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Kurt Busch knocked out of Daytona 500 after big one with 2 laps to go

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 60th Annual Daytona 500
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 60th Annual Daytona 500
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With just two laps to go in the 2018 Daytona 500, a huge crash affected several near the front of the pack:

Ryan Blaney, who led 114 laps, was vying for position with Kurt Busch and Denny Hamlin with just two laps to go. When Blaney traded paint with Busch, that set off a big crash that knocked out Busch.

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Among those affected were Busch, Ricky Stenhouse, and Matt DiBenedetto. Denny Hamlin led on the restart, but fell back as Austin Dillon captured the checkered flag.

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