Conor Daly, Zane Smith take divergent paths to Daytona 500

Running for unchartered teams, both drivers essentially had to race their way into the 40-car field through their respective 150-mile qualifying races Thursday night at Daytona International Speedway.
Both did, but Daly’s road was much more difficult and unlikely.
Smith, the reigning NASCAR Truck Series champion, ran a solid race in the first qualifying race and ended up finishing eighth …Keep reading