It took 26 races, plus a long, waterlogged weekend in Daytona and millions of dollars in crashed cars to finally determine NASCAR’s 16-driver playoff field. Austin Dillon stole the final playoff spot with his last-gasp victory at Daytona, which was scheduled for Saturday night then rained out until Sunday morning and halted for more than three hours shortly after Dillon had taken the lead. It was a sloppy close to the regular season: Only five of the 37 cars avoided crashing in the most destructive summer race at Daytona in history.
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