Busch avoids chaos

Kurt Busch steered clear of the chaos to win a wreck-filled Daytona 500 yesterday that saw nearly half the 40-car field fail to take the checkered flag in Florida. Busch, the 2004 series champion, led only one lap but it was the most important one, powering his Stewart-Haas Racing Ford to the front with one to go after polesitter Chase Elliott ran out of petrol. Busch then held off Ryan Blaney to claim his first Daytona 500 in 17 tries. A wild afternoon at Daytona International Speedway ended with just 25 cars still running and only five reaching the finish line without some sort of damage.