February 2010

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Race Fast Facts
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona 500 (52nd Running)
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sun, February 14, 2010 @ 07:53 PM Eastern
Race Winner: Jamie McMurray
Age: 33
Team : No. 1 – Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet
Owner: Teresa Earnhardt
Crew Chief: Kevin Manion
Jamie McMurray won the Daytona 500, his fourth victory in 259 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
There were 21 different leaders, most ever at Daytona. There were 52 lead changes, third-most ever at Daytona.
McMurray led two laps, the fewest ever by a Daytona 500 winner.
This is McMurray’s second victory and fourth top-10 finish in 15 races at Daytona International Speedway. His first Daytona victory came in July, 2007.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (second) posted his 12th top-10 finish in 21 races at Daytona International Speedway.
Greg Biffle (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in 15 races at Daytona International Speedway.

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1 13 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet
2 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy / National Guard Chevrolet
3 23 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford
4 9 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevrolet
5 20 00 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota
6 14 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
7 5 29 Kevin Harvick Shell / Pennzoil Chevrolet
8 24 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Ford
9 27 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford
10 8 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet
11 39 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet
12 1 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
13 32 98 Paul Menard Peak / Menards Ford
14 7 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota
15 22 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota
16 19 6 David Ragan UPS Ford
17 25 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota
18 43 51 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
19 30 82 Scott Speed Red Bull Toyota
20 16 20 Joey Logano Home Depot Toyota
21 42 71 Bobby Labonte TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet
22 6 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet
23 10 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge
24 12 19 Elliott Sadler Stanley Ford
25 38 26 Boris Said Window World Cares Ford
26 21 24 Jeff Gordon Dupont Chevrolet
27 40 21 Bill Elliott Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford
28 34 7 Robby Gordon Monster Energy Toyota
29 35 37 Travis Kvapil Extenze Ford
30 4 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Ford
31 37 38 Robert Richardson Mahindra USA Tractors Ford
32 15 43 A J Allmendinger Best Buy Ford
33 29 55 Michael McDowell PRISM Motorsports Toyota
34 17 39 Ryan Newman US Army Chevrolet
35 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
36 26 12 Brad Keselowski Penske Dodge
37 36 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Mobil 1 Dodge
38 33 34 John Andretti Window World Cares Ford
39 11 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
40 31 13 Max Papis GEICO Toyota
41 18 47 Marcos Ambrose Kroger Floral Toyota
42 28 36 Mike Bliss Wave Energy Drink Chevrolet
43 41 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota

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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

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1 24 17 Timothy Peters K&N Toyota
2 15 30 Todd Bodine GEICO Toyota
3 14 46 Dennis Setzer Plane Guts Dodge
4 1 23 Jason White GunBroker.com Ford
5 17 88 Matt Crafton Herculiner / Menards Chevrolet
6 22 1 Nelson Piquet Red Horse Racing Toyota
7 12 60 Stacy Compton SafeAuto Insurance / Wyler.com Toyota
8 9 95 Johnny Benson Plane Guts Ford
9 32 6 Donnie Neuenberger EZ-Slider Chevrolet
10 36 01 J J Yeley Koma Unwind Chillazation Drink Chevrolet
11 29 47 Brett Butler # Fuel-Doctor.com Chevrolet
12 7 51 Aric Almirola Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota
13 34 07 Sean Murphy Dietz & Watson Chevrolet
14 31 00 Carlos Contreras Potenica Blast Energy Shot / Alpina Water Chevrolet
15 27 76 Ryan Hackett Sears Sand & Gravel Ford
16 30 39 Ryan Sieg Waste Pro Chevrolet
17 6 56 Tayler Malsam Toyota / One Eighty Toyota
18 19 7 Justin Lofton # visitPIT.com Toyota
19 25 81 David Starr Zachry Toyota
20 2 2 Elliott Sadler Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet
21 11 9 Max Papis GEICO Toyota
22 16 18 Kyle Busch Heluva Good! Toyota
23 8 12 Mario Gosselin Tiremonkey.com Chevrolet
24 20 5 Mike Skinner International Trucks / Monaco RV Toyota
25 35 57 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet
26 3 3 Austin Dillon # Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet
27 5 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Longhorn Chevrolet
28 13 14 Rick Crawford Lilly Trucking of Virginia Ford
29 4 4 Ricky Carmichael Monster Energy Chevrolet
30 21 21 Donny Lia ASI Limited / GunBroker.com Dodge
31 18 15 Ted Musgrave Hope for Haiti Toyota
32 33 48 Bryan Silas Rockingham Speedway Chevrolet
33 26 49 Chad McCumbee FT-11 Degreaser / Rockingham Speedway Chevrolet
34 28 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb # DriverBoutique.com Ford
35 10 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Chevrolet
36 23 98 Landon Cassill # ThorSport Racing Chevrolet