DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. _ Joey Logano took full advantage of a wreck involving leaders Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski and won the Advanced Auto Parts Clash exhibition race Sunday at Daytona International Raceway.
After Hamlin and Keselowski spun on the final lap, Logano edged to the front and beat Kyle Busch, Alex Bowman and Danica Patrick to the green flag. Hamlin, who won the Clash in 2016, had the lead until he cut off the fast-approaching Keselowski. They made contact, allowing Logano to slip past.
"I went to the top when I saw they were going to crash," Logano said. "It was fun to change our strategy up and figure out a way to win at the end of the race."
Said Hamlin: "He (Brad Keselowski) had help from the 22 (Team Penske teammate Logano). I was in a bad spot there. He was just coming so much faster than what I was. There's not much that I could have done to defend."
Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Daniel Suarez and Matt Kenseth comprised the top four spots at several times during the race.
Suarez, a rookie who won last season's Xfinity Series championship, finished eighth.
The race had been postponed to Sunday after being rained out Saturday night.
Defending Cup champion Jimmie Johnson had perhaps the toughest day, finishing 16th after spinning twice earlier in the two-segment, 75-lap race. His first spin took out Kurt Busch on Lap 16.
