RACE RECAP | DAYTONA 500
10 Juan Pablo Montoya
9 Carl Edwards
8 Matt Kenseth
7 Kevin Harvick
6 Martin Truex Jr.
5 David Reutimann
4 Clint Bowyer
3 Greg Biffle best career Daytona 500 finish
2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4th top 5 in the 500

VICTORY LANE

1 Jamie McMurray driving for Earnhardt/Ganassi Racing can now call himself a Daytona 500 champion

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

LAP 8 Big Wreck, involving Brad Keselowski, Regan Smith, Sam Hornish Jr., Max Papis

Second caution was Joe Nemecheck getting loose sending him into the wall

Jimmie Johnson had a right front tire blown heading into turn 4 so he dove down into the pits

A seam in the track came loose, creating a large hole in the groove, 1 Hours 41 min red flag

AJ Allmendinger went for a wild spin

There was a record number of leaders for this race

The hole came open yet again with 39 laps to in turns 1 and 2

With 16 to go, the 48 of Jimmie Johnson went to the garage with a rear end problem, he finished 34th

A wreck happened when Elliott Sadler got loose and hooked Ryan Newman into the wall. Also involved was Travis Kvapil.

Bill Elliott and Joey Logano wrecked to cause a Green-White-Checkered flag finish

First Green-White-Checkered – Kasey Kahne wrecks with Richardson Jr. and Bobby Labonte