NXS: Reed gets first win, Busch Hospitalized after Wreck

Brad Keselowski was leading the NASCAR Xfinity Series Race at Daytona on Saturday until he was passed after a surprise move by Ryan Reed.  This was Reed’s first win of his career in any of NASCAR’s top three national touring series.

However, Reed’s win was overshadowed by multiple multi-car collisions including one that gave an injury to Kyle Busch.  Busch got loose coming off the try-oval avoiding a caution when he went all the way down to the inside wall.  Fans and other drivers voiced their opinions on twitter saying there should have been a safer-barrier in the wall.

Update on Kyle Busch hospitalized situation:  Tire stacks have been placed outside of the wall where Busch crashed.  Also:  Matt Crafton has been named the interim driver for the #18 car during Sunday’s Daytona 500.

Ty Dillon had lead most of the race, but could not position himself to get the win on Saturday.

David Starr and Ross Chastain under-dogged their way into the top ten and round out the top five in the points standings.

One more notable saw defending Champion Chase Elliott involved in two wrecks and 20th in the opening points standings.

NXS Points Standings
As of Daytona
Pos.	Driver (Wins)		Pts.	Behind
1	Ryan Reed (1)		47	0
2	Chris Buescher		43	4
3	Ty Dillon		42	5
4	David Starr		38	9
5	Ross Chastain		35	12
6	Dakoda Armstrong		33	14
6	Darrell Wallace Jr.		33	14
8	Jeremy Clements		30	17
8	Mario Gosselin		29	18
10	Jeffery Eanhardt		28	19

Here we take you all the way up to the Xfinity Series two week break with the upcoming schedule.

Upcoming NXS Events
Date	Event		Track
Feb. 28	Hisense 250		Atlanta Motor Speedway
Mar. 7	Boyd Gaming 300		Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Mar. 14	Axalta F.T.B. 200		Phoenix International Raceway
Mar. 21	Auto Club 300		Auto Club Speedway

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