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5 KYLE LARSON Age: 30 Hometown: Elk Grove, California Resides: Mooresville, North Carolina Crew Chief: Cliff Daniels Standings: 7th (2022) No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 RECAPPING THE CLASH: For two consecutive years, Kyle Larson has finished fifth at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. His fourth-place finish in the heat race resulted in a 14th-place starting spot for the main event of the Clash at the Coliseum. The No. 5 HendrickCars.com driver held a top-15 position for the entirety of the race and battled his way towards the front for a fifth-place finish.
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Chase Elliott is 13/1 to win 2023 Daytona 500

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Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on racing in the DAYTONA 500: "This is a tough race. A tough race to be in position. I feel like you can do all the right things and it still does not go your way. Hopefully, this is the year we can get it done. We've had a few good opportunities at it in the past, but it just hasn't gone in our favor so far."
Alan Gustafson, crew chief of the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on getting your car right for the DAYTONA 500: “Once you race in the Duels, you're going know what your car has. You're going to know your ailments and what you need...
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William Byron is 18/1 to win 2023 Daytona 500

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24 WILLIAM BYRON Age: 25 Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina Resides: Charlotte, North Carolina Crew Chief: Rudy Fugle Standings: 6th (2022) No. 24 RaptorTough.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 CLASH-ED AT THE COLISEUM: Heading to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the second time in the NASCAR Cup Series, William Byron and the No. 24 team got to work early at the quarter-mile track. He led all 25 circuits of the fourth heat race to line up fourth for the 150-lap main event. Spending much of the Clash at the Coliseum running in the top 10, Byron ultimately crossed the finish line in the 10th...
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Alex Bowman is 20/1 to win 2023 Daytona 500

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48 Alex Bowman Age: 29 Hometown: Tucson, Arizona Resides: Concord, North Carolina Crew Chief: Blake Harris Standings: 16th (2022) No. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 COLISEUM CONQUERED: In the exhibition race at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Alex Bowman took home a fourth-place finish in the 150-lap main event. The 29-year-old driver got to the Clash at the Coliseum by finishing second in the opening heat race. From there, he spent all of the main event in the top 10 and much of the second half of the event in the top five - running as high as second at one point.
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Alex Bowman and crew chief Blake Harris Daytona 500 quotes

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Alex Bowman, driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on going for his sixth consecutive front row start at the DAYTONA 500: "Going for my sixth front row start at the DAYTONA 500 is something that is on my mind for sure. We have a lot of really smart teammates back at the shop building fast race cars and I owe all my speed and starts to them. I have had a lot of great starts at the 500, so this year the goal is to have a great finish at a superspeedway and kick off the season with a big win."
Blake Harris, crew chief of the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on his takeaways from the Clash at...
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