Ryan Blaney got the win, appearing out of thin air. He was 13th with two laps to go and made the pass on the final stretch. Daniel Suarez and Justin Haley followed him to the stripe, with Cole Custer and Erik Jones rounding out the top five. Those four missed out on surprise playoff appearances.

Ryan Blaney’s win in Saturday night’s NASCAR Coke Zero Sugar 400—Daytona’s summer night race was easier to remember when it was just the Firecracker 400, but that name would leave Coke’s money on the table—was especially important to two people: Blaney,