Dash Cup Exhibition Tour - Race 1

Ashley Flynn takes her first career Dash Cup win at Daytona!

"WOO! Oh man, What a race. I gotta thank Clason Enterprises, those guys put up with so much bullshit from the other competitors. This is to everyone who says we can't win!" Ashley Flynn said, as she celebrated her first career Dash Cup win.

O'Reilly Nabbed At Line By Flynn

Andrew O'Reilly, driver of the #9 Westockin Racing Team Spiedel (formerly Westockin Spiedel Racing Team) was just inches from winning the first race of the Dash Cup American Exhibition Tour at the Daytona International Speedway.

"Oooooooooh! Too close! Too close!" excaimed O'Reilly to his crew after being narrowly beaten by Ashley Flynn.

It was an interesting day at the Florida superspeedway, a type of track that the young O'Reilly has excelled at. After being involved in a minor spin that was a part of the Big One, O'Reilly charged back to the front several times before making a charge to the lead on the white flag lap. Flynn made her move below O'Reilly in the third turn, and was able to beat O'Reilly by a few inches as the lead pack was about ready to encounter lap traffic.

"First off, I'd like to congratulate Ashley for the win. I really enjoyed racing with her. I'd also like to thank Natalie [Kendall] for giving me that push on the final lap. We had a great car, and I wasn't really worried too much about the early portion of the race, I was just worried about those guys nearly wrecking off of two and four. Once I missed the really big one, I knew we coulda make it to the front. This is a great way to start to go out with Spiedel, and for Barry's Tea for coming aboard next year. I feel for the guys in the both trying to identify my car, so I'm glad to tell them we'll have a regular paint scheme next year! Can't wait to head to Road America. Beautiful track and beautiful area," said a usually talkative O'Reilly.

He was later seen walking off to victory lane to congratulate Flynn after talking to Irish and Barry's Tea officials.

Rogers not apologetic after Lap 12 wreck:
Kellan Rogers did not do much to endear herself to her future employers in the first race of the Dash Cup's American exhibition.

Rogers was the focal point of a lot of finger pointing, as replays appeared to show her setting off the Lap 12 wreck that took out a good portion of the field.

She, however, had a differing opinion on what started the incident.

"I got squeezed, pure and simple," she said. "I was trying to get in line, but there wasn't any opening. I figured where I was was better than forcing the issue. Then one of Delgado's team cars squeezed me over and away we went. It was a racing incident as far as I'm concerned."

Asked about running four-wide in the first place, she said, "I had a fast car, and like I said, I couldn't move into a lane because there was nowhere for me to go. Again, I'm not going to force my way into a spot that isn't there. I just hope that nobody got really hurt because of that."

Rogers will attempt to bounce back at Race Two at Road America.