Making his return to Daytona for the first time since he contested the 2013 Xfinity series, the 11-time X-Games gold medalist and founder of the Nitro Circus started his week on a high note by locking himself into the race on qualifying speed.
That meant Pastrana could afford to spend the qualifying Duels races getting used to how his 23XI Racing Toyota car performed in the draft, but still got a piece of a crash that broke out ahead of him and so began NASCAR's crown jewel event from 40th on the grid.
