The Daytona 200 may not have the same amount of prestige as its 500 counterpart, but rest assured, motorcycle riders still place a high amount of importance on the race. The 74th instalment of the iconic event proved as much, as we were treated to a barnburner that featured numerous traffic jams and red flags. In the end, it was Danny Eslick who took home the crown, winning the race for the second year in a row courtesy of a dramatic last turn pass of rival Josh Herrin to secure the thrilling victory.
Eslick’s back-to-back Daytona 200 tiles made him the first repeat winner of the event since Mat Mladin accomplished the same feat in 2000 and 2001. Rest assured, Eslick earned this victory in just about every conceivable way imaginable.
Entering the last lap, Eslick, who was riding for TOBC Racing Suzuki, was being challenged by Herrin and Wheels Wheels In Motion Motorsport.com Meen Motorsports. For a while, it seemed like Herrin was going to write his own Cinderella Daytona 200 story, catching up to Eslick in the last few corners before the defending champion turned the tables with a last draft passing across the line to eke out a victory by the slimmest of margins.
How slim you ask? Well, Eslick won the race by .086 seconds. It was that close.
Herrin was understandably disappointed by the finish. I mean, he was right there! But such is racing. In the words of legendary pedal smasher Ricky Bobby, “if you ain’t first, you’re last.”
Danny Eslick made sure that, for at least another staging of the Daytona 200, that wouldn’t apply to him.
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Danny Eslick Wins Daytona 200 By .086 Seconds! originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 16 March 2015 14:00 EST.
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