Ryan Sieg When's O'reilly parts race in Daytona
Sieg takes his first Daytona win in the NASCAR O'Reilly Series on Saturday night.
In many attempts to win a race in NASCAR, Ryan Sieg accomplished a dream come true after he took the checkered flag Friday night at Daytona and picked up his first-ever win at the Daytona International Speedway, accomplishing something that he had looked forward to for many starts.
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Sieg made his debut in the O'Reilly Series on March 2, 2013, driving for the family-operated team Jeremy Clements Racing at Phoenix Raceway. His first top-five finish came just over a year later in 2014 at Daytona, in an exciting three-wide finish at the line, narrowly missing the win. Given how close he came to victory early in his series career, many expected Sieg to secure a win sooner.
With five career runner-up finishes, 25 top-five results total, and pushing 40 years old, you can’t help but understand why he was starting to believe he might never win a NASCAR race.
“It’s been what is happening for most of my career,” Sieg said. “Something happens at the end. I’ve been in these positions so many times. … There’s always a doubt.”
"There was no excitement until I saw the checkered flag," Sieg recalled about the final restart. "I just wanted to ensure I did everything correctly. We've let a few opportunities slip through before... I wanted to make sure I did everything in my power to be there at the end."
However, when the green flag signaled the start of the final two laps of the race, his No. 38 car—a number he wore only a few times in his 14 years of NOAPS competition—received a strong push from Daytona expert Austin Hill, propelling him past leader Carson Kvapil with one lap remaining.
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