Eslick wins Daytona 200

Danny Eslick won the Daytona 200 for the second straight year with a last-lap pass of Josh Herrin in the final turn at Daytona International Speedway.

March 15, 2015





DAYTONA BEACH, Florida — Danny Eslick won the Daytona 200 for the second straight year with a last-lap pass of Josh Herrin in the final turn at Daytona International Speedway. Eslick’s win Saturday in the 200-mile American SportBike Racing Association made him the 12th driver to win the race in consecutive years. The last was Mat Mladin in 2000-01. Eslick pitted for fuel on Lap 54 while leading, but retained the lead coming out of the pits. Herrin then closed in quickly and when the final lap began, his Yamaha was within a second of Eslick’s Suzuki. In the high-banked Turns 1 and 2, Herrin grabbed control. When the riders emerged from the 3.51-mile road course’s chicane and began climbing onto the speedway’s Turns 3 and 4, Herrin had a seemingly secure advantage. But Eslick tucked in and drafted off Herrin’s bike, then nudged by him on the outside coming out of the Turn 4. He held on to edge Herrin by .086 seconds. — AP


March 15, 2015
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