running third, closing the gap on second-place Jamie McMurray when the two made contact, sparking the pileup. Truex and Kenseth slammed into Johnson, accordion style, and all three suffered heavy damage to their cars. AJ Allmendinger slammed into them as Johnson and Truex went into the outside wall.